John Page Jr. letter to John Norton & Son, 1769 December 5

John Page Jr. letter to John Norton & Son, 1769 December 5

John Page Jr. letter to John Norton, merchant of London. Page writes Norton that he has drawn on him for credit even though his consignments of tobacco have been small. Page writes that he is willing to pay interest for the credit extended by Norton.

MS 1936.3.272
Folder 25

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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Rosewell Dec^r. the 5^th. 1769

Dear Sir

I wrote you that I should be obliged
to draw on you for £250, & have drawn two
Bills one payable to Smith & Jameson for
£200, & another for £22.10 payable to W^m
Stevenson, & should have drawn for £50 more
had not exchange been so very low.
I know my Consignments have been very
inconsiderable, mere nothing in Comparison
of my Draughts; but I am under a Necessity
of being thus unreasonable & will most
readily allow Interest for all Sums I have
or may ever draw on you for when I have
not money in your Hands, & your Honouring
the Bills will really be deem'd an Honour
& Favour done y^r. much obl.
h^ble. Ser^t. John Page Jun^r

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To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merchants
in
London

Virg^a. 5^th Dec. 1769
John Page Jun
Rec'd 26 Mar. 1770
p Necks

Ans^d the Apr. 1770
p Goosley