Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 55

1799. Oct. yds linen yds woolen stockg blankts beds shoes yds linen yds wool stockgs blankts beds shoes
Bagwell ✓ 7 ✓ 5. bl 98 ✓ 1 302⅔ 42 32 33
✓ Minerva. ✓ 7 ✓ 5 ✓ 1 98 ✓ 1 ✓ Betty Hemings 7 ✓ 5 bl 97 98 ✓ 1
Ursula 87. 33 Peter Hemings 97. 1
Mary. 88 ✓ 4⅓ ✓ 3½ ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎭		 97 ✓ Betty Brown ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 97 ✓ 1
Virginia. 93. ✓ 2⅔ ✓ 2¼ Edwin. 93. ✓ 2⅔ ✓ 2½
Esther 95. ✓ 2 ✓ 1¾ ✓ Nance ✓ 7 ✓ 5 bl 98 98 ✓ 1
Bec. 97. ✓ 1⅓ ✓ 1¼ ✓ Critta 98 1 ✓ 1
Nanny. 99. ✓ 1⅔ ✓ 1¼ ✓ Jamy 87. ✓ 9 4 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
✓ Ned. 7 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 ✓ Sally. 98 1 ✓ 1
Jenny 7 5 98 97 ✓ 1 Beverly 98 1½
Barnaby 83. ✓ John Hemings ✓ 7 ✓ 5 bl ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Ned. 86. 5 4 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 Moses 79 7 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Fanny 88. 4⅓ 3½ ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎭		 Joe 80 7 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Dick. 90. 3⅔ 3 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 Wormly81. ✓ 7 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Gill. 92. 3. 2½ Jame Hubbd 83 6 4¾ 97. ✓ 1
Scilla. 94. 2⅓ 2 97 Barnaby 83 6 4¾ 97 ✓ 1
James 96. 1⅔ 1½ Shepherd 82. 6⅓ 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Aggy. 98. 1⅔ 1¼ Isb’s Davy 84. 5⅔ 4½ 97 ✓ 1
✓ Davy 7 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 Ben Hix 84. 5⅔ 4½ 97 1
Isabel 7 5 98 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 Brown 85. ✓ 5⅓ 4¼ 97 ✓ 1
[. . .] 1⅔ 1¼ John Bedfd 85. 5⅓ 4¼ 98 ✓ 1
Aggy 89. 4. 3¼ ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎭		 Bedford Davy 85. 5⅓ 4¼ 98 ✓ 1
Lilly 91. 3⅓ 2¾ ✓ 1 Snowd. Ben 85 5⅓ 4¼ ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Amy 93. 2⅔ 2¼ Cary. 85. 5⅓ 4¼ ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Thruston 95. 2 1¾ 97 Lewis 88 4⅓ 3½ ✓ 1 1
Eldridge 97. 1⅓ 1¼ Phill Hub. 86. 5. 4 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Thrimston 99. Bartlet86. 5 4 98 ✓ 1
✓ James ✓ 7 ✓ 5 97 ✓ 1 Burwell 83. ✓ 9 4¾ ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Patty ✓ 7 ✓ 5 97 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 ✓ Ursula.87. ✓ 12 ✓ 4 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
✓ Lewis 7 1 ✓ 1 ✓ [. . .] Edy. 87 4⅔ 4 98 ✓ 1
Jenny 7 5 98 97 ✓ 1 Jupiter [. . .] 98 ✓ 1
Lewis 88. [. . .] ½ 1 1
Jesse 90. 3⅔ 3 ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎭		 1 Simon 7 5 1
Sally 92. 3 2½ Stepney 7 5 ✓ 1
Jamy 95. 2 1¾ Moses 7 5 ✓ 1
Evelina 97. 1⅓ 1¼ Frank 7 5 ✓ 1
Abram 7 98 ✓ 1 481⅓ 165½ 65
✓ Doll 7 5 98 ✓ 1
Thenia. 93. 2⅔ 2¼ 98

rule. for linen 1 yard the 1st year + ⅓ ever year after to 7. yds.

woollen 1. yard the 1st year + ¼ every year after to 5. yds.
Dolly 94. 2⅓ 2
✓ Rachael 7 5 97 98 ✓ 1
Nanny 91. 3⅓ 2¾ ⎫
⎪
⎭		 97
Abram. 94. 2⅓ 2 yards
Lazaria. 97 1⅓ 1¼ cotton.181¼
✓ Squire ⎫
⎭		 ✓ 7 ✓ 5 97 ✓ 1 cold plains 165½
✓ Belinda ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 oznabrigs481⅓
✓ Jerry ✓ 7 5. bl 98 ✓ 1 bed linen56
Mary ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 98 ✓ 1 blankets 29.
Suckey 96. ✓ 1⅔ ✓ 1½ shoes. 65. pr
Phill ⎫
⎭		 ✓ 7 ✓ 5. bl 97 ✓ 1
✓ Molly ✓ 7 ✓ 5 ✓ 9 1 97 ✓ 1
✓ John ⎫
⎭		 ✓ 7 ✓ 5. bl ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Amy ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 97 ✓ 1
✓ Betty black ✓ 7 ✓ 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
✓ Caesar ✓ 7 ✓ 5 97. ✓ 1
✓ Toby ✓ 7 ✓ 5 97 ✓ 1
✓ Frank ✓ 7 ✓ 5 ✓ 1 ✓ 1
George 7 1 1
✓ Ursula ✓ 7 7. bl ✓ 1 98 ✓ 1
Goliah ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 ✓ 1
Mingo ⎫
⎭		 ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 ✓ 1
Fanny ✓ 7 ✓ 5 ✓ 1 97 ✓ 1
Tom ✓ 7 ✓ 5. bl ✓ 1 ✓ 1
Phill shoem ✓ 7 ✓ 5 98 ✓ 1
[. . .] [. . .] [. . .] [. . .] [. . .] ✓ 1 [. . .]
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Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date Oct. 1799
Place of Origin Monticello
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