51Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on his Account with Patrick Gibson, [ca. 22 May 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
a view of the quarterly balances in favor of mr Gibson in favor of Th:J. D c 1814. July 1. 752. 29 1814. Jan. 1.
52Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 26 April 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this day setting out on my return to Monticello and have drawn on you in favor of mr Robertson for 230.96 D in my last letter from that place I mentioned that there were about 80. barrels of flour still to go from Albemarle . it turned out to be 96. of which 45. were sent off before I came away, and mr Tho s Eston Randolph (tenant of my mill) promised to send off the remaining 51. without...
53Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 18 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall set out tomorrow on my return to Monticello , and this day draw on you in favor of the sheriff of Bedford for 133. D 80 C for the taxes of this place for the year, which I suppose will be presented about the usual time of the sheriffs going down. Doct r George Cabell carried down all or nearly all our flour & tobacco from this place and will of course call on you for the carriage, the...
54Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I set out for Poplar forest tomorrow to be back on the 24 th and think it safe to send you my note for the Virginia bank lest it should be wanting. the others endorsed by my grandson go to Cap t Peyton his agent. I shall recieve a sum of money, in Bedford
55Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 18 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Our late cold and snowy weather has prevented me for some days from riding as far as my mills, but I take for granted Johnson has now on board his boats, which are on their way down, about 100 Bar. of flour, which with a remnant of 20. or 30. Barrels still to go makes up the last years crop of this place of about 320. Barrels. from Bedford there will not be more than 30. Barrels, the fly...
56Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 3 November 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
A great rain having given us a full tide in our river William Johnson takes on board of two boats for me this mor n ing 120. barrels of flour, which will probably be with you near ly as early as you will recieve this by mail. I shall not therefor e borrow flour from mr Colclaser as I had proposed. I shall draw on you from our court to-day in favor of Samu el Carr for 199. D 68 C and for about...
57Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 8 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 1 st is recieved the last night & I no w return you the note corrected to 1530.D. as you advised. the balance of my account is greater than I was aware, at which I am the more concerned as our river is so extremely low as not to float an empty boat in any part in many parts . it will require one or two plentiful rains to enable us to send flour down of which there is much...
58Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 20 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return here from Bedford I find your favor of July 11. covering my account to that date, balance in your favor 375.25 and I observe that a draught of mine of June 24. in favor of James Leitch for 120.D. is not entered which would add so much to the balance. to meet this I have 21. Bar. flour now in the mill to be forwarded by mr T. E. Randolph as soon as the state of the river will...
59Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 11 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 30. came to hand yesterday and I now return the two notes signed, & with them a 3 d of which my grandson is endorser, which I will pray you to date & put in at it’s proper time. In my letter of Apr. 21. I mentioned the sale of tob o to mr Robertson amounting to 887.34 out of which I should have to pay him about 500.D. and that the balance should be remitted you. when I came...
60Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 26 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Colclaser one of my mill tenants informs me he has sent forty odd barrels of flour, to be delivered to your order, and that he shall make it up 50. (a quarter’s rent) and if the river does not admit my sending 50. barrels more from the mill within a few days, I must get an order for that quantity on his stock in Richmond in exchange for so much of mine now in the mill. these supplies are...
61Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 11 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
A letter of the 5 th inst. from Col o W. C. Nicho las falls on me like a clap of thunder. in April was twelvemonth he requested me to endorse 2. notes for him of 10,000 D each, with an assurance that he would ask a continuance but for a year. I yeilded with much reluctance strongly manifested in my answer , and a reliance that it’s temporary limit would secure me. that limit being past, I was...
62Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 2 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 28. is recieved. I had hoped that I had secured in your hands a sum of about 850.D. towards taking up my note of 1000.D. and that the flour to be sent down would secure the deficiency. but I see that the non-arrival of the tob o expected from Bedford , and short sale of the 16.B. flour (netting only 3.94) reduces that sum to 650.D. and the state of our river renders it but...
63Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 16 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am entirely in despair, dear Sir, on account of the obstinate state of our river . such a thing has never been known before since the opening it’s navigation 50. years ago, that the drought of the summer which commence d in June shoul d meet the ice of the winter, without a single interval for a boat to make a trip. for of the 100. Bar. of flour I sent from her e Oct. 10. I learn that 60....
64Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 11 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 7 th is recieved just as I am setting out for Poplar forest to be absent 3 weeks. I inclose you a blank for the bank of Virginia , and another for the US. bank : the other for this last bank I have prepared, but my grandson not being here to indorse it, I shall, unless he comes before I depart, inclose it to him to indorse and forward. at Poplar forest I shall be able to...
65Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 28 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of July 5. and 21. came to me yesterday at this place. I am extremely chagrined at the omission of my note to Col o Nicholas , and indebted to you for saving the failure. I cannot account for this slip of attention but by the pressure & hurry for several days of winding up business at Monticello , and the journey & reopeni ng business again at this place. I now inclose you a...
66Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 25 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The term now approaching for the payment of my note to Th: J. Randolph for 1000.D. in the bank US. and other calls having obliged me to draw a part of the money left in your hands for that object I have taken a review of our transactions, as far as known to me, since the date of May 11. when the balance was 493.08 D in your favor, in order to see what sum is wanting to accomplish that note. it...
67Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 1 April 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am really afflicted at having suffered the renewal of my note to have escaped attention; and the more so as yours of Mar. 28 did not reach me till after the departure of our post yesterday, Monday and our next Richmond mail is not till Friday, 4 th the very day on which my note becomes due; and it will not reach you till the morning of the 6 th . but regret is useless, however sincerely...
68Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 22 April 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13 th has by some accident lost a post, so that I am on this day only enabled to return you a blank note for renewal at the bank of Virginia , which I now do, with the assurance of my friendship and respect. PoC ( DLC ); on verso of a reused address cover from John Gorman to TJ; at foot of text: “ M r Gibson ”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosure not found.
69Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 23 April 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
After the departure of our mail of yesterday, I recieved a letter from mr Yancey at the Poplar Forest dated on the 12 th saying that on that day or the morrow a boat would leave Lynchburg with 7. hhds of my tob o weighing about 10,000 ℔. he speaks of 6. of them of excellent quality for which he could that day have 8 ½ .D. in Lynchburg . perhaps it would have been better he should have taken...
70Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 18 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
According to the request of your letter of Apr. 30. I have this date day inclosed to Cap t Peyton my note to him for 1125.D. payable in the bank of Virginia to replace that for the same sum which you have hitherto been so kind as to endorse for me. the last account I have recieved from you was of Sep. 12. balance against me 27 262.72 which I hope has been paid up by the flour since consigned...
71Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 25 October 1819 (SJL description) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Monticello , 25 Oct. 1819 . SJL entry reads “ stoppage of boats with 100.B. draughts for taxes.” Letter not found, but in his financial records for this day, TJ indicated that he had given Ira Garrett an order on Gibson for $124.57 to cover $103.83 for “my own taxes now due,” $4 for “tickets for myself,” and $16.74 for “tickets in suit Hudson , Th:J. &c. limestone lands” ( MB
72Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 30 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your’s of the 27 th and now return a renewed note for the bank of the US. but I am uneasy about that in the bank of Virginia , as I do not find on my memm book any later reme renewal than for Aug. 8 . would it not be better for me always to renew both together to lessen your trouble of applying to me. I would now do it but I understood from you that it must be on stamped...