1James Dinsmore’s Memorandum to Thomas Jefferson on Hugh Chisholm’s Prices for Plastering, [ca. March 1819] (Jefferson Papers)
mem dm of Hugh Chisholm ’s Prices for Plaistering and finding all materials latheing & Plaistering one Coat $ .34 two Do and Do white woshing .50 thre e Do with plaister of paris .67 on Brick walls— one Coat
2Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 23 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the satisfaction to inform you, that, in spite of the wet weather, we have completed about eighty thousand bricks; which shall be prepared for burning the last of next week. I must beg you will not engage the workmen for the building ‘till you again hear from me; which shall be before your deporture from Poplor Forest . The objection which I made, in my letter to you , against the...
3Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 10 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
when you was hear Last you mentioned to me that m r Jerdon wished to helpe me in Doeing this work for the Cellorz —but on Reflecttion I will not have any thing to Doe with Jerdon in any Shape W a hat Ever for a Bisness of the Sort I dislike and M r Perry will make the b
4Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 22 May 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have done the plaistring and have begon To Lay the Stone wall myself as you have maid a much Longer stay in albermarle than I Expected—I have been afraid that some accident must have Happened from your delay—if it should be the case I pray you would write amediately the size of the Bilding and the openings and whether I shall Bild the pillers with Circulor Brick or with Squar Bricks the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 23 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I rote You some time a go for some monney it have not come yet to hand I wist you to send it to Milton but as I am going to Leave the nebourhood in a day or too, you will please to send 150$ Dollars to Richmond By the eights of next mounth which will soot me as well as to get it hear I hope you will please not to disapoint me in geting it in richmond and you will much obblige your friend and...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 9 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recivd your Letter with Thanks and I must therefore Call on you for 150 dollars to pay negros hire and some other Little moneys which I owe I am now at work for mr Realey on Buckiland near Milton I am yours with esteem MHi : Coolidge Collection.
7To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 4 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
february 9th began at Monticello Ended July 6th quit at Poplar forrest—7th oct. my self from the 9th february to the 7th oct 7 mounths & 24 days Brother from the 10th march to the 4th Nov. 7 mounths & 20 days at 20 dollars Per mounth Each— too Boys from february 9th to octr 2d. 201 days at 4/6 per. days 16 gallons of whiskey at Poplar forrest at 3/6 per. gallon MHi : Coolidge Collection.
8To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 20 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I Left Poplar forrist the 7. of this mounth and Likewise told phill what he was to do and Left my Brother there to plaister the too rooms that you wanted done, as the flores was not Laid and the season for Brickmaking so far advanced I could not wait myself for the Carpenters work, and my Brother will work as fast as the carpenters, my not waiting for the Plaistering I hope will make no...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 4 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I think Proper to inform you how we come on with our work, I have done both of the Starways and one of the Nurssary, and in the course of this week I will have the others done, we Have also Run the colloms for the South Portaco and I think They will, when finishd be elegant the west room is finishd in the maner which you told me, I Still keep fill at the diging and give him all the assist that...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 22 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
it is my wish to inform you, how we are coming on with our work at this place we have burnt the bricks, and a fi[reier] kiln I never burnt in my Life, it contains seventy five Thousand we made the bricks for the Basis of the colloms and casts as I thought it would make a better Job than to Have them of wood we are at this time runing the staways, as for the Diging what I showed you at...