John Hemmings to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1821
From John Hemmings
Dec tusday 11th 21
sir
Plese to examon the boy befor he Leves hear that he starts right he must Carey the same mules a collar fore each and one Pair of tuge harnes all the rest of the things is at Poplar forest I shul be ready to Leave poplar forest on the 18th ate any rate I shud wish the boy to gite to popla forest on the 17th earley a noughf fore an earley starte the naxe day puting the architrave on the skey Light has made all the in provement amagenible I have fenish the roome all to a Little of the ser base which I shul geit Done in 2 days mour the boys is Dressing the shingels and the othar gobs be four me
John Hemings
RC (MHi); on ruled paper; endorsed by TJ as received 16 Dec. 1821 from Poplar Forest and so recorded in SJL.
A surbase (ser base) is “a border or moulding immediately above the base or lower panelling of a wainscoted room” ().
Index Entries
- building materials; shingles search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); as woodworker search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); letters from search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); travels to and from Poplar Forest search
- mules; sent to and from Poplar Forest search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); carpentry at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); dining room at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); mules sent to and from search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); skylight at search
- slaves; as carpenters search
- slaves; letters from search
- wood; shingles search