Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1824
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 2d Feby 1824
Dr sir,
Above I hand ℀ sales 75 Blls: your Flour, on the Basin Bank, at $5 Cash, & was anxious to have made like disposition of the whole of it, but could not find a purchaser, when the balance is sold, you shall be apprised, with ℀ sales—
I forwarded by Johnson’s Boat your 12 Boxes Wines &C:, which I hope will reach you safely—
With sincere regard Yours very Truly
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); subjoined to enclosure; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Feb. 1824 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- flour; sale of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
- Johnson, Mr. (boatman); transports goods search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; forwards goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
- wine; sent to TJ search