1From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 13 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you 260. D. to be paid as follows John Perry 100. Colo. Nicholas Lewis 103. 89 Wurtenbaker for Wm. Stewart 10. taking in my note Terril on acct. of James Walker 47. 98 261. 87 inform mr Peyton that I have paid for him to the Postmaster General 28. D 53 c. the true balance of his account after correcting the error of addition. my best wishes attend you. Privately owned.
2From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 6 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I promised Henry Williams to send him by this day’s post 87 D. 13 C for William Stewart. I therefore now inclose you 90. D. out of which you will be so good as to pay him immediately. I expect to be on in a fortnight with what may be necessary the demands still remaining on you. I offer you my best wishes. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
3From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 27 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By a letter from mr John Peyton I percieve he is not satisfied that there was an error of addition in the account I left with you to be shewn to him. will you be so good as to return it to me by the first post. I mean the account in which he had corrected some of the figures on your shewing them that they were wrong. you will know it by my having stated some of the figures in my own hand. I...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 11 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 8th. came to hand last night, and I now inclose you 30. D. for Bishop’s order in favor of Brown. this pays all the debts of which I have any note except that of Mullins’s which I informed mr Higginbotham should be paid at the beginning of the next month. it is possible I may be at Monticello on the morning of the 22d. but it is possible I may be one, two or three days later. I...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 6 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
We have no mail from Milton this week, so that any letters committed to that will not come to hand until next week. I must pray you to send me a little of the wool shorn from my old breed of sheep (Merinos) about the bulk of an apple, done up flat in a letter. I believe it is the identical kind which is now selling for 1 ¼ D. a pound. I offer you my best wishes. ViU : Edgehill-Randolph Papers.
6From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 29 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I send by post some Beny seeds which I must pray you to plant. take any open space in the South orchard, and prepare it as you would do for wheat, smoothing it with a harrow after it is ploughed. Then at about every 12.I. in a row drop a few seeds by hand, and just cover them—the rows are to be 3. f. apart. about half an acre will suffice altho the seed now sent would plant a great deal more....
7From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 13 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you 240. Dollars which be pleased to pay as follows. D c to Hancock Allen 92. 80
8From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 31 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Will you be so good as to desire mr Stewart to fit up my cutting knife to be used at Monticello, and to make me another for my own use at this place. he has in his shop what remains of the old one to be repaired. by the next week’s post I shall send you money to pay the balance of your corn debt. I salute you with my best wishes. P.S. The Burr milstones for the toll mill are gone on. The...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 28 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
In writing to you yesterday I forgot to send you the inclosed letter to Doctr. Wallace at Fauqr. C.H. he has promised me a pair of wild geese, a pair of Summer ducks & some other things, which are at some little distances from there. by delivering him this letter as you come by Fauqr. C.H. he will have them all ready in place by the time you get back there again, so as not to detain your...
10Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 22 November 1820 (SJL description) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Poplar Forest , 22 Nov. 1820 . SJL entry reads “ Ned & Wormly . garden, lawn & grove. roads.” Letter not found.]
11From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 19 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your’s of the 15th. two tons of nailrod were ordered on the 5th. instant and would leave Philadelphia by the first vessel after that. they may be expected at Richmond in all next week. I expect to be at home in the morning of the 8th. of May. I wish mr Chisolm to hurry himself as to the South Outchamber, as the opening & moving my books into that will require all the spare...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 23 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the 19th. by which I learn you have done 250. f. of the garden. were we to go on, reducing the whole to the same level we have begun with, the labor would be immense. I therefore conclude to do it in 4. levels of 250. f each, and taking such a level for each as that the earth to be dug away shall just fill up the part which is too low. in this way each...
13Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 5 December 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I find I can drive from hence 4. or 5 beeves and as many muttons as we can want; all as fat as they can be; and having to drive these I conclude to drive the hogs also, and kill them at Monticello . the whole will start therefore as soon as the hogs are fat enough. of course we need buy no more beeves. I shall be glad if you will see mr Darnell and tell him that the business here is suffering...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 10 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you 620. D. to be applied as follows. to John Perry 200. D. James Walker 100. D. Dabney Minor 266. 67 to discharge a debt from G. Lilly, take in the bond yourself, on account 53. 33 for fodder &c.
15From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 9 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you 250. Dollars, of which 100. is for James Walker, 50. for mr Maddox, and 100. D. towards paying such of your debts as are most pressing. another like remittance the next month will I hope begin to place you at your ease. Mr. Peyton sent me an order from Madox for 50. D. but at the date of the order you had in hand that sum for him. it will therefore be necessary, for you to...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 21 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy arrived here last night and he will set out tomorrow, if the weather permits. he takes in his cart a number of articles of which I shall inclose a list with directions as to their contents. I shall here direct only as to some particulars. in the box No. 4. you will find some willow-oak acorns, peach stones, & a little more of the Quarentine corn which I had here. this last you will add to...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 20 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose that for the waggon &c. to get here on the 6th. of March, they must set out on Thursday the 2d. of March. and as the post will arrive that morning at Milton, it will be better not to set off till after the arrival of the post, as it is possible something may occur which I might wish to write to you before you set off, altho’ I do not foresee any thing. As your waggon will come empty,...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 19 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night yours of the 18th. respecting mr Belt’s horse. he never spoke to me on that subject, but as I believe him to be an honest man who would not apply our grain to his support I shall not object to it. I am very sorry indeed to hear how little the tollmill gets. however I hope you keep an exact account of all the toll she gets, as nothing but exact observations of that can...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 6 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you three hundred & five Dollars to be disposed of as follows D to John Perry 200.
20From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 7 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Directions for mr Bacon. June 7. 08. Consider as your first object the keeping a full supply of water to the mill, observing that whenever the water does not run over the waste, you should take your hands and having put in a sufficiency of stone, then carry in earth and tighten till the water runs steadily over the waste. it ought to do this when both mills are running one pair of stones each....
21From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 8 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the 4th. and a new arrangement of the post which begins this day will enable me hereafter to answer letters the day after they are recieved, so that to a letter written Saturday morning the answer will be recieved the Thursday following, which will be a week sooner than heretofore. I inclose you 120. Dollars, of which 20. Dollars are to be paid to Hugh...
22Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 30 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
the pork delivered mr Minor according to the entry in my book is was 10. hogs weighing 1067 ℔ @ 8.50 D = 90.69½ D RC ( ViU: TJP ); written on a small scrap; dateline at foot of text. Not recorded in SJL . TJ made this pork sale in December 1818 to Samuel Overton Minor , from whom he received $70 through
23From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 4 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy has been detained till to-day in order to carry home another decayed horse which I must pray you to let run at large in the day, having him fed night & morning. I apprehend Davy will have to lead him most of the way, and I cannot conjecture the time it may take him to get home. I had hoped to have set-off tomorrow, and to have been at home on Sunday, but I think it rather probable I shall...
24From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 25 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 21st. is recieved. I think you ought not to venture to come without a horse or mule besides those in the Phaeton. a dog may disperse your sheep, or some other occurence, & they could not be pursued either with the Phaeton or the man on foot. two horses in the Phaeton & a mule for the rider would be best. if you can hire a steady horse reasonably, do so; or if you can borrow one....
25From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 8 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have found it more convenient to have money sent to you from Richmond this month than from this place. you will accordingly recieve by mail from mr George Jefferson 700. D. under cover to mr Higginbotham. they are to be disposed of for the debts due & becoming due as follows. D mr Belt 12.
26From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 11 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you 360. D. to be paid as follows. to John Perry 200. mr Nelson 30. Wm. Maddox 52. 16 mr Belt 75. on account 2. 84 360. mr Belt shall receive his balance the first week in next month.
27From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 5 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you four hundred & fifty five dollars to be paid as follows. to John Perry 100. D. Hugh Chisolm 100. D. mr Higginbotham by ord. of Madox 38. 49 David Anderson of Milton 15. 16 yourself on account 201. 35
28Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 11 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 4 th could not leave Charlottesville till the 8 th and was recieved here on the 9 th . our mail starts for Charlottesville tomorrow & will arrive there on Saturday at 6. P.M. I am glad you have given the assistance of a hand to each cooper’s shop, and wish it to be continued, and even more help to be given if necessary, for I look to the offal of the mill as our only...
29From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 19 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 11th. by John is recieved. I should imagine that above & near the New road, and in the clearing you have to make in the river field you would find rail timber enough for the fence down the mountain. should you not however, you must get it where it is most convenient. when you proceed to mend up the fence which incloses the house & it’s grounds, you will find a great deal of timber...
30Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 28 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now anxious for the carpenters to come on as soon as they shall have done the jobs mentioned in my letter to mr Meeks . we have a horse which has been raised here 3. years old this month, of tolerable figure, great size & promising qualities for a riding horse. I am putting him into the hands of a neighbor to learn him to pace & shall take him down with me when I return. I would therefore...