1From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 17 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4th. inst. has been duly recieved, as also the box you were so kind as to take care of and send hither. It was from Mr. W. Nelson and containd books for public use. Accept my thanks for your attention to it. Your friendly offer of service at Norfolk induces me to trespass on you by asking the favor of you to procure for me about 100℔ of myrtle wax candles, which I understood...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 7 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Norfolk, 7 Apr. 1791 . He has TJ’s of the 17th ult. and is happy his papers arrived safe.—The myrtle candles desired are plentiful in fall but not to be got at this season, the weather being too warm to make them mold. With some difficulty he has got 54 ℔. at an advanced price of 20⅌℔ more than they would bring in the fall. He can procure any quantity TJ desires in that season. “Our spring...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 15 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favour of the 7th. instant inclosing the note for 54. ℔. myrtle wax candles. I thank you for your kind attention to this little commission, and now inclose you a bank post note for eleven dollars sixty cents the amount of the candles and box. This post note will be paid by any collector of the customs. The parcel you now send me will serve as a trial, as I never used...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 15 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kindness in offering to execute any little matters for me in your place, will perhaps induce me to trouble you annually, during my residence in Philadelphia for the two articles of Myrtle wax candles, and Hughes’s crab cyder, which can be got no where else. I will now ask the favor of you to procure for me, in the proper seasons 250. њ of myrtle wax candles, moulded, and of the largest...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 4 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favour dated 15th. Septr. and should have answered it long before this, but had it not in my power to comply with your request. The person who makes the Candles has been sick, so that I was under the necessity of waiting his recovery and he cannot at present supply me entirely. I have sent you by the Sloop Alexander Hamilton of Norfolk Captn. Johnston—Three Boxes of Myrtle wax...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 20 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4th. inst. came duly to hand as did also the 3. boxes of candles by capt. Johnston. I shall, as you desire, await the remaining 110 ℔ to remit you the cost of the whole in one bill. I shall thank you to keep in mind my request for the Hughes’s crab cyder of the best quality. It is in high esteem here. I rejoice to hear of the daily increase of Norfolk, being satisfied that...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 9 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I acknoleged to you the receipt of the three boxes of candles soon after they came to hand. The desire expressed in your letter that I should not forward the cost till the arrival of another parcel which you expected would follow the other soon, prevented my sending you a bill for the amount. Presuming that some accident has prevented the second parcel, I think myself no longer justifiable in...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
By this time you must think me a very dillitory correspondent.—But unforeseen accidents must plead my excuse.—First the winter set in so severe that it put an entire Stop to the egress and regress of our country people (who by the bye have no Idea of contending against the Elements) so that no produce was brought to market. This raised the value of some articles.—Among those was myrtle wax and...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 26 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
About six days after the date of my last letter, I received one from you with a bank post note for 24 $ 50 Cts.—You might justly conclude from my long silence that some accident had happened, but my letter of 14th. will I hope set the matter in a clear light. The Catherine Captn. Cunningham is arrived here in six weeks from London. Inclosed is one of the latest papers. Mr. Pitt has been...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 22 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This being the first moment since the rising of Congress, that it has been in my power to take up my private letters wanting answers, I make it my first duty to acknolege the receipt of yours of Apr. 12. and the two casks of cyder by Capt. Tatem, and to inclose a bill of 6 ⅔ dollars which with the 24 ½ dollars in my letter of Apr. 9. make up the amount. I pray you to accept my thanks for your...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 4 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I must now repeat to you my annual sollicitation to procure and send me 200 ℔ myrtle wax candles. I do not know whether the mixing tallow with the wax be absolutely necessary. If not, I would wish them of the pure wax; but if some mixture be necessary, then as little as will do. We have received official applications from the Mayor and municipality of Marseilles to the President of the U.S....
12To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 18 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This day I received your favor dated 4th Nov. and to morrow shall make the necessary enquiry, when I hope to have it in my power to comply with your request. I thank you for the information respecting Marsielles: it will be fortunate for america as such demand for our produce must benefit every individual. There is nothing particular here—only a number of British vessels from the west Indies...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 26 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
By this time I hope you have received 6 Boxes Candles by the Schooner —— Capt Simpson. I intended them in Philadelphia two months ago—but Myrtle Wax is only bought at Market in small Quantities of 4 to 10 ℔. from the Country people and their prices vary so much I was under the necessity to limit the maker to a certain price to avoid imposition. Respecting mixing Tallow with the Wax the maker...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 4 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Last February I shipped you a quantity of Candles which the Skipper told me he delivered safe—at same time wrote you by post inclosing his receipt for them with a bill of parcels, but am afraid some mistake has happened as I have never received any answer. I will thank to inform me if you received my letter. Respecting affairs in General here trade is extremely dull, owing to this port...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 10 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a considerable time ago your favor of Feb. 26. The croud of business which follows for some time after the close of Congress, and then my removal from the city into the country which has for a while put my papers out of their place, has prevented my performing earlier the duty of acknoleging it and remitting you for the candles which came safely to hand. I now inclose you a bank...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Lindsay, 27 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter with a post note to the full amount due me. I should have acknowledged it before this but was in hopes of giving you some intelligence from England as different Vessels were to sail from London for this port about the 1st. July. Last evening came into Hampton Roads the Orian British Ship of 74 Guns from the West Indies she is part of a fleet of 3 Sail of the Line and...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 10 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 27th. came duly to hand, and I have to thank you for the intelligence it contained. I meant to have asked the continuance of it, but that I am likely to leave this place a little sooner than I had intended. You will have heard of an infectious and mortal disease which has broken out in this city. There was a hope till lately that it might have been prevented spreading....
18From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 27 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I was in hopes to have recieved from you before this some white backs . I should have sent for them, but understood you would chuse to deliver them here. I am ready to take all you kill at the price paid by Gadsden in Alexandria; or if you will twice a week bring or send me half a dozen pair at the same price, I will pay you two dollars additional each time for bringing or sending them; or if...