Statement of Account with Thomas Carpenter, 21 December 1801
Statement of Account with Thomas Carpenter
Thomas Jefferson Esq.
| 1801 October 1st. |
To Thomas Carpenter | Dr: | |
| To Making a Surtout Coat & materials | $ 4.50 | ||
| 2⅞ yds Superfine Cloth @ 48/9 | 18.68 | ||
| 22 Steele Buttons and a Velvet Collar | 3.60 | ||
| 20 | To a Superfine blue Coat, Silk Sleeve Lynings Steele Buttons and a Velvet Collar |  |
23.75 |
| New Silk Sleeve Lynings to a Coat | 2— | ||
| Novr 9 | To Making Breeches and materials—5 pockets and pearl Buttons | |
4.12 |
| To Making a Water proof surtout—Silk Sleeve Lynings—steele Buttons & Velvet Collar— with apron |
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10.— | |
| Decr 21 | Putting an Apron to a Surtout Coat | 1.25 | |
| ½ yd blue Cloth | 3.25 | ||
| Putting a Collar to a Coat | 1.75 | ||
| Facing an under Waist & new Flannel Sleeves | 2.— | ||
| 74.90 | |||
| November 30th— For the Servants— | |||
| Making 5 Coats and materials with plated Buttons as before @ 34/3 | |
22.80 | |
| Making 5 Waistcoats & materials—plated Buttons 18/— | 12.— | ||
| Making 5 pr pantaloons & Do.—Strings & Do. 16/6 | 11.— | ||
| 9½ Yds Silver Lace @ 7/6 | 9.50 | ||
| 3½ Yds Crimson Cloth @ 40/ | 18.67 | ||
| 73.97 | |||
| $ 148.87 | |||
MS (ViU: Edgehill-Randolph Papers); in Carpenter’s hand, with figures in italics added by TJ; checkmarks, not shown above, probably added by TJ during a review of the account in John Barnes’s office; at foot of statement TJ ordered: “Mr. Barnes will be pleased to pay the above Th. Jefferson Jan. 15. 1802”; receipt acknowledging payment in full on 16 Jan. in Barnes’s hand, signed by Carpenter; endorsed by Barnes; endorsed by TJ.
According to his financial memoranda, TJ ordered payment by John Barnes to Carpenter, a Washington tailor, “for his bill 148.87” on 15 Jan. 1802 (, 2:1063). A previous account with Carpenter is printed at 1 July 1801.