Seed Order for James Madison, Sr., 26 March 1791
Seed Order for James Madison, Sr.
Philad March – 26 – 1791.
| 1 | Pint Early Charlton Peas | 1 | ||
| 1 | Quart Dw[a]rff Marrow Peas | 2 | ||
| 1 | Qt Ey french Beans | 1 – 6 | ||
| 1 | oz | Ey Battersea Cabbage | 2 – – | |
| ½ | oz | Large Late Cabbage | 9 | |
| ½ | oz | Green Savoy | 9 | |
| ¼ | oz | Best Caulyflower | 1 – 3 | |
| 1 | oz | Solid Cellery | 1 – 6 | |
| 1 | oz | Red Beet | 2 – – | |
| 1 | oz | Orrange Carrot | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | Parsnip | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | Salmon radish | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | Short roptly Ditto | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | Turnip | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | Black Spanesh radish | 9 | |
| 1 | oz | white Coss Lettuce | 2 – – | |
| 1 | oz | Silesia white Ditto | 2 – – | |
| 1 – | oz | 6 Sorts Lettuce large heads | 2 – – | |
| 1 | oz | white Onion seed | 1 – – | |
| 1 | oz | London Leek | 1 – – | |
| 1 | oz | Parsley seed | 9 | |
| 4. | oz. | Garden Cress seed | 3 | |
| one | Canvas Bagg | 1 – – | ||
| £. 1..10.. | 1 | |||
| a | Packet Flower seeds | |||
| 15 Peppers | ||||
Received in full George Morris2
Ms (Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.). In George Morris’s hand. Above the order JM wrote: “List of Seeds &c. sent for Col: James Madison to the care of F. Maury, Fredg.” On the verso JM’s father listed: “Spanish Shishé / Sensitive Plant / Miginette / Princes Feathers / Tricolor / 10 Week-stock / China Pink / Love lies Bleeding Amaranthus / Brumton Stock.”
1. An unrecognized symbol, possibly related to accounting methods, appears here on the Ms.
2. George Morris sold seeds in Philadelphia “at his garden between Market and Arch-streets, in Twelfth-street, or on Wednesdays and Saturdays opposite the Presbyterian meeting-house, South Market-street” (Philadelphia Dunlap’s Am. Daily Advertiser, 26 Mar. 1791).