Farm Book, 1774-1824, page 41, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition]

Farm Book, page 41
by Thomas Jefferson

Page 41

Distribution of clothes for Dec. 1794.

Rule for the oznabrigs & woollen, supposing the latter 3/4 yd.wide

the blanket & linen given a newborn infant serves tillnextclothing time.

[to find the age, subtract the year of birth from the present year without regarding the month.]

			yards of linen	3/4 yds. do.
call those of	1. year old	1st. size	1.	1 2/3
	2. 3. 4.	2d. size	2.	2	3. skaines of thread to make each shirt give 3 more to mend it.
	5. 6. 7	3d. size	3.	3	3. do. to a suit of of cloth + 3 to mend. 9 skaines weighed 2. oz.
	8. 9. 10	4th	4.	4	1. lb of thread contains from 100. to 130 skaines.
	11. 12. 13	5th	5	5
	14. 15. 16	6th	6	6	8. yds. of rolls toa bed.
common sized men or women		7th	7	7	6. lb. oznabr. thread have yielded 924 skaines which is 154. to the lb.
very large do.		8th	8	8

Jupiter	10 1/2 yds. Irish linen	coat, waistcoat breeches of cloth	2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton.
James	10 1/2 yds. Irish linen	coat. waistct. & overalls of cloth	2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton.
Peter.	10 1/2 yds. Irish linen	coat. waistct. & overalls of cloth	2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton.
Critta.	10 1/2 yds. Irish linen	11. yds. callimanco 3 1/2 yds. flannel	3. pr. cotton stockgs.
Sally	10 1/2 yds. Irish linen	11 yds. callimanco 4 1/4 yd. flannel	3 pr. cotton stockgs.
Betsy.	9 1/2 yds. Irish linen	8 yds. callimanco 3 1/2 yd. flannel	3 pr. cotton stockgs.
Joe	6 yds. ozn.	3. yeds. bearskin
Wormley	5. yds. ozn.	3 yds. bearskin
Burrel	5 yds. ozn.	3 yds. bearskin
Brown	4. yds. ozn.	3 yds. bearskin

	yds. of linen	half ells of cloth		skains of thread	pr. stock- ings.	blanket	bed	shoes
	yds. of linen	knap	half thick	skains of thread	pr. stock- ings.	blanket	bed	shoes
George	8	9		6 + 3	1			1
Ursula	8	9 3/5		6 + 3	1			1
Sm. George	7.	8		6 + 3	overalls			1
Isaac	7	8		6 + 3	overalls			1
Jamey (Critta's)	2		3	6 + 3
Lucy (Jenny's)	7	8		6 + 3	1			1
Betty Brown	7	8		6 + 3			1	1
Melinda	3		4	6 + 3
Edwin	2		3	6 + 3
Betty Hemings	7	8		6 + 3	1	1
Moses	6		8.	6 + 3				1
Shepherd	5		7	6 + 3				1
Barnaby	5		7	6 + 3		1		1
Davy	4		6	6 + 3		1		1
Jamey Hubbard	4 1/2		6	6 +		1		1
Ben	4		6	6 + 3		1		1
Kit	4		6	6 + 3		1		1
	90 1/2	58 3/5	56		4	4	1

	hides	calf skins
sent to Haden's	20	1
they yielded	soal.	upper.
	171 lb.	91 3/4 + 2 small skins
his share was	57	30 1/2
mine	114	61 1/4
	171	91 3/4

Cite web page as: Farm Book, 1774-1824, page 41, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition]. Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003. http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/

Original manuscript: Jefferson, Thomas. Farm Book, 1774-1824. 174 pages. Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Source of transcription: Baron, Robert C., ed. The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum, 1987.