1To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, 6 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have it in contemplation to remove to the Louisiana country, and provided I thought myself qualified for the execution of any public business in that country that wou’d be adequate to the support of a genteel family, I believe I shou’d so far rely on my acquantaince with you as to request the favour of you to mention me that department in whose gift offices of that nature are, provided none...
2Joel Yancey‘s Promissory Note to Charles Clay on Behalf of Thomas Jefferson, 3 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
for value received I I promise to pay or cause to be paid unto Charles Clay h is executors, administrators or assigns, on or before the first day of Dec. 181 5 the just and full sum of Ninety Seven Doll. Seventy five Cents current money of U. States
3Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 20 h by Billy I reeceivd early in the day on thursday last and immediately I rode to Lynchburg to engage a Boat to carry down your To bo . I could get none, they were mostly down, and what few was empty were engaged, however I made an engagement with Doct r Cabell to take it in his Boats so soon as they return, which they ought to do by the last of next week, I think you may...
4Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 29 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had Several conversations with Cap t Mitchel , with respect to grinding your wheat but could never learn from him possitively what he ment to do, until a few days past, he declines taking your wheat upon the terms you proposed, and Says he cannot alter the general rule, but he will buy your barrels at 2/– ⅌ barrel de li vered in Lynchburg , which I think is not enough, Barnaba and Nace...
5Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, [5 January 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
Dick s load. 1 Hhd pork. (16 hogs weighing 2000 ℔ the back bones & Facees to be deducted) containing 112 peicees 1 Ferkin lard (leaf fat) gross weight 82 ℔ 1 Ferkin butter gross weight 54 ℔ 1 bag dryed peaches weighing 45, and 1 Keg butter 104 ℔ making 1 in all 158 ℔
6Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two Boys Dick & Moses arrived here on Monday night last both on Horse-back without a pass, but Said they had your permission to visit their friends here this C X mass , yesterday two men came in pursuit of them for Stealing their Horses Horse and Saddle, they found the horse here and Dick
7Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter by Jerry I received on Thursday night last, he delivered his load safe and I had the doors and books put in one of the rooms in the house and the wine in the cellar, the sowing of peas, shall be attended to, and I expect by the time Jerry returns, I Shall be able to Send you Some of those late peas, which you were pleased with last Summer, the letter to m r Radford & myself with...
8Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, [before 26] January [1819] (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter by Dick & Jerry , this morning, they arrived here late, last Evening, and I am very sorry that Dick , has faild to deliver his loads, he has many excuses, and seems now to be much mortified, I hope another case will not occur, I now send by Jerry the balance of the pork intended for monticello , in a box containing pieces 95 ps, also all the poplars that are in the...
9Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I been endeavouring to send off your Tobacco for several days past, but can,t get a boat, till Tuesday or wednesday next Doc t Cabell Says he will send down 6 Hh ds then, there will not be more than 1 or two hhds more behind, of inferior, which I will have here next week, the crop, which I apprised you last f autumn , would be very short, which is pretty generally so in this part of the...
10Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the morning 10 th Ins t that and on the same Evening about 3 oClock: there was greatest hail storm I ever saw. your House appears to have b’een the centre of it, the damage is immense, a fine ps. wheat in Perry s I do not think will be worth cutting & all the rest & oats very much injured at Tomahawk , B. Cr. is not materially hurt by the hail but greatly damaged by the great...