John Gorman to Thomas Jefferson, 30 August 1823
From John Gorman
August 30th 1823
the Above Ocot is made out By Mr Brakenbourg at the university prices as to thrimpstons I have maid him a tollarable good stone cutter and has found him since the June after he came to me likewise some cloaths and shoews
So you can make what reduction you think fit or to take what stone I have sent you in the rough
Your mot oblidgd and humble servant
Jno Gorman
RC (MHi); subjoined to enclosure; dateline at foot of text; endorsed twice by TJ, with his additional notation beneath one: “Acct for the Columns”; docketed by Arthur S. Brockenbrough (last two words in an unidentified hand): “Acct Thos Jefferson Esqr with John Gorman.”
Index Entries
- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; and TJ’s account with J. Gorman search
- building materials; stone search
- clothing; for slaves search
- clothing; shoes search
- Gorman, John; as stonecutter search
- Gorman, John; letters from search
- Gorman, John; TJ’s account with search
- Hern, Thrimston (Thrimson) (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1799); and J. Gorman search
- Hern, Thrimston (Thrimson) (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1799); clothes for search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with J. Gorman search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); columns at search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); West Portico search
- shoes; for slaves search
- slaves; clothing for search