1To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 3 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you, since you enclosed me the order on Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson for £300—which was paid the 8th of April 1801. this with £29–12–from Mr. Clark your Attorney in Bedford is all I have received since I sent you a statement of the different payments, by that you would observe that a balance of principal on the fourth bond of £99,2,8¾ remained. I hope...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 12 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of Aug. 3. has been some time at hand, tho’ it is but lately I [have] been able to look into the subject. I had always for my own satisfaction kept by me a statement of my bonds to your company, of the paiments made on them, and the bonds delivered you for collection to be applied to the paiment of mine. as these bonds bore interest, I considered them as equivalent to a like sum of my...
3To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 24 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favord with yours of the 12th. of Septemr. last, acknowledging having received the statement of your affairs with our Company at June 1800; since that I received from Mr Clark Attorney, £29.12.0. & from Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson £300.—. Virga. Currency. I imagine Mr. Clark has furnished you with a statement of his collection, and the remittances made me from the Bonds you put under his...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 9 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 24. came to hand on the 1st. inst. the impression on my mind is that there were important errors in Richd. Harvie’s acct. and that I gave you some years ago a detailed statement of them. Richard and myself had one or more conversations on the subject, and some explanations took place, but what their effect was, my memory does not enable me to say. I think I have probably a...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 17 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
According to request I have examined here my papers respecting the bond to R. Harvie, and a memorandum in writing given me by him during the interval of his visit to this neighborhood preceding his death, enables me to add the following facts & observations to those contained in my note of July 22 1795, furnished to you. the difficulties in R. Harvie’s account respect those sums of £25, of £19...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 15 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
It was not till a day or two before I left home that I was able to look into the papers respecting Richd. Harvie’s account, and committed the result to a letter which accompanies this, but which the accumulation of business I found here has prevented my forwarding sooner. I now inclose you also an order on Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson for 500. Dollars, and must take some time to provide another...
7To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 5 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I was over the mountains (at Rock fish) last august & part of Septr., I had promised my self the honor & pleasure of paying you a visit at Montecello but on my return to Charlottsville I understood you were gone to Orrange County, this lessened the pleasure of my trip, not a little. When I think on, how much your mind must be engaged with the arduous affairs of Government I am afraid my...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 16 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 5th. has been duly recieved, and I sincerely wish it were in my power, as it would be my duty, to comply immediately with it’s request—but it is not immediately practicable. I have ordered my crop of tobo . to be in Richmond by the last of December, and as soon as it can be sold you shall recieve from it a strong paiment, which I am enabled to make the more considerable, as I...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 3 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson having had my tobacco in their hands for sale a considerable time, I have been in the constant expectation of sending you an order on them for one thousand dollars to be recieved at the term stipulated for paiment, which I desired them not to make more than 60. days. by a late letter from them I find they have not yet been able to sell for a reasonable price. the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 29 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to my last the 5th of Novr. 04 I was favourd with your kind letter dated the 16h of that month, you then mentioned making me a considerable payment soon. I hope it will be convenient for you now, and the larger the more agreeable as I am really individually distressed in the pecuniary way. I mentioned in my last that I was collecting to pay myself what our Company owed me for my...