Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 May 1815
From Patrick Gibson
Richmond 10th May 1815
Sir
In the hurry of forwarding you the Treasury notes on Saturday last, I omitted sending you the small notes you had requested, which I now inclose—I have made sale of all the flour now down say 215 bls: Sf & 18 fine to Tarlton Saunders at 7$ on 60 d/– with interest added, as I am induced to believe I can get the note discounted you may consider the proceeds on hand—I have been endeavouring to dispose of your 6 hhds Tobacco at the price I stated them to be worth, namely $10. but as yet without success. the stemmd Hhd: I have sold at 5$– With great respect I am
Patrick Gibson
RC (ViU: TJP-ER); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre”; endorsed by TJ as received 12 May 1815 and so recorded in SJL.
The enclosed small notes amounted to $50 (, 2:1308). sf: “superfine.”
Index Entries
- currency; sent to TJ search
- flour; at Richmond search
- flour; price of search
- flour; sale of search
- Gibson, Patrick; and currency for TJ search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s flour search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s tobacco search
- Gibson, Patrick; letters from search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells tobacco search
- Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
- Richmond, Va.; TJ’s tobacco sold at search
- Richmond, Va.; tobacco prices at search
- Saunders, Tarlton; purchases TJ’s flour search
- tobacco; price of in Richmond search
- tobacco; sale of search