On his journey from Philadelphia to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson departed on September 3rd, 1776, riding his horse. His first stop was at the White Horse, where he paid 11 shillings for lodging and other expenses, and tipped the stable hand 1 shilling. He continued to the Three Crowns for breakfast before reaching Lancaster. There, he visited a barber and spent the night at Ryckhart’s. Jefferson arrived at Monticello on September 9th.
Source: Thomas Jefferson Memorandum Books, 1776, page 10.
Here are his notes from Sep 3 to Sep 5, 1776.
Sep. 3.
Pd. for cord 2/6.
Pd. Heiltzheimer in full £5–7–6.Pd. barber 39/.
Pd. Fox the smith for horse shoes 29/.
Pd. Binks the sadler 9/.
Pd. Smith dinner 7/6.
Pd. Heiltzheimer’s horseler 5/.
Pd. Mrs. Graaf in full 25/.
Left Philadelphia.
Pd. ferrge. Schuylkill 1/3.
Sep. 4.
Pd. lodging &c. at the White horse 11/.Gave horseler 1/.
Pd. breakft. &c. at the Three crowns11 4/.
Pd. barber in Lancaster 1/6.
Sep. 5.
Pd. dinner lodging &c. at Ryckhart’s 21/3.
Gave horseler 1/.