11Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 3 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
25. ℔ coffee 25. ℔ brown sugar 3. loaves white d o RC ( PLeB ); dateline beneath signature; written on a small scrap and currently encased in a glass paperweight; at foot of text: “M r James Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL .
12Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the bond duly executed for the amount of my debt to you on the 1 st day of August last . the vast and sudden diminution in the circulating medium of our country which has taken place, with the retirement, by bankruptcy, of so many bidders for our produce, has brought that so low as to be no longer equal to the payment of debts contracted in expectation that it would continue to...
13Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 17 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
25. ℔ brown sugar. 2. ℔ salts a pint of Castor oil 7. yds strong Corduroy with buttons & trimming for a coat & pantaloons. a paper of shi r t buttons 2. loaves white sugar if mr Lietch has rec d
14Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 22 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
a bar of tire iron a sack of salt RC ( Christie’s, New York City , auction 20528, 25 May 2022, lot 71); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “M r James Leitch ”; affixed to front endpaper of Edmund Pendleton ’s copy of vol. 1 of Bushrod Washington, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia (Richmond, 1798; Sowerby, E. Millicent...
15Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 24 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
65. yds best nappy cotton 140 yards ticklenburg. 115. oznabrigs. 2. large milk pans RC ( ViU: TJP
16Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 14 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
1. ℔ allspice 2. oz. nutmegs 2. oz. ginger 1. oz. cinnamon 1. oz. mace. RC ( NcD-MC : Trent Collection); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “M r James Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . Leitch ’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order “1 ℔. Allspice 3/. 1 ℔ Ginger 3/.
17Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 28 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
4. wash basons & pitchers. ½ doz. chamber pots. 1. ℔ pepper RC ( ViU: TJP ); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “ M r Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . Leitch ’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order “82 ℔. Bar Iron 6 d ,
18Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 21 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you an order on Cap t Bernard Peyton for 533.D. of which I would wish 500.D. to be credited on my bond, and the balance 33.D. to be placed in our current account to reimburse the 33.D. on my order of Apr. 15. in favor of Josiah Leake . I assure you I have not before had that sum in my hands at any moment when urgent calls have not required it from me. I believe you settle the...
19Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
half a sack of salt or as much as the bearer can bring on his mule 1.℔ pepper. RC ( DLC : George Frederick Holmes Papers); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “ M r Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . Leitch ’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order “2 ½ Bushels Salt” at “9/–” for a total of $3.75. In an earlier entry for the same day, Leitch...
20Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 21 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
16. yds Cotton Casimir of a fustian colour & stout. lining & trimmings for 2. suits. they are for servants. RC ( ViU: TJP ); on verso of portion of reused address cover, with “ Monticello ” in an unidentified hand; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “M r James Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . Leitch ’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order: “15 Yds ( ¾