John H. Cocke to Thomas Jefferson, 15 April 1823
From John H. Cocke
Bremo April 15, 1823
Dear Sir,
Thinking that fresh Shad wou’d be a rarity, I avail myself of an occasion1 I had of sending up to the University, to forward you a few of the first we have obtained this Season—
John H. Cocke
RC (CSmH: JF); endorsed by TJ. RC: top half of address cover only (MHi), with Dft of TJ to James Oldham, 16 Apr. 1823, on verso; bottom half of address cover only (DLC), with Dft of TJ to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, [16 Apr. 1823], on verso; addressed (trimmed): “Mr Jefferson M[on]ticello By Ralph with 4 Shad.”
Cocke wrote to Brockenbrough from Bremo on 14 Apr. 1823 that the next day he would be sending up to the university seven enslaved laborers to be hired out for molding and “bearing off bricks” for the Rotunda, and another to work under John Neilson (ViU: PP).
1. Word written over “opportunity,” erased.
Index Entries
- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
- building materials; bricks search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); and fish for TJ search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); hires out slaves to University of Virginia search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); letters from search
- fish; shad search
- food; shad search
- Neilson (Nelson), John; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- shad; given to TJ search
- slaves; work at Central College–University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; African Americans (free and enslaved) employed at search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; brick makers and brick masons at search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search