1Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Mann Randolph, 20 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I will now give you an account of my prosperity and adversity for these nine years past. In the year 1812, I was as independent as any person in this City . my property, real, personal & mixt, was then worth $2700 clear of all incumbranc. The losses I sustained during the war; was not less than $1600; leaving out the loss of time: and money spent while on the campaignes— and keeping my family...