Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1771 August 9

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1771 August 9

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, merchants in London, England. Nicholas writes concerning his tobacco shipment, a debt and the scales sent him by Norton.

MS1936.3.492
Folder 45

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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Williamsburg 9^th. Aug^t. 1771

Dears Sirs,

I have already advised of my having,
at your J.H.N's Request, shipt you Ten Hhds of
Tob^o. on Board of the Randolph Capⁿ Walker, which
I desired you to insure; I have but three Hhds left,
on York River, which you'll be pleased to insure
on Board y^r. Ship Virg^a. Capⁿ. Robertson, who is
arrived, but I have not yet rec^d. any Letters.
I understand from y^r. J.H.N. that his Lading will
be easily procured; if he should want, & I can
purchase twenty Hogsheads or more on reasona
ble Terms, you may depend on my giving him
all the Assistance in my Power. Having some
Money of Mess^rs;. Oswald''s & Mills' in my Hands, w^ch.
I am desirous of remiting to them immediately,
& not being able to lay it out in a Bill at this
Time, I have taken the Liberty of drawing
on you in their favour for £166..13..4 . which
you'll be pleased to charge to my private Account.

The Money Scales you sent me last
are exceedingly exact & true; I beg the favour
of you to have me a p^r. made by the same Hand,
sufficient to weigh £150 or £200 of Silver at a
Dr^t.; to be fix'd in the same Manner to a strong
Beam, with a compleat Sett of Weights exactly
tried & stampt according to Standard & sent over by the very first Opportunity. I am, D^r. Sirs

Y^rs very aff^tely.
Ro. C. Nicholas

Any Money Cap^t. Robertson
May want on y^r. Acc^t. I
will readily supply

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Virginia 9^th Aug^st. 1771
R C Nicholas
Rec'd y^e 16 Oct^o.

Goods ent^d pa: 370
Ex^d
Ans^d the 12 Nov^r.
P Cap^t. Rusden.