Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 23 January 1824
To Bernard Peyton
Monto Jan. 23. 24.
Dear Sir
I inclose you a bill of lading for some wines Etc from Philadelphia, which are probably arriving at Richmd abt this time and I must pray you to remit 62.85 to mr John Steele Collector at Phila, who has advanced the freight, duties Etc on them from Marseilles, and without delay as it is a kind of debt of honor. Jefferson will be with you on Monday and will place in your hands 4900 D. which may chiefly remain with you till March. I have also 6. boats engaged to take off the rest of my flour, about 230. barrels as soon as there shall be water enough in our river to float them. this depends on rain. ever & affectly1 yours
Th:J.
P.S. forward the wines by Johnson’s boats which will take down flour for me.
FC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of Walter Case to TJ, 26 Feb. 1823; in TJ’s hand; endorsed by TJ as a letter to “Peyton Bernard.” Enclosure not found.
jefferson: Thomas Jefferson Randolph.
1. Manuscript: “affectle.”
Index Entries
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- flour; transported to Richmond search
- Johnson, Mr. (boatman); transports goods search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
- Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; forwards goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (1792–1875) (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and TJ’s financial transactions search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; flour shipped to search
- Rivanna River; water level of search
- Steele, John (1758–1827); TJ pays search
- weather; effect on shipping search
- wine; sent to TJ search