1To 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...
2To 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...
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...
4To 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...
5To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 22 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honored with yours of the 7th. of June, and am sorry indeed that it is not convenient for you to make me a payment at this time, I expected a very considerable one, and still hope you will have it in your power to assist me. I formerly mentioned our Companies had fallen in my debt, and that my dependance was on your Instalments for reimbursment; as I want the money for my own private...
6To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 14 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am glad to hear of your safe arival in good health at Monticello. I now enclose a state of our affairs, a continuation from that sent you in 1800. On examination I hope you will find it right, it is intended to be so; if any errors or omissions, you will please notice them. I give credit for the sums at the times I recd. them from Mr. Clark, the interest he recovered on the bonds sent him...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 6 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 22. was recieved in due time and should have been sooner answered, but I put it off from day to day, fearing to make any promise until I could be certain of performance. this has not been till the present moment, and I now inclose you an order on messrs. Gibson & Jefferson for 500. D. I must still go on without venturing to make a specific promise until I can do it with a...
8From 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...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 20 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
It was fully my expectation, and you had a right to expect that I should have paid you 1000. D. in the course of the last summer, but the resource for that paiment was unavoidably taken up by another call. my tobacco of the last year is now either arrived or arriving at Richmond consigned to messrs. Gibson & Jefferson, and I inclose you a letter directed to them, & authorising them either to...
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 18 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to mr Lyle. he believes that the subject of the inclosed letter respects mr Strange only: but as mr D. Carr assures him that mr Lyle has the direction of some of these affairs, he thinks it safest to put it open under his cover, assured, that if it does not appertain to mr Lyle, he will have the goodness to forward it to mr Strange. he takes this...