James C. Steptoe to Joel Yancey, 11 October 1821

James C. Steptoe to Joel Yancey

Oct, 11 1821

Dear Sir

I am now solely interested in a Claim of Wm Mitchells upon Mr Jefferson for something like $100—I am told you have the managemt of his affairs & that he is now in the Forest—I am very desirous of adjusting & bringing to a close all Mr Mitchells business—& Have to ask the favor of you to attend to the matter for me—if necessary speak to Mr J. concerning the Claim & let me know the prospects—

very respecty Your Mo Ob

J C Steptoe

RC (ViU: TJP-ER); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Mr Joel Yancey Forest.”

Index Entries

Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; debt to W. Mitchell search
Mitchell, William (of Lynchburg); TJ’s debt to search
Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ visits search
Steptoe, James Callaway; and TJ’s debt to W. and R. Mitchell search
Steptoe, James Callaway; letter from, to J. Yancey search
Yancey, Joel (d.1833); as superintendent of Poplar Forest search
Yancey, Joel (d.1833); letter to, from J. C. Steptoe search

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: James C. Steptoe to Joel Yancey, 11 October 1821
Author: Steptoe, James C.
Recipient: Yancey, Joel
Date: 11 October 1821

Reference

Cite as: “James C. Steptoe to Joel Yancey, 11 October 1821,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-17-02-0479. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 17, 1 March to 30 November 1821, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020, p. 543.]