Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 14 July 1823
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 14 July 1823
Dear Sir,
I am favor’d with yours of the 9th: current, covering letter to Saml Williams Esqe of London— I will tomorrow obtain from Jo: Marx & Son, a bill on London, for the amt you wish, at a premium of 6 pr Ct, (which is the lowest rate here at present) I remit the two first, by different conveyances, to Mr Williams, the first accompanied by your letter:—the triplicate, I will remit you by next Mail—
I will send you, with all possible dispatch, the 8 Boxes of Tin written for, by Waggons, and the Fish by water, including the Tongues & Sounds, if they are to be had good, in the City—
Yours of the 10th: of May last, to which you refer me, has not been forgotten; in that you say, “by Woods Boats return the 7 Bundles Nail Rods &C:, to be exchanged &C:,”1—they have never yet reached me, or been heard of since, or I should immediately have endeavoured to make the exchange, for such as would suit you, altho’ I have no idea the person from whom they were purchased, will agree to it, after such delay—the best however shall be done in relation to it, when they reach me—
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 17 July 1823 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with FC of TJ to Thomas Ritchie, 9 Nov. 1823, on verso; addressed: “Mr Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 14 July.
1. Omitted closing quotation mark editorially supplied.
Index Entries
- Appleton, Thomas; TJ pays search
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- building materials; tin search
- cod; tongues and sounds search
- fish; sent to TJ search
- fish; tongues and sounds search
- food; cod tongues and sounds search
- food; fish search
- Joseph Marx & Son (Richmond firm) search
- naileries; nail-rod and iron stock search
- Peyton, Bernard; and fish for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and nail-rod for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; wagon carriage to and from search
- tin; TJ buys search
- wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search
- Williams, Samuel (ca.1759–1841); and remittances to T. Appleton search
- Wood, Mr. (boatman) search