Thomas Jefferson Papers

Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 30 December 1822

From Bernard Peyton

Richd 30 Decr 1822

Dear Sir,

I hand herewith statement your quarterly ℀, to date, as heretofore directed, which I hope & believe will be found correct.

I recd to=day yours covering blanks for the renewal your notes at Bank, which shall be attended to—

By Woods Thom I sent the Bottle of Wine, reced for you, from Mann Randolph, of Norfolk, which he promised great care of—

With great respect Dr sir

Yours Very Truly

B. Peyton

RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Mr Thomas Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 30 Dec.; endorsed by TJ as received 2 Jan. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found.

Although no letter to Peyton covering blanks is recorded in SJL at this time, TJ noted in his financial records that he had “Sent notes of renewal to banks” on 25 Dec. 1822 (MB description begins James A. Bear Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton, eds., Jefferson’s Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767–1826, 1997, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series description ends , 2:1392). mann randolph: Thomas M. Randolph (1798–1835).

A missing letter from Peyton to TJ of 2 Jan. 1823 is recorded in SJL as received three days later from Richmond.

Index Entries

  • Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s bank notes search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and wine for TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
  • Peyton, Bernard; letters from accounted for search
  • Randolph, Thomas Mann (1798–1835) (son of TJ’s cousin Thomas Eston Randolph); and wine for TJ search
  • Thom; delivers goods search
  • wine; sent to TJ search