Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 143

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143

Hats

Sifters

1810

1810

1812.	June 29.	begun the wheat harvest.
	July 10.	finished it. to wit in 11. days
		quantity. Tufton 150 + Lego 50 + Monticello 55 = 255 acres ÷ 11 = 23.
		15 cradles employed, cut 25. as a day, or a little over 1½ as a piece

distribution of people.	15.		cradlers
	15.		binders
	4.		stackers
	16.		gatherers
	2.		cooks
	3.		water carriers
	55

July 11. began to cut rye

Dec. 29. delivered 20. new bags to mr Burnley. of 2. yds of ticklenbg & 2. bushels each.

1813. Feb. 1. gave E. Bacon order on the mill for 20. bushels of bran a week from this day, of my own offal.

	June. 28. harvest begins at	Tufton.	Lego	Monto
	Nov. 18. wheat sown this fall	256	Lego	52¼
	hogs put up to fatten	31		14

Corn bought Nov. Dec. 1813.
	B	b	p			D
✓ Craven Peyton	84–	0–	0		@ 20/ =	280. payall	Mar. 1.
✓ Rob. B. Sthreshly	69.				@ 20/ =	230.	May. 10.
✓ Richard Bruce	20.				@ 17/ =	56.67	Jan. 3. ✓
✓ Joshua Key.	40–	1–	1		@ 18/ =	120.75	Apr. 4
✓ William Stevens	30–				@ 18/ =	90.	Apr. 4.
✓ John Rothwell	14–				@ 18/ =	42.	Mar. 7.
William Stevens	35				@ 18/ =	105	June 6
Daniel F. Carr	80				@ 18/ =	240.	June 11.
						1163
	B	b	p
of the above corn	54–	1–	1		delivd to mr Ham.

1813. Dec. Hogs killed.	Bacon.	8. to the house.	5. to himself
	Tufton	20.	5.
	Lego	8	5

Continuation of hat list
1816		1817
Robert.	99	Isaiah.	00.
Billy. B.		Billy Mos’	01
Thrimston	00	Joe. Rach’s
Johnny. Cr’s

Davy. Isabel’s

1811.

[. . .] Robert

[. . .] Billy B.

Mary. Jerry’s

[. . .] Johnny.

1813.

1811

[. . .]

[. . .] Sucky. Jerry’s

[. . .] Evelina.

[. . .] Isaiah

[. . .] William. Mos

[. . .] Amy

Joe. Rachael’s

Manuscript (Massachusetts Historical Society, Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143). Scan available online here.

Source Information

Author	Thomas Jefferson
Date	1810-1817
Place of Origin	Monticello

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