1To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 22 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 18th. is received inclosed with 120 D. I am at present at wirk with my hands at the mill I shall finish thare in 2 days more I have the rock raised ready for boating across to the abutment. Mr. Perry is about the scow. I think you may Calculate Sir, on the abutment being done in 10 or 12 days. Mr Maddox will finish the tole mill in 3 or 4 days as he is at present thare at wirk...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 6 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
With Graite Grief and sorrow I must let you no about one third of the Addition to the tolle mill Has fell down last night. the part that did not fall before is now down & I think as the House stands at present it will be a hard Matter to make it secure the shed which stands over the Canel is so low when ever a high fresh Comes the water will rise Higher than the bank under the House. However I...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 12 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I Have this day received your Letters of the 31st. May and 8th. June inclosed with 480 Dollars. With Respect of my wirk I am sorry to inform you of my Pull backs: (I am Almost ready to Conclude that the People at the Graite mill will be the means of Creating us Consideablely more wirk than needful As I am Confident they do not Attemp to use any Kind of Care towards our nor theire own mill I...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 3 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received yours of 28th. June. am Astonished at Mr. Pery to right you he could not Proceed with the stable for want of Timber. I hope sir you Certainly can put as much Confidence in me as to let nothing of yours under my direction be undone of so much Importance as the Prepareing of your stable heare. I should thaught Mr. Pery aught to inform’d you in full of what was the cause of his...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 30 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Dollers James Carr for 7 barrils Corn @ 5 dollars 35 Thomas Burres for 18 head Hogs @ 20:¾
6To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 24 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed are Mr. Peytons and Koopers accounts. as for the meadow land. I should think sir it would be best to let Mr. Cravin Cleare as much of it as he would Because tending it first in Tobacco Cleansis the land Compleatly for the Timothy. The best of Judge’s prefer that Plan However you no best. I am at Present about the waist the waters made a Breach in the waist whare Mr. Perry put in the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 8 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy sets out for Washington to day. he brings 150 Aspen Giants—I have baught my Corn of three men as heare mentioned Mr Craven 100 barrils at two dollers the barril Robert Teril 100 barrils and Before I baught Terils I baught of Robert Burress 20 Barrils and Teril had a hundred for sale and would not Brake the Quantity for less than $2 the Barril. it Being the Driest fall I ever saw Has made...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 15 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By yours dated 8th. of this month you Mention I shall Receive another Remittance of a hundred dollers/ Mr. Craven being now about to start for Washington says if he can Get the hundred dollers thare it will Answer him and he Gives me the same heare on the 19th. of this month. which will be 2 or 3 weeks sooner than I should Receive it from you and, if it makes no difference with you to pay, Mr...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 11 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 8th. I have received inclosed with 120 D. The reason I have refusd going to Mrs Dangerfield is because I Considerd to try to make one trip; answer both of telling Mrs. Dangerfield the Curcumstance and bringing them home. I shall inform her of every Circumstance. I wrote her after the fellows left me and mentioned I had been acquainted with the treatment of Many Negroes and never...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 18 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Just to day got home from Mrs. Dangerfields. the two runaways are in the neighbourhood of thir mistress but I could not Get hold of them. The old Lady says soon as she can Get them she will send them to me she says They will Come home to her at the beginning of the Hollowdays. it seems to be the whole wish of Mrs. Dangd. you should have hur Nigroes as long as she Hires them. I told hur...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 25 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is an account Given me by Mrs. Lewis for Turkys and Bacon. The Turkys she says Mr. Freman got & the Bacon I got myself (at the same time I saw and account against You for Differant articles to the amount of about $135. in that account was the 45 bushels oats I Got when you was heare which was the Largest article. the others was all such as vigertables Got some by Mr. Lilly some by Mr....
12To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 1 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
We shall be wanting nail rod soon as it Can be Got heare, Youre Trunks which I suppose Covered the books you mention’d some time Past that would require Graite Care in Bringing them up the river has from the outside appearance Got heare safe by Mr. Johnson who I have Contracted with to bring your articles from Richmond. I would recommend you sir to Johnson to bring up all such Articles as he...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 8 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to inform you that I forgot to mention in the bill of my debts I beleave, that I owed Mr. John Carr for 6 barrils of Corn I got when you was heare for the stable use if I did not mention it in my bill I forgot which and must Get you sir, to forward it soon as you can the sum is $30. Also Mr Peter Miner Disappointed us in takeing the nails he Gave a bill of I had them prepard and sent...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 15 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to Trouble you with another letter by this mail as I am at a loss how to proceed with respect of some little Business Mr. Belt has a horse at the mill which I expect, you would be against, staying thare or Perhaps he Got leave of you he will not tell me whither he did or not but said you could not Consider his Keeping a horse any disadvantage to you from what discourse we had I found it...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 29 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Truly sorry to inform you of our Misfortune of both looseing the Mill dam and the Canel brakeing by the fresh of last week about one third of the dam are Gone, I am in hopes we shall be able to Keep the mills at wirk by puting rocks in the sloose so as to throw the Water in the Canel, the dam broke in the same manner it did before leaving apart on each shore. I dont think Sir we shall...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 5 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I expect it would give you satisfaction to heare from your inqury done by last fresh and as it was not in my Power to mention Exactley the Situation in my last letter I now send this as I may inform you more exact. the situation (the low side of the dam whare it Broke are intirely Gone and as well as I can Judge I think the sill on the upper side are left. and most of the rock are yet...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 19 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to day seen Mr Craven respecting his Cleareing the land opposite my house he says he dont think he shall Cleare it, but shall Cleare all in exchainge for the river field on the Mountain, We are going on as fast as possople with the Garden. we have finished one though of 30 feet sence I wrote you and nearly another in all done 250 foot. (I have the leavel of the house yard now minnured...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 26 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is an account handed me by stewart: when he left Monticello. I no of his doing the wirk for Mr Walker and had Concluded Stewart had Gave you an account of it long ago, Mr Randolph has been over to day but did not make much alterations as he said he would Come again on munday, when I wrote you I had done 250 f. I did not inform you I believe I had takeen a new levil and a small part of...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 4 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received yours of the 1st. I hope I shall have your horse in as Good order as you would wish he has mended very much sence he came To Monticello. the Thorn hedges seems to thrive in some placeis very badly. and in rich Placeis of the Ground they Grow very well dont you think Sir we had better minnure them or as I believe we could hardly raise minnure enough I should think and inch or...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 19 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by the Last maile several hundred small Ciants. which I think are Called Privey for makeing hedges. I suppose some Person sent them by the stage without Your noing it, and as I have no directions whare to plant them I send to you for directions whare to be planted, I have them Burried in the Ground at present. We are Going on with the Garden I have 430 feet. nearly done. (I have...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 15 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yours of the 12th. with $100. inclosed. Davy will start with your horse agreeable to your direction. we are Going on with the Garden fast as Possople having so many wirk men to Keep imployed. Backens my wirk more than I would wish as Mr. Chisholm have 3 hands and Mr. Dinsmore one all winter and at present to Turn the Lathe which stops one Cart. we have Got to the end of the 500 f....
22To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 23 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy sets out for washington this morning. I hope you will find your horse in Good order as we have Truly indeavoured to get him fat. he was poore and in a bad state of helth when he came to monticello. and appeared to have been very badly treated You will find him a sober Gentle horse We are going on with the garden fast as possople tho: my hands are and for some time have been but few in the...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 17 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
We this day start the box of Harness for Washington, I find we shall have dirt enough to raise the second Levil of the Garden nearly as high as the one done. I am Going on fast as possople With the Garden. Mr. Maddox begins on munday with the stone stable, I dont recollect Nothing more at Present but Remaine your Obedient St. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
24To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 30 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is Mr. Peytons account. I think some time past I Gave you an account of Peytons for nearly the same articles in the present one and by Compareing the two accounts you will see some wrong Charge is made by Mr. Peyton. I do not think he has any Just Cause to be dissatisfied I have nearly done 3 thirty foot throughs in the Garden since you Left heare but my Gang being so interrupted I...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 8 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received yours of the 5th. inclosed with two hundred and sixty five dollers. I must inform You that we are very much in want of the 30 Dols. which Bishop Gave Brown on order on us for he says he must have the money Immediately. thirteen of our hands are at Mr. Randolphs. the rest is now Imployed Cuting our own Oats. we shall have a noble Crop of oats for the Quantity of Land we sowed....
26To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 13 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yours of the 11th. which Coverd 360 Dollers. We finised the mill dam on 11th. we put a bundance of rock on it which I hope will prevent its mooving againe. (I had concludeed to cleane up our field and set my plows to work before we went in the Garden. the land would produce much better by plowing the land this fall. the winters frost would be a very Graite advantage to the...
27To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 21 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 17th. I received (we are Going on with Leaveling the garden also Geting stone for the house is to be built. Maddox is Gone from home and will not be back for some time (I shall hardly be able to bring horses enough to Bring home your Phaton as we have but one horse heare that is able to Travel. I shall bring on a good mule with the one horse we have) which will be sufficient to...
28To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 17 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 15th. I have received. The note to Mrs. Carter is for 63 barrils corn baught of Nicholas Jinneany who is one of Mrs. Carters tenants. (I have baught of another man, by name of John Pace due in Febuary 20 barrils more at 9/6 the barril (I am offerd 100 barrils more at the same price Provided I would give a draft to Mrs. Carter on you for the money payable the 10th. January. (if...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclose Mr. Lewis’s account. I have not seen Mr. Walker but I shall see him on sunday. The balance due Mr. Bell seems to be about 12 Dollers. I will Heare place all my Purchases of corn and fodder and when payable. I Got disappointed in the Ingagement with Mr. Anderson for the Hundred barrils corn. I have Purchased of others people which will not need your paying any more money to Mrs. Carter...
30To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 8 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed are Mr. Walkers Directions for the boalting Cloith. We are Going on with the Last levil of the Garden having Got about 90 foot of the wall filled but not dug to the uper line (as the dirt wanting to be put below our bigining to dig that is to say filling behind next to the wall would not take what are to be dug above but we shall be oblige to haul as we did on the other levils with...