Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 11 May 1821
To Bernard Peyton
Monticello May 11. 21.
Dear Sir
I know I have no right to draw on you, and the Miller tells me it will be 10. days before he can send off a cargo of my flour. in the mean time my gr-daughter Ellen pays a visit of a week or 10. days to Richmond, and her occasions there will not wait the sending off my flour. I have therefore given her an order on you for 100.D. which will certainly be replaced within a week or 10. days after the advance. Y[o]ur’s affectionately
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of Fernagus De Gelone to TJ, 5 Oct. 1820; one word faint; at foot of text (faint): “[C]apt B. Peyton”; endorsed by TJ.
The miller was probably Daniel Colclaser. TJ’s granddaughter (gr-daughter) was Ellen W. Randolph (Coolidge).
Index Entries
- Colclaser, Daniel; as miller search
- Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter); TJ gives money to search
- Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter); travels of search
- flour; shipment of search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; gives money to E. W. R. Coolidge search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Peyton, Bernard; payments made for TJ search
- Shadwell mills; flour from search