Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 22 January 1822

Enclosure

Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales

Sales 50 Barrels Fine Flour by Bernard Peyton
 Richmond 1822  for ℀ Mr Th: Jefferson
January 22nd To Charles Palmer for cash on Basin Bank
50 Blls: Fine Flour at $6 $300. 00
  Charges
 Cash paid Fght:  the above at 2/6 $20. 83
 Canal Toll do  do 〃 d 5. 21
 Inspection do  do 〃 1. 00
 Commission at 2½ pr Ct   is 7. 50 $34. 54
Nett proceeds $265. 46
E.E.
B. Peyton
By C. Bias

MS (MHi); entirely in Cesario Bias’s hand; with covering letter subjoined.

e.e.: “Errors Excepted.”

Index Entries

  • Bias, Cesario; as clerk for B. Peyton search
  • canals; and transportation costs search
  • flour; price of search
  • flour; sale of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
  • Palmer, Charles; buys TJ’s flour search
  • Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
  • Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search