1To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 24 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
[Your favor of the] 20th I recived and shall not set off [until the] arrival of the next maile. I have [made an] experiment in fenceing by diging a [ditch feet] wide and makeing the fence upon the ba[nk whic]h makes a very Good fence And do not take neare as many railes it saves 6 railes out of every pannel (as a fence made with short pieces in your new plan on the bank of the ditch with 7...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
6th.. I received and inclose to you the [wool] which you desire me to send you (it is from your old Breed of sheep. We are ingaged in Geting fence rails on the high Montain we have to haul them down the Mountain on the axen tree of the four wheels. After we inclose the fields now about it will turn of our stock from the house So far that I think it would be best if we could inclose a large...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 26 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 24th. I recived. Thare is or will be some further expence which we shall be oblge to be out. we shall need summer beef and some Cows for Giving milk I think it will be much cheper to make all the butter the house will require than to buy it in that case we shall be oblge to purchase cows: as well as summer and fall beefs. I think it will require 10 milk cows for the use of the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 19 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Sence writeing my last letter to you I have made some ingagements which I wish to inform you I think I mentioned I expected to ingage beef at 4d ½ the pound. I have ingaged one at 4d the pound and the man who I ingage of Delivers it when you arrive at Monticello. we Judge it will way about 500 pounds. Also one other ingagement for 3000 pounds of very Good fodder which I now have in one of the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 12 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 8th.. I this day received have Also received seven hundred Dillers from Mr. Jefferson of Richmond which will nearly discharge all our debs I will place heare all the debs that are yet owing we filled the ice house Last week in two days with 6 waggons the first day and 8 the second. Johnson Row for hauling ice two days £ 2. 0.0 Richard Johnson for hauling two days 2. 0.0 Anderson...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 29 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Just receivd yours of the 26th. I am sorry I did not send you the aspens you wrote for as davy had set of the day before I receved yours desireing me to send them. I had some time past Killed Seveal dogs of the Nigroes but thare is 2 or 3. yet remaining which I will Certainly Kill to morrow I should think sir we had better aime to make a large Crop of flax as well as Cotten. if one...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 21 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy sets out this morning. inclosed is Mr. Nathaniel H Hooe’s letter respecting the run away. I send it on to you that you may no in what maner to poceed. I paid no expence about nothing that Conserned the fellow. he is at present heare at work with the other hands but he is not worth neare as much for a labourer as either of the other hands as he is a Negroe of a bad disposition. However if...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 15 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yours with 305 D. I have given Mr. Higinbotham a draft on you for the amount of 50 barrils corn at 9/6. the barril which is the corn I Get of Pace we are Going on fast as posible with the Garden I shall Get 120 f. of the wall filld in thre days more which will make nearly half way.— of the Last levil if we have open weather I think we can nearly Get done the Garden by Febuary.—I...
9To 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...
10To 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...