Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 14 June 1821
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 14 June 1821
Dear Sir,
I hand herewith ℀ sales your 7 Hhds: Tobacco & the balance your Flour on hand, say 98 Blls:, all of which hope will be satisfactory.
I send by Woods Thom 4 Blls: Herrings 1 Bll: best family Shad, & the 6 Blls: Herrings for Lynchburg are also on the way.
These are Fresh Herrings & Shad just arrived & inspected this morning. The Books mentioned in my last will be forwarded to=day either to Shadwell Mills or Jas Leitch at Charlottesville.
With great respect Dr sir
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); on one sheet folded to form four pages, with enclosure on p. 1, letter on p. 3, and address on p. 4; addressed: “Mr Th: Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 14 June; endorsed by TJ as received 17 June 1821 and so recorded in SJL.
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- fish; herring search
- fish; shad search
- flour; sale of search
- food; herring search
- food; shad search
- herring; sent to TJ search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Leitch, James; and packages for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and books for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and fish for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s tobacco search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); fish for search
- shad; TJ purchases search
- Shadwell mills; goods shipped to search
- Thom; delivers goods search
- tobacco; sale of search