Hart & Marshall letter to John Norton, 1770 July 26

Hart & Marshall letter to London merchant John Norton concerning the shipping of goods and tobacco and insurance for the tobacco shipment. Hart & Marshall inclosed a list of goods and caution Norton not to provide goods valued above those listed as this would violate the Association formed in opposition to the Townshend Duties.

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M^r. John Norton

Sir

Your favours of the 10^th November & 10 ^th March are now
before us the first Brought Invoice of Sundrie goods amounting to
£ 196.10.6 the Latter one box of China am^t Stg. 12.9 all which
we Received in good order & have placed them to your Credit.

We wrote you July [illegible] ^st for Insurance on 12 hhd^s tob^a Shiped
you on Board the Brilliant, M^r Norton will inclose you bill
of Lading for the same. The Association Entered into by
the principall Gentlemen Merchants & Traders of this Colony
has been a means of Lessening our importaton Considerably
however we would fain hope it will not be of Long Continuance
as we Expect the Parliament will Certainly Repeall all the
Acts next meeting.

Inclosed is a Scheme of Goods which we hope you
will forward us in the Spring. the English Calicoe & french Cam:
brick must not Exceed the prices mentioned in the Scheme as
all avobe that are prohibited.

We are
Sir your m^o Hble Servants
Hart & Marshall
York River Hanover Town, 26 July 1770

Address leaf recto

To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merchants
London

Address leaf verso

Virginia 26^th July 1770
Hart & Marshall
rec^d. 24^th Sep^r. p Brilliant
Goods ent^d. pa: 268 Ex^d.
Andw^d. the Decem^r.
p Cap^t. Fox