Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 14 August 1820

To James Leitch

Aug. 14. 20.

1. ℔ allspice

2. oz. nutmegs

2. oz. ginger

1. oz. cinnamon

1. oz. mace.

Th:J

RC (NcD-MC: Trent Collection); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “Mr James Leitch.” Not recorded in SJL.

Leitch’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order

“1 ℔. Allspice 3/. 1 ℔ Ginger 3/.		1
1 Oz Nutmegs 3/. 1 Oz Cinnamon 1/0			67	”

for a total of $1.67 ( description begins MS daybook of Charlottesville merchant James Leitch, 2 Mar. 1820–8 May 1823, ViCMRL on deposit ViU, bound volume with ruled paper, in a clerk’s hand description ends , p. 113).

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 14 August 1820
Author: Jefferson, Thomas
Recipient: Leitch, James
Date: 14 August 1820

Reference

Cite as: “Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 14 August 1820,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-16-02-0149. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 16, 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, p. 191.]

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