Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from John H. Craven, 5 June 1808

John H. Craven in account with Th: Jefferson

   Dr. £
1808. Jan. 1. To rent for 1807. now due 350– 0– 0
nail acct. from Aug. 11. to Dec. 19. 07. £1-7-11. 1– 7– 11
Apr. 22 To 1½ gallon clover seed 9– 0
351. 16. 11

   Cr. £ s d
By 66½ bushels of wheat @5/ 16– 15– 0
150. barrels corn @12/ 90– 0– 0
bacon. 111. ℔ @ 1/ 5– 11– 0
tallow 20¾ 1– 0– 9
potatoes 7½ bush. @ 4/6. 1– 13– 9
fodder 10,80S ℔ @4/ 21– 12– 0
tops & shucks 6– 0– 0
hauling 9– 17– 6
batteauing 10. bush. coal from the pits @ 22 2/2 & cost @ .16 1– 4– 9
2. cows. £8.8   2. mules £45 207–2–9 53. 8. 0
butter 179 ℔ @1/3 11– 3– 9
soap 12. ℔ @1/ 12– 0
wax 7½ ℔ @ 1/6 11– 3
beef 450 ℔ (in May 9– 7– 6
veal 83. ℔ @ 6d. 2– 1– 6
wheat for Wm. Maddox 2– 2– 6
John Perry’s order 21– 0– 0
hire of 2 boys at brick yard @ 1/ per day each 51–3–6 4– 5– 0
Dinsmore. butter 45½ ℔ @ 1/3 2– 16– 10½
beef. 297 ℔ in July. Oct: Nov. @ 30/ per Cwt. 4– 4– 7
 315. ℔ in Dec. & Feb. @ 4d½ 5– 17– 8
veal 44. ℔ @ 6d. 1– 2– 0
pork 1024. ℔ @ 42/ 21– 10– 0
potatoes. 8. bush. @ 4/ 1– 12– 0
cabbages. 75. @ 3d. 0– 18– 9
salt. 1½ bush. @ 38–13–4½ 0– 11– 6
error of addition 4–10
May 29. veal & butter. & June 2. butter £3–29–. batteauing £2–3–6 5–6–3
Balance due Th: Jefferson 49–6–3
June 5. 1808. Settled and agreed to 351–16–11

Th: Jefferson

John H Craven

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