List of 1812 Tobacco Crop Sold to Samuel J. Harrison, with Thomas Jefferson’s Notes, [after 19 March 1813]
List of 1812 Tobacco Crop Sold to Samuel J. Harrison, with Thomas Jefferson’s Notes
Thomas Jefferson
No | 701–170–1340 | |
702–170–1344 | ||
703–170–1404 | ||
788 1–170–1354 | ||
789–170–1330 | ||
705–170–1050 | ||
706–170–1300 | ||
985–170–1412 | ||
986–170–1212 | ||
987–170–1276 | ||
988–170–1358 | stemmed2 | |
989–170–1051 | ||
990 3–170–1397 | ||
168184 |
[Note by TJ in left margin:]
16818 | ||
1358 | stemmed | |
15460 | leaf @ 6.D | 927.60 |
1358 | ||
1500 | ||
944 | ||
3802. | stemmed @ 5.D | 190.10 |
1117.70 |
[Note by TJ on verso:]
Tobacco of 1812. sold to Saml J. Harrison
to wit | 13. | hhds leaf 15,542. | @ | 7.D = 932.52 D |
3. | hhds stemmd | @ | 5 D |
MS (ViU: TJP-ER); written on a scrap in an unidentified hand, with additions in TJ’s hand as indicated; undated, but evidently compiled after Harrison reported to TJ on 19 Mar. 1813 that Jeremiah A. Goodman had thus far sent in only five hogsheads of TJ’s 1812 tobacco crop; endorsed by TJ: “Harrison Saml J.”
George Cabell’s blackwater tobacco warehouse was located in Lynchburg.
The earlier negotiations for the sale of the 1812 Poplar Forest tobacco crop are documented in Harrison to TJ, 25 Dec. 1812, 17 Jan., 14 Feb. 1813; TJ to Harrison, 7, 31 Jan., 7 Mar. 1813; TJ to Goodman, 5 Feb. 1813; , 2:1287.
1. Reworked from “704.”
2. Word added by TJ.
3. Reworked from “980.”
4. The correct sum is 16,828.