1From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 15 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been three times called to this place the last year, and now kept here on a session of 6. months, the expences attending this have so far exceeded what were to have been expected in the ordinary course of things, that they put it out of my power to make the first payment promised in my letter of the last year , in time. I had calculated on one trip only to this place, and a short...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 13 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3d. inst. is at hand. that also of Aug. 18 was recieved in September. I deferred answering it in expectation of recieving & remitting the paiment of the year, but the instalments for my tobacco were not paid up till I came here, at which time a new circumstance was coming on the preparatory expences of which obliged me to throw the paiment which should have been made to you...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 6 May 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have hitherto been in expectation of selling my last year’s crop of tobo. at Richmond & of ordering out of it the same paiment to you as the last year. but the prices, instead of rising through the season as usual, have fallen, & far below what the state of the general market of Europe justifies. I am therefore looking out for information whether to send my tobaccoes to Philadelphia, New...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 17 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you before I left home informing you of the unlucky error I had committed in not selling my tobo. of 98.99. in May when I was offered 11. D. in Richmond: but believing it would be higher in the fall as usual, and unaware of the effect of the non-intercourse law, I kept it; & after bringing it here to lessen my loss, I have only lately been able to sell it for 7. Doll. at long...