John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1818
From John Vaughan
Philad. May 7th1 1818
Dear sir.
Your favor of 8 April desiring me to remit to Europe 1000$ which Mr Patrick Gibson of Richmond was to remit to me on your ℀—& also his of 4 May Informing he could not procure a Dft & desiring me to Draw—are both this moment received—I shall negociate the Dft as speedily as may be—& procure the Dfts on Paris to lodge there for the payment of
| 120$ | Value to | Mess. | DeBure freres Booksellers Paris |
| 420 | Catalan Marseilles | ||
| 460. | Thos Appleton Leghorn | ||
I shall apply tomorrow to Mr Girard & if he will supply a Bill shall procure it from him, otherwise from Mess LeRoy Bayard & Co of New York from whom I am in the habit of procuring them—
You shall be advised of my proceedings
Jn Vaughan
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 13 May 1818 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Patrick Gibson, 30 July 1818, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Monticello Va”; franked; postmarked Philadelphia, 7 May.
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Index Entries
- Appleton, Thomas; account with TJ search
- Cathalan, Stephen (Étienne) (1757–1819); account with TJ search
- de Bure Frères (Paris firm); TJ’s account with search
- Gibson, Patrick; and payments made for TJ search
- Girard, Stephen; and TJ’s lines of credit search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; lines of credit in Europe search
- LeRoy, Bayard & Company (New York firm); and TJ’s lines of credit in Europe search
- Vaughan, John; and TJ’s lines of credit in Europe search
- Vaughan, John; letters from search
- Vaughan, John; makes payments for TJ search