19441To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 15 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By yours dated 8th. of this month you Mention I shall Receive another Remittance of a hundred dollers/ Mr. Craven being now about to start for Washington says if he can Get the hundred dollers thare it will Answer him and he Gives me the same heare on the 19th. of this month. which will be 2 or 3 weeks sooner than I should Receive it from you and, if it makes no difference with you to pay, Mr...
19442Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 4 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 24 July I recieved yesterday—it seems that the carpenters had not arrive at the date of your letter they left here that the last week and I imagin has arrive before this time. we have a serious time here of the horrid time prospect of a crop of corn. it is considerd by the people Genrally that all the raine that could fall would not make half a crop I consider the prospect fully...
19443Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
John sets off in the morning agreable to Your request Pearticulally examined his cart and have Put it in good condition and haveing no oats out gave him 2 bus ls corn for his mules.— after waiting untill the 7 day of this month say three days ago before I Purchased Corn at last had to give 14/. and should not have got at that Price but that the man was obliged to moove in a short time and he...
19444To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 29 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Truly sorry to inform you of our Misfortune of both looseing the Mill dam and the Canel brakeing by the fresh of last week about one third of the dam are Gone, I am in hopes we shall be able to Keep the mills at wirk by puting rocks in the sloose so as to throw the Water in the Canel, the dam broke in the same manner it did before leaving apart on each shore. I dont think Sir we shall...
19445To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 24 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed are Mr. Peytons and Koopers accounts. as for the meadow land. I should think sir it would be best to let Mr. Cravin Cleare as much of it as he would Because tending it first in Tobacco Cleansis the land Compleatly for the Timothy. The best of Judge’s prefer that Plan However you no best. I am at Present about the waist the waters made a Breach in the waist whare Mr. Perry put in the...
19446To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 8 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received yours of the 5th. inclosed with two hundred and sixty five dollers. I must inform You that we are very much in want of the 30 Dols. which Bishop Gave Brown on order on us for he says he must have the money Immediately. thirteen of our hands are at Mr. Randolphs. the rest is now Imployed Cuting our own Oats. we shall have a noble Crop of oats for the Quantity of Land we sowed....
19447Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
upon a close look at my ploughs I find the wood work of one requires to be made intirely new and I shall want it next week I want to set my ploughs agoing at any rate before I leave home I want to so a field of rye in August. I informed M r Randolph that I had a demand on him for money considering it best to give him time if his money was not ready his answer stron g ly insinueates that it...
19448To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 19 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by the Last maile several hundred small Ciants. which I think are Called Privey for makeing hedges. I suppose some Person sent them by the stage without Your noing it, and as I have no directions whare to plant them I send to you for directions whare to be planted, I have them Burried in the Ground at present. We are Going on with the Garden I have 430 feet. nearly done. (I have...
19449Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
upon the subjec of mooving I have really considerd untill my mind is much distresed. I am desireous to come to some understanding about it. my arraingments is such that it is very important that I should go if I can but if I cannot get of f in time this fall to escape the winters weather that I should waite untill spring or fall come yeare it is tharefore important that I should not be here...
19450Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
some few days since M r Randolph and myself had some conversation on the subjec of my moove and it so happened that I had informed him of my application to you to see if it could soot you in case that I could not so arrainge my affairs to get off in time whither I could be permitted to go on horse back myself and that your answer was Opposed to it unless a person of skill could be had during...