Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 3 November 1821
To Bernard Peyton
Monticello Nov. 3. 21.
Dear Sir
I am this moment setting out for Bedford and the Natural bridge to be here again on the 22d. I was obliged, partly for my travelling expences, to draw on you yesterday in favor of Wolfe & Raphael for 175.D. but Jefferson promises to deliver this day at the mill as much wheat as will make a boat load of flour, and the miller promises to grind and send it off instantly, so that it will soon cover the advance of my draught of yesterday, and at the present advanced price, one I give to Ellen also who is going to Washington, and will use it about a fortnight hence. ever & affectionly yours
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of William Paxton to TJ, 4 Aug. 1820; at foot of text: “Colo Peyton”; endorsed by TJ.
On the preceding day TJ recorded that the $175 draft given to the Charlottesville firm of wolfe & raphael covered $87.51 for groceries for the last quarter and $87.49 in cash (, 2:1380). jefferson: Thomas Jefferson Randolph. the miller was likely Daniel Colclaser. TJ had given his granddaughter ellen W. Randolph (Coolidge) a draft for $100 (, 2:1380).
Index Entries
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- Colclaser, Daniel; as miller search
- Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter); TJ gives money to search
- Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter); visits Washington search
- flour; transported to Richmond search
- groceries; purchased by TJ search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Travels; to Natural Bridge search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); wheat crop at search
- Natural Bridge, Va.; TJ visits search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ visits search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and TJ’s flour search
- Shadwell mills; flour mill at search
- wheat; at Monticello search
- Wolfe & Raphael (Charlottesville firm); TJ pays search