Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 November 4

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 November 4

Robert Carter Nicholas, Treasurer of Virginia, letter to John Norton, merchant of London, concerning bills of exchange used to pay Virginia taxes and a credit against Nicholas's personal account for Cocke & Wray.

MS 1936.3.264
Folder 24

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Ink on paper

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Williamsburg in Virg^a. 4^th. Nov^r.
1769

Dear Sir.

I have already wrote to you of this
Date; this is only to inclose you Duplicates of
sundry Bills inclosed in my former Letter amount^g
as p List to £2439..5..6 which you'll be pleased to place
to my Acc^t. as Treasurer; should any of them be pro:
tested contrary to my Expectation you'll be pleased
to give me the earliest Notice of it.

Pray give Mess^rs. Cocke & Wray
Credit for £100 st.g & charge it to my Acc^t.

Y^rs. very sincerely
Ro. C. Nicholas

Address leaf

Virginia Nov^r. 4^th 1769
Robert. C. Nicholas
rec^d. Dec^r. 26^th p Cap^t. Lilly

Ans^d the 3^dy 1770
p Cap^t. Ritchie