Order on John Barnes, 30 November 1801 [document added in digital edition]
Order on John Barnes
Nov. 30. 1801.
Mr. Barnes
Pay to mr LeMaire or order one hundred & eight dollars seventy five cents for value recieved on account of Sir
Your humble servt.
Th: Jefferson
108.75 D = £40–15–6½
RC (RR Auction, 14 Feb. 2024, lot 5); at foot of text: “Mr. John Barnes”; endorsed by Barnes; receipt for payment signed by Étienne Lemaire.
According to TJ’s financial memoranda, this payment was for Lemaire’s provision accounts for 22-28 Nov., which included provisions, stores, fuel, and miscellaneous items (, 2:1059).