Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Monticello Cisterns and Columns and Possible Book Purchases, [ca. 14 June 1822–29 September 1824]

Notes on Monticello Cisterns and Columns and Possible Book Purchases

[ca. 14 June 1822–29 Sept. 1824]

Cistern No 3.
f I
June 14. 2–  1
June  22. r=1.04  2–  1.¾
23 2– 11
July  5 2–  6¼1
 
 Perry.
June  bricks
 20. 1400
 21 1400
 22 1400
 24
 
Philips’ 2. men.
July  10.  half day
11.  a day
12.2 2. oclock3

1822.  Aug. 30.   col. bricks 
Jerry Isaac
Aug. 30  525 500
500 500
31  500 500
 
Chisholm.
Cistern No 4.
Lewis worked 2½ day
viz. Aug. 21. 22. 232

Perry bricks. 1824.
<June 15.>  <300> <9>  <300>
<16.>  <300> <14.> <500>
<17.>  <300> <15.> <300>
<23.>  <200.>  Sep. 18.     400
<28.>  <300> 20    400
<29.>  <300>4 25.     300
<July 1.>  <300> 27.     300
 
<5.>  <300> 29.     400
<6.>  <300>
<7>   <300>
<8.>  <300>

Mo M

f  D D
5.33 217.30  (40.  say  50
2133
 4005
Gurney  1– 1–0
Grose  9–6
Collier  9
Jamieson  1– 0–0
Sinclair  1– 0–0
 3–19–6
Fonblanq.  1–15–0
abr. ca. eq.  2– 2–0
 3–17–0
Baxter  1–11–6
Cruden  1–11–6
Sheridan  0– 5–6
Mason  0– 6–0
 3–14–6
 3–17–
 3–19–6
11–11–
Oxf. & Camb.  4– 2
F.E.  4–19
 7– 7
12– 6
  £  D
say 25 =  111.
 12½ p.c.  14
125.D
 
   1– 11 –6
15
4–  4
3 
7–  7
3–  3
4 
2–  2
2–  2
16
2–  2
1– 15
1– 10
34–  7

MS (DLC: TJ Papers, 232:42099); written entirely in TJ’s hand on both sides of a small scrap.

mo m may stand for “Monticello mountain.”

The books and prices listed here probably relate to TJ’s preparation of recommendations to guide the reading of Francis Eppes and Nicholas P. Trist (TJ to Eppes, 9 Apr. 1822, and enclosure; TJ to Trist, 14 June 1822).

abr. ca. eq. was A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c. (London, 1732, and later eds.; Sowerby, description begins E. Millicent Sowerby, comp., Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 1952–59, 5 vols. description ends no. 1755). f.e.: Francis Eppes.

1Following six lines also on verso of TJ’s Notes on Bricks Needed for Monticello Columns and Cisterns, [by 13 May 1822], with heading there reading “common bricks brought” instead of “Perry.”

2TJ here canceled “a day.”

3Following five lines of text also on verso of TJ’s Notes on Bricks.

4TJ here interlined a calculation adding 1,008.47 to 23.85 to get 1,032.32.

5Remainder on verso.

Index Entries

  • A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c. (M. Bacon) search
  • A Treatise of Equity (Fonblanque) search
  • Bacon, Matthew; A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c. search
  • Baxter, Richard; writings of search
  • books; on philology search
  • books; on rhetoric search
  • books; price of search
  • building materials; bricks search
  • Chisholm, Hugh; and cisterns search
  • cisterns; at Monticello search
  • Collier, John; writings of search
  • Cruden, Alexander; writings of search
  • Eppes, Francis Wayles (TJ’s grandson); and legal education search
  • Fonblanque, John de Grenier; A Treatise of Equity search
  • Grose, Francis; writings of search
  • Gurney, Anna; writings of search
  • Isaac (TJ’s slave; b.1768); as wagoner search
  • Jamieson, John; writings of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Notes on Monticello Cisterns and Columns and Possible Book Purchases search
  • Jeremiah (Jerry) (TJ’s slave; b.1777); as wagoner search
  • law; books on search
  • Lewis (H. Chisholm’s slave) search
  • Mason, John (British author); writings of search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); cisterns at search
  • Perry, John M.; and bricks for Monticello search
  • Phillips, William B.; employees of search
  • philology; works on search
  • religion; works on search
  • rhetoric; books on search
  • Sheridan, Thomas; writings of search
  • Sinclair, Sir John; writings of search