Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 October 1823
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 23d Octr 1823—
Dear Sir,
I have just learn’t, by a letter from my Brother, that his Bag of Old Java Coffee, had been left in Charlottesville for you, & yours carried on to him, thro’ mistake, both being in the same Waggon, & exactly alike, except, that yours weighed 154 ℔, & his only 120 ℔—I have corrected this however, by charging him, & crediting you, with the difference, on my Books—I have some fears however, that no Bag may have been left for you, with Raphael, as the bags were very distinctly marked, & scarcely to be mistaken for each other—should this prove to be the case, do let me know, that the Waggoner, who is perfectly responsible, may be held accountable for it—
Your several dfts: have been duly honor’d, & your curtail at Virginia Bank, due on the 21st:, paid.
I have recently recd, from Mr. Trumbull of New York, & forwarded on to you, to the care of Raphael, a Box of engravings, which hope have reached you safely—
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 27 Oct. 1823 and so recorded in SJL; with additional notation by TJ beneath endorsement: “J. H. Peyton. 120.℔. weighed 109+ ℔.”
Index Entries
- Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- coffee; East India (Java) search
- coffee; sent to TJ search
- Declaration of Independence; J. Trumbull’s painting of presentation of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Peyton, John Howe; and TJ’s coffee search
- prints; sent to TJ search
- Raphael, Isaac; and goods for TJ search
- Richmond, Va.; wagon carriage to and from search
- The Declaration of Independence (J. Trumbull) search
- Trumbull, John (artist); The Declaration of Independence search
- wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search

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