Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, [on or before 5 September 1805]
From Craven Peyton
[on or before 5 Sep. 1805]
Dear Sir
I hope you will excuse me, for not furnishing you, with a list of the shears you hold in the Milton Tobo. Warehouse sooner, my being very unwell evar since I saw you, the shears are, John Henderson, Charles, Isham, & Hills Henderson, purchased of Richd Anderson at the price of Fifty Pounds each share. And James L. Henderson John Bullock Frances Lucy & Nancy Hendersons purchased of James L. Henderson at the price of One Hundred Dollars each share, those last mentioned three being undar age the sd James & his Mothar Are bound in there deed as there security to make a good little aftar there becomeing of age, James,s own share was purchasd. with his other interest in the Milton proparty in the year 1801—Mr. Hay has taken the appeal
with great Respt.
C Peyton
| Amt of Debt. | |||||||||
| 4 Shares at £50. | £200 | . | |||||||
| 4 do. at 30— | 120 | ||||||||
| 320 | |||||||||
| Amt. of Cr. | |||||||||
| By Sundry payments | 267 | .6 | viz. to | G. Jeff. | July 24.(13) | 156. | 67 | ||
| do. | Aug. 13 | 533. | 33 | ||||||
| £52 | .14 | = 175.67. | 1805. | Apr: 28 + | 201. | ||||
| 891. | = £267.6 | ||||||||
RC (ViU); undated; notes by TJ shown in italics; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Sep. and so recorded in SJL; also endorsed by TJ: “warehouse.”