Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hepburn, 7 August 1819
To Alexander Hepburn
Poplar Forest Aug. 7. 19.
Sir
I have a grist-mill and sawmill to build at this place, and another in Albemarle, as also a threshing machine to repair here, for all of which I shall be glad to engage you. the threshing machine1 I wish to have done soon. the work in Albemarle is in readiness whenever you can commence; but for that at this place the canal is not yet dug, nor can be till the winter. I should be glad if you could, at your convenience, call on me here on this subject. Accept my respects & best wishes
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; at foot of text: “Mr Hepburn”; endorsed by TJ.
1. Preceding two words interlined in place of “wheat fan.”
Index Entries
- agriculture; threshing machines search
- canals; at Poplar Forest search
- Hepburn, Alexander; as millwright search
- Hepburn, Alexander; letters to search
- machines; threshing search
- mills; grist search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); gristmill at search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); sawmill at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); canal at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); mills at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); threshing machine at search
- sawmills; at Monticello search
- sawmills; at Poplar Forest search
- threshing machines search