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 (, 2:1317).
1. The 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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