Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 March 1818
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 23d March 1818
Dear sir
I was favor’d this morning with your esteemd letter of the 20th: current & observe contents— Mr Johnston come down himself last friday & took your Wine from Mr Gibsons on Saturday on board his Boat, I fear tho’ from the great rise in the River that it will be a considerable time before it reaches you. I will attend to your instructions for the future on the subject of forwarding articles by his Boat.
I have made every enquiry in this City for Cotton Seed and can hear of none, I will tho’ the first leisure moment make further search & if successful will forward you the quantity wished by the first Boat.
Much to my astonishment I have to say that your Box of Books from Philadelphia has never yet reached me, I cannot conceive what accident has befallen them.
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 2 Apr. 1818 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Thomas A. Digges, 15 June 1818, on recto and verso; addressed: “Mr Thomas Jefferson Monticello Milton” by “Mail”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 23 Mar.
Index Entries
- boats; transfer goods and people to and from Richmond search
- cotton; TJ orders seed search
- Gibson, Patrick; and wine acquired by TJ search
- James River; water level of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Johnson, William (boatman); transports goods from Richmond search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Richmond, Va.; boats transfer goods and people to and from search
- seeds; cotton search
- wine; sent to TJ search