Statement of Account with George Andrews, 22 February 1803
Statement of Account with George Andrews
[on or before 22 Feb. 1803]
1803 Februy. The President of the United States to George Andrews
| Dr | |||||
| s | d | ||||
| [lo] 73 | Setts of Corinthian frieze ornaments | @ 4s/10d ⅌ | £17 | 12 | 10 |
| 130 | pair of Scrolls for Corinthian Blocks | a 5 ⅌ | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 130 | leaves for Do | a 4½ ⅌ | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 104 | lenths of large egg & dart moulding | a 10 ⅌ lenth | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 200 | lenths of oyer moulding | a 7 ⅌ d | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | ox Sculls | a 1/6 ⅌ | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | round pattras | a 1/4 ⅌ | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 130 | Small pattras | a 3½ | 1 | 17 | 11 |
| 1 | large pattra | 0 | 1 | 10½ | |
| do | a frieze ornament for a Chimney piece | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Cash | Paid for turning 130 Nuckles for Blocks | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| £42 | 7 | 2½ | |||
| Credit for Cash Recd on acct | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 87.96 = | £32 | 19 | 8½ | ||
MS (ViU); partially dated; in George Andrews’s hand, with figures in italics in TJ’s hand; endorsed at foot of text by TJ: “Feb. 22. 1803. gave order J. Barnes.”
Andrews was making composition ornaments and pateras for interior decorative work at Monticello (TJ to James Dinsmore, 1 Dec. 1802; Notes on Composition Ornaments, 17 Mch. 1803). According to TJ’s financial records, on 21 Feb. he gave Andrews an order on John Barnes for $87.96 for “composition ornaments in architect” (, 2:1092).