Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 13 February 1822
To James Leitch
Feb. 13. 22.
linen and any other clothing which the bearer Burwell may chus[e]
Th:J.
RC (Mrs. J. Sharshall Grasty, Charlottesville, 1947; photocopy in ViU: TJP); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; edge trimmed; at foot of text: “Mr Lietch.” Not recorded in SJL.
Leitch’s records show that on this day TJ purchased by order “7 yds 4/4 Domestic” at “2/–” per yard, for a total of $2.34 (
, p. 366).Index Entries
- clothing; for slaves search
- clothing; linen search
- Colbert, Burwell (TJ’s slave;1783–ca.1862; Critta Colbert’s husband); clothing for search
- Leitch, James; extracts from daybook of search
- Leitch, James; letters to search
- Leitch, James; TJ orders clothes from search
- Leitch, James; TJ orders goods from search
- linen search
- slaves; clothing for search
- textiles; domestic search
- textiles; linen search