John Perrin letter to John Norton and Son, 1770 August 12

John Perrin letter to John Norton and Son, 1770 August 12

John Perrin letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Perrin writes that he is enclosing an invoice of goods [not extant], complains about the high cost of the goods he received and expresses his belief that there will be a good crop this year.

MS1936.3.355
Folder 32

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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

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Virginia Aug^st. 12^th 1770

Sir

Inclosed I have sent you an Invoice
of Sundry Goods which hope you'll send out in the
Spring, the Goods we had of you las year were very
dear much more so then they ever ware before,
we maid but very little Tob^o. lass year, but we have a
very fine Prospect of makeing a good crop this year &
hope to send you a good deal more Tob^o. the next then
year then I have for severe years past. I am

Sir
Your hble Serv^t.
John Perrin

Address leaf

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

p^r. Cap^t. Robertson

Virg^a. 12 Aug^st 1770
Jn^o Perrin

R^d 24 Sept^r. p Brilliant
Goods ent^d. pa: 284

Goods
Ent^d Pa

Ans^d the Dec^r.
p Fox