Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 March 1822
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 4 Mar: 22
Dear sir,
I have been all anxiety to get your Corks off, but there has not been a Waggon down, that I have been able to see or hear of, since I recd your order—to=day I have met with Johnson, who promises to take charge of them: I have pressed him to take your Plaister also, but I fear he will not.—I find greater difficulty in getting loading1 taken up by Boats this season than I have ever known before.
Your Books from Balto: are not yet to hand, or heard from, the Vessel is surely not yet detained by Ice—
I hope to see you at Monticello tomorrow week, mean time, remain,
B. Peyton
RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 7 Mar. 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Robert Walsh, 26 June 1824, on verso; addressed: “Mr Thomas Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 4 Mar.
1. Manuscript: “boading.”
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- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- building materials; plaster search
- corks; TJ orders search
- household articles; corks search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Johnson, Mr. (boatman); transports goods search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Peyton, Bernard search
- Peyton, Bernard; and books for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and corks for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; plans to visit Monticello search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; wagon carriage to and from search
- wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search
- weather; ice search