David Isaacs to Thomas Jefferson, 19 September 1821
From David Isaacs
19th Septr 1821
Sir
I am sorry you get disapointed in the Beef this morning, the morning was Cool and the Costomers tooke largely of the hind qurs so that there is none fit to sent you—to morrow evening there will another one be Killed you my if you Please sent Friday morning and a hind qur Shall be put aside for you
I sent you the Tallow in the Stand
| 59½℔ | Gross the stand weighs 15℔—so there is 44½℔ Nett Tallow you can have the stand returned when Empty | |
| 15 | ||
| 44½ |
David Isaacs
| ℔ | d | |||
| Tallow | 44½ | 9 | 5.56½ | |
| Beef | 32℔ | 4½2 | 2. | |
| Sep. 21. | 29 | 4½ | 7.56½ | |
| 1.82 | ||||
| 44½ | 9.38½ | |||
| 9 | ||||
| 400½ | ||||
| 33.4½ | ||||
| 5.56 |
RC (MHi); dateline beneath first signature; with ending of postscript in TJ’s hand; addressed: “Mr Thos Jefferson Montecelloe”; endorsed by TJ, with his additional notation: “7.56½.”
A stand is an “open tub” or “a barrel set on end” ().
On 28 Sept. 1821 TJ recorded paying Isaacs & Lee $11.95 for tallow and beef (, 2:1379).
1. Beneath signature TJ here wrote “.56.”
2. Final column of numbers and all text below this are in TJ’s hand.