Dutch Ovens

Dutch ovens were used in Thomas Jefferson's kitchens at Monticello and at the President's House in Washington.

Primary Source References

1782 August 19. "Let Gray have a Dutch Oven 23/6. A. Giannini do. 23/6. Giovannini do. 18/. Gr. George do. 18/. Jupiter do. 10/6. Tom do. 10/6. Scilla do. 10/6."[1]

1796. (James Hemings's Kitchen Inventory). "2 Dutch Ovens."[2]

1809. (President's House Inventory). "Iron. ... 2. Dutch Ovens."[3]

1826. (Martha Jefferson Randolph's Monticello Inventory). "3 dutch ovens."[4]

References

  1. ^ MB, 1:521. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  2. ^ James Hemings’s Inventory of Kitchen Utensils at Monticello, [February 20, 1796], in PTJ, 28:611. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  3. ^ Inventory of President’s House, February 19, 1809, Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  4. ^ Document N147jj, page 3, Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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