Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 25 March 1822
From Bernard Peyton
Rich‘d 25 Mar: ”22
Dear sir,
I recd a letter this morning from Mr Pleasants, covering a check on the Branch Bank of the United States at this place for $118, which I have passed to your credit as directed—
The Ton of Lump Plaistre you ordered, was ford on the 18th Inst: by Wren’s Boats, care W. D. Fitch Milton, & I hope has reached you before this.
With great respect Dr sir Yours very Truly
B. Peyton
I have not [been]1 able to get the note discounted you gave me at Monticello—
B.P.
RC (MHi); dateline beneath full signature; mistakenly endorsed by TJ as a letter of 20 Mar. 1822 received eight days later and so recorded in SJL.
1. Omitted word editorially supplied.
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- Bank of the United States, Second, Richmond branch of; drafts of search
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- building materials; plaster search
- Fitch, William D.; and goods for TJ search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Peyton, Bernard search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and payments to TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s bank notes search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; visits Monticello search
- Pleasants, James; and W. Ronald’s estate search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Ronald, William; estate of search
- Wren, Mr. (boatman) search