Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 15 November 1817
To Bernard Peyton
Monticello Nov. 15. 17.
Dear Sir
Your’s of the 10th is recieved, & Johnson’s boat is expected to-day, by which I shall recieve the coffee. I observe you have cotton yarn for sale. will you be so good as to send me 80. ℔s of No 5. Johnson’s boat returns to Richmond immediately & is the safest to send it by. Gilmer when with his boat is also safe.
Yours affectionately
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of José Corrêa da Serra to TJ, 20 Sept. 1817; at foot of text: “Capt Peyton”; endorsed by TJ.
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- boats; transfer goods and people to and from Richmond search
- coffee; TJ purchases search
- cotton; yarn search
- Gilmore, Joseph; Milton boatman search
- Johnson, William (boatman); transports goods from Richmond search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Richmond, Va.; boats transfer goods and people to and from search
- textiles; yarn search