Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 2 November 1822

Enclosure

Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales

 Sales 255 Barrels Superfine Flour by Bernard Peyton
1822 Richd for ℀. Mr Thomas Jefferson
2d Novembr
To Robert Abbatt Jr & Co for Cash 235 Blls: on Basin Bank & 20 Blls: in Store (viz:)
235 Blls: Superfine Flour at $5.93¾ $1395. 31
 20 do.  do.  do.  〃 $6.00 120. 00
$1515. 31
Charges.—
To Cash pd frght: at 2/6—$106.25 $106. 25
〃 Canal toll $26.56. Drayage (20 Blls) 38¢. 26. 94
〃 Storage (20 Blls:) $1.60, Inspection $5.10 6. 70
〃 Cooperage 50¢. Comisn at 2½ pr ct $37.88 38. 38 $ 178. 27
Nett prcds: at Cr T.J. $1337. 04
E.E.
Bernard Peyton
By  N. N. Wilkinson

MS (MHi); entirely in N. N. Wilkinson’s hand; with covering letter subjoined.

e.e.: “Errors Excepted.”

Index Entries

  • canals; and transportation costs search
  • flour; at Richmond search
  • flour; sale of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
  • Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
  • Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
  • Robert Abbatt Jr. & Co. (Richmond firm) search
  • Wilkinson, N. N.; as clerk for B. Peyton search