51Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favor’d this morning with yours of the 9th: current . Agreeable to your request have stated your ℀ to date, which you will find under cover, together with a copy of one stated in July last to M r Gibson , by your direction, which was not paid, & which you afterwards desired I would deduct out of the sale of D r Everett s bill on Liverpool , which you will observe is fully credit d
52Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 19 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this morning in rec t a letter from your Grandson Tho s J. Randolph , written at your request, desiring to know whether I would endorse your note for $4,000 proposed to be discounted at one of the Banks in this City , & first endorsed by him: I have by this mail replied to him, as I now do to you, that it will afford me on this, as it has on all former, & will on all future occasions, the...
53Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this morning your esteemed favor 20th cur t & observe contents. I send under cover herewith agreeable to your request 1 oz Green curled Savoy Cabbage Seed which I hope will reach you safely and prove good.— I have seen M r Wickham relative to the Earthen Pots you speak of, he tells me they were made to the North, by his special direction, & that he has never known any of them...
54Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 1 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that your note endorsed by Jefferson Randolph and myself for $4.000 was this day discounted at the Farmers Bank , & the nett proceeds thereof, say $3,957.33, is carried to your credit on my Books subject to your order. I am pleased indeed that you have met with this accomodation, & still more happy that I should have had it in my power to contribute to it....
55Cesario Bias (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Johnson s Boat you will receive 1 Bll: Wine in good order if delivered to you in good order please pay freight as customary Bernard Peyton ⅌ Cesario Bias RC ( MHi ); in Bias ’s hand; dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r Tho: Jefferson Montiselo
56Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Mail from the West due last wednesday did not arrive until thursday night, after the Mail for that direction was closed, consequently could not acknowledge by it the rec t your favor 4th cur t , with the one enclosed for D r Hosack — I lost no time in procuring a check for $40 made payable to W. J. Coffee , & enclosing it in a letter to him, under cover the one to D r Hosack
57Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 19 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours of the 16th: now before me with its enclosure.— Mr. Pollard , to whom I have shewn Mr. Maury’s letters letter , assures me the Bust was safely rec d , & either sent to or by Mr. Tho s
58Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have your esteemed favor 30 th ulto: covering Deed of Trust , which is perfectly satisfactory to me; as to the recording , it is of no sort of consequence, and what I never wished or intended—In fact it was of no consequence to have such a deed at all, but it can do no harm, & gives me authority to demand a similar security when it is of real consequence. I have, agreeable to your request,...
59Cesario Bias (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Brice Harlow s Boat you will receive 1 Hhd: Stone Ware which has been delivered to him in good order, if so delivered to you please pay freight as customary. Bernard Peyton By Cesario Bias 1 Hhd . RC ( MHi ); in Bias ’s hand; postscript adjacent to closing; addressed: “M r Tho: Jefferson
60Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 9 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been duely favor’d with your two letters of the 3 d & 6th: of this Inst: —the first covering blank notes for the renewal of yours at the two Banks, which were in full time— On Friday last I rec d your stone Ware & forwarded the Hh’d containing it immediately by Brice Harlow ’s Boat for Milton , & hope it will reach you safely:— the maker represents the Ware as excellent, & informs me he...
61Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
By Mr. Johnson ’s Boat you will receve 1 Bll Seed Corn left with me by Jn o Ayres & C o of this City — RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “M r Tho s Jefferson
62Bernard 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
63Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 16 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 21 Barrels Fine Flour by B. Peyton for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson 1821 Rich d 16 Ap l To Lewis Ludlum for Cash in store
64Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 19 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 16th: reached me last evening, with its several enclosures. The three checks on the V a Bank from the Bursar of the University were duely paid, amounting to $1781.57, & I will forthwith proceed to execute your wishes by purchasing a bill on London for the nett sum of $1644, the first of which, together with your letter to M r Williams , shall go by the next ship to London or Liverpool
65Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have procured R. & T. Gwathmey ’s bill on London for £369.18; (of which the enclosed is a triplicate) & remitted to New York , to be forwarded by different Vessels, letters to M r Williams enclosing the duplicate, & first of these bills, together with your letter to M r W. , there being no vessel to sail from this place either to London or
66Cesario Bias (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 24 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Kirby s Boat you will receive 3 Boxes Wine Sent from the Custom House which have been delivered in good order if so delivered to you please pay fght: as customary. B. Peyton By C. Bias 3 Boxes RC ( MHi ); in Bias ’s hand; addressed: “ M r Tho
67Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Above I hand you ℀ sales 80 Blls: Flour at $3.75 Cash, which is all I have on hand of yours, & disposed of on the best terms it was in my power to make, which I hope will be satisfactory to you. RC ( MHi ); subjoined to enclosure ; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 7 May 1821 and so recorded in SJL .
68Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 2 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 80 Barrels Super fine flour by B. Peyton For ℀ M r Tho s Jefferson 1821 Rich d 2 d May To Cap: Reynolds for Cash in store
69Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 17 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two esteemed favor’s of the 10th & 11th: current reached me by last mail, together with the enclosures in that of the 10th:. I have credited you with the $40 check returned, & charged you with $40.91 remitted several days ago in check to Joseph Wilson collector of the port of Marblehead ; agreeable to your request. when the wines you speak of are rec d , I will be careful to send them on...
70Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours covering a note for $1125 negotiable at the Virg a Bank , which I have endorsed, & deposited for discount, as well as $12 interest upon it for 64 days. Your Tobacco is not yet to hand, nor is any more your Flour, when they are, will dispose of them on the best possible terms for your ℀ , of which you shall be advised. Flour $ 3 ¾ Tobacco 〃 4 @ 12 ¼ RC ( MHi ); dateline beneath...
71Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 28 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favor’d with yours of the 23rd: & 25th inst: this morning, the latter covering $350, which is at your credit, and I have this day forwarded to M r John Vaughan of Philadelphia a check from Farmers Bank for $300, as you directed, which is accompanied by your letter to him rec d some time ago. Before rec g
72Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two esteemed favor’s of the 5th: & 8th: Inst: reached me this morning. I have delivered your letters to Mayo and Glinn , & have paid the drafts contained in each. Your Tobacco from Lynchburg , say 7 Hhds, reached me some days ago, but such is the pressure of business at the Warehouses here, that it was not until saturday last that it came to my turn (for its like bags in a Mill) to be...
73Cesario Bias (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 14 June [1821] (Jefferson Papers)
By Thom Wood you will receive 4 Blls: Herrings & 1 Bll Shad which have been delivered to him in good order if so delivered to you please pay fght: at as Customary B. Peyton By C. Bias 5 Blls: RC ( MHi ); in Bias ’s hand; partially dated; addressed: “M r
74Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 14 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I hand herewith ℀ sales your 7 Hhds: Tobacco & the balance your Flour on hand, say 98 Blls:, all of which hope will be satisfactory. I send by Woods Thom 4 Blls: Herrings 1 Bll: best family Shad , & the 6 Blls: Herrings for Lynchburg are also on the way. These are Fresh Herrings & Shad just arrived & inspected this morning. The Books mentioned in my last will be forwarded to=day either to...
75Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Tobacco and Flour Sales, 13 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales Seven Hhds: Leaf Tobacco by B. Peyton for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson 1821 Rich d 9 June To sundry persons for Cash (viz) N o 1 = 1760 −
76Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am without a Blank for the renewal of your note of $2,250, due at the United States Bank tomorrow; & will be compelled to put in my own in its sted, to avoid a protest. In order to obviate this difficulty in future, would you be willing to trust me with a power of Att y to sign for you in the several Banks here, according to the enclosed form, & which is almost universally practiced by those...
77Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I send herewith, agreeable to your request, Adams’s Roaman Antiquities & Valpy’s Greek Grammar, both of which I wish safe to hand— RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “M r Th: Jefferson Monticello ”; endorsed by TJ as received 2 July 1821 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosures: (1) Alexander Adam, Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans , ed. Peter...
78Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request hand herewith your ℀ current to date, which I hope will be found correct. Another your notes falls due this week, & I am still without a blank or a note of yours at=all, I hope by Wednesday’s mail to receive a supply, which will be one day too late, but I hope to arrange it either by putting in my own note as heretofore, or in some other way. You have no doubt...
79Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am still without any blanks from you, or notes, to renew yours at the different Banks in this City, I to day was put to my trumps completely as to the $4,000 at the Farmers Bank , the directors not being willing to take any other note but yours for its renewal, as it would relieve the security you have given me as an endorser on it; I was therefore obliged to give bond to the Bank as...
80Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 9 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
From my not recg a letter from you by yesterday’s Mail, enclosing notes for the renewal of yours at the several Banks, am led to fear you are either indisposed, or from home; I have determined however to send this by a private hand, to ensure its reaching you, & pray you to dispatch a parcel notes forthwith , by a special messenger , if the mail is not coming immediately , as I am every moment...
81Thomas Jefferson’s Deed of Trust of Milton Lands to Philip N. Nicholas and William Nekervis, 11 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the 11 th day of March July one thousand eight hundred and twenty one , between Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle on the one part and Philip Norborne Nicholas and William Nekervis both of the city of Richmond on the other part witnesseth that whereas Thomas J. Randolph of the same county of Albemarle
82Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 15th Inst: reached me last evening covering the Deed of Trust , recorded as required by the Bank , & I have this morning carried it to the Presd t , to be laid before the Board , & filed in the Bank for their satisfaction, for myself, was as perfectly satisfied before as now, but institutions of this sort must be indulged in their whims when one is in their power. I trust you know...
83Cesario Bias (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 1 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Johnston you will receive 1 Box Books which has been delivered to him in good order If so delivered to you please pay fght: as customary Bernard Peyton By Cesario Bias 1 Box RC ( MHi ); in Bias ’s hand; addressed: “M r Tho s Jefferson
84Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 6 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Above I hand you ℀ sales 34 Blls: Flour rec d on your ℀ , & sold on the Basin Bank . Thirty five Barrels were ship d , but the Oaner of the Boat ( M r Wood ) used one Bll:, which I charged him $4 for, & placed the same at your credit. I rec d this morning your favor covering Blanks
85Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 31 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 6 Blls: fine & 28 Blls: X midlings Flour by B. Peyton for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson 1821 Rich d 31 July To D & Allen for Cash on the Basin } $117.75
86Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I hand under cover a paper from the collector of the customs , which it is necessary you shall be qualified too to before a magistrate & return— I have paid the Collector his charges on the Books, amounting to $24.42, which is at your debit. I hope to see you at your own House in a few days, & in the mean time remain, in haste, RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r Thomas...
87Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I was duly favor’d with yours of the 3 d cur t covering notes for the renewal of yours at the different Banks, which shall be attended to. On the sixth ins t rec d the above 45 Blls: Flour from Shadwell Mills on your ℀ , which was sold yesterday, as p r ℀ sales above
88Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 10 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 45 Barrels super fine Flour by B. Peyton for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson 1821 Rich d 10 Oct r To Capt Owens for Cash in store 45 Blls: super fine flour at $5.50 } $247.50 Charges
89Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 18 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Above I hand you ℀ sales 41 Barrels Flour rec d this morning from Shadwell Mills for your ℀ , which I sold on the Basin Bank: nett proceeds as above, say $197.69. at your credit. I have this day forwarded to Monticello a Box from Philada , & a Box & Bundle from F. A. Mayo of this City to your address, which I hope will be safely received. RC
90Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 18 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 41 Blls: super fine Flour by Bern d Peyton for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson 1821 Rich d 18 Octo r To Luke & Sizer for Cash on the Basin
91Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 22 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Above I hand you sales your last parcel 50 Blls: Flour at $6, which was the best I could do with it, I postponed a sale for several days, in the hope of an advance, but each mail brings us worse & worse accounts of the article from the Northern markets, particularly New York , which in a great degree governs this, last sales there $6 ¼ @ ⅜ dull— I rec d yesterday your esteemed favor from...
92Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 20 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 46 Blls: super & 4 fine Flour by B. Peyton for ℀ M r Thomas Jefferson 1821 Rich d 20 Nov r To Cap t for Cash in store
93Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I hand herewith Sales your last parcel 60 Blls: Flour at $5¾, which has been the standard for some time, & the article quite languid in every market, here it seems to be gradually sinking— I rec d yours to=day covering notes for the renewal of yours at the several Banks, and will take an early occasion to forward more blanks as you request— Your dft: favor Wolf & Raphael was presented and...
94Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 12 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 44 Blls: super & 16 Fine Flour by B. Peyton 1821 Rich’d for ℀ Thomas Jefferson Esq r Dec r 12 th To W m Rowlett for cash in store
95Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I yesterday rec d from the custom House at Boston , thro’ Gen l H. A. S. Dearborn , twenty five Boxes Wine & Oil for you, & also a Medal:— The Wine & Oil I have this day forwarded by a careful Waggoner to Charlottesville , care M r Ja s Leitch :— the Medal I have retained, to send by some private hand, lest it should be lost.—all which I wish safe to hand.— RC
96Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favor’d this morning with yours of the 3 d cur t & observe contents. It will afford me great pleasure to make the remittance of $78.23, to Gen l Dearborne of Boston as you desire, without loss of time, & my last will apprise you, that the Wine & Oil have been rec d & forwarded on to you—I hope by this they are all safe to hand.— I have rec d
97Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request have this day ford d check for $15.91 to Johnathan Thompson of New York on your ℀ & will also send the am t of M r M c Culloch ’s bill if rendered— The Books from
98Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Above I hand ℀ sales your fifty Blls: Flour sold at $6 Cash on the Basin, altho’ it was all fine , this is the highest sale which has yet been made— The nett prcds: as above is at your credit— RC ( MHi ); subjoined to enclosure ; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 27 Jan. 1822 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( MHi ); address cover only; with FC of TJ to Dodge & Oxnard, 6 June...
99Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 22 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales 50 Barrels Fine Flour by Bernard Peyton Richmond 1822 for ℀ M r Th: Jefferson January 22 nd To Charles Palmer for cash on
100Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 February 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours covering fifty three $53 Dollars in District Bank Notes, was rec d this morning, & all but the $3 note disposed of at par, this I will also endeavour to get off without loss, mean time, you have credit in ℀ for the whole sum. The Milton Boats have all been down within a few days, & now on their return, by the first however, will send you the Ton of Plaister written for, & the 4 Casks...