Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales, 2 February 1824

Enclosure

Account with Bernard Peyton for Flour Sales

Sales of Seventy five Barrels Flour by Bernard Peyton
for . Thomas Jefferson Esq:
1824 Richd
30 Jany To Robert Abbatt Jr On Basin Bank for Cash.
71 Barrels Superfine flour at $5. $355. 00
 4 do.  Fine   do.  4⅝ 18. 50
$373. 50
Charges
Cash pd frght at 53¢. $39.75 Canal Toll $7.81  $47. 56
   Inspection $1.50 Cooperage 13¢. 1. 63
To Commission at 2½ ⅌r cent 9. 34 $58. 53
Nett prcds at cr T.J: $314. 97
E.E.
Bernard Peyton
r N. N. Wilkinson

MS (MHi); entirely in N. N. Wilkinson’s hand; with covering letter subjoined.

e.e.: “Errors Excepted.”

Index Entries

  • canals; and transportation costs search
  • flour; at Richmond search
  • flour; sale of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; sells flour search
  • Peyton, Bernard; account with TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
  • Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search
  • Robert Abbatt Jr. & Company (Richmond firm) search
  • Wilkinson, N. N.; as clerk for B. Peyton search