Receipt from Edward Frethy, 30 May 1801
Receipt from Edward Frethy
Thomas Jefferson Equr | To Edw Frethy | Dr: |
To one months Shaving | 3–00 | |
To Shaving Box & Soap & Brush | 00–75 | |
3–75 | ||
Rec Payt May 30th 1801 |
Edw Frethy
MS (MHi); in Frethy’s hand and signed by him; endorsed by TJ.
According to his financial records, TJ paid Edward Frethy, his barber, $3.75 on 3 June. Frethy also submitted to TJ for payment an invoice dated 30 June for “one months shaving” for $5 (MS in same; in Frethy’s hand and signed by him; endorsed by TJ). On 6 Nov. TJ paid $5.25 for a month’s shaving and pomatum (
, 2:1043, 1057). At least through 1806, TJ paid Frethy almost monthly for grooming services, with payments ranging from $3 to $6. See , 2:1175.