Henry A. S. Dearborn to Thomas Jefferson, 29 October 1822, with Jefferson’s Note
From Henry A. S. Dearborn, with Jefferson’s Note
Custom House Boston Octo 29. 1822.—
Respected Sir,
I have this day put your wine &c. on board the Brig Richmond & written to B. Peyton Esqr to take charge of them, in Richmond.
The expense is as follows.
| Duties | on | Macaroni. | 0. | 83 |
| 〃 | 〃 | oil & anchovies | 5. | 35 |
| 〃 | 〃 | wine | 32. | 70 |
| 〃 | 〃 | Bottles | 5. | 24 |
| Custom House fees | 40 | |||
| 44. | 52 | |||
| Freight from France | 24. | 09 | ||
| wharfage & landing | 1. | 04 | ||
| shipping &c. | 1. | 04 | ||
| Trucking | 3. | 24 | ||
| Dollars. = | 73. | 93 | ||
I have paid the above-named sums.
With the highest respect
Your most Obt. St.
H, A, S, Dearborn
[TJ’s note at foot of text:]
| D | |
| prime cost | 180 |
| charges | 75 |
| 180 | : | 75 | :: | 100 | : | 750 |
| 18 | 41.7 |
| prime cost | 180. |
| duties | 45 |
| 180 | : | 45 | :: | 100 | : | 450 | = 25 |
| 18 |
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 5 Nov. 1822 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to William Barret, 4 Aug. 1823, on verso; addressed: “For Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello. Virginia”; stamp canceled; postmarked Boston, 29 Oct.
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- anchovies search
- bottles search
- Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell; as Boston customs collector search
- Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell; letters from search
- fish; anchovies search
- food; anchovies search
- food; macaroni search
- household articles; bottles search
- macaroni; sent to TJ search
- oil; for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Richmond (brig) search
- wine; sent to TJ search