11From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 15 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
According to what I mentioned to you in a former letter , I have had, in January past, a sale of negroes made for the purpose of paying my bonds to Henderson & co. The amount of the sales returned to me is £700–1–6 besides which there is one other bond not yet taken which will be about £100. so that the whole is about £800. Virginia currency, the one half payable the next christmas, the other...
12To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 14 April 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you for a long time. Mr. McCaul writes me complaining of short remitances, he says Colo. Jefferson will no doubt be punctual to his instalments. I have some time ago wrote the Company the reasons you gave me for your being behind, and that I expected this spring you woud make up what was due, which I hope it will be convenient for you to do. Colo. J....
13From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 24 April 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14th. inst. came to hand by the last post. I had intended to have been in Richmond and Manchester, with the first good weather of this month, but the small pox first, and then the embargo which suspended a considerable object of my journey occasioned me to postpone it. I shall be with you soon after the term fixed for the expiration of the embargo. In the mean time I had long...
14From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 14 December 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
On this day my Bedford bonds of the 2d. instalment become due. Yet but one person has called on me. William Milliner called yesterday and paid me £72–8–8 which I now send you by Mr. Randolph to be applied to the discharge of my bonds in the order in which they are paiable. He promised me he would pay the balance £49-18-10 at the Bedford court of the present month to Mr. Clarke, who will of...
15From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 24 December 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
A second debtor, Robert Hawkins, called on me yesterday and paid me his second bond £41–15. Having no immediate conveyance to Richmond for this money, I send to Mr. Randolph, who is on his way there, an order to recieve a like sum lying ready for me in Richmond and to pay it to you together with Milliner’s £72-8-8 delivered him for you as mentioned in my former letter of which he is the...
16To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 31 March 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favour’d with yours of the 14th. of Decemr. last by Mr. Randolph, who paid me £114.4.8 for which I gave my receipt. I had received from Mr. Clark on the 20th. of October £48.13.10. and yesterday received £49. further from him. He is just now here and says he expects to send about £100 more soon. Below you have a note of the payments which are regularly enterd on our Companys Books. I am...
17From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 10 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I expected that Kinsolving’s money would by this time have been brought in to remit to you. He confessed judgment on both bonds with a stay of execution, and in the spring brought me his tobacco notes to sell for him and receive the money. Not liking to do this I left it to himself to sell them and bring the order for the money. I have not heard from him since, tho’ those who know him assure...
18To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 23 October 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
The 5th. of this month I received by an order from Mr. Christopher Clark the Attorney in Bedford, on Mr. Hart of Richmond, the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds which is to your credit with our Company. I believe he received it from Mr. Milner, one of your debtors. Pray if it be not too troublesome inform me where we can find the papers relative to the suit Harding had against Edwd. Carter...
19From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 28 October 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 23d.—The fall before the death of Colo. E. Carter, he called on me for the papers which I had had in the suit of Harding v Carter, and I delivered to him the bundle. It consisted only of copies of the bill, answer &c. from the records. Mr. Charles Carter lately called on me on the subject, and I informed him I had delivered all the papers to his father,...
20To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 3 November 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I am just now favoured with yours , by your servant, and thank you for the information relative the affair of Harding. One Linsey Coleman of Amherst Co. informs me he deliverd to Wm. Mitchel our then Collector, (before the War) a note of yours and Mr. Skipwiths to him L Coleman for about £70 odd pounds, he has no credit, by you or Mr. Skipwith for any such sum, Pray can you throw any light on...