51To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 23 August 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by mail on saturday, & by the carrier on sunday, announcing the vacancy in the P. Office here, one or the other of which I hope reach d you in due course, if not both, & I refer to it now, only to take all the chances of your rec g the intelligence, with dispatch & certainty— Since my last, have learnt that Co l Preston is to be most urgently pressed on the P. M. Gen l , &...
52To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 1 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales of Two hundred Barrels flour by Bernard Peyton 1824. Rich d for a/c Thomas Jefferson Esq r 29 Octo: To Capt: Beecher for Cash in Store 100 Barrels Superfine flour at $4⅝ $462.50 99 do. do. do. at 411/16 464.06 1 do. Fine
53To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 5 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales of One hundred fifty two Barrels flour by B. Peyton 1823 Rich d for a/c. Thomas Jefferson Esq. Dec. 31. To Jn o & W m Gilliat at 60 days in Store 140 Blls. Superfine flour at $5⅛ $717.50 12 do. Fine do. 〃 4¾ 57.00 $774.50 Charges Cash p d
54Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I shipped on saturday last by M r Johnston ’s Boat one Box only of your Wine in consequence of his not being with it himself, at the next trip if he comes the whole shall go— it is directed to the care of M r Tho s J. Randolph of Milton — N.B. Your Box of Books from Philadelphia have never yet been received— RC ( MHi
55Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 16 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 11 Inst: is now before me. I have by this days Mail, remitted, agreeable to your request, remitted Gen l H. A. S. Dearborn Collector of Boston , a Bank Check for Seventeen dollars five Cents $17 05 100 : & will receive & forward the Wine on its delivery here, by the first trusty Boatman—as well as defray the additional charges from
56To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 7 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteem d favor 2 d cur t is now before me— I took pleasure in making the remittance, by this day’s mail, your request, to J. H. Hall Esq e of Philad a , in a Bank Check. On examination, no Tin of the kind to suit you, was to be had in Town, a fresh supply is now coming up from a ship at City Point, & the eight Boxes you wrote for, shall be forwarded with all speed. I was much rejoiced to...
57To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 30 September 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am safely at home again thank God—Your note for $1,000 will be offer d for dis t tomorrow, & whether done or no any dfts you may draw shall be honor’d, I hope & believe however there will be no difficulty in getting the disc t by assuring the Directors no renewal of the note will be asked or expected, which you authorised me to do— I hope you had enough of the recent copious rains to raise...
58To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 5 Hogsheads leaf Tobacco by Bernard Peyton for a/c M r Tho s Jefferson To sundry persons for Cash, 5 Hhds: Viz: T. J. T H N o 1 = 1900 = 130 = 1770 〃 〃 3 = 1782 = 132 = 1650
59To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 31 March 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to the request contained in yours of the — Inst:, have purchased for you C ’s Concordance, at $9, and will forward it by the first Waggon, for Charlottesville, to the care of M r Raphael— I send by this mail the last of the three Books formally ordered, for your Grand sons, all of which hope will reach you safely— MHi .
60To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 22 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have understood that some persons have been prevented from sending their sons to the University because reports have gone abroad that there were already as many students in attendance, as can be accomodated within the walls of the institution, & not being disposed to board them elsewhere, have declined sending them.—Would it not be well for the papers to say, unofficially, that a greater...