George Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September 1805
From George Jefferson
Richmond 30th. Septr. 1805
Dear Sir
I inclose you a bill of loading for 1500 bushels of Coal, which Heth & N. contrary to their usual custom consented to have picked.
The different dfts of which you advise us have appeared, together with one in favor of Wm Burwell dated the 13th. of July for $:400, of which we have never been advised.
I am Dear Sir Yr. Very humble servt.
Geo. Jefferson
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson esqr.”; endorsed by TJ as received 3 Oct. and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: bill of lading, dated Richmond, 30 Sep., for 1,500 bushels of coal sent to TJ in Washington by the schooner Sally, Benjamin Travers master, with freight charges of $90 (MS in MHi; signed by Travers; endorsed by TJ).
On 10 Oct., Travers issued a receipt to Joseph Dougherty for the $90 Coal freight (MS in MHi, endorsed by TJ). Dougherty added his charge of $25.96 for “hawling 1298 bushels of coal 2 cts. per bushel” (MS in same). On 10 and 11 Oct., TJ made orders on the Bank of the United States for the two payments (, 2:1165).
Heth & N.: Henry Heth and Andrew Nicolson, operators of a coal business (TJ to Jefferson, 18 Sep.; Vol. 44:525n).
different dfts: since his last letter to Jefferson on 20 Sep., TJ recorded orders drawn on Gibson & Jefferson for Alexander Garrett ($230.26), David Higginbotham ($100), Martin Dawson ($100), and James Old ($300.025); see , 2:1163. In July, he had noted several payments to William A. Burwell, including an order on Gibson & Jefferson for $400, payable 3 Sep. (same, 1159; TJ to Jefferson, 13 July).