Thomas Jefferson’s Transactions with James Leitch, 12 December 1821–12 September 1822

Transactions with James Leitch

[Leitch Daybook description begins MS daybook of Charlottesville merchant James Leitch, 2 Mar. 1820–8 May 1823, ViCMRL, on deposit ViU, bound volume with ruled paper, in a clerk’s hand description ends , p. 341, 12 Dec. 1821:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		½ doz Cut Glass Tumblers		$4½	2	25
		1 〃〃 Wine Glasses		$4½	4	50
		45lbs Bar Iron		6d	3	75	10.50

[p. 342, 15 Dec. 1821:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		9. 4 Paint Blankets		17/3	25	88
		11. large Striped Blankets		16/6	30	25
		1. Bolt. Say 144 yds German Oznaburgs		@ 23cts	33	12
		2 〃 Say 299 〃〃〃		@ 25cts	74	75
		8lbs Oznaburg thread		7/6	10
		4 Papers Needles 1s/6. 41lbs Iron		6d	4	42
		6 Liverpool China Covered dishes		12s/–	12		190.42

[p. 343, 17 Dec. 1821:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Burrel
		1 Large L China Pitcher		7/6	1	25
		2 Small 〃 do. 〃		4/6	1	50	2.75
		4 ℔s Shot 1/ 1 ℔ D. Gun powder ⅌ Order		5/3			1 55

[p. 344, 20 Dec. 1821:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order E. Bacon
		2 Gallons whiskey		4/6			1.50

[p. 348, 31 Dec. 1821:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		2lb 8d Wt nails		1/1½			38

[p. 348, 2 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		213lb Iron		6d			17.75

[p. 349, 4 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Boy				1.25
		1m 2 Inch Sprigs1		7/6

[p. 350, 7 Jan. 1822:]
.50.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash
		Paid carriage for 2380lb from Richmond at 4/6			17	85
		ditto paid Edmund Meeks2 ⅌ Order			20

[p. 352, 11 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		5¼lb German Steel		1/6			1.31

[p. 353, 14 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		22lb German Steel 1/6. 75℔ Iron 6d					11.75

[p. 355, 17 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order3
		3¼ Gallon whiskey 4/6. 2 Gallons F. Brandy 16/6					7.94

[p. 356, 22 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ order E.B.
		13lb 10d Cutt nails		1/–			2.17

[p. 356, 22 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ order
		1 Box raisins 36/– 2lb Glue		2/6			6.84

[p. 358, 28 Jan. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		8lb 10d Cutt nails		1/–			1.34

[p. 362, 6 Feb. 1822:]
.76.	.50.	Cash Dr to Thomas Jefferson
		Received of him			38

[p. 363, 8 Feb. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		11 yds Blue forest Cloth		7/6	13	75
		3 〃 Brown holland 2/6. 2 Slips thread		1/6	1	75
		2 doz Gilt Buttons 3/– 2 doz horn do		9d	1	25
		1 Large Patent Pad lock		7/6	1	25
		10lb Candles		1/6	2	50	20.50

[p. 364, 11 Feb. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 Wire Sifter		6/–			1.

[p. 367, 16 Feb. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		3 yds fine Grey Cassimere		24/–	12
		2 〃 Brown holland		3/–	1
		4 hanks Silk 6d. 1 Stick Twist		6d		42
		1 Almanac	⅌ Self	9d		13	13.55

[p. 370, 23 Feb. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order Some time since
		1 Box Candles 37lbs		@ 1/6	9	25
		1 〃 for do		1/6		25	9.50

[p. 372, 28 Feb. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		2½ yd Mixd Blue Cassimere		24/–	10	4
		1 yd Brown Holld 3/6. 3 hanks Silk 6d. 3 do thread 3cts				93	10.93

[p. 374, 4 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Burrell
		3½ yds fine Irish linen		3/9			2.19

[p. 377, 6 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		30lb5 10d Cut nails 1/– 2lb 6d do do		1/1½			5.38

[p. 379, 13 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	At Reqt E Bacon
		21lb Plough Plates		6d			1.75

[p. 380, 14 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Burrell
		1 Vest Patern 12/– 2 yds Domestic		1/6	2	50
		1 hank Silk 6d. thread 4½				15	2.65

[p. 382, 18 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		12 ℔s Barr Lead		1/.	2
		1 paper ⅝ Inch Sprigs		2/6		42	2.42

[p. 383, 21 Mar. 1822:]
<51>	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash paid
		Carriage on Box from Richmond					.38

[p. 383, 22 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		6 yds Domestic Cloth		1/6			1.50

[p. 383, 22 Mar. 1822:]
.51.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash
		Lent him			50

[p. 384, 25 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Burrel
		4 yds Mixed Cassimere		12/.	8
		4 Skeins Silk 6d 1 Stick twist		6d		42
		6 〃 Thread 3cts 2 Skeins Silk		6d		35
		3 yds Brown Holland		3/6	1	75
		1½ doz Gilt Buttons 3/.				75
		4 yds Olive Manchester Cord		6/.	4		15 27

[p. 385, 25 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		6 Bottles Mustard 1/6 30 ℔s Cheese		1/.			6 50

[p. 385, 28 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		200 ℔s Barr Iron 6d			16	67
		15 〃 English Blistard Steel		1/.	2	50
		1 Keg English white Lead		36/.	6		25.17

[p. 386, 28 Mar. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		12 ℔s 8d Cutt Nails		1/.			2

[p. 386, 1 Apr. 1822:]
.51.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash
		paid E Bacon ⅌ Order			21

[p. 387, 1 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	at Request of Joseph
		31 ℔s Barr Iron		6d			2 58

[p. 388, 2 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ T. Pickering
		3 doz 2 Inch Screws		1/6			.75

[p. 389, 2 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		6 Liverpool China Chamber Pots		6/.			6

[p. 390, 4 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Sundries
		Cash paid in part your order to T. Pickering			10
.196.		Thomas Pickering for Bal of your order			12
					22

[p. 390, 5 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		1 Patent Pad Lock		6/.			1

[p. 391, 6 Apr. 1822:]
.51.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash
		Paid him			10

[p. 392, 10 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		12 ℔s 8d Cutt nails		1/	2
		5 〃 Green Coffee 2/6 32 ℔s Iron		6d	4	75	6 75

[p. 393, 15 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		45 ℔s Barr Iron		6d			3.75

[p. 394, 15 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		17 ℔s 10d Nails (Cutt)		1/.			2.84

[p. 394, 16 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mrs R
		2 yds Course Red flannel		3/.	1
		1 〃 6/4 fine Cambric		5/3		88
		1½ 〃 4/4 Domestic Cloth		2/.		50
		1 Large Liverpool China Soup Turean		27/.	4	50	6.88

[p. 394, 16 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		2 Stock Locks		6/.			2

[p. 394, 16 Apr. 1822:]
.76.	.51.	Cash Dr. to Thomas Jefferson
		Received of him in draft on B. Peyton			120

[p. 395, 16 Apr. 1822:]
.51.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson Dr to Cash
		Paid him			17

[p. 397, 23 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		2 ℔s 8d Cutt nails		1/.			34

[p. 399, 28 Apr. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mr Gorman
		3 ℔s Duponts Gunpowder		4/6			2.25

[p. 400, 2 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		17 ℔s 10d Cutt nails		1/.			2 84.

[p. 401, 3 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		25 ℔s Brown Sugar		1/.			4.17

[p. 401, 4 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		2 yds Canton Crape		6/.	2
		2 doz Pearl Buttons		3/.	1
		4 Oz. Thread No 24.		2/3	1	50
		1 ℔ Gunpowder ⅌ Mr J. Gorman		4/6		75.
		Merchandise furnished J. Hemings ⅌ Order			12		17.25

[p. 402, 6 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		1 Pat Buff Marsails Vesting		7/6	1	25.
		2 yds fine Steam Loom Shirting		3/.	1
		2 hanks Silk 6d 2 hanks Thread		3cts		23
		3 yds Ticking 4/6. 3 yds Dark Calico		2/6	3	50	5.98

[p. 404, 7 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ John Gorman
		2 ℔s Duponts Gun powder		4/6			1.50

[p. 404, 7 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mr Bacon
		4 ℔s 8d Cutt Nails 1/. 4 ℔s 8d Wt Nails		1/1½			1.42

[p. 405, 8 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mrs R.
		½ Ps Black Canton Crape		$16	8
		1 Pr Beaver Gloves 3/9. 2 Skeins Silk		6d		80	8.80

[p. 411, 20 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order E Bacon
		1 Pr Sheep Shears		3/.			50

[p. 413, 28 May 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	At Reqst of E Bacon
		1 Sack Salt		$6			6

[p. 415, 3 June 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		1 Parasol		$3			3

[p. 419, 8 June 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		10 ℔s 12d Cutt Nails		1/.			1.67

[p. 421, 14 June 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 Plain Iron 2/3 2 Skeins Silk		6d			54

[p. 426, 27 June 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		132 ℔s assorted Iron		6d			11

[p. 426, 27 June 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		28 Large Wool Hats		7/–	32	67
		12 Boys 〃〃		6/–	12	00	44.67

[p. 429, 1 July 1822:]
.101.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson To A. McKee
		For 1 Wool Hat		7/6	1	25

[p. 429, 2 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		4. Mens Wool Hats		7/–	4	67
		14½ yds Blue Cotton Cassimere		2/6	6	05
		4 yds 4/4 Domestic ⅌ Mrs Randolph		30cts	1	20
		2 Slips Black Thread		1/.		34
		4 doz Black Buttons		9d		50	12.76

[p. 431, 3 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Self
		70 yds Oznaburgs		23cts	16	10
		3 doz Buttons 9d 1 Pad Lock		1/6		63	16.73

[p. 431, 4 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 ℔. Oznaburg Thread		7/6			1.25

[p. 431, 4 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 Cast Steel Handsaw		13/6	2	25
		3 Pad Locks		1/6		75	3

[p. 433, 10 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		27 yds Dowlass		2/3.			10.13

[p. 433, 10 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 Phial Rheubarb		1/6		25
		2 Ozs Magnesia		1/.		34	59.

[p. 435, 13 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 doz Brass Top Gimblets		6/.	1
		1 Patent Pad Lock.		7/6	1	25	2.25.

[p. 435, 13 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		1 Wool. Hat.		6/.			1

[p. 435, 15 July 1822:]
.110.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson To John Pollock
		For 24 ℔s Leather ⅌ Mr E. Bacon		2/.	8

[p. 439, 27 July 1822:]
.188.	.76.	Thomas Jefferson To Bramham & Bibb
		For 1 Plain Iron. ⅌ Order Some time Since			1	88

[p. 439, 27 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		6 English Spades		8/3.			8.25

[p. 440, 29 July 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mrs Randolph
		30 yds Checked Domestic		25cts	7	50
		11 ℔s English Blistard Steel ⅌ Order		1/.	1	84	9.34

[p. 443, 31 July 1822:]
	76	Thomas Jefferson for Int on his acct			54	50

[p. 452, 10 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		2 doz Liverpool China Dinner plates		12/.	4
		1. Oz Nutmegs		3/–.		50
		2 Bottles Mustard		1/6		50	5

[p. 455, 15 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order of E. Bacon
		50 lbs. 10d Cutt Nails		1/.	8	34
		20 〃 20d 〃 do		14cts	2	80	11.14

[p. 455, 16 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		15 yds Oznaburgs		1/6	3	75
		1 lb Lampblack		1/6		25
		1 Pr, Shoe brushes		4/6		75	4.75

[p. 457, 19 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Jno Gorman
		½ ℔ Allum 1/. ½ ℔ Salt petre		3/–.		34
		½ 〃 Brimstone 1/. 2〃 Bees Wax.		2/6.		92	1.26

[p. 459, 23 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌. Mrs R
		18 yds long Cloth		3/–	9
		5 〃 Damask Table Cloth		12/–.	10
		27¾ 〃 Domestic Cloth		30cts	8	32	27.32

[p. 460, 27 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order of E. Bacon
		35 ℔s 10d Cutt Nails		1/–.	5	84
		20 〃 20d 〃〃		14cts	2	80	8.64

[p. 462, 31 Aug. 1822:]
	.76.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		1 Cast Steel Hand Saw.		12/.			2

[p. 464, 3 Sept. 1822:]
	.77.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ E. Bacon
		4 Handsaw files 1/. 2 Cross Cut Saw do 2/–					1.34

[p. 464, 4 Sept. 1822:]
	.77.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Mrs Randolph
		28¾ yds Waltham Shirting 6/4.		40cts	11	50
		9 〃 4/4 Chintz		3/6.	5	25
		29¾ 〃 Power Loom Shirting		2/9.	13	686
		2 pr Mens Shoes ea		15/.	5		35.43

[p. 467, 12 Sept. 1822:]
	.77.	Thomas Jefferson	⅌ Order
		500 ℔s Barr Iron		6d	41	67
		4 flat files (at Reqst Some time Since)		3/9.	2	50
		2. ½ Round C.S. files 〃 ea 3/. 4/6 & 5/3.			4	25	48.42

The Leitch Daybook description begins MS daybook of Charlottesville merchant James Leitch, 2 Mar. 1820–8 May 1823, ViCMRL, on deposit ViU, bound volume with ruled paper, in a clerk’s hand description ends in ViU, Leitch’s bookkeeping methods and frequently used abbreviations, and the methods by which the Editors present the above extracts detailing entries involving TJ are described above at 6 Mar. 1820 in an editorial note on Extracts from James Leitch’s Daybook.

burrel (Burrell): Burwell Colbert. d. gun powder: gunpowder from the factory of Eleuthère I. du Pont de Nemours. f. brandy: French brandy. forest cloth is a woolen fabric (OED description begins James A. H. Murray, J. A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, and others, eds., The Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., 1989, 20 vols. description ends ). joseph: Joseph Fossett. dowlass (dowlas): “a coarse kind of linen, much used in the 16th and 17th centuries” (OED description begins James A. H. Murray, J. A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, and others, eds., The Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., 1989, 20 vols. description ends ). c.s. files: probably cast steel files.

1. Manuscript: “Spigs.”

2. Manuscript: “Weeks.”

3. Manuscript: “⅌rder.”

4. Line interlined.

5. Manuscript: “30l.”

6. The correct figure is 13.64.

Index Entries

alcohol; brandy search
alcohol; whiskey search
almanacs search
alum; TJ purchases search
Bacon, Edmund; orders goods for TJ search
Bacon, Edmund; TJ pays search
beavers; and gloves search
beeswax; TJ purchases search
blankets; striped search
blankets; “paint” search
Bramham & Bibb (Charlottesville firm); TJ purchases tools from search
brandy; French search
brushes; shoe search
building materials; iron search
building materials; lead search
building materials; nails search
building materials; screws search
building materials; steel search
buttons search
calico search
cambric (textile) search
candles search
cheese; TJ orders search
chintz (textile) search
clothing; buttons search
clothing; gloves search
clothing; hats search
clothing; parasols search
clothing; patterns for search
clothing; shoes search
clothing; vests search
coffee; green search
Colbert, Burwell (TJ’s slave;1783–ca.1862; Critta Colbert’s husband); and goods for TJ search
cotton; damask search
dowlas (textile) search
du Pont de Nemours, Eleuthère Irénée; gunpowder of search
files (tools) search
flannel; TJ orders search
food; cheese search
food; mustard search
food; raisins search
Fossett, Joseph (Joe) (TJ’s slave; b.1780); and goods for TJ search
gimlets search
gloves search
glue; TJ orders search
Gorman, John; orders goods for TJ search
gunpowder; TJ purchases search
hats; TJ orders search
hats; wool search
Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); and goods for TJ search
holland (textile) search
household articles; alum search
household articles; beeswax search
household articles; blankets search
household articles; buttons search
household articles; candles search
household articles; chamber pots search
household articles; dishes search
household articles; glue search
household articles; lampblack search
household articles; locks search
household articles; needles search
household articles; padlocks search
household articles; pitchers search
household articles; plates search
household articles; shot search
household articles; sifters search
household articles; tablecloths search
household articles; thread search
household articles; tumblers search
household articles; tureens search
household articles; wineglasses search
iron; bar search
iron; purchased by TJ search
iron; tools search
Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; purchases from J. Leitch search
lampblack search
lead; bar search
lead; white search
leather; TJ buys search
Leitch, James; account with TJ search
Leitch, James; extracts from daybook of search
Leitch, James; makes payments for TJ search
Leitch, James; TJ orders goods from search
linen search
locks; padlocks search
locks; stock-lock search
looms search
machines; loom search
magnesium oxide (magnesia); TJ purchases search
McKee, Andrew; TJ buys hat from search
medicine; alum search
medicine; magnesium oxide (magnesia) search
medicine; rhubarb search
medicine; sulfur search
Meeks, Edmund; TJ pays search
mustard; purchased by TJ search
nails; purchased by TJ search
nails; sprigs search
nutmeg search
osnaburg (oznabrig, oznaburg); fabric search
osnaburg (oznabrig, oznaburg); thread search
parasols search
Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
Pickering, Thomas; and goods for TJ search
pitchers search
plows; plow plates search
Pollock, John; TJ purchases leather from search
raisins; TJ orders search
Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); purchases goods search
rhubarb; TJ purchases search
salt; TJ acquires search
saltpeter search
saws; crosscut search
saws; handsaws search
screws search
sheep; shears for search
shirting (textile) search
shoes; brushes for search
shoes; TJ’s search
shot; purchased by TJ search
sifters; wire search
silk; TJ orders search
slaves; errands by search
spades search
spices; nutmeg search
steel; blistered search
steel; German search
steel; purchased by TJ search
steel; tools search
sugar; brown search
sulfur; TJ purchases search
tablecloths search
textiles; calico search
textiles; cambric search
textiles; cassimere search
textiles; chintz search
textiles; crepe search
textiles; domestic search
textiles; dowlas search
textiles; flannel search
textiles; holland search
textiles; linen search
textiles; Manchester cord search
textiles; osnaburg search
textiles; plain cloth search
textiles; shirting search
textiles; silk search
textiles; ticking search
textiles; wool search
thread search
ticking (textile) search
tools; files search
tools; gimlets search
tools; handsaws search
tools; spades search
tools; steel search
tumblers (drinking vessels) search
whiskey; TJ orders search
wine; glasses for search
wool; forest cloth search

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Thomas Jefferson’s Transactions with James Leitch, 12 December 1821–12 September 1822
Author: Leitch, James
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: December 1821 – September 1822

Reference

Cite as: “Thomas Jefferson’s Transactions with James Leitch, 12 December 1821–12 September 1822,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-18-02-0039. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 18, 1 December 1821 to 15 September 1822, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, pp. 40–51.]

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