Enclosure: James Wilkinson’s List of Seed and Grain Sent to Thomas Jefferson, 21 March 1824
Enclosure
James Wilkinson’s List of Seed and Grain Sent to Thomas Jefferson
Seed & Grain committed to the care of Mr Andrews For Mr Jefferson1
Chirimolla, Avocatē, Zapotē, & Mameē arboras tropical Fruits
Beans in great variety, call’d Frijol; & composg the chief aliment of the Natives.
Two kinds blue early Corn, 1 Red, 1 White Flour, & 2 white flint
Cantilope from „tierra Caliente„ plucked before ripe for this Market—I have seen neither Melons nor Oranges on this Plain & Figs rare & of an inferior quality
Large Pepper, a good salad the seeds being removed
Carrots 12 inchs in circumfce—Lentilles to be drilled 2 ft apart
Garravances, a favourite vegetable of the Potagé—
Small white Table Pea.—
Chilikiote a kind of Pumpkin used as Cucumber for ragouts when young & tender—When ripe the Entrails cleansed of the seed & [stewed?]2 with Syrup makes a sweet ma[té of?] this Country
Large White Cabbage, white3 Onion, Tomata, Beets, Lettuce, Artichoke, Radish, Parsly, Turnips—
J.W.
MS (DLC); mutilated; in an unidentified hand, with emendations, signature, and date by Wilkinson.
chirimolla, avocatē, zapotē, & mameē arboras: “cherimoya, avocado, sapote, and mamey trees.” tierra caliente: a region of Mexico west of Mexico City known for its hot climate. garravances: “chickpeas.” chilikiote: “chilacayóte.”
1. Word in Wilkinson’s hand.
2. Word in Wilkinson’s hand.
3. Word interlined by Wilkinson.
Index Entries
- Andrews, John; carries package search
- artichokes search
- avocados search
- beans; frijole search
- beets search
- cabbage; seed search
- cantaloupe (muskmelon; nutmeg melon) search
- carrots search
- cherimoyas search
- chickpea (garavance; garbanzo bean) search
- corn; seed sent to TJ search
- cucumbers search
- figs; in Mexico search
- food; artichokes search
- food; avocados search
- food; beets search
- food; cabbage search
- food; cantaloupe search
- food; carrots search
- food; cherimoyas search
- food; chickpeas search
- food; cucumbers search
- food; figs search
- food; frijole beans search
- food; lentils search
- food; lettuce search
- food; mameys search
- food; melons search
- food; onions search
- food; oranges search
- food; parsley search
- food; peas search
- food; peppers search
- food; pumpkins search
- food; radishes search
- food; sapotes search
- food; soup search
- food; stew search
- food; tomatoes search
- food; turnips search
- herbs; parsley search
- Indians, American; foods of search
- lentils; sent to TJ search
- lettuce; seeds search
- mameys search
- melons; cantaloupes search
- Mexico; seeds from search
- onions; seeds search
- oranges search
- parsley search
- peas; seeds sent to TJ search
- pepper; seeds sent to TJ search
- pumpkins; chilacayóte search
- radishes search
- sapotes search
- seeds; artichoke search
- seeds; avocado search
- seeds; bean search
- seeds; beet search
- seeds; cabbage search
- seeds; cantaloupe search
- seeds; carrot search
- seeds; cherimoya search
- seeds; chickpea search
- seeds; corn search
- seeds; lentil search
- seeds; lettuce search
- seeds; mamey search
- seeds; onion search
- seeds; parsley search
- seeds; pea search
- seeds; pepper search
- seeds; pumpkin search
- seeds; radish search
- seeds; sapote search
- seeds; sent to TJ search
- seeds; tomato search
- seeds; turnip search
- tomatoes; seeds search
- trees; fruit search
- turnips; seed search
- Wilkinson, James; sends seed and grain to TJ search