2601Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Catalogue of Books on Agriculture, [ca. 3 March 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Geoponica Bassi. Niclasii. Lipsiae . 1781. Gr. Lat. 2. v. 8 vo Owen ’s translation of the Geoponics. Eng. 2. v. 8 vo Scriptores rei rusticae veteres. [ Cato, Varro , Columella , Palladius .] the edition published at Leipsic by Schneider
2602Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the Peacock Plow, October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Smallest Peacock plough. beam. 4 f–5.I long, breadth vertical 3.I ¼ thickness horizontal 2½ height of beam from ground behind 12¼ before 15½ I. length of handles 4.f. their opening at top 21.I. angle of their elevation from the horizontal line 33° thickness of iron mould board ⅜ + 1/16 share & bar
2603Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Account with the Estate of Bathurst Skelton, [ca. 11 June 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
Articles of the personal estate of Bathurst Skelton dec d which came to the hands of Th: Jefferson , & which stand in account to the credit of that estate. £ s d 1772. Jan. 18. By amount of houshold articles, as per inventory recorded 65–10–10½ 1774. Apr. 16.
2604Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Preface for Destutt de Tracy’s Commentary on Montesqueiu, [ca. 18 January 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
The Author to his fellow citizens of the United States of America . I am a Frenchman by birth and education. I was an early friend to the revolution of France , and continued to support it until those entrusted with it’s helm had evidently changed it’s object direction. flying then from the tyrannies of the monster Robespierre , I found, and still enjoy safety, freedom, & hospitality among...
2605Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Winter Vegetable Needs, 28 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Turneps 10. bush. Carrots 3 Salsafia 3 Beets 2 parsnips 2 Celery wrote for to mrs Lewis Nov. 28. 09. we found the above not to be half a provision for the winter. it shoul d
2606Thomas Jefferson’s Survey of Bear Creek Lands, 26–28 November 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
11. Nov. 26. beginning on Bear creek on the E. side of the road. ✓ N. 34½ E. 50. po. leaving the branch on the E. ✓ at 10. po. further the branch is 4.6 po. on the E. ✓ at 80. po. from the Beginning, branch 4.8 E. ✓ at 92 . from d o touched it. ✓ at 100.
2607Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Popular Election of Juries, [ca. 2 April 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
to the preceding Extracts I will add an observation. our republic is founded on the principle that the people are the source of all powers, & the safest depository of such as they are competent to exercise. their competency is principally restrained to the election of those who are to exercise powers over them. hence, in the Executive department, they chuse the Chief magistrate, indirectly. in...
2608Thomas Jefferson’s Calculations for a Horizontal Sundial at Poplar Forest, [ca. 23 August 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
Hour lines of horizont l dial for Lat 37°–22′–26″ Hour horary angle Logarithm Tang t Hourline H ′ ° ′ ° ′ ″ 0–5. 1–15 8.1220547 0–45–32 10
2609Account with Isham Chisholm, [ca. 1 May 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
Isham Chisolm in Acc t with Th:J.
2610Subscription to Equip an Albemarle County Volunteer Company, [ca. 14 September 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
We promise to pay the sums respectively affixed to our names, for the purpose of equipping a volunteer company when raised from the County of Albemarle to offer their services to the president of the United States for twelve months, to perform such service as shall be assigned them by the Constituted Authorities Thomas Jefferson 50 . Peter Carr 25 –
2611Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Hugh Chisholm, 17 November 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Hugh Chisholm in account with Th: Jefferson D 1807. Dec. 8. To remitted through E. Bacon 20. 1808. Jan. 5. To d o 100. Feb.
2612Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on a Conversation with Nathaniel H. Hooe, 6 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
1812. Jan. 6. memm. mr Hooe off d me Tom for 450. D I offered him that sum paiable at 2. annual instalments, which he declined. I told him that at half cash & half on 12. mo. credit I would give but 400.D. MS ( MHi ); entirely in TJ’s hand; on address leaf of Hooe to TJ, 10 Sept. 1811 .
2613Thomas Jefferson’s Title and Prospectus for Destutt de Tracy’s Treatise on Political Economy, [ca. 6 April 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
Title. ‘A Treatise on Political Economy by the Count Destutt-Tracy , member of the Senate and Institute of France , and of the American Philosophical society , to which is prefixed a Supplement to a preceding work on the Understanding, or Elements of Ideology, by the same author, with an Analytical table, and an Introduction on the faculty of the will, translated from the unpublished French...
2614Thomas Jefferson’s Observations on the Transportation of the Monticello Library, [ca. 27 February 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
Observations on the transportation of the Monticello library. The books stand at present in pine cases with backs and shelves, without fronts. the Cases are generally of three tier, one upon another, about 9. feet high in the whole. the lowest case is generally 13. Inches deep, the 2 d 6¾ I. and the uppermost 5¾ I. averaging together 8½ I. to which add ¾ I. for the front of boards to be nailed...
2615Notes on Distances between Monticello and Montpellier, [ca. 25 September 1809] (Jefferson Papers)
1809. Sep. 22. 23. 24. 25 m Montic o to Gordon’s 20. Montpelier road 5. Montpelier 3.75 Sep. 24. Gordon’s to Lindsay’s 3.17 Sep. 25.
2616Thomas Jefferson’s Memorandum on Craven Peyton and Reuben Grady, 19 May 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Charge Craven Peyton £19–10 for fire & coal wood accounted for to him by Reuben Grady settled between them May 19. 1811 . MS ( MHi ); entirely in TJ’s hand; written on a small scrap, part of a reused address cover to TJ; endorsed by TJ: “Peyton Craven.” reuben grady paid TJ for the right to cut firewood at Milton and occasionally sold him charcoal ( MB James A. Bear Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton,...
2617Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Household Consumption, [ca. 16 October 1814] (Jefferson Papers)
estimate 1.℔. coffee } daily. 1.℔ tea in 3. weeks. 1.℔ wh. sugar 2.℔ brown d o coffee wh. sug. brown d o tea brandy whiskey Cotton 1813. Jan. 29. 10.
2618Thomas Jefferson’s Account with William Ballard, [ca. 20 October 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
W m Ballard in account with Th: Jefferson D 1815. Aug. 16. To cash of Th:J. 100. Oct. 5. To order favor E. Bacon
2619Notes on Evidence Needed in Scott v. Jefferson and Harrison, [before 11 July 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
Proofs to be obtained. Martin. W m P. copy of entry of 1789. Stith’s handwriting. Martin Steptoe his rec t and account. ✓ patent. office copy. Scott’s lre & handwriting.
2620Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Facts in the Batture Case, [ca. 23 March 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
Batture . State of the case Not long after the establishment of the city of N. Orleans , and while the religious society of Jesuits retained their standing in France , they obtained from Louis XIV. a grant of lands adjacent to the city, bearing date the 11 th of April 1726 . the original of this grant having been destroyed in the fire which consumed a great part of the city in 1794, & no copy...
2621Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Bedford and Campbell County Property Subject to Federal Tax, 11 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Property in Bedford and Campbell taxed by the general government. ages. ages ages 71. Jame Hubbard . 17. Amy . Will ’s 3. Moses . Sal
2622Thomas Jefferson’s Agreement to Lease Natural Bridge to Philip Thornton, 2 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Memorandum of an agreement entered into on the 2 d Day of December 1814. between Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle on the one part and Philip Thornton of Richmond in the county of Henrico on the other part. The sd Thomas agrees to lease to the sd
2623Thomas Jefferson’s Calculations of Latitude of Poplar Forest, 6 August–10 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
1815 observns not all carefully made. the good & satisfactory are marked with an * Aug. 30. ° ′ Sep. 1. ° Sep. 2. * ° ′ ″
2624Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia Statutes for Clearing the Rivanna River, 27 December 1816, document 7 in a group of … (Jefferson Papers)
1816. Dec. 27. The act of 1816 . Feb. 13. c. 46. having been passed since the date of the preceding letter , it may not be amiss to bestow some thoughts on the present state of the subject. What is the line of discrimination between the waters which may be exclusively private property, and those on which the public may have some claim? by the common law of England it is that at which the...
2625Thomas Jefferson’s Survey of Boundary between Lego and Pantops, 17 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
1811. Apr. 17. a survey of the line between Lego & Pantops from the stump of the old line tree near the river up to the clearing on the mountain, called Pantops , with a view to mark the line accurately from the river to the public road. every line tree now standing is herein marked, as far as we went. Beginning at the old fore & aft a little way from the river, the stump of which is still...
2626Notes by Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Jefferson on a Land Purchase, [ca. January 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
The lots of Lucy Nancy & Frances below the town at $25 per acre Lucys lot N o 1 between the town & the river at the same The three lots in the upper field at $20 per acre The ends of lots N o 3.4.5 to be back lots
2627Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Presidential Appointments, [ca. 6 March 1809] (Jefferson Papers)
candidates Sec retary of State War Missisi pi Gov r v. Williams Holmes .
2628Notes on Shipping Costs for Flour, [February 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
1 bl Sfine flour Sold at $9. 1 bl Sfine flour 6 bus @ 6/9 6 75 freight & provisions, 1.50 tol l & Drayage 25 Storage & Cooperage
2629Memorandum Books, 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 1. Recd. from Jonathan Shoemaker on acct. 50.D. Pd. Edmund Bacon 70.D. out of which he is to pay Wm. Anderson for 25. B. corn @ 14/ 58.33 leaves balce. 11.67. 2. Pd. him 7.D. which with the balance of 11.67 yesterday enables him to pay a balance 18.D. still due Wm. Bacon for the beef mentd. ante Dec. 28. Note he has bot. a sorrel mare for work at Lego for £6–10 paiable at the rising of...
2630Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Catalogue of Books on Agriculture, [ca. 16 December 1809] (Jefferson Papers)
Catalogue of books on Agriculture. Geoponica Cassiani Bassi . Gr. & Lat. there have never been but 2. editions published, one by Needham at Cambridge in 1704. 8 vo the other by Niclas , at Leipsick in 1781. 2. v. 8 vo