To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Yancey, 7 May 1825

Dear Sir,

Richmond 7 May 1825

I was lately at New York in New York State. & was then requested to take Some Patent hoes, & present to The farmers, & Planters of Va I Recd 1 Doz for the Agricultural Society of Va with a request, that You, & Colo T. M. Randolph Should have one each. a letter has been put in the P. O. here for You from The Patenter, (Mr Hines) the hoes are of the Trowell kind they are light & usefull—I fear I Shall be troublesome when I ask Your opinion after a fair trial I am Your old friend & well wisher

Charles Yancey

Ps. I hope if the hoes prove useful The Inventor May be encouraged—

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

This early access document derives from raw transcriptions, prior to editing and publication in Rotunda's American History Collection. If this document is cited in formal research, it should be noted that it is not a final version, and that the URL you used to access it is not permanent.
Please report any errors or problems you notice in documents.