Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 March 1822
From Bernard Peyton
Rich’d 21 Mar: 1822
Dear Sir,
Your dft: favor S. Garland for $231, was presented & paid this day, with the addition of $19.86 interest from 12 Octr “20.”—say in all $250.86, which is at your debit.
My clerk informs me your Books from Balto: were fordd on the 18th: Inst:, by a careful Waggoner to the care of Jas Leitch Esqe of Charlottesville: for the future your small articles will be sent to the care of Messrs: Wolfe & Raphael of that place, being more convenient to the road.
I will write to Mr Pleasants by this day’s mail on the subject you mentioned to me, & when I have recd his reply, will advise you accordingly.
B. Peyton
Flour $5⅞ @ 5¾
Wheat 6/6 @ 6/9
Tobacco $5¾ @ 10 general sales, 1 Hhd: $13
| P.S. | After writing the above I recd the within notice, which I send, lest a copy of it may not have been forwarded to you. The Banks are alarmed at the rate of exchange, & have not only ceased to discount new, but have commenced a curtail upon the old paper |
B.P.
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 23 Mar. 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to James Monroe, 25 Aug. 1824, on verso; addressed: “Mr Thomas Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 21 Mar.
Index Entries
- banks; in Va. search
- Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- flour; price of search
- Garland, Samuel; and TJ’s debt to Mr. Hawkins search
- Hawkins, Mr.; TJ buys horses from search
- horses; TJ buys search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; debt to Mr. Hawkins search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Leitch, James; and packages for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and books for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and payments to TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Pleasants, James; and W. Ronald’s estate search
- Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
- Richmond, Va.; tobacco prices at search
- Richmond, Va.; wagon carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; wheat prices in search
- Ronald, William; estate of search
- tobacco; price of in Richmond search
- Virginia; banks in search
- Virginia; exchange rates in search
- wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search
- wheat; price of in Richmond search
- Wolfe & Raphael (Charlottesville firm); and packages for TJ search