1To Thomas Jefferson from John Hemings, 23 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope this fav r may find you well and in Good hellth we begin to tin the west side of the house and we have youst 5 ½ boxis we shol in a few days finish that side except the Potcos the rouft is so ruft that I am fast to imploy both of the boys the house being chatiry with oak we hav to strip evry Port the ridg Pists all ar sound and Look on the Turit we ar Pusil to git the two for the...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Hemings, 11 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you ar well we have got through the 15 boxis of tin and it will take 4 boxis more to fenish the house I hope you hav got inforemathion of before by m r F Eppe s I am in hopes we shall sit the stuff fore the gutters in 2 weeks it Coms much Loosr by giting the inch stuff from him it coms at 3 dollars Pdy a hundred and four Dollars a day for to waggin to hall it he says he can hall the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Hemings, 18 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
dear Sir your Letter dated augut 17 th Came to me september 7 th your Last on the 16 th sep I am very sory that it was not in my Powear to writ to you sooner the cause of that was for the want of stuff to Carry on my work we had 1 Load august 27 th and no moure until yesterday the 17 th the first Load he brought 55 peis of the gutters staff. yesterday he brought the hole of the inch Planks and...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Hemings, 28 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope this may find you well with all my hart for it is my wish I shal be don my works on saturday 7 th of october we hav got every thing replst agin we hav Closed one 4 th therefour I must beg you to send for me mr Epps has conving me that he cant git the Plank for the floour I shal pack up on Sunday 8 th of october and be radey to set out for Monticello on monday by day light sir plese to...