1Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I been endeavouring to send off your Tobacco for several days past, but can,t get a boat, till Tuesday or wednesday next Doc t Cabell Says he will send down 6 Hh ds then, there will not be more than 1 or two hhds more behind, of inferior, which I will have here next week, the crop, which I apprised you last f autumn , would be very short, which is pretty generally so in this part of the...
2Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the morning 10 th Ins t that and on the same Evening about 3 oClock: there was greatest hail storm I ever saw. your House appears to have b’een the centre of it, the damage is immense, a fine ps. wheat in Perry s I do not think will be worth cutting & all the rest & oats very much injured at Tomahawk , B. Cr. is not materially hurt by the hail but greatly damaged by the great...
3Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 20 June [1819] (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a few days ago giveing an account of the dreadfull hail Storm that visited us on the 10 th Ins t and that I would replace the glass that was broken by it, if to be had in Lynchburg . I have made enquiry, but can find None of the Size of that in your house there, the Surest chance will be for You to order it from Richmond , to be here, to be put in during you r visit the House is...
4Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of June 25 I rec d last Evening. I sorry indeed that you have losses, there as well as here, we have had no deaths Since Hall , but a good many sick and complaining, they Charge Hercules with Poisoning, and the cause of all deaths here for the last