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Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Account with David Higginbotham, [ca. 3 February 1814]

Notes on Account with David Higginbotham

[ca. 3 Feb. 1814]

Negroes 1107. 80
* groceries 312. 13  
iron 210. 14 to wit { 2200½ iron
74¼ steel
salt 122. 14 = 13. sacks + 1½ bush
spinng cotton 230.℔ 57. 50
Miscellanies 164. 72
1974. 43
oz.
* white sugar 271– 4
brown sugar  317.
coffee 66. 8
tea 22. 2
spirits 18 ¼ galls

MS (MHi); in TJ’s hand; undated; on verso of last page of TJ’s Account with Higginbotham, 1 Aug. 1813.

On 3 Feb. 1814 TJ recorded in his memorandum books that “On settlement of my dealings with D. Higginbotham from Aug. 1. 1812. to July 31. 1813. the balance due him is 1903.50 for which I gave him my acknolegemt.” He then copied the above “Analysis of the dealings in that period” with Higginbotham, to which he added a note indicating that “The sawmill took upwards of 1000.℔.” of iron (MB description begins James A. Bear Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton, eds., Jefferson’s Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767–1826, 1997, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series description ends , 2:1297).

By negroes TJ meant fabric, blankets, and hats for distribution to his slaves.

Index Entries

  • alcohol; spirits search
  • coffee; TJ purchases search
  • cotton; purchased by TJ search
  • food; salt search
  • groceries; purchased by TJ search
  • Higginbotham, David; TJ’s account with search
  • iron; for sawmill search
  • iron; purchased by TJ search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with D. Higginbotham search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Notes on Account with David Higginbotham search
  • salt; TJ acquires search
  • slaves; supplies for search
  • spirits (alcohol) search
  • steel; purchased by TJ search
  • sugar; brown search
  • sugar; refined search
  • tea; ordered for Monticello search