Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 29 September 1823
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 29 Sepr 1823
My Dear Sir,
I reached Richmond last eveng, & this morng recd yours, advising of having drawn for $200, which was presented about same time, & paid—the other dft, you expect to draw, shall be likewise honor’d.
I was greatly alarmed for you & my other friends, growers of Tobacco, on the 23d Inst:—but discovered the frost was not sufficient to do you harm, & trust we shall now have a spell of fine warm weather, to give time for the safe coming in of the crop—
The Nails Rods have been recd, & shall be disposed of to best advantage, if the person from whom they were purchased, will not exchange them—which I have no idea he will consent to do—they are excessively rustied & defaced—In great haste—
Bernd Peyton
Wheat 108 @ 110¢ going down
Flour held at $5¾ @ 6 but no purchasers
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 2 Oct. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with FC of TJ to James Breckinridge, 22 Feb. 1825, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 29 Sept.
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