Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 22 August 1822 (2d letter)

From Bernard Peyton

Richd 22d Augt ”22.

Dear Sir,

I Take leave to introduce to your acquaintance my particular friend Col John Campbell of the Executive Council, who will hand you this, & who it is only necessary to know, to highly esteem.

I solicit for him your civilities, and am,

With great respect Yours very Truly

B. Peyton

RC (MHi); dateline beneath signature; endorsed by TJ as received 8 Nov. (reworked from Oct.) 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (ViW: TC-JP); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Benjamin H. Rice, 10 Aug. 1823, on verso; addressed: “To Mr Jefferson Monticello.” Enclosed in John Campbell to TJ, 4 Nov. 1822.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 22 August 1822 (2d letter)
Author: Peyton, Bernard
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 22 August 1822

Reference

Cite as: “Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 22 August 1822 (2d letter),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-18-02-0532. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 18, 1 December 1821 to 15 September 1822, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 603.]

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