1Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this morning your favor inclosing a note for $2000 . I have had your seven hhd s Tobacco inspected, and am sorry to inform you, they turn out wretchedly three were refused and four passed, but not without hesitation—I set them up to the highest bidder—the refused brought $15. 1 passed $16 and 3—$16 55 /. as p r Statement at foot—This article is on the decline— As to flour I know not...
2James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson Esq e To Patrick Gibson Dr To Cash p d for a Bale Cotton 232 lb at 22 Cents. $51. 4 dray e & toll Harry will deliver Mr Jefferson the above bale of Cotton— Mr Johnson was unloaded at the Locks & I thought it better to send it by the present opportunity than to wait his return Patrick Gibson
3Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
A short absence from town prevented me from informing you sooner of the fate of your note renewed on the 9 th and which I enlarged to $3900—under the impression that the system of curtailing, which was then pursuing and which it was expected would be continued, must soon reduce it below the amount you required, this system however has been discontinued for the present, in consequence of the...
4Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 27 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 23 d Ins t and am sorry to inform you that owing to the present distressd state of the banks, no addition to your note can be obtained, indeed so far from their increasing their discounts, they have been reduced to the disagreeable necessity of curtailing the one 10 the other 15 p r C t for every 60 d /.—this has been the case with the Farmer’s bank for 4...
5Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 February 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 9 th Ins t and am sorry to find that M r Dufief had not received the money you directed to be paid to him thro’ the agency I had directed, and more particularly so, as I apprehend that another small sum, which was to have been paid to the Collector is in the same situation—Not having myself any transactions with Philad a I applied, on the receipt of your...
6James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, with Thomas Jefferson’s Notes, 27 April 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted to inform you of a Sale I made on the 8 th Ins t of 138 Bbls of your Superfine flour to W m H Hubbard at 6$ on 60 days time— I have since then disposed of the remainder of it say 81 Bbls Superfine & 36 Fine to Smith & Riddle on the Same time at 6¼$— in this last sale is included 41 Bbls Superfine delivered me by mr Warwick by direction of Colo l Randolph
7Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 26 th Ult o and in conformity thereto have accepted the offer made through M r Taylor of 50$ p r foot front, the credit I had agreed to extend to 60 d /. 120 d /. & 180 d /.—it is understood that this is to commence from the time a sufficient conveyance is made— We have received 201 bls: of your flour, 60 of which from Shadwell
8Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you on the 2 nd inclosing $100 in small notes, and have since received your favor of the 3 d together with the blank sign’d —although, my not having received it in time to renew your note due in bank has caused me no inconvenience, it might have been otherwise, and to guard against my negligence in future, as well as accidents by the mail &c, I think it adviseable to adopt the plan...
9Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 28 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 19 th advising sundry drafts on me, which shall be duly attended to— I send you inclosed a note for your signature to renew the one in bank due next month— Our flour market is declining rapidly the present price is 8$ for new wheat 8/.— Tobacco still keeps up notwithstanding the very discouraging accounts from Europe or rather from England , as prices on, the...
10Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favord with your letter of the 6 th Ins t and shall attend to the several dfts as they appear, I now send you inclosed $300 in small notes—as also a note for renewal on the 29 th Ins t for your signature— I have this moment learnt from M r Higginbotham that he is going up immediately, and as there is some risk in sending notes by the mail, I have asked the favor of
11Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 27 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note at bank falling due on the 11 th In t Prox o I take the liberty of enclosing you one for its renewal, and as I think it probable from your last letter, that you may still be in Bedford , I shall forward a Copy of this to that place under cover to M r sam l
12Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 4 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 30 th Ult o and shall attend to the several drafts therein mention’d Your note in bank fell due on the 30 th and was paid, as you supposed it probable that your demands would exceed the amount in hand I have had Judah’s note discounted so that you may consider the whole as received— I have not yet been able to recover the money from Philpots for the 4 Hhd s Tob o
13Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I presented to Doctor Brockenborough who return’d the day before yesterday, M r John Harvie ’s note enclosed in yours of the 21 st Ult o , he regrets that it was not sooner forwarded, as just before leaving town he remitted to M r Harvie , all the funds he had in his hands about £1000. he informs me that he is not certain of receiving any money on M r H
14Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 25 th ult o is received I should be much pleased to find your opinion to be correct, with regard to a rise in the price of flour in April, we know at present nothing of the markets in Europe on which to form a correct judgement, but my present impression is that they will not justify higher prices, and the quantity required in the West Indies (together with our own consumpt)...
15Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you inclosed as requested in yours of the 9 th Ins t one hundred dollars in small notes— but little change has taken place in the price of flour, it is, if anything more dull, sales have been made on the basin at 4¾ and a little at 4½$, our mill flour has been sold at 5$ on 4 months Very respectfully I am RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”;...
16Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 12 th Ins t and shall attend to your draft in favor of A. Robertson In your letters of the 20 & 28 th Oct r you mention a boat load of flour having been sent off on your account on that head I have only to say that I have not yet received one barrel— about that time I sold at 9¼$, now it is offering at 8$, altho not by myself as I think it must be higher...
17Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 28 th Ult o and have since received your favor of the 29 th inclosing an order on the Comm r of loans for $8580 payable in treasury notes, on application at the office I find that M r Nelson has none on hand, but expects a supply shortly—With regard to the taking up your note with them I have only to repeat what I mention’d in my last, that it is not possible to do so except...
18Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by last mail to which I beg leave to refer you and have now solely to inform you that I have received of M r Jacl Jacquelin Harvie the amount of his brother ’s note with $8.24 Interest say $185.14 at your credit— With great respect RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); endorsed by TJ as received 16 Dec. 1814 and so recorded in SJL . RC
19James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 21 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you your account Current up to the 1 st Sept r balanced by $878.91 in my favor which I trust you will find Correct— Flour 8½ & 8¾$— respectfully Patrick Gibson p Ja s Ligon your favor of the 16 th is just rec d the dfts & remittance you direct shall be attended to. RC ( ViU: TJP-ER
20Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have endeavour’d to procure the nail rod mention’d in your favor of the 2 nd but am sorry to inform you, that there is not a bundle to be obtaind in the City PS:—I inclose your Acco t Cur t to the 1 st Ins t balance due me $752.29 RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re
21Enclosure: Account with Patrick Gibson for Thomas Jefferson’s Flour and Tobacco Sales, 17 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Sales of 257 Bbls flour made on a/c of Thomas Jefferson Esq r Dec r 1814 To Isaac White for Cash 24 Bbls Sup r fine At $96.— May 8 th 1815 〃 Tarlton Saunders
22Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 26 February 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note in bank for $2000. falling due on the 1 st /4 th of next month, I send you one inclosed for your signature, the prospect of peace altho’ distant has had very considerable influence upon our Tobacco market, fine crops have been sold at from 9 to 10$ and for a few choice hhd s 12 and as high as 13.6 has been paid, low qualities have risen in a greater ratio under an expectation of an...
23Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note for $2000– in bank falls due on the 28 th /31 st Ins t to enable me to renew it I now send you inclosed a stamp for your signature which I will thank you to return to me in course of post, that is, so as to be here with the mail which arrives on Wednesday it had entirely escaped my recollection or I should have written to you sooner upon the subject— I have received three loads of...
24Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with your favor of the 20 th I have remitted to M r Hooe and Judge Holmes the sums mention’d and now send you inclosed $700 in such notes as you directed, the chocolate will be sent by the mail stage— Your dft in favor of David Higginbotham is paid— I shall send you a statement of the sale to M r Taylor
25Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Taylor informs me that being about to leave town and expecting to be absent when his notes will fall due, he would prefer taking them up now provided a liberal discount were allowed and requested that I would propose it to you—his offer is $6250 in money—I am induced to mention it to you under an impression that it might be to the interest of M r Mazzei to take advantage of the present low...
26Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
In the hurry of forwarding you the Treasury notes on Saturday last , I omitted sending you the small notes you had requested, which I now inclose— I have made sale of all the flour now down say 215 bls: Sf & 18 fine to Tarlton Saunders at 7$ on 60 d /– with interest added, as I am induced to believe I can get the note discounted you may consider the proceeds on hand— I have been endeavouring...
27Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 4 May 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by the last mail your favor of the 28 th Ult o and Send you hereinclosed $150 in notes— there is no change in flour since I last wrote you, nor can we expect a rise until an armistice take place— RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 May 1814 and so recorded in SJL .
28Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 12 th Ins t and am happy to find that I have acted conformably to your wishes in holding up your flour, the repeal of the restrictive system brought into market a few purchasers at 5$, which I refused under an impression that it would in a short time be followed by an Armistice—this opinion altho generally prevalent has not tended to raise the price, for the...
29Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 26 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 22 nd with the two notes inclosed, and now send you as you request Two hundred and seventy five dollars in bank notes—With great respect I am RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire”; endorsed by TJ as a letter from Gibson. Recorded in SJL as a letter from Gibson & Jefferson received 31 Mar. 1814.
30Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Derieux called upon me a few days ago not a little alarmed by the letter he had just received from you , and in consequence of the late intelligence you have received relative to M r Mazzei he relinquishes all the claim, over the property in question, which he would have consider’d himself entitled to, had M r M: been dead previous to the sale—he appears to be extremely uneasy at the...
31Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 February 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you by M r Johnson such parts of the nail rod mention’d in your letter of the 26 th Ult o as I have been able to procure together with the Corks & powder as p r Mem n at foot— nothing has been doing in Flour since I wrote you last, the price is nominally 4½$— With great respect I am Of Sam l G. Adams
32Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 19 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately after my letter to you of the 8 th Ins t the price of flour became nominal, the few orders which had been received from Alexandria were complied with and no further purchases were made, so that, when on monday I received your favor of the 13 th and endeavour’d according to your directions to effect a sale, I found that even 5$ could not be obtain’d—I have still hopes of getting...
33Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you inclosed $70 in the manner requested in your favor of the 22 nd Ins t — Our flour market has, as I apprehended declined considerably, sales cannot now be made at $6, nor do I think our northern, nor the European markets (if accounts received from thence be correct) would justify a higher price, letters from the Havanna mention the arrival there of a ship from France with 5000 bls:...
34Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Y our two favors of the 24 th are received and agreeably to your desire I send you inclosed $75 in notes— no sale whatever for flour, the little wheat brought to market is purchased by the millers at 3/.— With great respect I am RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”; endorsed by TJ as a letter from Gibson & Jefferson received 3 Jan. 1814 and so recorded in SJL .
35Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 24 August 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing to you on the 4 th Ins t I have received your several letters of the 7 th 15 th 16 th & 20 th —finding it impracticable either through the medium of our banks or of individuals to remit to the North, and not deeming it prudent to risk bank notes—I wrote to M r Dufief
36Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 4 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you by last mail , inclosing for your signature and that of M r Randolph a bill of Sale for Mazzei’s two lots, which deed you will observe has been drawn by M r Marshall upon the presumption that M r Mazzei is a citizen of the
37Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you since my letter of the 27 th Ult o advising you of the sale of your flour— Your note in bank becoming due on the 24 th Ins t I now inclose you a blank for your signature— I hand you inclosed the Acco t
38John G. Robert (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you by Gilmer s boat a Cask Teneriffe Wine rec d of D r Fernandes through Fox & Richardson & have by your directions inclosed it in a rough cask to secure if it from the Watermen— The Gauger’s mark (as you will observe at the head of the cask) is twenty nine Gallons, one Gall out Maj
39Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 14 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry to inform you that it has not yet been in my power to sell your flour I do not know what price could be obtain’d for it were it put up to the highest bidder but it has been and is offering at $4 without a purchaser; be pleased to say whether I shall dispose of it at such a price as I can obtain or wait some favorable change m r Taylor has lodged $6,000 in my hands on account of the...
40Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your two letters of the 20 th & 25 th Ins t the former inclosing mazzeis power of Attorney which is satisfactory to M r Taylor the notes shall be dated from the 17 th — I regret extremely not having disposed of the whole of your flour at the time I sold the last, it is next to impossible at present to force a sale at any price; it is selling from the waggons at 4½$ and paid for...
41James Ligon (for Patrick Gibson) to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed I hand you inclosed Acc t Sales of 175 Bbls Flour nett proceeds $1571.75. with your Acc t Current to the 1 st In st Shewing Balance in my favor of $942.57 which I trust you will find correct I have this day disposed of the remainder of your Flour say 93 Bbls Superfine & 9 Bbls Fine to mr Jn o Leslie the f Superfine at 13¾$ & the Fine at 13¼$ on 60 days Credit—as I can readily get this...
42Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last I have received your favors of the 6 th June & 1 st July , and shall pay due attention to any drafts you may make— I have remitted M r Benj: Jones $142.76 & M r John Vaughan $550 in a dft at 30 d/s , not having been able to procure one at sight—
43Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favor’d with your two letters, of the 22 d ult o from Poplar Forest , and of the 1 st Ins t from Monticello upon receipt of the former I endeavour’d to make sale of your flour at 4$ but could not suc c eed—I am not certain that I could obtain even $3½ but think it probable, in the event of my not receiving instructions from you to the contrary I shall dispose of it for what it will bring—...
44Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 February 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by last post your two letters of the 4 th .—on looking over your letters for 1807 I find the one to which you allude of the 5 th Sept r but none subsequent to it make any mention of the power of Attorney, and as it is not amongst our papers I presume it was not sent In making further enquiry respecting the value of this property, I am happy to state that if you are willing to...
45Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the arrival of the Cartel at Annapolis bringing dispatches from England to our Government, there has been much speculation in our market, founded upon the supposition that peace would either directly or indirectly grow out of it —flour which last week would not command 4$ has this week been sold at 5½ Cash & 5¾$ 60 d /.—these still continue to be the prices, altho little is now doing—...
46Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 14 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 10 th and agreeably to your request send you inclosed one hundred dollars in small notes, together with a promisary note of $1500. for your signature—the date you will be pleased to leave blank— Your several drafts shall be duly attended to— The deed for M r Taylor shall be given to him on his return from the Springs —With great respect I am RC ( ViU : TJP-ER...
47Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not written you since the 4 th ult o when I forwarded you $150.— flour has been gradually declining and cannot without difficulty be sold at $4—I fear we have allowed the only favorable moment to escape, and regret extremely that I did not accept of the offer of 5$—60 d /. of which I inform’d you in mine of the 20 th April —should no change occur, so as to enable us to ship in the...
48Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 24 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 20 th Ins t . The note forwarded to me in yours of the 29 th Ult o was offer’d at bank on Friday last and rejected, in consequence of a determination which had been made to curtail—This circumstance however need not prevent your drawing as I shall, as heretofore substitute the inclosed note, in lieu of my own, which I can withdraw without inconvenience,— none...
49Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
In conformity to your instructions of the 19 th Aug t I directed on the 28 th a letter to you at Poplar forest near Lynchburg of which the within is a Copy— I am disappointed at not receiving a reply to it as your note falls due tomorrow and your signature is wanting for a renewal— RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); with Dupl of Gibson to TJ, 28 Aug. 1815
50Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 17 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 28 th of last month , inclosing a deed of Sale for Mazzeis property, and also a note for your signature to renew the one in bank due 25/28 th Ins t and on the 4 th Ins t I inform’d you that I had sold 221 bls: of your flour at 6$ S r fine—not having had the pleasure of hearing from you in reply, I am induced to believe you must have set out for