James H. McCulloch to Thomas Jefferson, 6 December 1819
From James H. McCulloch
Custom House Balto Collts Off’ Decr 6 1819
Dr Sir
An Invoice & bill of lading of wine oil &c, shipped to my address for your use, has been delivered this morning by the Brig Lady Monroe, from Marseilles; shipped as appears from his letter by Julius Oliver in place of Mr Cathalan lately deceased. I do not inclose the invoice as it may be wanted to ascertain the articles at delivery: but the amt is Frs 1069.77– duties, as estimated, D42.72–Frt &c 24.75 & some expences of drayage, storage &c yet unknown. The contents of invo are
| 6 boxes | 144 | bottles red wine | |
| 1 | 24 | Muscat & Vin cuit. | |
| 1 double cask muscat. | |||
| 3 boxes | 150 | Ledenon wine | |
| 1 | 18 | Vin cuit of Provence 6 bottles claret | |
| 1 | 24 | Sweet oil | |
| 1 | 108 | lbs macaroni | |
| 1 | 12 | bottles anchovies | |
| 1 | 50 | lbs raisins. | |
They will be forwarded as soon as you can favour me with directions for the purpose; & I shall remain as ever
Jas H McCulloch
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 13 Dec. 1819 and so recorded in SJL; with seemingly unrelated calculations by TJ on verso. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Patrick Gibson, 7 June 1820, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello near Charlotteville Virginia”; stamped; postmarked Baltimore, 6 Dec.
Index Entries
- anchovies search
- Cathalan, Stephen (Étienne) (1757–1819); and wine for TJ search
- claret (wine) search
- fish; anchovies search
- food; anchovies search
- food; macaroni search
- food; raisins search
- Lady Monroe (brig) search
- Lédenon, France; wine from search
- macaroni; sent to TJ search
- McCulloch, James Hugh (father of James H. McCulloh); and wine for TJ search
- McCulloch, James Hugh (father of James H. McCulloh); collector at Baltimore search
- McCulloch, James Hugh (father of James H. McCulloh); letters from search
- muscatel (wine) search
- oil; for TJ search
- oil; sweet search
- Oliver, Julius; and wine for TJ search
- raisins; sent to TJ search
- vin cuit (wine) search
- wine; claret search
- wine; muscatel search
- wine; of Lédenon search
- wine; sent to TJ search
- wine; vin cuit search