Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1818
From Bernard Peyton
Richmond 12 March 1818
Dear sir
I was favor’d this morning with your esteemed letter of the 9th current: I have just waited on Mr Gibson & find that the Brilliant Capt Block with your Wines arrived safely several days since & it is now in his possession, my young Man is this moment looking out for a Boat to carry up one Box, which I have no doubt he will obtain, the balance shall certainly be forwarded by Johnson at his next trip, Gilmer has ceased to be a Waterman, which I regret very much as himself & Johnson alone were to be trusted amongst them.— The Brilliant was detained a considerable time by Ice on her passage— The Box of Wines to be forwarded to-day shall be well secured & I hope will reach you without adulteration.
Your Plough & Box of Seeds have been shipped to their several points of destination—
Bernard Peyton
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 14 Mar. 1818 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 19 May 1818, on recto and verso; addressed: “Mr Thomas Jefferson Monticello near Milton” by “Mail”; stamped; postmarked Richmond, 12 Mar.
capt block: Capt. William Black.
Index Entries
- Black, William (ship captain) search
- boats; transfer goods and people to and from Richmond search
- Brilliant (schooner) search
- Gibson, Patrick; and wine acquired by TJ search
- Gilmore, Joseph; Milton boatman search
- Johnson, William (boatman); transports goods from Richmond search
- Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; forwards goods for TJ search
- Peyton, Bernard; letters from search
- plows; TJ’s moldboard search
- Richmond, Va.; boats transfer goods and people to and from search
- seeds; sent by TJ search
- weather; ice search
- wine; sent to TJ search