Charles Smith letter to John Norton & Son, 1768 March 3
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Charles Smith letter to John Norton & Son, 1768 March 3
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Description
Charles Smith letter to John Norton, merchant in London. Smith's letter concerns the tobacco he consigned to Norton and includes his request to have a gun made by Stanton.
Identifier
MS 1936.3.71
Folder 7
Folder 7
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Original Format
Ink on paper
Text
Recto
Virginia March 3d. 1768
Messrs John Norton & Son.
Gent.
Inclosed is Bill Lading for
the Tobo. I consign'd you by the Good Intent
and directions for Mr. Stanton to make
a Gun by, wch. shall be obliged to you to
apply to him for and to send by the
first opportunity. I am
Gent. Your Affect. hble Sert
Charles Smith
Verso
To Messrs. John Norton & Son
Merchts in
London
p the
Virga. 3 March 1768
Chas. Smith
Rec'd ye : 30th May
Goods Entd pa : 447
Ansd ye June 1768.
p Young
wrote to him again
the March 1769.
p Briliant
Citation
Smith, Charles , “Charles Smith letter to John Norton & Son, 1768 March 3,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/71.