1Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am raeley sorry to inform You, I fear I have sold my corn two close, I regret very much I had not of kept for You, the eighty Barrells You named to me but M. Bacon informed me, You was fully supplied, RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson esqr Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 23 Mar. 1817 and so recorded in SJL .
2Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1817 (first letter) (Jefferson Papers)
You was so good as to say You wou d give me Your Opinion, On the Deed from Lewis to Lewis , I have therefore sent a Coppy by my Son with the Opinion of Mess rs Wickham & Wirt they appear to entartain no doubt, indeed if the case was a doubtfull One I wou
3Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1817 (second letter) (Jefferson Papers)
My Son informs me, You propose makeing up An Opinion in a few days, to give You a More Correct Idea of the case I hear e inclose a Coppy of all, the proceeding Testimony & c I assure You it gives me pain to trouble You, it is of such importance to me, & I feal such confidence, in Your Opinion, from that Opinion, my future calculations will be made, from the Maney transactions which has taken...
4Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 28 [June] 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
In Answar to Yours of today , the bargain was made with C. Lewis several weeks before the Deed was executed & it was several weeks before, that M Henning was spoken to, to make the valuation, I held a lien, on the Land from C. Lewis dated some little time aftar the deed from his Farthar & the Land nevar was in the possession of C. Lewis . this point nevar was named by Any of my Councel, Col o...
5Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I receav d by the Your Servant, the papars with Your Opinion, Shuffey Peyton and Baldwin are my Councel, they were informed of the Strong point You made respecting the recording of the Deed by the 3 d witness aftar it was Out of date they replid, & said a Deed, which is not recorded in due time, is as it respects a subsequence purchasers purchaser
6Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
C. Peyton presents his respects to M. Jefferson And informs him, there is some Ladis hear, from below, who is desirous, of seeing Monticello And if a greeable, will wride up, in the fournoon Noon tomorrow. RC ( DLC: TJ Papers , 211:37615); dateline at foot of text; with Dft of TJ to Thomas Appleton, [20] Aug. 1817 , on verso.
7Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had several applications for Corn, as I nevar have made Any engagements without first giveing You the refusal, my son calls On You, & by him You will please say—if You think You may want or not my hope is You may not although I think the Crop—much shorter then is beleaved to be. RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); endorsed by TJ as received 4 Oct. 1817 and so recorded in SJL .
8Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have about Six Ton Plastar to grind, I suppose the tole More profitable then Corn, as I am a constant customer to Your Mill, & intend continueing so, I hope You will favour me, with the permission of letting Your Millar grind my Plastar, tomorrow or any day that may be Convenient soon, I have likewise preserved the Cobbs from three hundred barrells Corn which I have sent to Richm d And if...
9Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 14 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The suite I had in the Staunton Chancery Court has been desided in my favour. Your being absent from home, prevented my informing You sooner. Your warm friend Judge Brown has given a lenthy Opinion which I will send You On my getting a coppy. I hope Your health is improveing fast. RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 14 Sept. 1818 and so recorded in SJL .
10Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
My Son delivared Your reply to my Note Yestarday offaring to sell some Negroes if there was a positive necessity for my haveing the money. I was garded with M r Smith in the bargain, that if it was not convenient to advance the Money Monday Next it was not a bargain. I have Your Convenience And ease more at hart then all the proparty On earth. And beg You will Not think of a sale, I will again...