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Enclosure: Alexander Garrett’s Account for the University of Virginia, 30 March 1822, enclosure no. 1 in University of Virginia Board of Visitors Report to Literary Fund President and Directors, 7 October 1822

Enclosure

Alexander Garrett’s Account with the University of Virginia

DR.			THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, in account with ALEXANDER GARRETT, Bursar.											CR.

1821—	November	27,		To	Alexander Spinks,	(Draft,)	$ 85	00	1821—	November	27,	By	balance reported in the treasury this date,	$ 447	84
		〃			Thomas Jones,	do	10	00		December	3,		Check on Bank Virginia, approved by Tho. Jefferson,	1,050	00
		〃			H. Harden,	do	62	84		〃	〃		do Farmers’ Bank Virginia, do	1,251	23
		30,			Martin Moore,	do	112	54	1822—	February	5,		John H. Cocke paid in Bank Virginia 4 inst. subs.	250	00
		〃			Angus McKay,	do	10	00		〃	21,		Check on Literary Fund, part donation of State due 1st January, 1822, approved 20th January by Tho. Jefferson,	8,000	00
		〃			Jesse Garth,	do	74	92			〃		Check on bank Virginia, approved by T. Jefferson, favour Bursar, and received at bank 26th, per letter cashier,	12,000	00
	December	6,			William Garth,	do	288	35		March	11,		Check on bank Virginia favour Bursar, approved by Tho. Jefferson, and received at bank 14th, per letter cashier,	3,450	00
		15,			John Nielson,	do	300	00			〃		By do. on Farmers’ bank of Va. do.	3,450	00
		〃			Dinsmore & Perry,	do	400	00			30,		A. S. Brockenbrough, Proctor for Jno. Goss, sub.	100	00
		24,			James Oldham,	do	14	25			〃		Same for Bernard Peyton, do	15	81
		25,			Negroe Jack,	do	1	00			〃		Same for Charles Brown, do	35	00
		28,			Philip Coiner,	do	13	37½			〃		Same for John Pollock, do	50	00
		〃			Nelson Barksdale,	do	1,000	00			〃		Same for George Pickett, do	37	00
		31,			Richard Mare,	do	41	26			〃		Same for John Coalter, do	25	00
		〃			Peck & Crawford,	do	158	74
1822—	January	11,			Negroe Sandy,	do	1	00
		〃			George Coiner,	do	21	62½
	February	4,			A. Galt,	do	2	16
		5,			James Leitch,	do	234	47
		〃			Jesse Garth,	do	52	80
		21,			Thomas Draffen,	do	42	06
		〃			Johnson Mitchell,	do	13	00
		〃			Dick & Ned,	do	6	75
		〃			John Rodes,	do	264	59
		〃			Johnson Rowe,	do	56	00
		〃			John Herren,	do	143	50
		〃			Nathan Herren,	do	14	75
		〃			John Winn,	do	1179	63
		〃			John Winn,	do	4	65
		〃			Peter Minor,	do	105	00
		〃			Jesse Garth,	do	98	44
		〃			Hugh Glenn,	do	390	31
		〃			John Lee,	do	37	25
		〃			Andrew McKay,	do	164	45
		〃			Henry Sprance,	do	52	50
		〃			William B. Philips,	do	66	94
		〃			Andrew McKee,	do	124	99
		〃			John M. Perry,	do	500	00
		〃			Samuel Mahanes,	do	17	50
		〃			George W. Knisolving,	do	100	00
		〃			John Black	do	56	00
		〃			Wolf & Raphael,	do	354	65
		〃			Daniel Davis,	do	5	50
		〃			Paul Negres,	do	36	00
		〃			King Farro,	do	6	00
		〃			Wolf & Raphael,	do	476	92
		〃			Charles Bankhead,	do	45	00
		〃			Uriah Leonard,	do	50	00
		〃			Giacomo Raggi,	do	11	00
		〃			Same,	do	13	00
		〃			Hugh Paul,	do	9	00
		〃			Jane Bishop,	do	9	00
		〃			John Laurence,	do	18	70
		〃			Joseph Brand,	do	60	00
		〃			Erasmus McSparrow,	do	6	25
		〃			Jesse Garth,	do	41	16
		〃			Joseph Pitt & Sons,	do	50	75
		〃			Michael Croan,	do	52	50
		〃			Uriah Leonard,	do	15	00
		〃			Batail Reynolds,	do	20	00
		〃			Uriah Leonard,	do1	20	00
		〃			Same,	do	5	00
		〃			Reuben Sandridge,	do	6	75
		〃			N. Basset & Co.	do	22	00
		〃			Charles Spencer,	do	16	38
		〃			James Madison,	do	11	50
		〃			Luther M. George,	do	6	20
		〃			Solomon Ballew,	do	5	00
		〃			David Isaacs,	do	3	00
		〃			John Pollock,	do	9	46
		〃			Matthew W. Maury,	do	50	00
		〃			William B. Philips,	do	359	82
		〃			John Vowles,	do	60	00
		〃			James Oldham,	do	43	71
		〃			Jesse Garth,	do	185	71
		〃			George W. Spooner,	do	100	00
		22,			Thomas Pickering,	do	43	75
		〃			Joseph Pitt & Son,	do	77	72
		〃			Alexander Heiskell,	do	579	35
		〃			Same,	do	134	34
		〃			Nelson Barksdale,	do	130	52
		〃			William Huntington,	do	347	32
		〃			John H. Wood,	do	2	00
		〃			C. P. & J. H. McKennies,	do	11	12½
		〃			David Gabbart,	do	6	90
		〃			Joseph Antrim,	do	60	00
		〃			Blackford, Arthur & Co.	do	301	93
		〃			John M. Perry,	do	50	00
		〃			John Harrow,	do	100	00
		〃			N. Snead,	do	26	54
		25,			Paul Negrin,	do	36	00
		〃			Chapman Johnson,	do	54	00
		〃			Kelly & Norris,	do	14	38
		〃			John M. Perry,	do	235	75
		〃			Richard Ware,	do	110	74
		〃			Joseph Antrim,	do	112	00
		〃			Peck & Crawford,	do	150	00
		〃			A. S. Brockenbrough,	do	3,475	00
		〃			Hugh Paul,	do	128	00
		26,			Jesse Garth,	do	38	72
		〃			John M. Perry, in part, $1,534 70	do	300	00
	March	4,			Uriah Leonard,	do	20	00
		〃			John M. Perry, balance,	do	1,234	70
		〃			Same,	do	1,589	51
		〃			James Dinsmore,	do	554	52
		〃			Same,	do	523	60
		〃			William Wood,	do	9	57
		〃			Joseph Antrim,	do	1,000	00
		〃			Same,	do	300	00
		〃			Mrs. Maupin,	do	18	60
		5,			Joseph Antrim,	do	200	00
		〃			Smith & Neil,	do	200	00
		6,			William Huntington,	do	363	24
		〃			Nathaniel Terry,	do	68	12½
		〃			M. F. Crawford,	do	211	25
		〃			John R. Jones,	do	79	36
		〃			John Neilson,	do	500	00
		〃			James Oldham,	do	200	00
		7,			George Spooner,	do	726	85
		〃			Dabney Cosby,	do2	500	00
		〃			Jesse Dold,	do	37	35
		〃			Peck & Crawford,	do	100	00
		〃			A. Holly,	do	23	34
		8,			Erasmus McSparrow,	do	15	27
		〃			Joseph Pitt & Son,	do	58	34
		〃			John Harrow,	do	190	68
		〃			Randal McAllister,	do	30	00
		〃			Angus McKay	do	30	00
		〃			Paul Negrin,	do	14	00
		11,			Twyman Wayt,	do	60	70
		〃			Dick, Ned and Sam,	do	8	00
		〃			Lyman Bramham,	do	22	32
		〃			Same,	do	13	80
		〃			Charles Harper,	do	150	00
		〃			Nelson Barksdale,	do	336	58
		〃			G. Raggi,	do	1125	42
		〃			Richard Price,	do	60	75
		16,			Alexander Heiskill,	do	362	69
		〃			Robert McCullock,	do	27	45
		〃			Same,	do	12	19
		〃			Thomas Draffen,	do	338	96
		〃			George Wolf,	do	25	75
		〃			Robert Gentry,	do	50	75
		〃			John Vowles,	do	75	00
		18,			M. Harden,	do	43	60
		19,			John Gorman,	do	147	00
		〃			Erasmus McSparrow,	do	9	68
		20,			Samuel Leetch,	do	103	52
		27,			Thomas Draffen,	do	100	00
		〃			Same,	do	28	87½
		〃			Joel Sheflett,	do	55	11
		28,			C. P. & J. H. McKennies,	do	6	00
		30,			John M. Perry,	do	60	00
		〃			N. Bramham,	do	40	00
		〃			Bernard Peyton,	do	15	81
		〃			William Huntington,	do	35	00
		〃			John Pollock,	do	50	00
		〃			Jo. Van-Lew, & Co.	do	62	50
		〃			Alex. Garrett,	do	42	37
		〃			Bursar his salary of one per cent. on $ 27,301 81½		273	00
		〃		To balance remaining in treasury this date,			2587	06½

							$ 30,161	883						$ 30,161	88

The foregoing is an account of the receipts and disbursements of money by the Bursar of the University of Virginia from the 27th day of November, 1821, to the 30th day of March, 1822, inclusive, showing a balance remaining in the treasury on the last mentioned date, of two thousand five hundred and eighty-seven dollars six and a half cents: all of which is respectfully reported to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, this 30th day of March, 1822.

ALEX: GARRETT, Bursar
University of Virginia.

Extract from the proceedings of the Board of Visitors.

Resolved, That the examination and report of the accounts of the Bursar of the University of Virginia, from the 1st of October 1820, to the 31st of March, 1821, and from the 31st of March, 1821, to the 27th of November, 1821, made by John H. Cocke, at the request of the Rector, by his letter of the 1st of December, 1821, be hereby ratified as done under authority of this board, and that the said John H. Cocke be, and he is hereby appointed to examine and verify the accounts of the said Bursar, from the 27th of November, 1821, to this date, and make report thereof to this board.

In obedience to a resolution of the Board of Visitors of this date, I have proceeded to examine the foregoing accounts, commencing the 27th of November, 1821, and ending the 30th of March, 1822, and find all the items supported by proper vouchers.

JOHN H. COCKE.

October 7, 1822.

Printed in Report and Documents for 1822 description begins Report and Documents respecting the University of Virginia, Richmond, 1823, containing a 7 Oct. 1822 report by the Board of Visitors and supporting documents description ends , 6–11; with page numbers, internal headings, and running totals at breaks of pages editorially omitted. Also enclosed in TJ to James Pleasants, 23 Dec. 1822.

richard mare: Richard Ware. henry sprance: Henry Sprouce. george w. knisolving: George W. Kinsolving. paul negres: Paul Negrin. king farro: King Farow. john laurence: John Lawrence. erasmus mcsparrow: Erasmus S. McSparran. a. holly: Abraham Hawley. lyman bramham: Lyman Burnham.

A missing letter from TJ to Garrett of 11 Oct. 1822 is recorded in SJL.

1. Word, at top of new page, editorially changed from “(Draft,).”

2. Word, at top of new page, editorially changed from “(Draft,).”

3. Here and in adjacent column, totals editorially shifted to the left to fall beneath horizontal rules.

Index Entries

Antrim, Joseph; and plastering at Central College–University of Virginia search
Ballew, Solomon; and University of Virginia search
Bankhead, Charles Lewis (Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead’s husband); hires out slaves to University of Virginia search
Bank of Virginia (Richmond); and University of Virginia search
Barksdale, Nelson; and University of Virginia search
Bassett & Company (firm); and University of Virginia search
Bishop, Jane; and University of Virginia search
Black, John; and University of Virginia search
Blackford, Arthur & Company (Shenandoah Co. firm); and University of Virginia search
Bramham, Nimrod; and University of Virginia search
Brand, Joseph (d.1826); and University of Virginia search
Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; and University of Virginia search
Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
Brown, Charles (1783–1879); and Central College subscription search
Burnham, Lyman; and University of Virginia search
C. P. & J. H. McKennie (firm); and University of Virginia search
Central College; inspection and settlement of accounts of search
Coalter, John; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); and inspection of Central College and University of Virginia accounts search
Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
Coiner, George; and University of Virginia search
Coiner, Philip; and University of Virginia search
Cosby, Dabney; as brick mason for University of Virginia search
Crawford, Malcolm F.; as builder for University of Virginia search
Croan, Michael; and University of Virginia search
Davis, Daniel; and University of Virginia search
Dick (African American); and University of Virginia search
Dinsmore, James; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
Dinsmore & Perry (Albemarle Co. firm); as builders for University of Virginia search
Dold, Jesse; and University of Virginia search
Draffen, Thomas; and University of Virginia search
Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); and University of Virginia search
Farow, King; and University of Virginia search
Gabbert, David; and University of Virginia search
Galt, Alexander; and University of Virginia search
Garrett, Alexander; and University of Virginia search
Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
Garrett, Alexander; letter to accounted for search
Garth, Jesse; and University of Virginia search
Garth, William; and University of Virginia search
Gentry, Robert; and University of Virginia search
George, Luther M.; and University of Virginia search
Glenn, Hugh; and University of Virginia search
Gorman, John; and University of Virginia search
Goss, John; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
Harden, M.; and University of Virginia search
Hardin, Hackney; and University of Virginia search
Harper, Charles; and University of Virginia search
Harrow, John; and University of Virginia search
Hawley, Abraham; and University of Virginia search
Heiskell, Alexander St. Clair; and University of Virginia search
Herron, John; as overseer at University of Virginia search
Herron, Nathan; and University of Virginia search
Huntington, William; and University of Virginia search
Isaacs, David; and University of Virginia search
Jack (African American); and University of Virginia search
Johnson, Chapman; and University of Virginia search
John Van Lew & Company (Richmond firm); and University of Virginia search
Jones, John R.; and University of Virginia search
Jones, Thomas; and University of Virginia search
Joseph Pitt & Sons (firm); and University of Virginia search
Kelly & Norris (Charlottesville firm); and University of Virginia search
Kinsolving, George Washington; and University of Virginia search
Lawrence, John; and University of Virginia search
Lee, John; and University of Virginia search
Leitch, James; and University of Virginia search
Leitch, Samuel (1790–1870); and University of Virginia search
Leonard, Uriah; and University of Virginia search
Leonard, Uriah; as blacksmith at University of Virginia search
Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
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Madison, James (1751–1836); and University of Virginia search
Mahanes, Samuel; and University of Virginia search
Maupin, Mrs.; and University of Virginia search
Maury, Matthew W.; and University of Virginia search
McAllister, Randall; and University of Virginia search
McCulloch, Robert; and University of Virginia search
McKay, Andrew; and University of Virginia search
McKay (MKay), Angus; and University of Virginia search
McKee, Andrew; and University of Virginia search
McSparran, Erasmus; and University of Virginia search
Minor, Peter; and University of Virginia search
Mitchell, Johnson; and University of Virginia search
Moore, Martin; and University of Virginia search
Ned (African American); and University of Virginia search
Negrin, Paul; and University of Virginia search
Neilson (Nelson), John; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
Oldham, James; as builder for University of Virginia search
Paul, Hugh; and University of Virginia search
Peck & Crawford (firm); and University of Virginia search
Perry, John M.; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
Peyton, Bernard; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
Peyton, Bernard; and University of Virginia search
Phillips, William B.; as brick mason for University of Virginia search
Pickering, Thomas; as builder for University of Virginia search
Pickett, George C.; and Central College subscription search
Pollock, John; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
Pollock, John; and University of Virginia search
Price, Richard (of Milton); and University of Virginia search
Raggi, Giacomo; as stonecutter at University of Virginia search
Reynolds, Battail (Batail); and University of Virginia search
Rodes, John; and University of Virginia search
Rowe, Johnson; and University of Virginia search
Sam (African American); and University of Virginia search
Sandridge, Reubin (Reuben); and University of Virginia search
Sandy (African American); and University of Virginia search
Shiflett, Joel; and University of Virginia search
Smith & Neil (firm); and University of Virginia search
Snead, Nicholas; and University of Virginia search
Spencer, Charles; and University of Virginia search
Spinks (Sprinks), Alexander; and University of Virginia search
Spooner, George Wilson; as builder for University of Virginia search
Sprouce, Henry; and University of Virginia search
Terry, Nathaniel; and University of Virginia search
Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; Alexander Garrett’s Account with the University of Virginia search
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Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; inspection and settlement of accounts of search
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Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; building costs search
Vowles, John; and University of Virginia search
Ware, Richard; as carpenter for University of Virginia search
Wayt, Twyman; and University of Virginia search
Winn, John (d.1837); and University of Virginia search
Wolfe, George; and University of Virginia search
Wolfe & Raphael (Charlottesville firm); and University of Virginia search
Wood, John Henry; and University of Virginia search
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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Enclosure: Alexander Garrett’s Account for the University of Virginia, 30 March 1822, enclosure no. 1 in University of Virginia Board of Visitors Report to Literary Fund President and Directors, 7 October 1822
Authors: Garrett, Alexander
Cocke, John Hartwell
Recipient: University of Virginia Board of Visitors
Date: March–October 1822

Reference

Cite as: “Enclosure: Alexander Garrett’s Account for the University of Virginia, 30 March 1822, enclosure no. 1 in University of Virginia Board of Visitors Report to Literary Fund President and Directors, 7 October 1822,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-19-02-0032-0002. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 19, 16 September 1822 to 30 June 1823, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022, pp. 46–52.]