Thomas Jefferson Papers

Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 24 March 1823

From Bernard Peyton

Rich’d 24 March 1823

Dear Sir,

I am favor’d with yours of the 21st: & 22d Inst: with their several enclosures:

I will forward, without loss of time, to Mr W. J. Coffee of New York, a dft: for $100, as directed by you, to cover which, you have credit by Th: J. Randolph’s dft:, in your favor, for that amt, on me.   The Books you write for shall be immediately procured, & forwarded, as directed—one by this mail—

The engravings of the University have been forwarded by a Waggon to Mr Brockenbrough, & the Sicily Madeira Wine went some time ago, by Brice Harlow, & I hope is to hand safely before this.   The Boxes from Mr Coffee have been fordd also by Harlow, to Monticello, altho’ they were directed to Bedford, because I thot’ Mr Coffee had certainly made a mistake in the direction, I find now however that his direction was correct, & am extremely sorry for the mistake—how can I rectify it?—

With great respect & esteem Yours very Truly

Bernard Peyton

RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ without date of receipt, but recorded in SJL as received 27 Mar. 1823. RC (DLC); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Rembrandt Peale, 19 Jan. 1824, on verso; addressed: “Mr Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; stamp canceled; franked; postmarked Richmond, 24 Mar.

Index Entries

  • boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
  • Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
  • Coffee, William John; fashions ornaments for TJ search
  • Coffee, William John; TJ pays search
  • Harlow, Brice; boats of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; orders books search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
  • Madeira (wine) search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and books for TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and wine for TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; as T. J. Randolph’s agent search
  • Peyton, Bernard; forwards goods for TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
  • Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
  • Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); architectural ornaments for search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and TJ’s financial transactions search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; ground plan of search
  • wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search
  • wine; Madeira search
  • wine; sent to TJ search