Henry A. S. Dearborn to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1822
From Henry A. S. Dearborn
Custom House Boston Octo. 17. 1822—
Much respected Sir,
The enclosed letter was received this morning from Messrs. Dodge & Oxnard of Marseilles, by the Brig Bud.
I shall with great pleasure take charge of the articles & will ship them to your agent in Richmond, to whom the former were sent, by the first vessel that leaves here. As soon as the freight bill has been presented & the amount of duties ascertaind, I will forward the amount.
H, A, S, Dearborn
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 29 Oct. 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with FC of TJ to Francis Tornquist, 5 Jan. 1825, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello State of Virginia”; stamped; postmarked Boston, 19 Oct. Enclosure: Dodge & Oxnard to TJ, 24 Aug. 1822, not found, but recorded in SJL as received 29 Oct. 1822 from Marseille.
TJ’s agent was Bernard Peyton.
Index Entries
- Bud (brig) search
- Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell; as Boston customs collector search
- Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell; letters from search
- Dodge & Oxnard (Marseille firm); and wine and groceries for TJ search
- Dodge & Oxnard (Marseille firm); letter from accounted for search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search