Thomas Jefferson Papers

Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 28 May 1817

From Patrick Gibson

Richmond 28th May 1817

Sir

I have received your favors of the 24 & 25th Inst with a note for renewal in the Virga bank—I am sorry to say it has not been in my power to sell a barrel of your flour nor can I meet with any one to make me an offer for it—a few hundred barrels were sold yesterday at $11—but I know of no one willing to give even that price I have remitted to Mr Vaughan of Philada a check for $400. and to LeRoy Bayard & Co the further sum of $255.6 by a check on Philada not being able to obtain one on New York

With great respect

Your ob Servt

Patrick Gibson

RC (MHi); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre”; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 26 May received 5 June 1817 and so recorded in SJL.

Index Entries

  • Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
  • flour; price of search
  • Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s flour search
  • Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s loan from Bank of Virginia search
  • Gibson, Patrick; letters from search
  • Gibson, Patrick; payments made for TJ search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with J. Vaughan search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; debt to N. & J. & R. van Staphorst search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
  • LeRoy, Bayard & Company (New York firm); and TJ’s debt to N. & J. & R. van Staphorst search
  • Staphorst, N. & J. & R. van; TJ’s debt to search
  • Vaughan, John; account with TJ search