At the time I wrote to Pougens at Paris for books for the library commee I wrote for some volumes of the Encyclopedie for myself, instructing him expressly not to blend the accounts, and to pack & address the books separately. he nevertheless packed them together & recieved paiment for the whole from mr Livingston, to wit 1866. ₶ for the committee & 535. ₶ for me. mr Livingston also paid the expences of package at Paris & freight to Havre 87₶—15—3 = 16.23 D my books occupied about half of one box at Havre 2. hampers of wine of mine were shipped with the 2. boxes of books. I paid all freight from Havre to Norfolk, duties & port charges at Norfolk, & freight to George town. I therefore settle the whole on the following principles.   1. Expences of package at Paris, freight to Havre, & duties at Norfolk are divided in proportion to prime cost, to wit, 1836: ₶ 535 ₶ 2. freight from Havre to Norfolk &, Georgetown is charged ⅓ to the commee and ⅔ to Th:J. the account then will stand thus.

The library committee in account with Th: Jefferson			Dr.	Cr.
				D	C
By paiment to Pougens for the books of Th:J. 535 ₶				98.	98
By proportion of 16.23 D freight from Paris to Havre & packages				3.	62
To paiments by Th:J.		freight from Havre to Norfolk	7.32
		do. Norfolk to George town	2.75
		duties at Norfolk	52.22
		bonds, permit drayage	.37
To check on bank US. for balance			39.94
			102.60	102.	60