Thomas Jefferson to Henry Flood, 8 September 1813
To Henry Flood
Poplar Forest Sep. 8. 13.
Dear Sir
I am very much indebted to you for helping my cart on with the loan of a wheel. my people set out this morning and I hope will return it safe. but I must beg the additional favor of you to have their broken one repaired. I think there is a wheelwright at your neighbor Swiney’s. in the mean time they will have to ask quarters of you. according to present appearances I think I can get away on Saturday morning, ask a dinner of you, and a bed at mr Noah Flood’s. accept the assurance of my great esteem & respect.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); at foot of text: “Majr Henry Flood”; endorsed by TJ.
TJ actually left Poplar Forest on Sunday, 12 Sept. 1813, not saturday. He dined at Henry Flood’s tavern, where he settled an earlier account and paid $9.62½ “for having cart wheels mended” before traveling on to noah flood’s establishment (, 2:1293).
Index Entries
- Buckingham County, Va.; Flood’s ordinary search
- Flood, Henry; and TJ’s cart wheels search
- Flood, Henry; letters to search
- Flood’s ordinary (Buckingham Co.; proprietor Henry Flood) search
- Flood’s ordinary (Buckingham Co.; proprietor Noah Flood) search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ returns from search
- Swiney, Mr. search