Charles Smith letter to Messrs. John Norton & Son, 1770 May 2

Charles Smith letter to Messrs. John Norton & Son, 1770 May 2

Charles Smith letter to John Norton, merchant of London. Smith writes that he would like Norton to order three guns from the successor of Stanton. In return he intends to ship two hogsheads of tobacco on any ship Norton's son, John Hatley Norton, shall choose.

MS1936.3.299
Folder 28

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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Virginia May 2^nd. 1770

Mes^rs John Norton & Son

Gen^t.

Inclosed you have Invoice of three Guns
w^ch. desire may be made by the Survivor of M^r.
Stanton and shall be much obliged to you to
send them as early as possible, I'd be glad
they cou'd be here by the middle of August,
As I expect the Goods I last wrote to you for
will nearly Ballance my Acc^t. with you
shall not be ag^st. allow.^g Interest on the Ball^a.
for the time You are in advance for these
Guns, I tommorrow intend to direct the
Inspectors to ship two hhds of my Tobacco
to You onboard any Vessell M^r. J. H. Norton
shall direct, and am very respectfully

Gen^t
Your mo. Hble serv^t
Cas^s. Smith

N.B. please to Insure
the Guns. C. Smith

Address leaf

To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merch^tss
in London

Virg^a. s^d May 1770
Charles Smith
Rec'd Y^e 26^th June
Goods ent^d. pa. 224
to be Insur'^d
Ans^d. y^e 28 July 1770
p Emperor
Ex^d.