1To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been favord with yours of the 26th. Novemr. I would advise you to purchase One Still that will work 85 one of 45 and a Copper Kettle of Sixty Gallons. With these Stills and Boiler you may make from 70 too 80 Gallons of whisky ⅌ Week and feed 60 or 70 Hogs. The feeding that number of Hogs will be an object to you as it will save a considerable quantity of Indian Corn, from which...
2To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 20 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received a letter from Mr. Thomas Mitchell the Father of the young Gentleman who is the bearer of this, requesting that I would introduce his son to you, He wishes an appointment as a midshipman on board one of the frigates bound to the Medeteranian, I am well acquainted with his Father and Uncle Wm. Mitchell of Richmond, but the Young Gentleman is unknown to me; He appears a spritly...
3To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 14 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Soon after the Rect. of your favor of the 18th. May inclosing a drawing of an architrave frize & Cornice for my two fire places, I wrote you that the frize boards must be 5 f. 7 inches by 7½ inches in place of 5 f 4 I. by 6 I. as soon as they are ready & the composition ornaments are done be so good as to direct them to be ship’d to the care of either Gibson & Jefferson or Picket Pollard &...
4To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 6 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor incloseing a letter from Richd. Barry, an answer to which I have taken the liberty of incloseing herewith and must ask the favor of you to forward it to him, On the subject on which I consulted you when you were here I have much to say so that I believe that business must lay over ’til you come home and I can have a personal interview wth. you—It has always appear’d...
5To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 16 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I did not recieve the enclosed note of the gudgeons Wanted for my Mill from James Walker, in time to send it to you before you left home, You will very much oblige me by having them cast and sent to the care of Pickett Pollard & Johnston of Richmond, who will pay the freight, and if it is conveneint for you to pay for the castings, I will pay the amount to your order on demand I have just...
6George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 22 April 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you some parsnep seed which I think had better be sow’d pretty thick they do not look very well and can easily be thin’d if they come up better than I expect—I sow 200 feet each of parsnep and beet. 320 feet each salsafy and carrots and 400 feet cellery, all running measure in the rows, which is a very ample provision for my table and indeed more than sufficient, The small seed should...
7Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Proposed Agreement with the Directors of the Rivanna Company, [ca. 31 October 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the day of 1810. between Thomas Jefferson on the one part and George Divers E t c. Directors of the Rivanna company E t c on the other part all of the county of Albemarle witnesseth that Whereas by an act of General assembly passed in the year and intituled
8George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 17 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a Bushel & a haf of Timothy Seed which is all I have, it will not be wanted til September next— you express’d a wish some time ago for some of the monthly Rasp-berry which I now Send you. It was late last evening before I could dispatch your little boy. I therefore detain’d him ’til this morning— accept my thanks for the asparagus beans and the box for sowing clover seed which I am...
9George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I receiv’d the alpine strawberry plants sent by your Servant, for which accept my thanks. I send you seven pear s cions. they are small being ingrafted the last spring. two of them is a very good forward pear. the other five are of the best kinds that I have, would have sent you some slips, but I shall engraft Some for myself and shall think of you when I set about it, The Irish grass you...
10Subscription to Equip an Albemarle County Volunteer Company, [ca. 14 September 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
We promise to pay the sums respectively affixed to our names, for the purpose of equipping a volunteer company when raised from the County of Albemarle to offer their services to the president of the United States for twelve months, to perform such service as shall be assigned them by the Constituted Authorities Thomas Jefferson 50 . Peter Carr 25 –