11To 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...
12From 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...
13To 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...
14From 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...
15From 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...
16From 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...
17To 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....
18From 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...
19To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyle, 11 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your Letter July 29h; and would have wrote you sooner but Sickness for this fortnight past prevented me. I received your bond for Mrs. Jeffersons (your Mother) debt, the sum was right, and the mode and time of payment generous, and agreeable; Could you inspire our Debtors in Virginia with sentiments similar to yours, how happy it would make our Companys. But alas! I meet...
20From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 29 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
At the time of my settlement with Mr. Hanson and yourself, I had flattered myself that those demands were so modelled that I might provide for a punctual discharge of them by sale of property for the later payments and, for the earlier, from the profits of my estate. Two flattering crops had made me count on the latter resource too sanguinely, and the importunities of the other creditor have...