Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 29

Births, Deaths Etc from 1779 to 1781. inclusive.
Other losses by the British in 1781. Deaths Etc.
9. blooded mares, colts & plowhorses. 1781.





Hannibal.





fled to the enemy & died.
59. cattle. Cumberland Patty
30. sheep Sam.
60. hogs. Sally.
200. barr. corn in the house Nanny
500. do growing & destroyed Fanny
80. do growing & lost want of laborers [. . .] Prince
350. bush. wheat growing Nancy
10. hhds tobo in the house  Elk hill. { Flora. (Black Sall’s) } joined enemy & died.
12. do growing & destroyed Quomina (Black Sall’s)
7. do growing & lost for want of laborers { Black Sall

joined enemy, returned & died.
250. hemp in the house Jame. (Bl. Sall’s.)
250. do growing & destroyed Joe. (Sue’s.)
100. cotton growing & destroyed Cumbld Lucy
130. do growing & lost for want of laborers [. . .]



joined enemy.
75. bushels of barley growing & destroyed [. . .]
1000. pannels of fence destroyed Sam.
houses burnt £15–0–0 Elk-hill Jenny
plantation utensils 15–0–0 Shadwell Billy
pd Doctors attending sick 65–0–0 Harry.
expenses seekg & bringg back some 20–0–0 Monticello. Barnaby. run away. returned & died
Elkhill. York.



caught small pox from enemy & died.
Isabel.
Jack.
Hanah’s child
Phoebe’s child

[note Judy & Nat of Elk-hill & Will & Robin of Shadwell joined
the enemy, but came back again & lived, so did
Isabel Hannibal’s daughter aftwds given to A. S. Jefferson

Elkhill Branford



caught the camp fever from the
negroes who returned: & died
Sue, Sue’s daur
Monticello Old Jenny
Elkhill Phoebe. (Sue’s) ) 1782
Nanny (Tom’s)
1782.
Births. Deaths.
Lucy. Peter & Suckey’s Monticello. Mar. 2. 1782.
Ambrose & Hanah Elk-hill. Mar. 3.
Doll’s. Monticello. Oct. 5.
 
Overseers & Stewards employed
Monticello Shadwell Stewards Monticello Montcelo Tufton Lego
1783 Chisolm ] Key 1798. 1810
4 Chisolm 9.
5 Chisolm ] Ballow 1800. Lilly
6 Clarke 1.
7 Clarke 2
8 Franklin 3
9 Franklin 4
1790 Franklin 5
1 Rogers 6. Freeman
2 Clarkson Rogers 7. Bacon
3 Clarkson Rogers 8
4 Biddle Alexander 9
5 Petit Alexander
6 Petit Page
7 [George] Page
Manuscript (Massachusetts Historical Society, Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 29). Scan available online here.

Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date 1779–1782
Place of Origin Monticello
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