Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Bottle and Beverage Supplies, 6 October 1814–February 1816

Notes on Bottle and Beverage Supplies

[6 Oct. 1814–Feb. 1816]

Juggs recd from R: Randolph

1814    
  large small
in Summer 12 61
Oct. 6. 84  33 
1815. Dec. 24. Census of bottles. glass quart bottles  950
quart jugs 50
pottle jugs 105  1210  qts
 
1816. Feb. recd from Capt Peyton 540
 
Ale. brewed. 7 casks of 30.   galls = 210 
1. do 60  60 
still to brew 10. b. malt  70  70 
340.   galls
cyder. bot of Massie 143.   galls
 of mrs Brand. Crab 44  187 
 of do common 93 
280 

MS (MHi); written entirely in TJ’s hand at multiple sittings on one side of a single sheet; partially dated.

b.: barrels. TJ paid Charles massie $25 and Fanny brand $28.50 for the abovementioned cider on 22 and 24 Dec. 1815, respectively (MB description begins James A. Bear Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton, eds., Jefferson’s Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767–1826, 1997, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series description ends , 2:1317).

1The entry relating to the receipt of 126 jugs from Richard Randolph was apparently added at some point after 6 Oct. 1814.

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