1Charles Massie to Thomas Jefferson, 19 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I do not recollect makeing any other arangment with M r Bacon then a complyance with your first which would have been most convenient for me on account of the Casks—However it will be a great pleasure to me, to furnish you with the best Cider that I have got. And will endeavour to deliver it at M r Leatch,s on friday next. this I may fail to do in consequence of two of my Wagon horses being...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Massie, 24 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d yours of the 21 Dec r I was not prepared to send the cider till the present. I discovered last spring that there had been cider drawn out of a large cask that my people informed me had been sent to you; I was verry sorry to find that it was not as good as I wish d it was done through a mistake in my absence. another circumstance occurd some years past by selecting the fruit from trees...
3Charles Massie to Thomas Jefferson, 20 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have sent you 3 Tierces of Cider which I am confident will turn out well. I was suspicious last year on acount of that kind of fruit being too full on the trees, the bb ls marked 66 .. 73 are made of a difrent kind of Apples which I have Observ d to turn out well for a fiew years past—As it is my desire that you should have the best cider that I make. if you would send a person in whom you...
4Thomas Jefferson to Charles Massie, 24 [October] 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I formerly had some good cyder of you, & I understand you generally make it. if you can furnish me 100. gall s of what you can recommend I shall be glad to take it, and will send the money and a cart for it any day you will name in December, because I shall be from home all the month of November. Accept my best wishes and respects PoC ( MHi ); misdated; on verso of reused address cover to TJ;...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Massie, 26 October 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I will be glad to take of you the present year about 9 or 100. gall s of cyder, which I hope you will chuse for me of your very best. p. be pleased to accept my best wishes and respects MHi .
6From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Massie, 21 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your cyder furnished me has kept so badly, indeed one half generally spoiling has fallen off so much in quality for some years past that I must reduce my demand this year to 90. gall s which I hope you will endeavor to furnish of such as I used to recieve in the beginning. MHi .
7Thomas Jefferson to Charles Massie, 18 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I had left home when your answer to my letter came and altho mr Bacon forwarded it, I have never got it. he says however that he engaged what cyder you had left and that you would either deliver it at your own house or at Charlottesville . the latter will suit me best as it would and on notice of it’s being there I can send for it immediat e ly or it may be delivered there to mr James Leitch...