William D. Simms to Thomas Jefferson, 28 August 1818
From William D. Simms
Custom House Alexandria 28th August 1818.
Sir
In the absence of the Collector, I have the honor to address you, with the information, that I have shipped (via Norfolk) nine Boxes of wine and one1 Bale of Macaroni, to the care of Mr Gibson at Richmond.—
Below is a note of the duties and charges which I have paid.
With great respect I have the honor to be Sir yr ob Servt
W D. Simms D.C.
| Amt of | Duty on | wine 8 Bottles | $32. | 26. |
| Do | Do | Macaroni | 72. | |
| Freight | from Marseilles pr Bill | 10. | 50 | |
| Do | to Norfolk | 2. | 50 | |
| Custom House charges | 1. | 70 | ||
| Wharfage & Drayage | 65. | |||
| Dolls | —48. | 33 | ||
RC (MHi); adjacent to signature: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 1 Sept. 1818 and so recorded in SJL; notation by TJ at foot of text: “Oct. 27. 18. remitted 50.D. to Colo Charles Simms.”
1. Manuscript: “on.”
Index Entries
- food; macaroni search
- Gibson, Patrick; and goods for TJ search
- macaroni; sent to TJ search
- Simms, Charles; as collector at Alexandria search
- Simms, William Douglass; as deputy collector at Alexandria search
- Simms, William Douglass; forwards wine to TJ search
- Simms, William Douglass; letters from search
- taxes; customs search
- wine; sent to TJ search