Peter Lyons letter to John Norton, 1771 July 15
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Williamsburg July 15th. 1771
Dear Sir
I received your several favours this
Spring with very pleasing sales for the Tobacco
shipt you last Year, and am much obliged to
you for your care in disposing of them at so
good a price. I wish your Tradesmen would be
as attentive in furnishing the Goods but they are
extremely negligent or deceitful, for they send us
Goods at the highest prices that are coarse and bad,
so that they are scarce fit for use, and I assure you
that We can buy here much better Goods at the
same price currency, that they charge sterling, and
I believe your Son is convinced of it, for he desired
Mrs. Lyons to return her Cambrick & Hankerchiefs,
but she did not choose to trouble you with them,
however I beg you will not buy anything more
for me of the same Tradesmen.
I ordered some Tobacco to be shipt you in
the
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Lyon and lodged Notes at the Warehouses but it
seems Captn. Goosley could not take them, so they
remain for Robinson, who is daily expected, and by
him shall write you more fully, and for the the present
conclude with respects to Mrs. Norton & your Family
Dr Sir
Your most obedt Servt.
Petr. Lyons
Rain every Day - Corn fine
but Tobacco ruined
Address leaf
To
John Norton Esqr.
London
P the Lyon
Capn. Goosley
Virginia 14 July 1771
M: Goosley Ex'd
Recd: 12 September
wroter her 22d Feby
P Goosley