Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 152

Monticello Tufton Lego tradesmen factory
James. Doll Bagwell Minerva Charles Rachael B. John Hem. Abram Cretia. spin cotton
Bartlet Isabel John B. Mary James B. Eve Lewis Barnaby Harriet wool
Shepherd Jenny N’s Dick B. Virginia Davy B. Lucy Billy B. Nace Aggy ⎫
⎬
⎭		 hemp
Davy jr Jenny L’s Dick Ned’s Esther Moses B. Scilla Lovilo. Beverly Nanny
Gill Amy Ben Rachael Solomon Evelina. Isabel
Robert Indridge Abram jr Nancy Davy Joe Johnny ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎭		 carders
Lewis Ursula Philip Maria Sanco Moses Randal
Peter Ned jr Lilly James L. John Isaiah
Isaac Sucky Thrimston Wormly † Israel
Billy Mos. 01 Jerry jr 02. Joe. 01. James Ned Dolly ⎫
⎭		 weavers
Israel Mary
Eliza quiller
Kitty
℔ ℔
we require annually 600. yds of woollen & cotton. viz. 300. wool + 150 cotton
800. yds of linen viz. 400. hemp
℔
300 wool may be spun by 1. spinner in a year.
150. cotton by 1. spinner in 3. months. remain 9. months for fine cotton.
400. hemp. by 3. spinners in 26. weeks. remains half the year.
300. wool ⎫
⎭		 should employ 4. carders but 6. months. remains ½ time for interruption.
150 cotton
1400. yds of cloth @ 60. yds a week would employ 2. weavers 6. mo. the rest for fine work.
1816 17 18 19 20 21 22 1816 17 18 19 20 21 22
Tufton Poplar Forest
Meadowfield wh. cl. cl cl. wh. corn p.o Tomahawk wh. cl. cl. wh. corn p.o. wh.
x r r
Poggio p.o. wh cl wh corn p.o wh. Fork cl cl. wh. corn p.o wh. cl
r r
Barn ✱ cl wh corn p.o wh. cl Ridge clov. wh. corn p.o wh. cl cl
r r
Indian ✱ wh corn p.o wh. cl cl. Belted corn p.o. p.o. wh. cl cl wh
r r x r
Morgan wh. corn. p.o. wh. cl cl wh. Early’s wh. corn wh. cl cl wh corn
r
Milton corn p.o wh. cl cl wh corn McDaniel’s p.o. wh. cl cl wh. corn p.o
r
Lego Bear creek
Mountain p.o wh cl. cl wh. corn p.o. Holloway. corn p.o. p.o. wh. cl cl wh.
r r x r
Culpeper wh. cl. cl. wh. corn p.o. wh. Habbard wh. corn wh. cl. cl wh. corn
r r
△ cl cl wh. corn p.o. wh. cl △ p.o. wh. cl cl wh. corn p.o.
r r
Oblong cl wh corn p.o. wh. cl cl Upper wh. cl cl. wh. corn p.o. wh.
r r
Barn corn p.o. p.o wh. cl cl wh. Middle cl. cl. wh. corn p.o. wh. cl.
r x r r
Hickman’s wh. corn wh cl cl wh corn Lower. cl. wh. corn p.o. wh. cl. cl.
r
Monticello carding, spinning, weaving per day
Ragged p.o. corn p.o. wh cl cl wh. hours card spin weave
r ☆ yds
Meadow wh. p.o. wh. cl cl wh corn Jan 9. 10. oz. 1¼ 3¾ Dec.
r Feb 10. 12. 1½ 4½ Nov
Cooper’s corn wh cl. cl wh. corn p.o. Mar. 11. 14. 1¾ 5¼ Oct
r Apr. 12. 16. 2. 6 Sep.
Knob. wh. cl. cl. wh. corn p.o. wh. May 13. 18. 2¼ 6¾ Aug.
r June 14 20. 2½ 7½ July.
North cl. cl wh. corn p.o. wh. cl.
r
Belfield cl. wh corn p.o. wh. cl cl.
r
Manuscript (Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, Leaves from Jefferson's Farm Book, 1823-1824). Scan available online here.
Farm Book pages 151 and 152 were removed from the original manuscript. Massachusetts Historical Society restored a missing leaf as page numbers 171 and 172. DASFAM renumbers these pages as 151 and 152 to match surrounding contents.

Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date ca. 1815-1816
Place of Origin Monticello
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