Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 19 August 1822
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 19 August 1822
Dear Sir
The balance of your Tobacco is now all here, say ten Hhds:, in addition to the five before advised of, & will be sold tomorrow—by the next mail you will receive the ℀ sales—
The River is so extremely low, that Boats can scarcely pass, particularly up the Rivanna, this has prevented my sending earlier, the stone Ware left with, & pd for by me, to Richd Randolph, for you, & will probably prevent the 4 Casks Roman Cement, ordered, from reaching you soon by that mode of conveyance, the first that offers however shall be embraced—
Your dfts: to W. & Raphael & Rogers,1 advised of, have neither appeared, when they do, the money will be paid.
Your favor of the 16th:, Reached me this morning, covering blanks for the renewal of your notes at Bank, which shall be attended to. I am sorry there should have been a doubt, even for a moment, on your mind, about the $330 entry in my last ℀ current, & am pleased you have mentioned it:—on reference to your ℀ rendered up to the 1st of April, you will find, that you have credit, on the 27th March, for $326.48, being the nett proceeds of the $330 note now in question, which was discounted on that day, & fell due on 28th May, when it was taken up by me, & properly entered to your debit the same date—
Judge Green & myself have it in contemplation to visit you, from the 1st to the 10th: next month,2 provided it suits your annual visit to Bedford, which we would not on any account interfere with, but would make it to suit your convenience, at a later period.—Judge G. is anxious to form an acquaintance with the person he has ever most admired & reverenced, politically, & in his public character generally, & I am persuaded you will be pleased with him, as a man of Roman virtue, fine Talents & character, but of most unsightly appearance—
Bernd Peyton
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 23 Aug. 1822 and so recorded in SJL.
w. & raphael was the Charlottesville firm of Wolfe & Raphael.
1. Manuscript: “Roges.”
2. Manuscript: “next Mo: month.”
Index Entries
- Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- building materials; cement, Roman search
- cement; Roman search
- Green, John Williams; friendship with B. Peyton search
- Green, John Williams; visits Monticello search
- household articles; earthenware search
- James River; water level of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells tobacco search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Green, John Williams search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Peyton, Bernard search
- Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s bank notes search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s tobacco search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; on J. W. Green search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; plans to visit Monticello search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ visits search
- Randolph, Richard; and earthenware for TJ search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Rivanna River; water level of search
- Rogers, John (of Albemarle Co.); TJ pays search
- tobacco; sale of search
- Wolfe & Raphael (Charlottesville firm); TJ pays search