11From 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...
12From 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...
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 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...
15To 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...
16To 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...
17To 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...