Thomas Everard letter to John Norton and Son, 1770 August 1

Thomas Everard letter to John Norton and Son, 1770 August 1

Thomas Everard letter to London merchants John Norton and Son. Everard writes that he has sent 4 hogsheads of tobacco and includes an invoice of goods he desires in exchange; notes that the retention of the duty on tea is unpopular in America; expresses the affection Virginians have for Lord Botetourt and lets John Norton know that his son, John Hatley Norton, has recovered from the illness which kept him in Williamsburg in the home of George Wythe.

MS1936.3.344
Folder 32

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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Gentlemen

I wrote you very lately by Capt Walker inclosing
two Bills for £103..18..4 and now send you the second of the
[?] of those Bills out of which be pleased to pay to my brother
£13.11..6 and to M^r. Robert Brown £11..11- ON board your Ship
the Brilliant are 4 hogsheads of my Tobacco the whole of this
years Crops which is always short with me when the Price
is high here. You will receive from Capt Robinson the
Journals of our last Assembly with some of our Public Papers
by these you will see the People are far from being satisfied
with a partial Repeal of the American Duty Acts one
would think the Ministry loved contention and were
determined to gain the hate of the People or they never would
retain the Duty on Tea the Sum raised by it is too paultry
to forfeit the affection of all America for. We are very
happy in our Governor Lord Botetourt his affabillity and great
Attention to the due Administration of every part of his Duty has
gained him the affection and confidence of the whold Colony if
some other Governors on this Continent were as well disposed
to serve the People they preside over Harmony would in a great
Measure soon be restored among them.

On the return of your next Ship I shall be glad to receive
the Goods mentioned in the Invoice now sent you will observe not
to make me offend against the Assosiation by sending any thing contrary
to the terms of that engagement. Your Son has been sometime
confined Sick at my Neighbour M^r. Wythes but is now pretty well
recovered and gone to York. This Summer has been the most
Seasonable of any for many Years past should no misfortunes

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happen to the Crop before it is finished the Quantity of Corn
and Tobacco will greatly exceed any ever made here in one
Year. Be so kind as to forward the inclosed to my old friend
Col^o. Cocke I have not heard from him of a long time if he
wishes to be informed of the News in this Colony I have
referred him to you to furnish him with a sight of the Papers

Pray make my Compliments to M^rs. Norton and
be Assured that I am with great Esteem and regard

Dear Sir
Your obliged hble Serv^t.
Tho^s. Everard

Williamsburgh
1^st. August 1770.

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Invoice of sundry Goods to be Shipped on Account
and Risque of Thomas Everard of Williamsburg in Virginia

2 p^s. of Irish Linnen at 1/-
2 D^o. ----- at 1/6
2 D^o. .... at 2/.
2 D^o. ---- at 2/6
2 D^o. ---- at 3/-
2 D^o. ---- at 4/.
3 p^s. German Oznab.
2 p^s. Hempen Rolls.
12 Mans fear nothing Jackets.
2 p^s. half thicks.
1 p^s. dark fustain
10 yards blue broad Cloth at 8/ p yard
2 doz: Negro Mens yarn Stockings
6 pair boys D^o
2 doz: pair Womens black Cal: Shoes size fives
2 doz: pair Womens Cotton Stockings at 36/ p doz:
20 lb Salt Petre
½ lb Nutmegs
½ lb Mace
¼ lb Cloves
¼ lb Cinnamon
4 lb fig Blues
6 large hair Brooms 6 Mops
1 lb best Seal wig Wax
Miscellanies by John Armstrong M.D.
in 2 Vol^s. Printed by T. Cadell 1770.

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To
Mes^rs Norton & Son
Merchants in
London

Virginia August 1^st 1770
Thomas Everard
rec^d. 24^th Septem^r. p Brilliant
Goods ent^d. pa: 265
Ans^d the Dec^r
p Fox
wrote again p Goosley