Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1818

From Bernard Peyton

Richd 13 June 1818

Dr sir

I send you by Mr Johnsons Boat a small Bundle of Books shipped to my care by Mr Carey of Philadelphia.—They reached me only a day or two since & this is the first conveyance which has presented itself— I am always glad of an opportunity to render you service—

Very respectfully sir Your assured friend & Mo: Obd: Servt:

B. Peyton

RC (MHi); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 20 June 1818 and so recorded in SJL.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1818
Author: Peyton, Bernard
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 13 June 1818

Reference

Cite as: “Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-13-02-0088. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 13, 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016, p. 93.]

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