To Thomas Jefferson from John Barnes, 9 October 1801
From John Barnes
Washington 9th. Octr 1801
It appears the following are the remaining a/c for which JB. have not recd Orders upon viz.
Order I presume in favr of Mr Rapin— | 286.98. | |
Capt. Lewis last 3 mos. Compensation | 150. | |
presume may be passed to his Ct | ||
with JB. and charged you for | ||
probably there will be a Mr Andrews for Composition Ornaments a/c | ||
Also Mr March’s Book binders a/c | ||
Those at Philada—JB have minute of Accts to | 958.62 |
If any other—or Later to Dr Edwards or Mr Stewart &c.—JB purpose to wait on you early Sunday Morng
RC (ViU); at foot of text: “for The President: UStates”; endorsed by TJ.
According to TJ’s financial memoranda, TJ gave George Andrews two orders on Barnes—one on 12 Oct. for $20.50 for making composition ornaments for the dining room at Monticello, the other on 7 Nov. for $2.49 for packing the “Doric composition ornaments.” In a statement of TJ’s accounts, Barnes recorded a payment of $22.99 to Andrews at 7 Nov. TJ emended the entry to clarify that there were two payments, the one at 7 Nov. for $2.49, the other for $20.50 ( , 2:1055, 1057; statement of private and household account from John Barnes, 4 Dec. 1801, in ViU).
Mr Stewart: Gilbert Stuart.