James H. McCulloch to Thomas Jefferson, 26 February [1822]
From James H. McCulloch
Custom House Balto
Collts Off’ Feby 26 1821 [1822]
Sir,
I received this morning a letter from Collo B Peyton of Richmond, enclosing a check on the Bank of Baltimo, for five dollars thirty five cents, duties & expences on a box of books consigned to my care for you, & shipped hence in the schooner Spartan to Richmond the beginning of last month.
The vessel has been detained by the ice till but has now proceeded to her destination, & I hope will have delivered the books safely to Collo Peyton, by the time you receive this.
Jas H McCulloch
P.S.
Mr Rush’s letter & the invo of books, shall be sent to Collo Peyton by first vessel.
RC (DLC: TJ Papers, 221:39559); misdated; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 26 Feb. 1822 received 3 Mar. 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to James Monroe, 2 July 1824, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello Virginia”; stamp canceled; franked; postmarked Baltimore, 26 Feb.
The schooner containing TJ’s books left Baltimore on 14 Feb. 1822 and proceeded to Richmond (Baltimore Patriot & Mercantile Advertiser, 14 Feb. 1822).
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