To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 13 December 1821
Rich’d 13 Decr 1821.
Dear Sir,
I hand herewith sales your last parcel 60 Blls: Flour at $5¾, which has been the standard for some time, & the article quite languid in every market, here it recurs to be gradually sinking—
I recd yours to=day covering notes for the renewal of yours at the several Banks, and will take an early occasion to forward more blanks as you request—
Your dft: favor Wolf & Raphael was presented and paid, for $75, before rect of yours, & I have to apologise for not rendering your a/c to 31 Octr as you have wished, I have really been so much occupied in court, & with other things recently, that it has not been in my power, these engagements are however now off hand, & you may expect your a/c to 1 Jany next, & more punctuality hereafter—the balance now against you is $507. The case of Preston is at length over, & considering all things, we have come off pretty well—we have ample indemnity for the sum found by the Jury (pr the Enquire of to=day) we hope, & mean to ask the Legislature to allow Jno Preston’s property to be sold on a credit to render it the more certain—
B. Peyton
P.S. You gave a dft: for $100 to Miss Ellen Randolph last spring, which she then drew only $30 on & the other day ordered the other $70 remitted to Washington to her, which I did
B. P.
Sales 44 Blls: super & 16 Fine Flour by B. Peyton for a/c Thomas Jefferson Esqr
| 1821 Rich’d | |||
| Decr 12th | To Wm Rowlett for cash in store. | ||
| 44 Blls: super fine Flour at | $5.75 | $253.00 | |
| 16 do Fine— do— | 5.37½ | 86.00 | |
| $339.00 | |||
| Charges | |||
| Cash paid fght: on the above at 2/6 | $25.00 | ||
| Canal Toll do do 7½d | 6.25 | ||
| Inspection do do 2¢ | 1.20 | ||
| Drayage do 10 loads 9d | 1.25 | ||
| Storage do do 8¢ | 4.80 | ||
| Comission at 2½ per Ct is | 8.48 | $46.98 | |
| Nett proceeds | $292.02 | ||
| E.E. | |||
| B. Peyton |
| By C. Bias |
MHi: Coolidge Collection.