11From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 22 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14th. has been duly recieved. the stoves bespoke by mr Latrobe, & mentioned to have been forwarded, were at my desire, of which I thought I had advised you at the time. be so good as, on the reciept of this, to ship for me to Gibson & Jefferson two tons of nail rod assorted from 6d. to 20d. Accept my friendly salutations and good wishes. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
12From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 7 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you an order of the bank of the US. at this place on that at Philadelphia for 140.47 D for sheet iron furnished in December, which be pleased to place to my credit. I salute you with esteem & respect MHi : Coolidge Collection.
13From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 23 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to send two tons of nailrod, assorted as I have usually required, by the first vessel to Richmond, to the care of Gibson & Jefferson to be forwarded to this place. I am sorry to be obliged to make complaint to you. my manager desired me to do last spring or fall, but I let it go by in hopes the ground of his complaint was temporary. he sais that for a twelvemonth past there has been...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I expect that mr Barnes on the 6th. inst. remitted you on my account two hundred & eighty two Dollars 67. cents now due for former supplies. I am to pray you now to send for me to the address of Gibson and Jefferson in Richmond two tons of nailrod assorted as usual, and 2 ½ hundred of bar iron of a tough quality. I salute you with esteem & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
15From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 1 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I must ask the favor of you to procure & forward to Richmond ten hundred weight of pig lead. I take the liberty of troubling you sometimes with commissions out of your line because I have no other established correspondence in Philadelphia. it would give me great pleasure if you would charge a commission in those cases, because it would encourage me to make a freer appeal to your friendly...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 1 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barnes will, on this day sennight, remit to you the sum of 137 D. 10c. now due, on my account: and I have to ask the favor of you to send for me to Richmond, under address to Gibson & Jefferson, 2. tons of nail-rod assorted from 6d. to 20d. and a quarter ton of hoop iron inch & quarter wide. I salute you with friendship & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
17From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 21 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 9. inst. I wrote to you for 2. tons of rod & 2 ½ Cwt. of bar iron. on the 18th. I wrote to have a part of the bars inch square, & for some sheet iron. since this last date a pressing call occurs for 100. f. running measure of ship-bolt iron 1 ½ I. or at least 1 ¼ I. diameter, either round or sight square, in no matter what lengths, of the toughest iron. I must pray you therefore to add...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 16 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of April 13. came to hand in due time, and I have heard of the arrival of the two tons of nailrod at Richmond which are therein announced. the remittance for the same shall be made at it’s due time. on a late visit to Monticello I found that the manager of my nailery had so increased it’s activity as to call for a larger supply of rod quarterly than had heretofore been necessary. I...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 10 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to ask the favor of you to send me, under the shortest delay possible, the assortment of iron below stated. it is for the completion of a mill which will be in waiting for this iron before it can reach Virginia. you will address it to Gibson & Jefferson as usual, advising me of it’s departure, & amount. I salute you with friendship bar iron. 2 ½ I. broad 3/16 I. thick, amounting in...
20From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 6 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Be so good as to send by the first vessel bound to Richmond two tons of nail-rod sorted, addressed to Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson. and by the first vessel which shall sail after the 1st. day of next month send two tons more. I divide it into two shipments that the paiments may fall due in different months. Accept my friendly salutations. MHi : Coolidge Collection.