71Enclosure: Account of Flour Shipped by Thomas M. Randolph & Company, [ca. 12 March 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
flour sent by Col o T. M. Randolph & T. E. Randolph to mr Gibson on account of Th:J. Barrels 1814. Oct. 30. 24. by T. E. Randolph ’s boat. 1815. Jan.
72Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 18 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Feb. 14. and Mar. 13 . were duly recieved. the last came to hand so as to allow time merely to reinclose my renewed note by return of the mail. The inexactitude of my mill-tenants has sometimes led me into erroneous information to you as to flour sent down on my account. I have lately obtained from mr T. E. Randolph a statement of all sent from Oct. 12 17 . 1814. to Feb. 21....
73Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 24 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 18 th is recieved, and informs me how much the quality of my tob o falls short of what I had been given to expect. this afflicts me not merely as to the first loss, but also as it injures the reputation of that tob o which has heretofore commanded high prices. the present loss too is very inopportune sensibly felt. short as my crops both of flour & tob o turned out the last...
74Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 15 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from Bedford on the 3 d inst. I found here your favor of Apr. 27. and that of the 10 th int inst . is now recieved, inclosing an accout account of sales of my flour. I am glad it is so well sold, as I had begun to apprehend worse. while in Bedford
75Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 8 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
In July last you were so kind as to remit for me to John Vaughan 550.D. this was for wines and books I ordered from Marseilles , Leghorn & Paris . these articles are just now beginning to arrive in different ports of the US. 2. boxes (one containing wine) which had arrived from Marseilles in Philadelphia were shipped by the Collector
76Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 12 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have j In my letter of June 8. I mentioned the arrival from Marseilles of some wines for me at Philadelphia and Alexandria on which there would be some duties, freight & port charges to pay, which I must ask the favor of you to remit for me. the 2 boxes from Philadelphia I presume have come to hand; and I have just recieved a letter from Col o Simms
77Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 17 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of Mar. 24. I mentioned that I should have occasion to draw on you in favor of Doct r Fernandes of Norfolk for the am t of one or two quarter casks of wine. one only has been furnished, and I have just recieved a letter from him of July 12. informing me the price was 63. D 81 C for which he would draw on you. be so good as to pay his draught & accept the assurance of my great...
78Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 6 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Understanding that the 4. cases of wine shipped for me from Alexandria are arrived with you, and the state of our river rendering it improbable that it can be brought up than that under a month or six weeks, I send the bearer with a small cart, and pray you to deliver to him two cases. the other two may wait for either Johnson or Gilmore . if you can procure for me & send by him also a cheese...
79Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 13 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Since sending you my letter of the 10th to the post office a call of 200 D. is made upon me which had been agreed to be delayed until my produce should have been sold in the next spring but the party assigned it to another who now required it without regard to that arrangement. I am obliged to draw for it on you in favor of Branham & Jones of Charlottesville . I do this with reluctance because...
80Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, [8] October 1816, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
The navigation of our river above M c Gruder ’s locking locks having been suspended by their being out of order for 2. or 3. weeks past, and likely to continue so some days longer, I am obliged to send a small cart for a part of the wines which I expect have been lodged with you for me from Alexandria , New york & Norfolk . I give to the bearer a paper of directions