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	Petit was ''maître d'hôtel'' at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, March 12, 1790, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on July 19, 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See Jefferson to George Taylor, Jr., August 13, 1792, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 24:295, and [[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.		Petit was ''maître d'hôtel'' at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, March 12, 1790, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on July 19, 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See Jefferson to George Taylor, Jr., August 13, 1792, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 24:295, and [[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.

-	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, July 29, 1801, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.	+	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, July 29, 1801, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
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	==Further Sources==		==Further Sources==
-	*Stanton, Lucia. "'A Well-ordered Household': Domestic Servants in Jefferson’s White House." ''White House History'' 17(2006): 4-23. [http://www.whitehousehistory.org/08/subs/images_subs/whitehousehistory_17.pdf Article available online] from White House Historical Association.	+	*Stanton, Lucia. "'A Well-ordered Household': Domestic Servants in Jefferson’s White House." ''White House History'' 17(2006): 4-23. [http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_publications/publications_documents/whitehousehistory_17.pdf Article available online] from White House Historical Association.

	[[Category:Food and Drink\|Petit, Adrien]]		[[Category:Food and Drink\|Petit, Adrien]]
	[[Category:People\|Petit, Adrien]]		[[Category:People\|Petit, Adrien]]

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s service on 22 May 1785. He had been ''maître d'hôtel'', or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his ''valet de chambre''<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as ''maitre d'hotel'' to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|''MB'']] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s service on May 22, 1785. He had been ''maître d'hôtel'', or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for [[London]] in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his ''valet de chambre''<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as ''maître d'hôtel'' to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, August 6, 1786, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was ''maître d'hôtel'' at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, ''PTJ'' 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See ''MB'' 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.	+	Petit was ''maître d'hôtel'' at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, March 12, 1790, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on July 19, 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See Jefferson to George Taylor, Jr., August 13, 1792, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 24:295, and [[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.

-	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, 29 July 1801, ''PTJ'' 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.	+	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, July 29, 1801, in [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s service on 22 May 1785. He had been ''maître d'hôtel'', or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his ''valet de chambre''<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as ''maitre d'hotel'' to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|''MB'']] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.		'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s service on 22 May 1785. He had been ''maître d'hôtel'', or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his ''valet de chambre''<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as ''maitre d'hotel'' to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|''MB'']] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, ''PTJ'' 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See ''MB'' 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.	+	Petit was ''maître d'hôtel'' at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, ''PTJ'' 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See ''MB'' 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.

	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, 29 July 1801, ''PTJ'' 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.		Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, 29 July 1801, ''PTJ'' 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s service on 22 May 1785. He had been ''maître d'hôtel'', or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his ''valet de chambre''<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as ''maitre d'hotel'' to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|''MB'']] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in [[Paris]]. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.	+	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, ''PTJ'' 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] on 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See ''MB'' 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returned to France.

-	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.	+	Jefferson particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French ''maître d'hôtel'' was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a ''maître d'hôtel'' were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe de Létombe, 29 July 1801, ''PTJ'' 34:685.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[Coffee\|coffee]] and [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, [[Etienne Lemaire]], left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	<references/>		<references/>

-	[[Category:Food and Drink\|Petit, Adrient]]	+	==Further Sources==
		+	*Stanton, Lucia. "'A Well-ordered Household': Domestic Servants in Jefferson’s White House." ''White House History'' 17(2006): 4-23. [http://www.whitehousehistory.org/08/subs/images_subs/whitehousehistory_17.pdf Article available online] from White House Historical Association.
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		+	[[Category:Food and Drink\|Petit, Adrien]]
	[[Category:People\|Petit, Adrien]]		[[Category:People\|Petit, Adrien]]

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	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.		'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in [[Paris]]. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.	+	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in [[Paris]]. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in [[Philadelphia]] in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.

	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.		Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a [[Paris]] banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to [[London]] in 1786. On his return to [[Paris]], Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.	+	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in [[Paris]]. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.

	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.		Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maitre d'hotel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres (412) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maître d'hôtel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres ($12) a month.

-	Petit was maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant do do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Fracis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.	+	Petit was maître d'hôtel at the Hôtel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant to do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Francis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.

-	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity--essential qualities in his position. A French maitre d'hotel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson's once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maitre d'hotel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref> Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Eteinne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.	+	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity - essential qualities in his position. A French maître d'hôtel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maître d'hôtel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert."<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref>) Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Etienne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maitre d'hotel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depradations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres (412) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maitre d'hotel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depredations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres (412) a month.

	Petit was maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant do do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Fracis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.		Petit was maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant do do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Fracis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.

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-	'''Adrien Petit,''' a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maitre d'hotel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depradations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres (412) a month.	+	'''Adrien Petit,''' <ref>This article is based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1989.</ref> a native of the Champagne district of France, first came into [[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson's]] service on 22 May 1785. He had been maitre d'hotel, or butler, in the household of [[John Adams\|John]] and Abigail Adams at Neuilly. When the Adamses departed for London in 1785, Jefferson inherited Petit, who first served as his valet de chambre<ref>Petit briefly left Jefferson's service in November 1785 for employment as maitre d'hotel to a Paris banker.</ref> and, in that capacity, accompanied him to London in 1786. On his return to Paris, Jefferson discovered the "embezzlements and depradations" of his butler Marc.<ref>William Short to William S. Smith, 6 August 1786, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 10:213-214. Jefferson later compared Marc's and Petit's household accounts. Under Petit's regime the cost of the main meal of the day was twenty percent cheaper. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:646-647.</ref> Marc was immediately dismissed and Petit rose to the top position, at a wage of 72 livres (412) a month.

	Petit was maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant do do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Fracis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.		Petit was maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Langeac throughout the rest of Jefferson's residence in Paris. When Jefferson accepted appointment as Washington's secretary of state, he determined to have Petit "in the same capacity as housekeeper,"<ref>Jefferson to Short, 12 March 1790, [[Short Title List\|PTJ,]] 16:229.</ref> asking William Short to persuade him to leave France for America. This Petit was reluctant do do, but he finally agreed and arrived in Philadelphia in 19 July 1791. He governed the household staff<ref>At one point in this period a domestic dispute arose between Petit and Jefferson's coachman, Fracis Seche, and his wife. Petit threatened to return to France if they were not removed from the household. Jefferson, who wrote, "I have had such long experience of the fidelity of Petit, and value him so much," dismissed the Seches. See [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 2:880.</ref> (for a wage of $18.50 a month) until Jefferson's retirement in 1794, when he returns to France.

	Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity--essential qualities in his position. A French maitre d'hotel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson's once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maitre d'hotel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref> Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Eteinne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.		Jefferson's particularly valued Petit's honesty and fidelity--essential qualities in his position. A French maitre d'hotel was administrator of the entire household staff and was responsible for the purchase of food and supplies for the household. Because he selected the provisions at market and oversaw the dessert course he was also expected to have culinary talents (Jefferson's once wrote that "indispensable qualifications" for a maitre d'hotel were "honesty and skill in making the dessert.")<ref>Jefferson to Philippe Letombe, 29 July 1801.</ref> Petit's recipes for [[coffee]] and [[ice cream]], for instance, were preserved, while a later butler, Eteinne Lemaire, left recipes for pancakes as well as meat courses.
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