141From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 9 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I yesterday drew on you for 200.D. in favor of Jacobs & Raphael: and I must pray you to remit to mr John Barnes of Georgetown 65. D 25 C to be at the order of Col o John Trumbull. I have advised both of this. Will you be so good as to send me 10. boxes of tin; also 50. panes of best window glass 12 I. square & 50. d o 12. by 18 I. this article mr Andrew Smith has always furnished me well with...
142Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 May 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieve here your fav r of the 16 th and am equally mortified at my own inattention to furnish you renewals of my notes before I left home as at Jefferson ’s repeated failures to do what was regular and necessary to enable you to rec e ive the money expected. by this date however all is surely brought to rights, and the inconveniencies relieved
143Thomas Jefferson’s Deed of Trust of Bedford County Land to Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton, 15 September 1819 … (Jefferson Papers)
This Indenture made this fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred, and nineteen ; Between Thomas Jefferson , of the County of Albemarle , of the first part; Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton of the City of Richmond of the second part and The President Directors and company of the Bank of the United States of the third part: Whereas the s d Thomas Jefferson, & with
144Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 4 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege your two kind favors of Feb. 12. & 26. and they make it a duty to go into some explanations. age and ill health, and still more the loss of plantation skill and management by an absence of 50. years from such attentions, had for some time rendered me unequal to the proper management of my possessio ns insomuch that those in Bedford had been entirely unproductive and those...
145Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 5 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday a letter from mr Yancey informing me that on the 25 th of May he sent off 7. hhds of tob o for me, and I learnt at the Shadwell mills that they had sent off 89. barrels of flour. both articles I trust are with you by this time. I therefore put under your cover two letters for Glinn & co. and Fr. Mayo , covering orders on you the former for 100.D. the latter for 127.12 ½ D...
146Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 23 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
My draughts on you have been as follows D Sep. 30. in favor of Joel Wolfe 100 . Oct. 13. Taxes Albemarle . 197 .21 d o Bedford .
147Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 10 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 2 d came to hand last night, and I learn with great concern the final judgment in the case of Preston . the rules of the law are framed for the promotion of justice, and I am always sorry when in any particular case they produce the contrary. but you ask my opinion on the correctness of the decision. but, dear Sir , I am not competent to judge of it. nearly 40. years since I left...
148Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 16 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night yours of the 12 th and could scarcely believe it possible I should have made such a blunder as the omission to name the sum to be remitted to Mess rs Leroy & Bayard . but turning to my letter I found it really so. I am quite ashamed of it. the sum is 125.D. the inclosed letter from mr Maury came to my hands 9. months ago, and having not heard from mr Pickett I have taken...