Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 9 February 1824
To Bernard Peyton
Monticello Feb. 9. 24.
Dear Sir
I yesterday drew on you for 200.D. in favor of Jacobs & Raphael: and I must pray you to remit to mr John Barnes of George town 65. D 25 C to be at the order of Colo John Trumbull. I have advised both of this.
Will you be so good as to send me 10. boxes of tin; also 50. panes of best window1 glass 12 I. square & 50. do 12. by 18 I. this article mr Andrew Smith has always furnished me well with from Boston. it must come by our boats, the tin will come better by a waggon addressed to mr Raphael. yours affectly2
Th:J.
Dft (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of Peyton to TJ, 13 Feb. 1823; adjacent to signature: “Colo B. Peyton”; with subjoined FCs of TJ to Peyton, 25 Feb., 1 Mar., and 3 [Mar. 1824]; endorsed by TJ.
1. Preceding two words interlined.
2. Manuscript: “affectle.”
Index Entries
- Barnes, John; handles financial transactions search
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- Boston, Mass.; glass from search
- building materials; tin search
- building materials; window glass search
- glass, window; TJ orders search
- Jacobs & Raphael (Charlottesville firm); TJ pays search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Raphael, Isaac; and goods for TJ search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Richmond, Va.; wagon carriage to and from search
- Smith, Andrew; and glass for TJ search
- tin; TJ buys search
- Trumbull, John (artist); TJ pays search
- wagons; transport goods to and from Richmond search