Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-09
A LETTER FROM JEFFERSON.
II Shows That He Was a Good Pro-
WIDER for His Household.


WIDER for His Household.
MIS-. sara t. Kinney mas III ner cou-
lection of treasures an autograph let
ter Of Thomas Jefferson. The date is
blurred, and the address is mutllated
past recovery. Here is the letter:
MONTICELLO, Oct. o, 1904. %
Dear Sir-In letter Of the 18th ult.
acknowledged the receipt of your ia
vors Of the 10th and 9th of August,
and within a few days at most the sew
eral articles you had been so kind as to
forward to me came to hand safely in
good condition and to my perfect salts
faction. AS the freezing Of the Della
ware might prevent my getting my
supplies of groceries for the first quar-
ter of the ensuing year were to delay
sending for them, l intimated in my
last letter that l might probably trou-
BILE you with a new application very
shortly. This l take the liberty of now
doing, having noted on the back hereof
the list of articles desired. When l
wrote you before, did not suspect my
stock of oil to be so low. 1t is now en-
tirely out, and therefore l am Obliged
to ask an immediate supply of three
gallons till yours shall arrive. / have
written to an old acquaintance, Mr..
Barnes, in Sd street, from whom 1 used
to take teas In Philadelphia, to ask the
favor Of you to receive some which
have desired of him and to pack them
up with the other things and have ven
tured to say to him that you would be
SO good as to pay his bill, which may
be between @ and 10 or IL dollars.
will pray you to have everything very
securely packed, as without this they
are sure to be pilfered by the sailors
and wagoners. AS soon as you can
send me note Of the amount by post.
l will by the return of the post inclose
you a draught for 1t. Your kindness
not only encourages me In giving you
this trouble, but has forbidden me to
apologize for 1t. l am still confined
with my rheumatism, tho much mend
ed. l am divided between two enter.
prizes for the next year, the going on
with my house or rebuilding my mill,
but whichever l undertake should you
receive from Italy a workman who I'M
derstands the laying and cut ing Of
stone / would be glad of him on rea-
sonable wages-that is to say, on wages
reasonably better than those Of Italy,
but not such as are given In Philadel-
phia. Our languid circulation of mon
ey In this country would not permit
that and. furnishing him the subsist-
ence, he would not need It am, with
great esteem, dear sir, your friend and
servant THos. JEFFERSON.
Sixty pounds single refined sugar.
One hundred pounds best brown sug-
ar.
Eighty pounds best Indian coffee (not
the green).
Twenty pounds chocolate.
One hundred pounds rice.
Fifty pounds of biscuit (of the kind
called crackers).
Twenty pounds raisins.
Ten pounds bitter almonds.
Three gallons olive oil.
Six bottles of mustard (they are gen.
orally smalD.
Three pounds black pepper.
One pound allspice.
One-quarter pound nutmegs.
One-quarter pound cloves.
One-quarter pound cinnamon.
One-quarter pound ginger.
Thirty gallons of treacle observe
that this is different from molasses
and superior).
Twenty-Five pounds Of the tongues
and sounds of the Goldfish picked. This
article is to be had usually at only one
place In Philadelphia, believe. Mr..
Petit, my ancient maitre d'hotel, can
point 1t out He lives with Mr.. Cas-
sions.
Three pounds of hair powder and
two or three rolls of good hard poma-
tum.
P. S.-The want OF the article of oil
renders me anxious to receive this in
voice as soon as you can find vessel
coming to Richmond. Be pleased to
address them as usual to Colonel Gam
ble.-Hartford Courant.