John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 7 August 1820
From John Vaughan
Philada 7th Aug 1820
Dr sir
On 24 July, I procured from Mr Girard his Dfts on Lafitte & Co on your accot to my order viz
| 2353.20/ fs endorsed by me to Thomas Appleton a 530/ p Dollr | 444— | |
| 1060 fs endorsed to Joshua Dodge1 | 200— |
on 28th I received2 from Mr Peyton reme for this last sum—I have sent these Bills via France & England as no Vessel offerd direct—
I hope Mr Correa was fortunate enough to arrive before your Departure for Bedford. I remain with great respect
Your friend
Jn Vaughan
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 13 Aug. 1820 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Frederick W. Hatch, 8 Dec. 1821, on verso; addressed in a clerk’s hand: “Thomas Jefferson Monticello Va”; franked; postmarked Philadelphia, 8 Aug.
reme: “remittance.”
1. Surname interlined in an unidentified hand in place of “Dogde.”
2. Manuscript: “recived.”
Index Entries
- Appleton, Thomas; TJ pays search
- Corrêa da Serra, José; proposed visit of search
- Dodge, Joshua; TJ pays search
- Girard, Stephen; and TJ’s lines of credit search
- Jacques Laffitte & Compagnie (Paris firm) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with J. Vaughan search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ plans visits to search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); account with TJ search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); and J. Corrêa da Serra search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); and payments made for TJ search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); letters from search