Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 17 March 1817
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 17 March 1817.
Dear sir
I am favord this morning with yours of the 11th Current—
I have searched the City for the best Velvet Corks, & have succeeded in procuring the six Gross wished of excellent quality, which shall be forwarded by tomorrow’s stage, to the address of Mr Vest Milton—
I wrote you a few days since on the subject of Mr Preston—I hope you may find it convenient to comply with my request—
I have delivered to Col Randolph your letter enclosed to me—in haste—Very respectfully sir
B. Peyton
6 Gross Velvet Corks at—125 Cts $7.50
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 20 Mar. 1817 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Fitzwhylsonn & Potter, 28 May 1817, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello near Milton”; stamped; postmarked Richmond, 17 Mar.
Corks of the highest quality were classified superfine, or velvet (). your letter enclosed to me: TJ to Thomas Mann Randolph, 5 Mar. 1817.
Index Entries
- corks; velvet search
- household articles; corks search
- Milton, Va.; postmaster at search
- Peyton, Bernard; and correspondence for T. M. Randolph search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and introductions for W. C. Preston search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Preston, William Campbell; introduced to TJ search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); mentioned search
- Vest, Charles; as postmaster at Milton search