1To Thomas Jefferson from Patrick Gibson, 8 February 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I addressed a letter to you some time ago, to which I have received no reply—I have been doubtful to what cause I ought to attribute your silence, but on reflection I am induced to think either that it has not reached you or that owing to the multiplicity of your engagements it has been overlookd—The purport of that letter was to request a few lines from you to the Sec y of War in behalf of my...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Patrick Gibson, 1 June 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with extreme reluctance that I am induced once more to apply to you with a view of enlisting your good offices in my behalf—I dread the very idea of presuming too much upon the friendly assistance already afforded me, and on the regard you have been pleased to express for me—The time has been when this consideration would have kept me silent but the desire of leaving at least a good...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Patrick Gibson, 17 January 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
By means of your friendly aid my son Alexander is now on board the Shuck, Captain Perry from whose report I hope he may in due time obtain his warrant and trust that he may do credit to your recommendation by maintaining the honor of his Country—Your ready compliance with every former request makes me I presume too far, but you will pardon me if I do, My Son Henry who had the pleasure of...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Patrick Gibson, 29 October 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
After the kindness you have shown to me in behalf of my Son Alexander, I am apprehensive I shall be consider’d as trespassing by another application to you on my own Account, but my situation compels me to put your goodness to another trial. The Office of Agent to the Penitintiary Store has become vacant, the appointment of a successor is to take place next Friday by the Governor and Council,...
5Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 14 September 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received a letter from my Son in Richm d transmitting the purport of one you have had the goodness to address me in answer to my last, for which accept my sincere thanks—I trust you will not deem it an abuse of your kindness, if I again trouble you with a further request, that, should my present application meet with no better success than it did last year, you will still aid me in...
6Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 19 th Ins t and pray you to accept my thankful acknowledgements for your assurances of friendship, and for the very flattering sentiments expressed in your letter to M r Thompson , which I shall forward to him so soon as I shall have procured the necessary vouchers relative to my son ’s qualifications— With sentiments of respect and esteem I am RC ( DLC );...
7Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
If in the request I am about to make, there is the smallest impropriety, I trust in your goodness to excuse it—I am extremely desirous of procuring for one of my boys a midshipman’s warrant, and should feel myself much indebted to you if you would afford me your influence in obtaining it—the lad is in his fourteenth year, very active and robust, and anxious to go to sea—and altho in time of...
8Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 18 th May came to hand in due time, I replied to it a few days after & had a copy of your account made out; but found this morning to my surprize that owing to the negligence of my Clerk it had not been sent . Inclosed is a transcript of the Account balanced by $39.67 in your favor which is now subject to your order.— The Flour Market is at present brisk at $4 & I think when we...
9Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Patrick Gibson, [ca. 17 July 1821] (Jefferson Papers)
Account Sales of 160 Bbls Flour on acct of M r T. Jefferson 1821 Feby 27 To Lewis Webb 15 Bbls @ $ 3 ⅜ S. f
10John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 30 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note for $1125.—in the V a B. is due on the 22 d May and ’ere that period it may be necessary that you find another name to it, as my own name, or that of mine as Ex r of Jn o Mutter may be
11Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I last wrote you on the 9 th ult o I have received 62 bls: of your flour, which I have this day sold to Mess rs Lucke & Sizer at 3 ⅜ $, this is a better price than I was able to obtain on its arrival, and is indeed as high as is warranted by any foreign market— I am, RC ( DLC ); between dateline and salutation: “ Thomas Jefferson
12Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 15 th Ult o inclosing a blank note was received in the due course of mail, but too late to renew your note in bank due the 14 th for which I had to substitute another in the meantime— Flour has fallen below anything I have ever yet known, and from the great anxiety shown by the Holders to sell, there is every appearance of its being still lower it is now offering at 3 ½ $ and...
13Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note in the Virg a bank for $1240.—falls due on the 14 th Ins t before which time I hope to receive one from you for renewal say for $1180. as advised in mine of the 12 th Sept r : no flour or remittance has yet been received With much respect & esteem RC ( DLC ); between dateline and salutation: “
14Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 12 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 6 th Inst inclosing your note for $1378. for the renewal of one in the V a Bk due this day —in my letter of the 17 July I informed you that this note had then been reduced to $1307. and as it must now be renewed for $1240. of course the note you inclosed will not answer the purpose but having still the one last sent, in blank, I am enabled to accomplish it.—the...
15Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Patrick Gibson, [ca. 12 September 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
Account Sales of 19 Bbls flour & One Hhd Tobacco for Th: Jefferson 1820 May 1 Recd for 1 Hhd Tobacco Shockoe TJ 1710.160.1550. Refused @ $5.10 $79. 05 June 21
16Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
After a painful and tedious indisposition, which has confined me to the house for nearly the last eight months, and, during much of this time either by a total deprivation of sight or most acute pain, render’d me incapable of attending to my affairs, I am once more enabled to devote myself to business— This will explain to you and I trust serve as an appology for the manner of the letter...
17George S. Gibson (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 21 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you th on the 10 th Inst t & have since received your favor of the 7 th — finding it impracticable to remit to Philadelphia owing to the difficulty of obtaining dfts on the North I wrote to M r Vaughan desiring him to draw which he informs me he has done for $444.—as directed.— Your dfts for $35.68 & $50 in favor of
18George S. Gibson (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Since mine of the 2 nd Ult Ins t I have received on your acc t 5 Bbls Flour from M r Cradock & a promise of 15 more;— The market price is now from 3 ⅞ to 4$ I am
19George S. Gibson (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 22 nd inclosing Blank Notes for renewal in the Banks, was duly received, the last Hhd of your Crop has been received & sold it was refused on acc t of its being very much stained & in too high order T.J. 1710. 160. 1550. Refus d at $5.10 = 79.05 it brought the highest price that refused Tob o has been sold for in this Market for some time past.— Flour is now $4 to 4 ⅛ I am Patrick
20John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 13 April 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote you on the 6 th Ins t I gave you to understand that your note might be curtailed again , it will there fore be adviseable that you sho d send your blank note or a note with the curtail off Say for $1375. as the note inclosed to me in yours of the 9 th rec d this morn g for $1450 was of the am t
21John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote you on the 30 th ult o annexing sales of your Flour & your acc t curr t I was not aware of your notes being curtailed in the V a Bk (80$) which reduces it now to 1450$ the bal e therefore I have in hand which you can draw for will be only about $57— the dfts fav r
22John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 24 th ult o & have since rec d 90 bls of your flour which I have sold at 4 ¼ $—it is now dull at that price and much coming in . this sale together with the bal e in your favor when I sent you your ℀ leaves in my hands ab t $370.– now subject to your order— I will thank you to send me blanks for all your notes I am
23Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 25 th Ins t Ult o was duly received, and I have since then been in daily expectation of the arrival of your flour, which has not yet got down, this I regret the more as I have this day sold all I had on hand at 5 ¾ $ — Your note for $2250. p ble at the US. bank in my favor becomes due the 5
24Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
After an absence of nearly three weeks I return’d to town yesterday, and among other letters found yours of the 11 th Ins t —I am extremely concerned to learn that you are involved with Col l Nicholas and to so serious an amount; I also am a sufferer having had to pay 3200$ on his account; I wish it were in my power to give you any advice which could tend to your advantage, but I believe...
25John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 16 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter of the 11 th ins t last night & hasten to reply to it—tho’ I regret to say in not so satisfactory a manner as I could wish— At the time of Co l Nicholas ’ failure I knew you were indorser on some notes of his & should have informed you of his being protested, but doubted not Co l N would (as he has done) write you himself —I this morning called at his house & there...
26Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Col l Nicholas called upon me to day, to say that your note for $3000 payable in the Farmers’ bank , falls due tomorrow, and that he has received no note from you to renew it—he was in hopes it might have been sent to me—as it was necessary that some step should immediately be taken, I have put in my note in favor of Col l Nicholas for the amount, pledging myself for the forthcoming of yours...
27Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this morning your favor of the 2 nd Ins t and beg you will set your mind at ease on the subject of your note, which shall be retired when due— You must be under some mistake in supposing that your 16 bls: flour were sacrificed, the quality was fine and the price 5 ¼ $ which is as high as has been obtained for the last four weeks, indeed from the unsaliableness of that quality, sales...
28Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 25 th and now hand you annex’d a /Sales of your 16 bls. flour N t Prd s $59.70 at your credit, I also annex a Statement of your a /cur t to this day balanced by $1339.85 in your favor of which $500 is still due to M r Vaughan
29Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 29 th Ult o inclosing three notes for renewal, the present amounts of which are noted at foot— Col l Nicholas has paid me on your acco t the further sum of $968— and I have paid your dfts in favor of Leitch & Gray , and M r
30Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14 th Ins t is rec d — I wrote you on the 12 th informing you of the rejection of your note in the US. bank and of its being subsequently discounted for one half the amount for which I credit your account $989.33— Col l Nicholas has just inform’d me that the note sent him has been discounted in the F s