Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 11 December 1819

To Joel Yancey

Dec. 11. 19. wrote to Joel Yancy by Henry going with 2. mules to bring John Hemings Etc. & tools.


that J.H. must put away all remaining stuff, first making a list of it for me that I may know what will be wanting for next year.

send preserved peaches by him

request Hepburn to come, see our streams, site & buildings & give a bill of scantling. I will pay the time & expence of the journey.

to name a day when our waggon must be there to assist in bringing down the pork.

inclosed him Harrison’s Johnson’s & Pollard’s rects for their 2d College instalment.

FC (MHi); abstract in TJ’s hand; endorsed by TJ. Enclosures not found.

johnson: Charles Johnston.

Index Entries

  • Central College; subscription for search
  • food; peaches search
  • food; pork search
  • Harrison, Samuel Jordan; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
  • Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); as woodworker search
  • Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); tools of search
  • Hepburn, Alexander; as millwright search
  • Hern, Henry (TJ’s slave; b.1805); travels to and from Poplar Forest search
  • Johnston, Charles; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
  • mules; as draft animals search
  • peaches; preserved search
  • Pollard, Richard; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
  • Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); mills at search
  • Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); peaches at search
  • pork; transported to and from Poplar Forest search
  • wagons; transport goods between Monticello and Poplar Forest search
  • Yancey, Joel (d.1833); as superintendent of Poplar Forest search
  • Yancey, Joel (d.1833); letters to search