Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 30 March 1821
To Bernard Peyton
Mar. 30. 21.
Dear Sir
It was not till yesterday that I could get a 3d witness to the inclosed deed. the intenseness of the weather has prevented me from going from home. you will observe it is not recorded. this ceremony is unpleasant, the deed is good without it between the parties & those claiming under them, and against creditors where there are other assets. the subsequent purchaser without notice can alone invalidate it, and I trust I am incapable of the fraud of a second sale.
Will you be so good as to send me a good Yankee cheese.1 I prefer them to English. it may be lodged at mr Leitch’s. I must draw on you within a day or two for about2 100.D. our mill being now got to work I shall be able to get my flour off.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; at foot of text: “Capt Peyton”; endorsed by TJ.
A version of the inclosed deed was executed in March 1821 and revised that July (TJ’s Deed of Trust of Milton Lands to Philip N. Nicholas and William Nekervis, 11 July 1821, and note).
1. Omitted period at right margin editorially supplied.
2. Word interlined.
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- cheese; English search
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- Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); TJ’s loan from search
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- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; deed of trust for Milton land search
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- Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Deed of Trust of Milton Lands to Philip N. Nicholas and William Nekervis search
- Leitch, James; agent for TJ search
- Milton, Va.; TJ’s land at search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); flour from search
- Nekervis, William; TJ deeds Milton land to search
- Nicholas, Philip Norborne; TJ deeds Milton land to search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s flour search
- Peyton, Bernard; and TJ’s loan from Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters to search
- Shadwell mills; flour from search
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