1Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, [15] November 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I find it is necessary that I should arrainge all my little might of money to the best advantage that none should lie without drawing Interst altho it would be compound interst yet I Consider it Just. I dont wish to draw a single dollar out of your hands if it soots you to give me interst upon the whole amount say $1247.27. it is what I would Prefer. otherwise it would be more to my advantage...
2Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 22 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
The time has at length arrive when the situation of my family requires that I should indeavour to get a home my three sons haveing now arrive to an age and size necessary to commence the maner of labour by which they must get their living I must really declare that nothing but necessaty induceis me to Proceede in the undertaking which I now think of ingageing with my intention is to indeavour...
3Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 2 August 1822, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
I would be obliged to you to no what you are willing to take for the carriage. in a note last yeare you proposed to take what the carriage maker would think it worth of Charlottesville . I am intirely willing to allow you the value of the article but consider the carriage maker of Charlottesville an unfit person to fix the price on it. we all no that his work is more deare than at any other...
4Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
upon a close look at my ploughs I find the wood work of one requires to be made intirely new and I shall want it next week I want to set my ploughs agoing at any rate before I leave home I want to so a field of rye in August. I informed M r Randolph that I had a demand on him for money considering it best to give him time if his money was not ready his answer stron g ly insinueates that it...
5Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
upon the subjec of mooving I have really considerd untill my mind is much distresed. I am desireous to come to some understanding about it. my arraingments is such that it is very important that I should go if I can but if I cannot get of f in time this fall to escape the winters weather that I should waite untill spring or fall come yeare it is tharefore important that I should not be here...
6Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
some few days since M r Randolph and myself had some conversation on the subjec of my moove and it so happened that I had informed him of my application to you to see if it could soot you in case that I could not so arrainge my affairs to get off in time whither I could be permitted to go on horse back myself and that your answer was Opposed to it unless a person of skill could be had during...
7Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 14 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to trouble you againe respecting my preparation of going to the western country. I am desireous to go to view it before I carry my family if I can do so without too much inconvenience to us both as much depends on my mooving this comeing fall on a letter which I expect to recieve in a few weeks from one of my brothers. when my brothers was here in Jan:y I made arraingments with them to...
8Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, [before 1 August 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a list of my own family. Mr Meeks ’s & Carden s with the age opposite each name age Edmund Bacon 35 . years old Edmund Meeks 28 years old Ann Bacon
9Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, [by 4 June 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
With considerable deficulty I have ingaged the 20 barrills corn at 20/. per barril the price is from 4$ to 4$ 50 Cts . Mr Rogers would not take less than 4$ 50. the payment for the 20 barrills is to be made at August Court . I could not get any longer time Thare is at charlottesville a horse drover immediately from Missoue Missourie with some Chickasaw horsis and one young mule he offers to...
10Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 18 April 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
After the president wrote to M r Watson to Know if he could not sell some article from the farm to pay me it was supposed corn could be spaired he inquired if I would take corn on consulting you I agreed to take it. Watson then said that he would go up to M r Monroes farm and see the overseer. I understand that they are debateing whither the corn can be spared or not I had imagined this was...