Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 12 December 1821

Enclosure

Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales

Sales 44 Blls: super & 16 Fine Flour by B. Peyton

1821 Rich’d  for ℀ Thomas Jefferson Esqr
Decr 12th To Wm Rowlett for cash in store
44 Blls: super fine Flour at $5.75 $253.00
16 do Fine—   do— 〃  5.37½  86.00
   $339.00
 
Charges
 Cash paid fght:  on the above at 2/6 $25.00
 Canal Toll do  do 〃 7½d 6.25
 Inspection do  do 〃 2¢ 1.20
 Drayage do 10 Loads  〃 9d 1.25
 Storage do  do 〃 8¢ 4.80
 Comission at 2½ per ct   is 8.48 $ 46.98
Nett proceeds  $292.02
E.E.
B. Peyton
By C. Bias

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

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
  • Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
  • Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
  • Rowlett, William; buys TJ’s flour search