Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 14 November 1819
To Joel Yancey
Monticello Nov. 14. 19.
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 3d did not get to Charlottesville unti[l] last night. I had written to you on the 30th of Oct. by mr Bishop1 who said he would deliver it in 2. days. I presume you recieved it soon after yours of the 3d. the cart now carries up the window irons for John Hemings and I inclose you a note of instructions for him. it carries a map also, to be stripped of the straw and put away in a close room. it is to bring back the dried fruit, one firkin of butter and the cheese which was sent from Richmond and which probably would spoil before spring. I wish the cart to stay there but one day. if you will let me know what number of hogs you can fatten I will give some directions about their distribution. I salute you with great friendship & respect.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of portion of reused address cover to TJ; edge trimmed; at foot of text: “Mr Yancey”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosure: TJ to John Hemmings, 14 Nov. 1819.
1. Preceding three words interlined.
Index Entries
- apples; dried search
- Bishop, Jonathan; delivers letter search
- butter; at Poplar Forest search
- carts; for transportation between Monticello and Poplar Forest search
- cheese; sent to Poplar Forest search
- food; apples search
- food; butter search
- food; cheese search
- food; peaches search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); as woodworker search
- maps; sent to Poplar Forest search
- peaches; dried search
- pigs; at Poplar Forest search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); carpentry at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); hogs at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); windows at search
- Yancey, Joel (d.1833); as superintendent of Poplar Forest search
- Yancey, Joel (d.1833); letters to search