Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 October 1818
From Patrick Gibson
Richmond 21st Octr 1818.
Sir
Since writing to you on the 24th Ulto I have received three loads of flour on your accot say 156 bls: of which 132 are S: fine 10 fine and 14 condemned—the S: fine & fine I have sold to R. K. Jones at 8¼ & 8¾$ on 60d/—. the 14 bls: having been made out of smutted wheat, and consequently both dark and bitter, I have found it hitherto impossible to dispose of at any price, the bakers will not buy it, and it cannot be shipp’d out of the State—I have paid B. Peyton $106.38 on your accot
With sentiments of respect I am
Your ob Servt
Patrick Gibson
| 22d | Your favor of the 18th is just received |
| Your dfts shall be attended to, and blanks forwarded to you in time, Your note to T.J.R due next week I shall endeavour to have renewed for the full amot and shall offer R. K. Jones’s note for disct to meet your dfts |
RC (MHi); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Oct. 1818 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- Bank of the United States, Second, Richmond branch of; TJ’s loan from search
- Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
- flour; price of search
- Gibson, Patrick; and payments made for TJ search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s flour search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Gibson, Patrick; and TJ’s loan from Second Bank of U.S. search
- Gibson, Patrick; letters from search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Bank of Virginia search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; loan from Second Bank of U.S. search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; Promissory Note to Thomas Jefferson Randolph search
- Jones, Robert K.; buys TJ’s flour search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); TJ’s promissory note to search
- Richmond, Va.; flour prices at search