1From 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...
2From 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...
3From 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...
4From 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...
5From 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...
6From 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...
7From 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...
8From 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...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 7 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 14. was recieved at this place after a circuitous course by Washington. I have felt with deep regret my own slow progress in the paiment of my old debt to Kippen & co. and with equal thankfulness your friendly indulgence in leaving the paiment so much to my convenience. it renders more strong the sentiment of a faithful discharge of it ultimately, and I have been in the hope...
10From 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...