From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 5 October 1804
To George Jefferson
Washington Oct. 5. 04.
Dear Sir
According to our arrangement at Monticello I presume that my draughts in favor of
| Old | for | 298.12 |
| Garrett | 274.03 | |
| 572.15 |
have been presented and honored; I now inclose you six hundred Dollars in bills of the B. bank US. of Washington recieved directly from that bank & consequently sure. Accept affectionate salutations
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ. Notation in SJL: “600. D.”
On 22 Sep. in his financial memoranda, TJ recorded that he was to answer to James Old, “sheriff & collector for St. Anne’s,” for the sum of $298.12, which included cash as well as $24.10 for “taxes. 5. whites. 47. blacks. tytheables, 2 do. not so. 14. Horses. 1 chaise,” as well as land tax in St. Anne’s Parish for $9.72, “county & parish levy on 52. tithes” for $48.88, and “clerks tickets” for $4.60 (, 2:1136).
According to his financial memoranda of 10 Sep., TJ recorded obligations to Albemarle County deputy sheriff Alexander Garrett, including taxes for 2,112 acres of land in Fredericksville Parish and 160 acres of Shadwell “tenanted by Turner,” 84 cents for subpoenaing a witness, payment of $150 for Craven Peyton relating to Elizabeth Henderson’s warehouse, and an order on John Perry for $12.25. TJ drew an order on Gibson & Jefferson on 24 Sep. in favor of Garrett for $263.78, which covered orders of 23 Aug. and 10 and 20 Sep. (same, 1135, 1136; , 201).
six hundred Dollars: on 5 Oct., TJ recorded receipt from the Bank of the United States of this amount, which he remitted to Gibson & Jefferson. George Jefferson acknowledged the letter and payment, writing to TJ from Richmond on the 8th that he was “duly favor’d with yours of the 5th. inclosing $:600” (, 2:1137; George Jefferson to TJ, 8 Oct., RC in MHi, endorsed by TJ as received 11 Oct. and so recorded in SJL with notation “600. D.”).