71Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 9 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I must ask the favor of you to send me by return of post an hundred dollars in bills of from 5. to 20.D. on reciept of this I shall immediately set out for Bedford to hasten down my flour from thence. our river here will not yet float an empty boat, nor I expect permit a loaded boat till the middle of December. by soon after that period I am in hopes the winter gales will force the enemy from...
72Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 21 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13 th with 300.D. inclosed is duly recieved, and I now return you the note for the bank filled up with 2000.D. the additional 500 D. being intended to cover my draughts until I shall get some flour down. I am concerned to learn that flour is but at 5.D. in Richmond . I see by the prices current of Philada it is there at 10.D. and some gentlemen now with me & recently from...
73Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 10 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Gibson to have twenty Dollars remitted to the bank of Fredericksburg subject to the order of mrs Mary Dangerfield of Coventry near that place. he is sorry that a circumstance which forbids his writing even the letter of notification obliges him to request mr Gibson to have such an one addressed to mrs Dangerfield of Coventry near Fredericksburg . PoC
74Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 9 February 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in December from M r Dufief of Philadelphia a letter of the 16 th of that month informing me he had not recieved a sum of 31.D. which I had notified to him that you would be so kind as to remit him. I immediately inclosed him the sum in bank notes. a few days short time after this, say Jan. 19. your favor of the 16 th came to hand inclosing my account, in which I found the...
75Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 25 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Nobody rejoices more sincerely than myself at the return of peace, nor could the season for it’s being made known be better timed. I shall get down the rest of my flour as fast as possible. my crop was a poor one here, and still worse from in Bedford . it will be under 100. Barrels of flour there. here the crop will furnish about 300. Barrels and 150. Bar. rent from my mill, in all something...
76Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 28 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24 th was recieved yesterday. I did not know that the bank had determined to curtail their discounts, which lays me under the greater obligations to you, for indeed I should have been much distressed without the accomodation. my taxes here and some demands not regularly payable till the spring were so urged as to embarras me. being to set out for Bedford tomorrow; I have...
77Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 20 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 16 th is safely recieved with the 200. Dollars it inclosed. with respect to my flour on hand it is proper I should adapt my former minimum of 8.D. to the times. I leave the price therefore to yourself entirely, with the observation that it is better to lose a little by selling for less than may perhaps become the market price, than to lose the whole by holding off too long....
78Thomas Jefferson to James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson), 15 January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Understanding that mr Gibson is too unwell to attend to business, I take the liberty of addressing to yourself directly a request of my account from the last period to which it was rendered (Sep. 1 st ) to the end of the year, that I may make my arrangements accordingly. in my letter of Dec. 28. I mentioned that a purchase of corn would require me to draw about this time for between 500. &...