1Contract to Purchase Corn from Craven Peyton, 13 October 1813, with Subsequent Receipts (Jefferson Papers)
M. Bacon & C. Peyton have bargained for all the corn C. Peyton may have to sell—except about Seventy barrells—that is C.P. is to let M. Bacon hav e One hundred Barrells if he makes as much to sell aftar deducting the above Seventy; the Corn to be recav d between the 1 st & tenth of Nov r On the rivar bank. at Twenty Shilling ⅌ barrell payable on the
2Thomas Jefferson’s Memorandum on Craven Peyton and Reuben Grady, 19 May 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Charge Craven Peyton £19–10 for fire & coal wood accounted for to him by Reuben Grady settled between them May 19. 1811 . MS ( MHi ); entirely in TJ’s hand; written on a small scrap, part of a reused address cover to TJ; endorsed by TJ: “Peyton Craven.” reuben grady paid TJ for the right to cut firewood at Milton and occasionally sold him charcoal ( MB James A. Bear Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton,...
3Enclosure: Craven Peyton’s Contract with Elizabeth Henderson (Jefferson Papers)
‘It is understood that whereas I Elizabeth Henderson have this day sold to Craven Peyton of Virginia my dower in certain property in Albermarle county Virginia, including the house I formerly lived in, and Know ye that whereas I rented the sd house to John Henderson of said state, and that there is nothing to be so construed in my sale of said house to sd Peyton as to damage me, but if sd...
4Decision of Virginia Court of Appeals in Peyton v. Henderson, 7 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Virginia to wit, At a Court of Appeals held at the Capitol in Richmond the seventh day of January 1812 Craven Peyton Applt. } upon an appeal from a decree pronounced by the Superior Court of Chancery held in Richmond the eighth day of June 1805 against John
5Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Craven Peyton for his Lease of Shadwell, 15 October 1800 to 22 May 1802, [ca. … (Jefferson Papers)
Craven Peyton in acc t for lease of Shadwell with Th: Jefferson D r 1800. Oct. 15. To one year’s rent of Shadwell due this day £48– 0–0 1801. Oct.
6Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Receipt for John Peyton’s Effects, 11 August 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
New Orleans 11. Aug. 1809 . Recieved of mr Robert Peyton Adm r to the estate of John Peyton dec d the following effects, viz. An order on Major Milton dated 24. June 1809. for 55. D
7Enclosure: Administrators of John Peyton’s Estate to Abner L. Duncan, 26 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You will pay to the honble Thomas Jefferson two thousand four hundred & seventeen Dollars, which money is in your hands belonging to the estate of the late John Peyton , as p r your rec t to Robert Peyton dated Orleans August 12. 1809. given under our hands this 26 th day of December 1809 . Craven Peyton
8To Thomas Jefferson from Craven Peyton, 4 September 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will excuse me, for not furnishing you, with a list of the shears you hold in the Milton Tobo. Warehouse sooner, my being very unwell evar since I saw you, the shears are, John Henderson, Charles Isham, & Mills Hendersons purchased of Richd Anderson at the price of Fifty Pounds each share. And James L. Henderson John Bullock Francis Lerey & Nancy Hendersons purchased of James L....
9To Thomas Jefferson from Craven Peyton, 20 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
If you can with any possible degree of convenience give me a draft on Gibson & Jefferson in Richmd for One Hundred & fifty Dollars, payable as short a time as your convenience will permit, you will singularly Oblige me, it gives me a singular pleasure to inform you I have every reason to suppose J. Henderson was not able to do any thing with the mill seat in Kentuckey. I am fearfull the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Craven Peyton, 5 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
In riding to Edge Hill yesterday I met with Capt. Meriweather & If—I am not much mistaken he is about to revive his old favourite plan. of a Mille On the Riva nna & Sir fear that it might not recur to You I feal It a duty to apprise You, the site at North Milton has evar been viewed as preferable to yours On this side, & a Mille thare would diminish the value of Yours very much, I well see Col...