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Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 October 1812

From Gibson & Jefferson

Richmond 9th October 1812—

Sir

We refer you to ours by last mail, and have at present merely to inform you that since then wheat & flour have been rising, the former is 10/. the latter 9½ Cash for Canal flour and 10$ asked by the millers on time. these prices may be expected to continue, provided no measures are adopted by Congress to put a stop to our present mode of export

With great respect we are Your obt Servts

Gibson & Jefferson

RC (ViU: TJP-ER); in Patrick Gibson’s hand; at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre”; endorsed by TJ as received 15 Oct. 1812 and so recorded in SJL.

Gibson & Jefferson’s last letter was probably that of 1 Oct. 1812, not found, recorded in SJL as received from Richmond on 8 Oct. 1812.

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Jefferson Papers
Title
Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 October 1812
Authors
Gibson & Jefferson
Gibson, Patrick
Recipient
Jefferson, Thomas
Date
9 October 1812

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“Gibson & Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 October 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0324. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 5, 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 381.]