Cary Wilkinson letter to John Norton, 1770 October 22

Cary Wilkinson letter to John Norton, 1770 October 22

Cary Wilkinson letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Wilkinson writes concerning his tobacco shipments, his desire to have his goods landed at Jamestown and the death of Governor Botetourt. An invoice of goods was enclosed with the letter.

MS1936.3.387
Folder 35

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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Green Spring Oc^t: 22 : 1770

Sir

Inclos'd you have A Bill of Lading
for Two Hd,^d of Tobacco by
Cap^t Niecks and my Invoice for sum
Goods which please to send in your
James River Ship and order them
to be Landed at James Town which is
in their way up the River

The rest of my Crop I shall keep for
Cap^t Gooseley which will be about a Tun
I hope you have found out the Mistake in
the Linning I Wrote to you about by Cap^t
Walker and will send it with My Spring
Goods or give me Credit for it
if my Letter has not Come to hand Cap^t
Gooseley can informe you of it it was the best
pese of Linning that was Missing

Lord Bortetort Died the 15 of Oc^t which
a great Lose to Virginia. No more at
present

but Remain your faithfull frend
Cary Wilkinson

Address leaf

To
John Norton & Son Esq^r.
Marchants
in
London

By the favor of Cap^t. Nickes

Virg. 22^d Oct 1770
Cary Wilkinson
Rec^d. the 22 Dec^r Ex^d
Goods Ent^d/ pa: 301

Ans^d. the 9^th. March 1771
p Goosley