James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1817
From James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson)
Richmond 16 Jany 1817
Sir
I hand you inclosed Acct Sales of 175 Bbls Flour nett proceeds $1571.75. with your Acct Current to the 1st Inst Shewing Balance in my favor of $942.57 which I trust you will find correct
I have this day disposed of the remainder of your Flour say 93 Bbls Superfine & 9 Bbls Fine to mr Jno Leslie the Superfine at 13¾$ & the Fine at 13¼$ on 60 days Credit—as I can readily get this paper discounted I thought it best to Sell it on Credit, as not more than 13¼$ Cash could be obtained for it
| Patrick Gibson |
| p Jas Ligon |
your note in Bank is due the 31st
RC (MHi); in Ligon’s hand; postscript adjacent to Ligon’s signature; addressed by Ligon: “Thomas Jefferson EsqrMonticello”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 17 Jan.; endorsed by TJ as a letter from Gibson received 19 Jan. 1817 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures not found.
Index Entries
- Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- flour; price of search
- flour; sale of search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s bank note from Bank of Virginia search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s flour search
- Gibson, Patrick; letters from search
- Gibson & Jefferson (Richmond firm); account with TJ search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
- Lesslie, John; and TJ’s flour search
- Ligon, James; as clerk for Gibson & Jefferson search
- Ligon, James; letters from search
- Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search