1From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 20 August 1782 (Madison Papers)
market would reopen. Hence Randolph would sacrifice a future profit by selling tobacco in August 1782 in order to lend money to JM. Randolph’s tobacco was of more value because the Virginia crop in 1782 “was the shortest ever known” (
2Richard Peters to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia; crops in [index entry]
3Enclosure: Observations on Talavera Wheat by an Unidentified Gentleman, 20 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia; crops in [index entry]
4John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 19 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia; crops in [index entry]
5Benjamin Waterhouse to Thomas Jefferson, 8 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia; crops in [index entry]
6Thomas Jefferson to Richard Rush, [ca. 11 June 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia; crops in [index entry]