6681Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 11 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The blockade of the Chesapeak having sunk the price of flour to 7. Bar Dollars , for which I am not disposed to sacrifice mine, and being desirous that my debts in your neighborhood therefore should not be put off for that sale, I have this day written to mr Harrison of Lynchburg to pay you 250.D. on the 7 th of April , and I have countermanded the directions
6682Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 10 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I now send James with a small cart and 2. mules for the salt, which I am in hopes you have had in packed in strong barrels, or such as can be well strengthened. I do not think he can bring more than 10. bushels, which with their barrels will weigh 700.℔. the rest of the salt (5. bushels) and the butter must come by the waggon at Christmas. 2. men & a boy from here will pay a visit to their...
6683Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 20 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
with respect to the girl Sally , the fair thing is to consider the bargain as annulled, and for me to repay you the sum allowed for her, 150.D. with interest till repaid: but I cannot undertake the repayment but in all May 1819. I had as live pay in May 18. as in Aug. 18. but I could not do this conveniently, this with the repayment of her clothing comes to something more than you propose. I...
6684Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 23 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
James arrived last night with your letter of the 19 th . that of the 8 th had been rec d a day or two before, and that of the 3 d about a week. I will by our next mail desire mr Gibson to inclose you 130.D. for mr Poindexter by mail, which I suppose you will recieve in a fortnight. I have a letter from mr Radford
6685Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 4 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you Sep. 27 . since that your brother has been taken ill, and is in such a situation in point of health as to render it certain he cannot go to Bedford . consequently the job of covering the offices must lie over till the spring. my affairs here too are such as to render the time of my being with you extremely uncertain. with the hope always of going in 10. days or a fortnight, I am...
6686Thomas Jefferson: Agreement with Jeremiah A. Goodman, 30 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Having at a the date of a settlement of Nov. 30. 1815. with Jeremiah A. Goodman sold to him a negro girl called Sally for the sum of 150. Dollars, for which sum I was then allowed a credit in account; it is now agreed with the sd Jeremiah that that sale shall be annulled; that the said negro girl Sally shall now become my property, and that I shall repay to him the said sum of 150.D. with...
6687Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman, 6 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Dick arrived here on the 4 th with the butter, salt, beef & hogs. one he said had been left at Lynchburg , one tired and was killed on the road, the other 13. have been killed here. their weights were 101. 99. 91. 91. 80. 76. 67. 67. 67. 61. 56. 55. 47. as they would not make bacon at all, being so small they would dry up to nothing, we shall try to make them up into salt pork, in which way...
6688[From Thomas Jefferson to James Gordon, 10 August 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 10 Aug. 1785. Entry in SJL reads: “Jas. Gordon. Referring him to Limousin. By post.” Not found.]
6689Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Gordon, 1 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 18 th of March mr Barbour informed me he had sent a box of books for me to your house to be forwarded by the mail stage to Milton . I hope they reached you safe, and if so, I pray you to send them on by the stage the driver of which knows that mr Vest the postmaster will pay the portage on delivery of the box. if they have not reached you, I pray of you to be so good as to inform me...
6690From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Gordon, 13 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been detained at home longer than I expected, I am a few days later than I had promised in making paiment of my bond to the late Dr. Currie. I have this day made a remittance to Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson which will enable them to pay off the bond, and I have accordingly requested them to do it. I salute you with respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.