Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 10 May 1822
To Bernard Peyton
Monticello May 10. 22.
Dear Sir
Jefferson has informed you that he accomodates me with 3000.D. I counted that this would be recieved very certainly this week, but it seems it awaits some paper which he sends by this mail. I proposed that of this sum you should first take for yourself the balance I owe you, and then pay the curtail of 500.D. to the Farmer’s bank and my note of 350.D. to the Virginia bank; and I still hope you will recieve the money now1 immediately & meet these purposes. I shall say nothing as to the disposal of the residue until I hear that it is actually in your hands, except that I must draw on you for about 250.D. to pay the debt which was meant to be included in my note of 350.D to be paid on my way to Bedford and my expences to that place for which I shall set out on the 13th. I will pray you immediately on the reciept of the money to write to me at Poplar Forest as I have other calls of exceeding pressure. I shall be there till about the 23d instant2 when I shall leave it on my return. ever & affectionately yours.
Th: Jefferson
P.S.3 I shall not draw on you till after the departure of tomorrow’s mail, so that it will not be presented to you till the 17th
PoC (MHi); on verso of a reused cover from Peyton to TJ, which reads: “Mr Th: Jefferson in ℀ with B. Peyton”; adjacent to signature: “Colo B. Peyton”; endorsed by TJ.
jefferson: Thomas Jefferson Randolph.
TJ owed John Flood $80 for the mare he had purchased from him the preceding November. The debt falling due on 30 Apr. 1822, TJ paid it off on 15 May while on his way to bedford County ( , 2:1381, 1385; note to TJ to Esther Hutson, 14 Nov. 1821).
1. Word interlined.
2. Manuscript: “instan.”
3. Manuscript: “P.”
Index Entries
- Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- Flood, John; sells horse to TJ search
- horses; TJ buys search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from T. J. Randolph search
- Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ plans visits to search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (1792–1875) (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); loans TJ money search