1Thomas Jefferson’s Order on Bernard Peyton for “George G. Leiper,” 11 April 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Pay to George G. Lieper or order seventy five Dollars for value recieved on account of Sir Mr Raphael is requested to furnish mr Lieper cash for this. MS ( MHi ); written on a half sheet; signature torn to cancel order; adjacent to signature: “Col o Bernard Peyton Richmond .” Enclosed in “George G. Leiper” to TJ, 11 Apr. 1822 .
2Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 14 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter addressed to mr Dearborne I inclose this which covers the one to mr Gray which Jefferson told me would be acceptable to you.— about 20. years ago, mr Stewart of Boston drew my portrait, for which I then paid him 100.D. about 12. or 15. years ago he desired me to set for him again saying he did not like the former portrait & would rather draw another for me. I sat for him, and...
3Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 18 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote about a week ago to mr Yancey to hurry down my tob o from Bedford . it was lying at Lynchbg so I presume will be with you in the course of a week. I expect too that the mill here is now ready to begin to deliver my flour. our river being swoln by the rains I have been unable to go there to inform myself of a certainty. I have a note in the Virginia bank for 1125.D. renewable on the 22...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 24 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Aug. 24. 1825. wrote to B. Peyton for the under written articles [the following not in TJ’s hand] : One full sized silver catheter. Two or three full sized elastic gum catheters. MHi .
5Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 16 September 1820, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
In the 1 st week of Oct. perhaps on the 3 d or 4 th day mr Eppes will deposit with his agent in Richmond , 500.D. subject to my order. this is intended to meet the curtailment of October of which you were so kind as to give me timely notice . at the same time perhaps, or if not, then certainly in all that month he will deposit 3500.D. more in like manner. for these sums I shall send you an...
6Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 May 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieve here your fav r of the 16 th and am equally mortified at my own inattention to furnish you renewals of my notes before I left home as at Jefferson ’s repeated failures to do what was regular and necessary to enable you to rec e ive the money expected. by this date however all is surely brought to rights, and the inconveniencies relieved
7From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 27 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
copy of Paragraph from The Presid’s lre of Mar. 22. and extract from my answer of this day. MHi .
8Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 29 August 1822, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
I find that in my letter of Yesterday I omitted to notice the paragraph in yours which promised me a visit from judge Gre e ne and yourself. nothing can give me greater pleasure than such a visit. altho not personally acquainted with the judge, I have been taught to revere him for every good quality, and to consider him as one of the sheet anchors of our republican bark. I shall be at home all...
9James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 11 May 1833 (Madison Papers)
Your letters of {2m#} & of {2m#} were duly recd. The articles referred to in the first were safely delivered & in every respect satisfactory. The sale of the 2 Hhds of Tobo. reported in the second, was as good as could be expected as it did not suit the taste of the Manufacturers; & brought the highest price of exported Tobo. On comparing it with a sample brought us by the Waggoner, of Mr...
10Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 3 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this moment setting out for Bedford and the Natural bridge to be here again on the 22 d . 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...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
You will recieve from either M r Garrett or mr Brockenbrough a check for 4000. D. to be invested in a bill of exchange payable on account of Tho s Appleton to mr Samuel Williams N o 13. Finsbury square London, to whom you are requested to remit it, and with that to send the inclosed letter to mr Williams. The bag of coffee which came to us was marked S. H. Peyton 120.℔ we had used from it some...
12Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 11 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 3. is recieved. of the funds of mine now in your hands the balance due to yourself is first to be paid. on the 7 th I drew on you in favor of Archib. Robertson for 66.D. and yesterday in favor of Wolfe & Raphael for 400.D. I must request you to remit to mess rs Leroy & Bayard for me 125.D. with as little delay as may be. The sum of 1305.D. clear of exchange is to be remitted...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 12 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The necessity of drawing on you for a considble sum obliging me to take the best review I can of our accounts since the last one rendered I suppose 350. B. flour to have b n deliv d on my acc t from Th: J. R and 50. B. by T. E. R. which with the money deposited with you for me by Th: J. R. pay my balance of Dec. 31. and subseq t draughts & your other owed disbursem ts
14From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Th:J. with B. Peyton 1824. Jan. 13. 60. B. flour 234. 26 30. 75. d o 314. 97 Feb. 20. 104. d o 427. 72 239 for which acc
15Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 1 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved with much sensibility your kind letter of Sep. 27. the sweetest cordial to the soul is the good will of the good. coming from the heart, as I am sure it does, I will resort to your kindness frankly, during the days which remain to me. these are counted, and not so many as they would have been but for the experiment of the springs to make me better when I was well. they have...
16James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 5 June 1830 (Madison Papers)
With this will be delivered four Hhds of Tobo. No. 13. equal to the best. 14. short pyebald. 15. & 16. good lugs. There will be at least 12 Hhds. to follow six of them equal to the best, the remaining six inferior. It is not improbable that the quantity yet in bulk will yield several addl. Hhds. The crop wd. have been a fine as well as large one if justice had been done it. I fear it will be...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 21 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a bill of lading for 11. cases from Marseilles arrived at N. York and now on their way to Richmond, for freight, duties and charges on which there is due to mr Jonathan Thompson 39.D, 37c which I must pray you to remit to him and forward the cases on arrival by waggon to mr Raphael. Jefferson will be with you tomorrow charged with all my affairs with you. affectionately yours MHi .
18From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 29 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed bill of lading informs me of the shipment from N.Y. of 2 parcels of books for me to your address, and I must pray you to remit to M r Jonathan Thompson Collector of that port 10.64 duty, fr t from Havre & other charges which he has paid on them for me. the books to be forwarded to Raphael by waggon. I owe Edmund Bacon of K y 33. D. which he wishes me to have lodged in som bk. of...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 27 September 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Raphael could furnish the 1000. D by piecemeal only. he furnished to-day 300. D. requiring however a draught for it to go by tomorrow’s mail, which I gave him and will consequently be upon you 2. or 3. days earlier than I had expected. he will furnish another sum 3. days hence and the balance in the course of a week. my further draughts will be made accordingly. affect ly yours MHi .
20James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 11 July 1829 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 3d. was duly recd. and the Articles it refers to [du]ly delivered. My overseer says that he can not immediately follow up the waggoning his Tobo. & wishes the 2 Hhds. on hand to be sold without waiting for more, being apprehensive that the order in which the Tobo. was priced, may render delay unfavorable to the sale, by limiting it to the manufacturers. The Harvest is now over in...
21Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I observe you advertise fine family flour for sale . in return for Col o Alston ’s compliment of rice the last year I wish to send him ½ a doz. barrels of the finest family flour in the world. this would be acceptable because they have it not there. market flour, even good, would be an insult, becaus e they have it in abundance. I place my honor therefore in your hands when I request you to...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 15 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I correct my blunder of misdirecting my letter to mr Madison by inclosing it to him this day. I committed a similar one while in Paris by cross directing two letters to two ladies out of which scrape I did not get so easily. affectionate salutations MiU-C .
23James Madison to Colonel Peyton, 6 May 1835 (Madison Papers)
My wagon is about setting off to Richmond with two Hogsheads of Tobacco. Be pleased to make the most of them & communicate to me the proceeds of the sales of this and of the rest of the crop as from time to time it is forwarded. For the first time it has happened that our crop has been cured without being fired & of course without being touched with smoke excepting a small portion & that so...
24From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 6 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I must pray you to send to Lynchbg 15. boxes of tin addressed to Fr. Eppes by the first boats, I shall hope to find them there the 3 d or 4 th week of this month when I expect to be there. and I also request you to procure and send to me here, by the 1 st waggon a quarter cask of the best Sicily Madeira your’s affect ly MHi .
25Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 18 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 18. 19. inclosed to Cap t Peyton the rec t for a box of books from Fernagus . also ment d the cask of rice which would be deliv d him from Charleston . all to be forwarded by Johnson ’s boats & exp. reimbursed by
26From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 2 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sollicited for a charity in Philadelphia which I cannot refuse, yet can illy afford, will you be so good as to remit for me 25.D. to a mr J. H. Hall of Phila. MHi .
27From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 3 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two favors of the 28 th from Washington, and 30 th from Richm d are recieved. I am indeed sorely and deeply wounded by the result of my late sollicitn for you. I had though it’s success as certain as that the sun will rise tomorrow. I asked it as for myself, and with more interest and pressure than if it has been for myself. placing it then on this ground, I thought that neither on public...
28Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 15 November 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 10 th is recieved, & Johnson ’s boat is expected to-day, by which I shall recieve the coffee. I observe you have cotton yarn for sale. will you be so good as to send me 80. ℔s of N o 5. Johnson ’s boat returns to Richmond immediately & is the safest to send it by. Gilmer when with his boat is also safe. PoC ( MHi ); on verso of reused address cover of José Corrêa da Serra to TJ,...
29James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 2 June 1832 (Madison Papers)
We send off to day a wagon with two hogsheads of tobacco. The tobacco is not large but grown in fresh mountain soil. It seems to have a fine odour, has been neatly handled, and put up in good order by my new overseer, who has the reputation of skill and experience. I hope it will suit the taste of the Manufacturers, and find a good market. Our crop was small not exceeding 8 Hhds. The two sent...
30From James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 28 April 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd yours of the 24. with the articles referred to in it. Subjoined is a list of what you will be kind eno’ to send by the bearer. I am not sure that some of them may not be out of the range of your plan of business. In that case you will not be again troubled with such. I return the rect for the last load of Tobo. and wish you to retain the ensuing rects. I am sorry to find the...
31Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, [27 June 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
I am in hopes you will have discovered that the triplicate of the bill to Williams was omitted to be inclosed in yours of the 24 th as therein supposed, and that it is now on the way to me, as I withold the duplicate of my letter to Appleton in order to inclose it to him. affectionate salutations. P.S. do not forget my quarterly acc t ending with this month. PoC ( MHi ); on verso of reused...
32Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 10 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am just returned from Bedford and have several little things of detail to write about, but time permits me at this moment to mention one only which presses. hearing that mr Coffee was in Charleston I wrote to D r Hosack to pray him to return me my letter & yours to m r Coffee. he did so , and I now inclose yours with the 40.D. check it covered and which was not used. this enables me to...
33From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 12 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
You will recieve from N. York for the University a box of 250. engravings of it’s plan. the object is to sell in Richmond as many as will sell readily, and to forward the remainder to us. their price is 50. cents to be credited to the Proctor of the University. perhaps besides placing some of them where you think they will be seen and sold readily, it might be worth while to employ a person...
34From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 29 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I am almost as troublesome to you, my dear friend, as to my Physician, and with less reason as it is in his line & not in yours. but there being nothing to be had here, I am obliged to avail myself of your kindness for every little 2 d article which my situation requires. in mine of the 24 th I troubled you with a commission for catheters which I am in hopes of recieving by an early mail. I...
35From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 19 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The books from Liverpool after which your letter of the 16 th enquiries, on behalf of the collector were sent by mr Dennison one of the members of parliament who was with us the last summer. I inclose you his letter which accompanied them it is so worded, that I might have considered them as a present to myself. but he says he had seen in the library of the University Tim Bobbin on the...
36Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 15 February 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I was startled on reciept of yesterday of yours of the 11 th finding I had been off my guard as to the renewal of my notes. I now send them to you. I must pray you to remit to mr M c Culloch without delay 5. D 35 C duties E t c on the books. were it not for these odd 35. cents I would have saved you this trouble by inclosing him a 5.D. bill. instead of the four barrels of Roman cement be...
37From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 1 October 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
$1000. Sixty days after date, I promise to pay t o Bernard Peyton or order, without offset, negotiable and payable at the Farmers Bank of Virginia , one thousand Dollars, — Cents. Value received. MHi .
38From James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 27 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Anderson gives me notice that a draft accepted by me in favor of Rd. Peters jr for $1048.68. due on the 1st. of Apl, has been placed in the B.B. of the U.S. at Richd. for collection. I had several sources for meeting this & some other demands, which, untill very lately, I thought could not fail me. It has happened otherwise, and I find myself under the necessity of asking the favor of your...
39Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 24 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In a former letter I asked the favor of you to forward to me by waggon a box of books which I expected from N. York . but I presume they are ice-bound in James river . among a number of boxes of other things from Alexandria which I suppose are in Richmond and which must wait till the boats can run, there is a box of 50. ℔ raisins which I would gladly recieve by waggon also: the box is marked T...
40Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 23 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Our river has been up so that I could not ford it to visit the Shadwell mills till yesterday. I found that there was not a single boat up, but that some are expected to-day and the miller promised he would send off 2. boatloads of flour tomorrow, and that the rest should follow within a few days. there are between 250. & 300 Barrels still to go. as soon as I know that the 2. boat loads are...
41From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 13 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I requested you in a former letter to assure mr James Rawlings that as soon as I could get my tob o to market I would draw on you in his favor for a balance due the mutual assurance co. I have accdly drawn on you this day for a sum of about 89 or 90.D. I had formerly desired mr Ritchie to apply to you annually for my subscription to the Enquirer, and supposing it regularly paid, I had not even...
42From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 10 February 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I rejoiced to learn that Jefferson had filled up my deficit with you. T. E. R. failed me mortifyingly be so good as to place the inclosed note of Th: J. R. for 400.D to my credit. it will quickly be drawn for. in the mean time be so good as to send me about 100.℔ Java or Bourbon coffee, the latter preferably if to be had, as also a quarter cask of Sicily Madeira, the best your place affords...
43Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 13 October 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The rain now falling will I think enable Johnson ’s boats to go down. I send him therefore a box of wine for Col o Allston of Charleston which I have taken the liberty of addressing to your care to be forwarded. I think you formerly advertised spun cotton for sale; I must request you to send me 150. ℔ of what runs 5. yds to the ℔. if you have it not yourself, you will do me the favor to get...
44Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 13 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to ask the favor of you to dispose of the inclosed bill of exchange for me. it is drawn by D r Everitt on James Maury of Liverpool , being the nett proceeds of tobaccos consigned by the D r to Maury , sold by the latter, and the account of sales acknoleging the balance of 240 £–15 s–8 d sterling in his hands and liable to order. these papers under Maury ’s hand
45Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 10 May 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson has informed you that he accomodates me with 3000.D. I counted that this would be recieved very certainly this week, but it seems it awaits some paper which he sends by this mail. I proposed that of this sum you should first take for yourself the balance I owe you, and then pay the curtail of 500.D. to the Farmer’s bank and my note of 350.D. to the Virginia bank ; and I still hope...
46From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 13 May 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You are one of the best friends in the world, because you attend to the smallest things, which are often more gratifying than great ones. I saw yesterday in the hands of mr Dyer a fountain pen, one of the best I ever saw. he said it was made for him by mr Cowan, a watchmaker of Richmond. and cost him 5. D. the outer tube was of silver, but the two leaves of the pen were gold, and no other...
47Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 28 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I must ask the favor of you to return the inclosed Certificate for me to the land office and to pay the usual fees (I believe 1. or 2. Dollars) which mr Gibson will reimburse according to custom. will you have the goodness whenever cotton can be had in Richmond to buy 2. of the smallest bales to be had for me and send one by the Milton boats and the other by the Lynchburg boats to the care of...
48From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 20 October 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last which was of the 9 th yours of the 7 th and 10 th have been recieved. the things sent by Wood’s boats are arrived at Milton. on learning the fate of my note I settled otherwise the balance due to Bacon and for which I had not yet drawn on you. but I was obliged to draw on you, as mentioned in mine of the 9 th in favor of the sheriffs of Albemarle & Bedford for my taxes. in the...
49Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 20 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 16 th and am thankful for your attention to my wants. I saw William Johnson the evening before his boat started last. he told me that he should not go down himself, but that his brother would, and he would be answerable for every thing trusted to him as if to himself. I was on horseback and at the river side, so could not give him a written order, but...
50From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 9 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved a letter yesterday from mr Thompson Collector of N. York informing me that he had rec d from Marseilles and forwarded on to you 11. boxes or packages of wines E t c as per bill of lading now inclosed, and had paid for me freight, duties E t c 37.72 which sum I must pray you to remit him. the invoice of Dodge & Oxnard for these wines and other things amounts to 659 fr.–30 Cent mes...