John Page letter to John Norton, 1771 July 20
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Title
John Page letter to John Norton, 1771 July 20
Date
Description
John Page letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Page writes about his tobacco shipment and notes that his crop is not as large he had hoped it would be.
Identifier
MS1936.3.483
Folder 44
Folder 44
Subject
Source
John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Original Format
Ink on paper
Text
Page 1
Wmsburg. July ye 20th 1771
Dear Sir
I have but just Time to tell
you that my Crop has again fallen
greatly short of my Expectations,
so much so that I will never pretend
to say again what I shall make.
RobertsGoosely has twenty Hhds.
& I am in hopes I shall be able
to send you one or two more by
Robertson as I have a Hhd. to pick
at ye Warehouse, & one or two very
light ones which I shall have prized
up as soon as I can. My Wife joins
me in best Wishes to yourself & Lady.
I am your Friend & much obliged
hble. Servt. John Page Junr
Address leaf
To
Messrs. Norton & Son
London
By Capt.
Gooseley
Virginia 20 July 1771
John Page Junr
Recd: 12 September Ex'd
Ansd the 7 Decr
P Justitia
Citation
Page, John, 1744-1808, “John Page letter to John Norton, 1771 July 20,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/483.