To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 29 September 1802
From George Jefferson
Richmond 29th. Septr. 1802
Dear Sir
I received some few days since on acct. of Mr. Short $:441.62, being the amount recovered of Mayo exclusive of the costs of the suit.
I yesterday made sale of your Tobacco at 5.½$ to Mr. John Richard who was specially commissioned by Jackson & Wharton of Philadelphia to purchase it.
I am Dear Sir Your Very humble Servt.
Geo. Jefferson
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson esqr.”; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Oct. and so recorded in SJL; also endorsed by TJ:
| “18,353 |
| 5½ |
| 917.65 |
| 91.765 |
| 1009.415.” |
For George Jefferson’s efforts to recover the debt owed by John MAYO to William Short, see Vol. 31:501, 519, 532, 540; Vol. 32:81, 93; Vol. 34:198; TJ to Short, 19 Apr. 1802.
Merchants JACKSON & WHARTON had purchased some of TJ’s tobacco in Richmond in late 1800, then harshly criticized the crop’s quality upon its arrival in Philadelphia (Vol. 32:516, 545–7, 573–4; Vol. 33:7–8, 33–4, 92, 215–16). For TJ’s record of this 1802 sale, see , 2:1083.