31From George Rogers (for Bernard Peyton) to Thomas Jefferson, 18 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r James Johnson you will receive One Box Merchandize, which was Shipped to me from Norfolk by Messrs Moses Myers, & Son . You will please pay M r Johnson freight as customary—&C. B. Peyton ⅌ geo: Rogers RC ( MHi ); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq
32Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 20 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d on friday a large Box from Norfolk containing articles for you, shipped from New Orleans by way of Boston , all the expences on which from the latter place ( Boston ) I have paid & forwarded it the same day by M r Johnson’s Boat to you & hope it will reach you safely— M r Ritchie left a Map with me some time since for you, which I forwarded by Co
33Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 13 October 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The rain now falling will I think enable Johnson ’s boats to go down. I send him therefore a box of wine for Col o Allston of Charleston which I have taken the liberty of addressing to your care to be forwarded. I think you formerly advertised spun cotton for sale; I must request you to send me 150. ℔ of what runs 5. yds to the ℔. if you have it not yourself, you will do me the favor to get...
34Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 20 October 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favor’d yesterday with your esteem d letter by Mail , & this morning with the Box of Wine spoken of for Col o Allston by Mr. Johnson ’s Boat which shall be shipped tomorrow in a Vessel bound to Charleston direct, & he furnished with the bill of Lading by mail immediately. I have procured, & send by Mr. Johnson one hundred & fifty pounds Cotton Yarn N o
35Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 29 October 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
This morning’s Mail put me in receipt your esteemed favor of the 24th Cur t & contents observed. I have this morning waited on M r Brunet & applied for the Box of which you speak & am informed that it was delivered some time since to M r M. B. Poitiaux who forwarded it about a week since by a M r Huntingdon , I hope before this reaches you it will have come to hand safely.
36Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Johnson I send you a small Box which was deliverd to me a day or two since from Rocketts in very bad order & I have not since learnt where it is from, or any thing about it—I have had it recoopered and safely deliverd & hope it will reach you so With great respect D r Sir Your Mo: Obd: RC ( MHi
37Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 18 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 18. 19. inclosed to Cap t Peyton the rec t for a box of books from Fernagus . also ment d the cask of rice which would be deliv d him from Charleston . all to be forwarded by Johnson ’s boats & exp. reimbursed by
38Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favor’d this morning with your esteem d letter covering bill of Lading for a Box of Books from New York , which when received, as well as the Cask of Rice from Charleston , shall be forwarded by the first trip of Mr. Johnson ’s Boat— I will also take pleasure in purchasing and forwarding the Three tons Plaster mentioned, & present the bills to Mr. Gibson for payment when they shall reach...
39Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 15 February 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
By M r Johnson ’s Boat I send you a Tierce Rice from Co l Allston of Charleston & a Box Books (I presume) from Philadelphia , all in good order & hope they will so reach you. I have felt great sympathy & concern for the unfortunate accident which has befallen my good friend Jefferson Randolph and
40Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
By a letter from Cap t Miller of Norfolk of Feb. 16. he informed me he had put on board the steamboat for me ten gross of corks to your address. not having heard of them I am afraid the steamboat has never delivered them. in the mean while the season is so far advanced and advancing that I fear I shall lose my whole year’s stock of ale and cyder by too late bottling. if the corks are arrived I...
41Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 29 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favor’d this morning with your esteemed letter of the 25 curt: & observe contents: Your Corks from Norfolk were forwarded immediately on their receipt, together with a Box of Books to your address from F. A. Mayo ’s of this City, by Gelmore s Boat, long enough to have reached you before this, which I hope is the case, & that they will be in good time for your purposes: whenever I...
42Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d some time since a small Box by M r T. E. Randolph ’s Boat Man Sye from you, addressed to R. Walsh J r Esq e Philadelphia , which I forwarded immediately, without waiting to hear from you, taking it for granted you wished me to do so. I now advise you of my having this day forwarded to Milton one Tierce of Rice from Co l
43Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
By Sye Gilliat I send you one Tierce Rice & 1 Box Containing a Telescope from R. Patterson of Philadelphia in good order, if so rec d please pay freight as customarry—In haste— RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ Thomas Jefferson Monticello ”; endorsed by TJ as received 13 May 1819 and so recorded in SJL .
44Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I send this day by John Craddock s Boat a small Box to your address just rec d from M r Eastburn of New York , he will probably deli v er it at Milton , possibly at Charlottesville as he has some loading for that place— RC (
45Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
On saturday last I forwarded by William Carver ’s Boat to your address 2 Box’s Glass lodged with me by Andrew Smith Esq r of the late firm of Smith & Riddle , 1 Box Books from Fred’k: A. Mayo of this City, and 1 Bundle Books rec d a few days ago from Philadelphia ; all of which I hope will reach you safely—
46Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 19 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
We are here, Ellen , Cornelia and myself for two mo nths to come, & living on plantation fare. this may be considerably improved if you can send us by a Lynchburg boat, addressed to mr Archib. Robertson a keg of tongues & sounds, a small keg of crackers, a small box of raisins, and a good cheese, to which be pleased to add a barrel of shad from my old friend mr Darmsdat , who has supplied me...
47Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 28 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the rec t your esteemed favor 19th: current I have been constantly looking out for a safe conveyance for the articles you wrote for, & have this moment only succeeded, such is the scarcity of Boats owing to the unusual low state of the river, & which I fear will prevent your rec g them for some time— I have procured the Tongues & Sounds, Crackers, raisins & Shad of superior quality, (as...
48Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I regreted very much indeed that the unfortunate failure of Co l Nicholas and other circumstances should have compelled me to return to Richmond from the other side the mountain by a more direct route than I contemplated when I left home, & of course deprived me of the pleasure of seeing you at Poplar Forrest as I intended & very much wished, I am the more concerned at this, since I hear it...
49Thomas Jefferson’s Deed of Trust of Bedford County Land to Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton, 15 September 1819 … (Jefferson Papers)
This Indenture made this fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred, and nineteen ; Between Thomas Jefferson , of the County of Albemarle , of the first part; Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton of the City of Richmond of the second part and The President Directors and company of the Bank of the United States of the third part: Whereas the s d Thomas Jefferson, & with
50Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 18 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
After so many kind services as I have recieved from you, & so many testimonies of kind dispositions, it would seem unreasonable to press further on them. and yet to whom but a friend can we apply in distress? I have a note of 3000.D. in the Farmer’s bank which was endorsed for me by Col o Nicholas . a different endorser is now called for, and I am told it must be a town endorser. mr Gibson...
51Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 18 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Seeing no prospect of an opportunity by water soon, have asked the favor of Co l Randolph to allow his servant to take up a small Box for you, which has been detained here with the Cement for a considerable time waiting a conveyance. Understanding that you have been much afflicted with the Rheumatism lately, mentioned it to my friend Major Gibbon , who has also suffered greatly with it, & he...
52Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 20 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The messenger who carried my letter of the 18 th to the post office brought me on his return your’s of the 9 th . you will see by that that I had anticipated your kind offers of service by asking your name to a note which had been indorsed by Col o Nicholas . since that Jefferson observed to me that by making the note payable to him and his endorsing it, it would lighten your responsibility,...
53Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 27 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two esteemed favors of the 18th: & 20th: current, with their enclosures, owing to some derangement in the Mails, did not reach me until Friday last, no inconvenience however had been experienced in relation to your note at the Farmers Bank , as I had pledged myself to the Board to endorse it, unless you had made some other arrangement with anoth er more agreeable to yourself: I lost no...
54Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 1 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved with much sensibility your kind letter of Sep. 27. the sweetest cordial to the soul is the good will of the good. coming from the heart, as I am sure it does, I will resort to your kindness frankly, during the days which remain to me. these are counted, and not so many as they would have been but for the experiment of the springs to make me better when I was well. they have...
55Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 1st: Inst: has been duely received & I have been searching this market in order to furnish the articles you wish, of the very best quality, but am sorry to say it does not afford a first rate English Cheese, there have been but three bro’t to this port this Fall, & they as presents to individuals, fortunately my good friend Major Gibbon (Collector of this Port) received one, and...
56Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 11 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The period for renewal of my note in the Farmer’s bank being now at hand, I inclose one endorsed as before by my grandson , but requiring the favor of your name also as a town endorser according to the regulations of that bank. not knowing at how many dates days after date they require notes, I have left that blank. our boats which left Milton Oct. 10. are not yet returned, there not being...
57Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 26 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 11 th did not come to hand till last night. to have been a fortnight on the way proves great negligence on the way, which was not at the post office here, as I well know. you say you feel great embarrasment at asking my sollicitations for you at the seat of government . feel none, my dear Sir; there is nothing within my power which I am not ready to do for you, and I should be...
58Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 4 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your’s of Nov. 29 . you have rightly under stood the expression in my letter of ‘the place under him’ assuredly meaning the principal office in Richmond under the PM.G. Jefferson ’s sollicitations were warmly for yourself. he never had an idea of that or any thing else of the kind for himself. his views are fixed on the earth & his own industry only. I intend this year to...
59Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 16 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose the note to the Farmer’s bank for renewal and hope it will reach you in time, altho it had nearly slipped my due attention. for the discounts I must request your application to mr Gibson as my produce will go to him as soon as our river is in a condition to float a boat. the time of shipping my tobacco to my friend Maury as stated in mr Pollard’s letter is too long I fear for me to...
60Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 24 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In a former letter I asked the favor of you to forward to me by waggon a box of books which I expected from N. York . but I presume they are ice-bound in James river . among a number of boxes of other things from Alexandria which I suppose are in Richmond and which must wait till the boats can run, there is a box of 50. ℔ raisins which I would gladly recieve by waggon also: the box is marked T...