To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard Peyton, 4 October 1824

Sales of Fifty Barrels	flour by Bernard Peyton
	for a/c Thomas Jefferson Esqr—

1824 Richd
4 Octo:	To Mr Treadwell for Cash on Basin—
	49 Barrels Superfine flour at $4⅞		$238.87
	1 do. Fine do. " 4½		4.50
			$243.37
	Charges
	Canal Toll $5.20 Inspection $1.–	$6.20
	Commission at 2½ ⅌ Cent	6.08	$12.28
	Nett prcds at cr T. J.		$231.09

E.E.
	Bernard Peyton
	⅌ N. N. Wilkinson

Dear Sir,

Richd 4th: October 1824

Above I hand a/c sales your fifty Barrels Flour, recd this morning, & sold on Basin Bank.

Agreeable to the request contained in yours of the 29 ulto:, recd last evening, have this day procured a bill on London, for £112.10, at a premium of 9½ pr Ct, which is ½ under the New York price, & transmitted the first, in your letter to Saml Williams of London, the second in a letter to him, from myself, & the third you will find under cover herewith, to yourself—this bill you will observe netts $500 in London—

I have also by this days mail forwarded a check to Jonathan Thompson, Collector of New York, for ten dollars sixty four Cents, $10.64 Dolls:, on your a/c, & deposited in Branch Bank of the United States here, $33 Dolls:, to credit of Edd Bacon, a certificate of which will be found under cover—all which hope will be agreeable to you, & the several sums here mentioned are at your debit in a/c, as well as your dft. favor Jas Leitch, & those in favor several other persons—

The Books from New York were recd & forwarded to Jacobs & Raphael, at Charlottesville, before rect of yours covering bill of lading

Very respectfully Dr sir Yours very Truly

Bernard Peyton

MHi.

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