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Yale College (later Yale University)

library at, 18:658
mentioned, 18:659, 18:659
mineral collection of, 15:323, 15:324
students educated at, 16:23, 17:35
TJ on, 9:379, 9:381, 9:382, 9:383, 19:268
tutors at, 16:43

Yancey, Bartlett

as University of North Carolina trustee, 17:521n

Yancey, Charles (1766–ca. 1825)

Albemarle Co. tavern keeper, 13:232
and S. Carr’s horse, 7:625, 7:632
and Central College, 7:266, 8:316–8:317, 9:47, 9:92, 9:329, 9:331, 9:360, 9:366
and clover seed, 3:180, 3:184, 3:194, 4:518, 5:385
conveys greetings to TJ, 17:533–17:534, 17:552
and S. Crawford’s Proposal for the Virginia Times, 19:249, 19:271
on dispute at Virginia Times, 20:74, 20:74n
financial losses of, 8:46
identified, 2:405n
introduces G. I. Davisson and J. McWhorter, 15:255
introduces J. Walker, 6:543
introduces W. C. Yates, 17:186
introduces Yunt, 3:194
letters from, 3:180, 3:194, 4:518, 5:397, 6:543, 7:600–7:601, 7:632, 8:46–8:47, 8:169, 9:47–9:48, 9:286–9:287, 9:298, 9:366, 10:549, 11:119, 11:139, 15:255–15:256, 17:186, 17:533–17:534, 19:249, 20:74
letters from accounted for, 2:363, 4:518n
letters to, 2:405, 3:184, 5:385–5:386, 7:624–7:625, 7:625, 9:92–9:93, 9:328–9:331, 10:582–10:583, 17:552
and H. Marks’s estate, 5:428, 6:135
militia service of, 7:600–7:601, 7:624, 8:46
and J. Miller’s petition, 9:329, 9:331
and millstone for TJ, 5:385, 5:397, 5:397n
petition to General Assembly, 4:346–4:349, 9:287n
petition James Monroe
and proposed Albemarle Co. road, 10:582, 10:582–10:583, 10:659, 10:667, 11:59, 11:59, 11:59n, 11:119, 11:133, 11:139, 11:200
seeks appointment of son, 2:363, 2:405
sends tax legislation to TJ, 8:169
as sheriff of Albemarle Co., 19:57, 19:57, 19:59n
TJ on, 2:363
on upcoming elections, 8:47
as Va. legislator, 8:46–8:47, 8:165–8:166, 9:47, 9:286–9:287, 9:298, 9:328–9:331, 9:366, 9:395, 10:549, 11:172, 12:458

Yancey, Charles (1770–1857)

and Buckingham Co. courthouse, 17:279–17:280, 17:296–17:298, 17:298n, 18:l, 18:84, 18:84, 18:523, 18:549–18:550, 18:571
and Central College subscription, 12:464
and establishment of University of Virginia, 13:473n
identified, 17:280n
invited to visit Monticello, 18:549–18:550
letters from, 17:279–17:280, 18:523
letters to, 17:296–17:298, 18:549–18:550
TJ invites to Monticello, 17:297, 17:297–17:298
as Va. legislator, 15:416n, 17:158n
visit to proposed, 13:334–13:335n

Yancey, Elizabeth Macon (wife of Joel Yancey [d. 1833])

slaves for, 18:106
visits Poplar Forest, 10:516, 11:625, 11:627

Yancey, Jeremiah

identified, 2:364n
military service of, 2:363, 2:364n
as proxy for C. Yancey, 7:632
seeks appointment, 2:363
TJ pays for stones, 5:576n
and University of Virginia, 17:630, 17:639

Yancey, Joel (d. 1833)

and Bear Branch land, 5:84, 5:339, 5:339–5:340, 5:341, 14:326, 19:155, 19:203, 19:204n, 19:261, 19:261, 19:262, 19:420–19:421, 19:421, 19:421–19:422n
and builders for Central College, 11:558, 13:531–13:532, 13:566, 13:604–13:605
buys corn for TJ, 9:51, 9:255n
buys horses for TJ, 17:564, 17:566–17:567, 18:77–18:78, 18:169
buys land from TJ, 4:316–4:319
and Central College–University of Virginia subscription, 11:333, 12:614n, 12:644, 13:161, 13:168, 14:113, 14:220n, 15:96, 16:376n, 17:620, 18:404, 18:405, 20:5–20:6, 20:194
and Charlottesville Academy, 14:326
family of, 16:546
and fight between C. L. Bankhead and T. J. Randolph, 14:60
identified, 4:318n
letter of credit from, for Nace, 17:40
letters from, 9:505, 10:355–10:356, 12:324, 13:518–13:519, 13:566–13:567, 13:604–13:605, 14:218, 14:430–14:431, 14:443, 14:494–14:495, 15:61–15:62, 15:117–15:118, 15:130, 15:146–15:147, 15:158, 15:174–15:175, 15:229–15:230, 15:282–15:283, 15:311, 15:427–15:428, 15:498, 15:537, 15:608–15:609, 15:617–15:618, 16:253, 16:470–16:471, 16:545–16:546, 17:39, 17:197–17:198, 17:207, 17:232, 17:567, 18:69–18:70, 18:406–18:407, 20:593
letters from accounted for, 8:611n, 8:613n, 9:494n, 9:563n, 10:597n, 11:207n, 11:594n, 12:483n, 12:538n, 13:168n, 13:386n, 13:519n, 14:114n, 14:220n, 14:430n, 14:443n, 20:593n
letters to, 8:520, 8:610–8:611, 8:613, 9:493–9:494, 9:562–9:563, 10:73–10:74, 10:388–10:389, 10:597, 11:178–11:179, 11:207, 11:475, 12:168, 12:349, 12:483, 12:538, 13:168, 13:279, 13:386, 13:531–13:532, 13:545, 13:581–13:583, 14:59–14:60, 14:113–14:114, 14:326–14:327, 14:476–14:477, 15:134, 15:138, 15:154, 15:162, 15:208, 15:247–15:248, 15:261, 15:281, 15:306, 15:391–15:392, 15:473–15:474, 15:552, 15:591, 15:608, 15:613, 16:352–16:353, 16:379, 16:510, 16:519–16:520, 16:573, 17:48, 17:181, 17:218, 17:428–17:429, 17:435, 18:30, 18:106
letters to accounted for, 8:515n, 14:245n, 17:218n, 18:407n
letters to, from R. Mitchell, 15:309, 16:282
letter to, from J. C. Steptoe, 17:543
and purchase of TJ’s slave, 18:70, 18:106, 20:6
reference for H. Clark, 16:323
signs promissory note for TJ, 9:58
slaves of, 16:546, 18:70
as superintendent of Poplar Forest, 8:501, 8:501n, 8:515, 8:515, 8:520, 8:542, 8:555, 8:555n, 8:610–8:611, 8:613, 9:254, 9:254, 9:370, 9:493–9:494, 9:505, 9:541, 9:552n, 9:562–9:563, 9:568, 9:594, 10:73–10:74, 10:183, 10:355, 10:388–10:389, 10:466, 10:539, 10:539, 10:597, 10:617, 11:178–11:179, 11:207, 11:236, 11:475, 11:593, 12:29, 12:168, 12:197, 12:209–12:210, 12:262, 12:324, 12:349, 12:476, 12:483, 12:503, 12:538, 12:541, 12:612, 12:657, 13:17, 13:18, 13:91, 13:112, 13:168, 13:279, 13:323, 13:386, 13:475, 13:518–13:519, 13:545, 13:566–13:567, 13:581–13:583, 13:604, 13:605, 14:7, 14:59–14:60, 14:113–14:114, 14:114n, 14:218, 14:220, 14:326, 14:430, 14:443, 14:473, 14:476–14:477, 14:494, 15:61–15:62, 15:117–15:118, 15:130, 15:134, 15:138, 15:143, 15:146–15:147, 15:154, 15:158, 15:162, 15:174, 15:208, 15:225, 15:225n, 15:229–15:230, 15:247–15:248, 15:261, 15:281, 15:282–15:283, 15:306, 15:309, 15:311, 15:391, 15:417, 15:427–15:428, 15:473–15:474, 15:498, 15:537, 15:552, 15:552, 15:591, 15:591n, 15:607, 15:607, 15:608, 15:608–15:609, 15:613, 15:617–15:618, 16:253, 16:282, 16:352–16:353, 16:379, 16:449, 16:470–16:471, 16:510, 16:519–16:520, 16:543, 16:545–16:546, 16:572, 16:573, 17:39, 17:39, 17:40, 17:48, 17:154, 17:181, 17:191, 17:197–17:198, 17:207, 17:211, 17:218, 17:429, 17:543, 17:567, 17:589, 17:590n, 17:613, 18:30, 18:69, 18:106, 18:406–18:407
TJ pays, 9:254, 9:255n, 10:218, 10:219n, 14:244, 14:318, 17:217, 17:232, 18:404, 18:405, 18:405, 18:406
TJ’s account with, 18:404, 18:404–18:406, 20:5–20:6
TJ’s debt to, 12:644, 14:326, 15:474, 16:649, 18:70, 18:106, 18:106, 18:106, 18:404, 19:495, 20:593
and TJ’s visit to Poplar Forest, 17:428–17:429, 17:435
and University of Virginia, 16:309, 20:206, 20:228, 20:232
Valuation of Poplar Forest Slaves, 19:332–19:333, 19:333n
witnesses document, 15:32

Yancey, Joel (1773–1838)

as amanuensis, 19:249n
identified, 17:534n
letter from, 19:253
sends greetings to TJ, 17:533–17:534, 17:552, 19:253

Yancey, Joel (of Albemarle Co.)

postmaster at Yancey’s Mills, 9:47n

Yancey, Ralph H.

and clover seed for TJ, 4:518

Yancey, Robert, 18:406

“Yankee Doodle” (song), 12:65, 13:25

Yard, Edward (ship captain), 10:132

Yard, Sarah

boardinghouse of, 6:623

Yates, John Van Ness

as N.Y. secretary of state, 18:75, 19:619, 19:621n

Yates, Joseph C.

as governor of N.Y., 20:48n
as reference for F. R. Hassler, 15:275

Yates, William

as member of Va. Council of State, 16:545n

Yates, William C.

identified, 17:186n
introduced to TJ, 17:186
visits Monticello, 17:186n

Yazoo land scheme See also Fletcher v. Peck

and P. Henry, 4:603, 4:604
mentioned, 1:672

Yeadon, William

identified, 8:315n
letter from, 8:315–8:316
and Seventy-Six Association, 8:315

A Year in Europe (J. Griscom), 20:246, 20:259–20:260

Yeates, Jasper

justice of Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 4:174, 4:174n

yellow currants, 4:524, 4:525n, 5:382

Yellow Dick (TJ’s slave; b. 1767). See Dick (Yellow Dick) (TJ’s slave; b. 1767)

yellow fever

in Alexandria, 10:35
in Andalusia, 10:128
in Cádiz, 10:128–10:129, 10:137
in Charleston, S.C., 10:35, 10:128, 10:131, 12:253, 12:293n
in Columbia, S.C., 16:234
in Córdoba, 10:129
in Dijon, 10:136
dissemination of, 10:128–10:129, 10:129–10:130, 10:131–10:133, 10:133–10:136, 10:150, 10:151n, 10:151–10:152
domestic versus imported origins of, 10:127–10:128
effect of weather on, 10:128, 10:128, 10:136–10:137
and French army, 10:135–10:136
fumigations against, 10:136
in Germantown, Pa., 10:137, 10:151–10:152
in Havana, 10:128, 10:128
D. Hosack on, 10:133–10:134, 10:147n
A. von Humboldt on, 10:127, 10:128, 10:130
in Huntington, N.Y., 10:137
in Italy, 10:136
in Jakarta, Indonesia, 10:136
in London, 10:131
in Málaga, 10:128, 10:129–10:130, 10:134–10:135, 10:137
in Mantua, 10:131
in Messina, 10:131
in Mexico, 10:127–10:128, 10:136–10:137, 19:194n
and miasmas, 10:134, 10:134, 10:136–10:137
R. Moore on, 10:137, 10:150–10:151
in New England, 10:128, 10:137
and New Orleans, 2:135, 2:356, 10:35, 12:72
in New York City, 10:133–10:134, 10:150, 10:151n, 18:595, 18:630, 19:24
in Norfolk, 10:35
and Oriental plague, 10:127, 10:131, 10:134
in Philadelphia, 10:130–10:131, 10:131–10:133, 10:152, 16:216, 16:371, 16:411
public health measures against, 10:129, 10:131, 10:132
B. Rush on, 10:130–10:131
in Seville, 10:128, 10:129
and sex drive, 10:130–10:131
similarity of, in Spain and U.S., 10:130–10:131
in Spain, 10:128–10:131, 10:134–10:136, 10:136, 10:137, 15:326, 15:327n
and spoiled food, 10:134
spread by sailors and ship passengers, 10:128, 10:128–10:129, 10:129–10:130, 10:131–10:134
in Staten Island, N.Y., 10:137, 10:150, 10:151n
study of, 9:207, 9:207, 9:707, 9:707, 10:34–10:35, 10:127–10:137, 10:145–10:150n
in Swedesboro, N.J., 10:137
symptoms of, 10:128, 10:130, 10:132, 10:135, 10:150, 10:152, 10:152
TJ on, 2:356, 3:386n, 10:34–10:35, 10:35, 10:145n, 12:292–12:293, 13:580, 13:581n
treatment of, 6:378n, 10:150, 10:150
E. Valli on, 10:127–10:137, 10:145–10:150n
in Veracruz, Mexico, 10:128
victims of, 2:135–2:136, 6:254, 10:128–10:129, 10:129–10:130, 10:130, 10:150, 10:151–10:152
in Va., 17:603, 17:603–17:604n
in West Indies, 10:128, 10:131–10:134
C. Wistar on, 10:137, 10:151–10:152
works on, 1:36, 1:38n, 8:467, 8:468n, 10:127–10:128, 10:128, 10:129, 10:130, 10:130, 10:130–10:131, 10:131, 10:131, 10:131–10:133, 10:133, 10:133–10:134, 10:135, 10:136, 10:136–10:137, 10:145–10:146n, 10:146–10:147n, 10:147n, 12:253–12:254, 13:558, 13:558n, 13:617
W. Wright on, 10:131

yellowwood trees, 20:514n

Yerby, William, 1:616

Yohe, George

hotel of, 20:85
identified, 20:86n
and J. & S. Gleason’s steam kitchens and stoves, 20:85

Yohe’s Hotel (Philadelphia), 20:85

York, Mr.

as J. Monroe’s farm manager, 9:388, 11:421, 11:421n

York, England

assizes at, 7:373, 7:374

York (now Toronto), Upper Canada

public buildings looted and burned, 8:215–8:216, 8:218
U.S. capture of, 6:131, 6:131n, 6:131n, 7:530–7:531, 7:531, 7:656, 8:263, 8:357, 11:494

York and Albany, Duke of. See Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

York County, S.C.

presentment of on South Carolina College, 20:315, 20:317n, 20:356, 20:357, 20:379

Yorke, Joseph

in F. A. Van der Kemp’s proposed book, 4:504

Yorke, Sir Joseph Sydney

commands naval squadron, 4:109, 4:109n, 4:150–4:151

York River

survey of, 9:686, 12:52

Yorktown, Va.

cold weather in, 8:304–8:305
siege of, 3:99, 3:101n, 7:101, 7:103n, 8:178, 8:178n, 10:398, 13:330, 18:26
J. Trumbull’s painting of British surrender at, 10:615, 10:616n, 13:332, 13:332, 14:464

Young, Arthur

Annals of Agriculture and Other Useful Arts, 11:165, 12:99
and cheese-making, 15:418n
A Course of Experimental Agriculture, 2:81, 2:82, 2:83n, 6:219, 11:165
The Farmer’s Calendar, 6:280
The Farmer’s Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms, 1:581, 2:82, 8:388, 8:672, 11:165, 19:508
The Farmer’s Tour through the East of England, 6:280
Rural Oeconomy: or, Essays on the Practical Parts of Husbandry, 1:581, 2:82, 7:626, 8:679n, 11:165, 19:508
and The Rural Socrates (H. C. Hirzel), 8:388
sends seeds to U.S., 4:33
A Six Months Tour through the North of England, 6:280
A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales, 6:280
TJ on, 11:308
Travels during the years 1787, 1788 and 1789, 1:581, 2:82, 6:280, 11:165, 11:293+, 11:293n+, 11:308–11:309

Young, Edward

The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, 10:656, 16:499, 18:301, 18:302n, 18:423
Last Day. A Poem In Three Books, 6:297
“Night the Second. on Time, Death, Friendship” , 8:382, 8:383n
tragedies of, 19:507

Young, Jesse Comstock

identified, 18:15–18:16n
letter from, 18:15–18:16
letter to, 18:76
sends work to TJ, 18:15, 18:76

Young, John

translates Compendium of Ancient Geography, 4:311

Young, John (d. 1820)

professor at University of Glasgow, 20:633

Young, Joseph

A New Physical System of Astronomy … to which is annexed, A Physiological Treatise, 8:388

Young, Moses

and J. Latting’s claims, 12:142n

Young, Richard

and geologic resources, 15:586
identified, 15:587n
letters from, 15:585–15:587, 16:96–16:102
letter to, 15:613
map of Richmond by, 16:99, 16:100–16:101
and maps of Va., 16:98–16:100
and meteorological observations, 15:585, 16:96–16:98
on speculation in Richmond, 16:101
TJ thanks, 15:613

Young, Samuel

compiles A Treatise on Internal Navigation. To which is Annexed, the Report of Albert Gallatin on Roads and Canals, 13:53, 13:476, 13:477n

Young, Thomas

A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts, 12:157n
works of, 20:445, 20:581, 20:582–20:583

Young, W.

hires out slaves to Central College, 15:86, 15:95

Young, William

identified, 13:591n
letter from, 13:591–13:592
solicits TJ’s opinion on religion, 13:591

Young, Sir William

The History of Athens, 17:535

Younger, Triffy

signs petition, 18:146

The Young Mill-wright & Miller’s Guide (O. Evans), 6:xliv, 6:456, 6:456, 11:352

Young Nicolas (ship), 10:129

Youngs, Benjamin Seth

The Testimony of Christ’s Second Appearing, 20:639–20:640, 20:641n

Ypodigma Nevstriæ vel Normanniæ (T. Walsingham; ed. M. Parker), 16:364, 17:196

Yrujo (Irujo), Carlos Martínez de

grain samples from, 15:528n
Spanish minister to U.S., 1:87, 1:577, 1:578, 1:578n
Spanish secretary of state, 14:466, 14:467n

Yrujo family

as aristocrats, 7:67

Yunt (Yundt), Mr.

letters of introduction for, 3:194
supplies clover seed, 3:180, 3:184, 3:194

Yznardy, Josef

dispute over vice-consulship at Cádiz, 1:113–1:114, 1:155, 1:156n
identified, 1:411n
letter of introduction for L. de Onís, 1:410–1:411, 1:601–1:602
letters from, 1:410–1:411, 4:111–4:112
letters from mentioned, 7:328
letters to, 6:359–6:360
and onerous Spanish taxes, 4:111
TJ on, 1:651
TJ sympathizes with, 6:359–6:360

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