Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 111

Estimate on the actual work of the autumn of 1794.

℔ ℔℔℔
Moses wastes 15 in the .

@ 22 waste in the 100. I get 1747. nails. ye iron then costs 4d9, say 5d pr ℔
Shepherd 18.
the day’s work of each size quantity Market
price		 cost of
iron		 Clear
profit
VI. VIII. X. XII. £ s d £ s d £ s d
Moses ⎫
⎬
⎭		 ℔ ℔ ℔ ℔ VIs 24½ ℔ 1– 4– 6 0– 10– 2½ 0– 14– 3½
Shepherd 4 4½ 5 5½ VIIIs 28½ 1– 6– 9½ 0– 11– 10½ 0– 14– 11
Barnaby Xs 32½ 1– 9– 9 0– 13– 6½ 0– 16– 2½
Davey ⎫
⎪
⎬
⎪
⎭		 2½ 3 3½ 4 XIIs 36½ 1– 11– 1 0– 15– 2½ 0– 15– 10½
Jamey Aver
age		 ⎫
⎭		 30½ 1– 8– 0 0– 12– 8½ 0– 15– 4
Ben
Joe 290. days
or a year		 ⎫
⎭		 8845 406– 0– 0 184– 5– 5 222– 7– 0
Wormeley
deduct allowance to George of ⎫
⎬
⎭		 13– 6– 8
3. per Cent on the nails sold, or
6. per Cent on the clear profits
209– 0– 4
Barnaby 22.
Davy 18. 2
Jamey 29. 83
Ben 28.
131. in 600.
22 in 100.
Joe 19
Wormeley 16. 25
Burrell 29.
64. 25
21. 4 in 100
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Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date 1794
Place of Origin Monticello
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