1Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 26 th Ult o and in conformity thereto have accepted the offer made through M r Taylor of 50$ p r foot front, the credit I had agreed to extend to 60 d /. 120 d /. & 180 d /.—it is understood that this is to commence from the time a sufficient conveyance is made— We have received 201 bls: of your flour, 60 of which from Shadwell
2Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 27 January 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
your letter of the 21 st we duly received & have as directed therein deposited $100 in the Bank of Virginia , to the credit of mr. James Hamilton of Williamboro’ n.C. —we likewise inclose you herein, a further sum of $100 .— mr Gibson is at present out of town, he will return in a few days Gibson & Jefferson ⅌ James Ligon RC ( ViU
3Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 January 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
We hand you inclosed your Account Curr t to the 31 st Ult o balanced by $3301.90 at your debit since then we have paid a draft of Cha s Simms of Alex a for $15.95, being cha s on articles shipp’d for you by him— Your bond to B: Griffin for $700 chargeable with interest from June and payable at our counting room in December, we took up (partly to accommodate
4Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We think it proper to inform you that M r T: Gwathemey has given us notice that he holds a bond of yours payable at our counting room in the course of this month for $700. with int t from last June, flour has fallen since our last, it sold on Saturday at $9.6 on the Basin , the Millers still ask $10 on time— RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); in Patrick Gibson’s hand; at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq
5Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 2 November 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note at bank for $3000. falling due the 17/20 Ins t we send you one here inclosed for your signature— Flour 10½$ Wheat 9/6—With great respect we are— RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); in Patrick Gibson’s hand; at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”; endorsed by TJ as received 6 Nov. 1812 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure not found. SJL records a missing letter from TJ to Gibson & Jefferson of 7...
6Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 26 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We are favor’d with yours of the 23 d the drafts therein mention’d are all paid—we now send you inclosed $300 as desired— Flour is in great demand, and none to be procured, the millers having engaged all they can grind for at least a week to come and in consequence of the dry season very little has been coming down the nominal price is 10½$—Wheat only 9/6—With great respect we are RC ( ViU :...
7Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We refer you to ours by last mail, and have at present merely to inform you that since then wheat & flour have been rising, the former is 10/. the latter 9½ Cash for Canal flour and 10$ asked by the millers on time. these prices may be expected to continue, provided no measures are adopted by Congress to put a stop to our present mode of export RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); in Patrick Gibson’s hand; at...
8Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 12 August 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We inclose you as you direct a note for your Signature, to renew with at Bank— we have received a Box for you from New York said to contain a Spinning machine, which we have not yet met with an opportunity of forwarding Gibson & Jefferson ⅌ James Ligon RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); in Ligon’s hand; between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esq r ”; endorsed by TJ as received 13 Aug. 1812 and...
9Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We send you inclosed fifty dollars in in bills of 10 & 5 dollars, as requested in yours of the 16 th Ins t — With great respect we are P:S: An application has just been made to us on behalf of M rs Richardson the tenant of Mazzei’s tenem t to purchase that property; stating that it had been offer’d to her by our G:J: —be pleased to inform
10Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 23 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
This is merely to inform you that we have made the remittances directed in your favor of the 17 th & have likewise deposited $150 to in the Bank here, to Subject to the order of James Hamilton of Williamboro’ N. Carolina Gibson & Jefferson ⅌ James Ligon RC
11Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We wrote to you on the 9 th Ins t with a copy of your Sales and Account Current to which we refer you—As the writer is under the necessity of leaving town tomorrow and may possibly be detained longer than he at present proposes, we take the liberty of forwarding you a note for your signature, we leave the amount blank, that you may fill it up with whatever sum may suit your wants— O. Philpotts...
12Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We should have replyed to your favor of the 29 th May by last mail, but could not get your account ready in time We have at length (with the exception of 3 bls: Ship stuff which we cannot dispose of at any price) closed your sales, and now send you a copy N: Proceeds $2293.96 carried to the credit of your account current of which we also inclose you a statement to this day balanced by $2192.14...
13Enclosure: Gibson & Jefferson: Flour Account with TJ, [9 June 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
Gibson & Jefferson’s acc t of the flour. rec d June 12. 1812 date of sale. 1812. Feb. 12. 59. Barrels superfine Mar. 25. 34. x midlings 3. struck d
14Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 16 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We received this morning your favor of the 12 th Ins t and as you direct send inclosed $200 in small notes as ⅌ Statement at foot, your drafts in favor of Hay , Wirt & Tazewell shall be duly paid; we have received and passed to your credit $176.90— But little is yet doing in flour and we have hitherto deem’d it adviseable not to offer any for sale; as we have no doubt so soon as the present...
15Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, [before 12 April 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
We did not write to you by last mail, in consequence of our not having been able to get a purchaser for your Tobacco We have since then disposed of it viz the four worst Hhd s to O Philpotts on 60 d /. at 2$ and the two best to J: G: Gamble at 6½$, as we could not obtain what we consider’d the value of the remaining Hhd N o 2031, we have requested M
16Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 2 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
we send you by mr. Johnson a Hhd of molasses— 10 Bus Burnett Seed the quarter Cask wine & 2 Boxes rec d from Alexandria — a Bag of Corks & 12
17Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 12 February 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
We have received your note by M r Johnson there are at present no ploughs to be procured here, John Sam l Adams is in daily expectation of receiving some of Peacock’s — Vail & Rogers likewise expect a supply of the Cary plough— we have been equally unfortunate in our search after Burnet seed, the only chance of obtaining it, is from M r
18Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 30 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 5 th Ins t relative to your crops of flour and Tobacco, we observe was replied to by M r Ligon on the 9 th : we regret we did not sooner notice the quotations he gave you of the prices of the latter as we do not consider them applicable to such a crop as yours, but merely for small crops or pic
19Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 19 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of the 11 th & 15 th were both rec d yesterday, we have procured and sent you by the Stage driver 1 p e ¹⁰⁄₄ Cotton diaper containing 26½ y ds at 9/. we could not send the precise quantity wanted of one pattern, nor is there at present but one Store, where it is retailed and there they ask 12/. for similar quality; Mess rs Tompkins & Murray of whom we purchased this piece, have...
20Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 11 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
We received yesterday your favors of the 1 st and 4 th Ins t and have made the several remittances and payments directed as p r Mem m annex’d amounting to $1240.26— we have also paid M r D a Warwick on account of
21Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
We hand you annex’d your Acco t Current balanced by $6264.72 in our favor—We also inclose you a note for your signature to renew the one in bank due the 3 d May —we leave the amount blank to be fill’d up as you may direct— We received a few days since fifty six barrels of your flour all Sfine, sales were made on Monday at 9½ $, but in consequence of a large quantity coming down at once the...
22Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 17 December 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
We have received your favor of the 13 th with the note inclosed— Tobacco has yet come in very slowly, and such qualities as suit the taste of our present shippers have been eagerly bought up at 7 ½ & 8$ to 8 ½ $ indeed in one instance 10 ⅛ $ was given for a crop of 6 hhd s by M r Kerr of
23Enclosure: Gibson & Jefferson’s Account of Tobacco Sale, 18 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Sale of 11 Hhds Tobacco made on a/c Thomas Jefferson Esq r 1809 Nov 18 th Sold Sam l Myers at 60 d/s the whole viz t Shockoe 1125. 135. 1500