Thomas Flowerdewe letter to James Withers, 1750 August 22

Thomas Flowerdewe letter to James Withers, 1750 August 22

Thomas Flowerdewe letter, England, August 22, 1750 to James Withers. Flowerdewe writes concerning tobacco and business transactions; venison not sent to Putney; instructions to the carpenter concerning completing the house; bills remitted by Norton; and personal calls he wishes Withers to make.

MS 1936.3.1
Folder 1

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Ink on paper

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Turmlow Aug: 22^nd. 1750.

Before the receipt of yours by last Post, I began to think you
Negligent, in not writeing for above a Week accord:^g to my direction; but as
a Ship was arriv'd, & you waited for Letters, I think you did very well.
When the Tob^s. are all up, the Landw^s. will bring his Acco^t. you are to
pay him 3 [illegible] p hhd y^t: is 3/_ & pay the full duties on the Post Entry as you
did the former. If Abra: Lestour finds they are such as you describe
tell him I think they may deserve 3 or at least 2 7/8 [illegible] p [illegible] if he takes m/y:
you must Export 'em off the Bond in Geo: Hill which believe is dated 7^th
Nov^r. last, but you'll see by the Cus: Ho: Entry Book. Has Preacher rece'd
his Tob^o. if not, go to Hodgkins, & tell him my agreem^t: was to weigh 'em off directly
You mention not whither any money is paid in on my Acco^t: at M^r. Surmans
W Nelson's Ball^ce. need not be paid till my return, nor the Frei^t of these
Tob:^o unless M^r. Buchanan & C^o desire it, & then you know w^t. the Petty
Cha^s. Impost & are, if any dam: they must allow, or produce the Cap^t
Protest, M^r. Hookham will provide the Money. You did right to send
the Venison to Putney, If M^rs. Otway draws for £8, desire M^r. Hookham
to direct her Bill to M^r Surmans for paym^t. In regard to the Note
left by M^r Torver &c^a when Bills are left you may ask who they belong
to, but if the Person they are pay:^le to has Endors'd them, they must be paid

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(if the drawer has Effects) be they in whose hands they will. Send a Note to M^r Wood
the Carpenter, & tell him I desire he'd putt more hands on, to Compleat the Jobb as I shall
be in Town in abo:^t 3 Weeks, & expect all to be finishd before that time. Tell Mary when
the Dine:^g Room is finishd, to Open the Windows every day, to take out the smell of Paint.

When the Bills M^r Norton mentions he shou'd remitt come to hand, you are to Enter in the
Bill Book, & then Leave all that are upon People in London at the Notarys directly -
Go on Fry:^y even:^g or Satur:^y morning & ask for M^r Mich:^l Turner at his Shop in Fleetstreet
or his House in Gough Square just by, & give M^r W^mson's & my Service to him, & M^rs Turner
& desire to know how they do, inquire of him how if our Putney Friends are well, & begg
he'd Inform them that wee are so. If M^r Dineley is in Town make our Comply:^ts to [ms. damaged]
& inquire after [ms. damaged] & Familys Health. I suppose you Continue at M^r Hookhams [ms. damaged]
my Service to him & Family, am glad to hear his Wife is something better, you had best leave [ms. damaged]
on the Desk in Count:^g Ho: & that Mary desire People that call to write down their Business
& she wait on 'em the while at Street Door for fear of Rogues. Ask at the Virg^a Coffee
House when the Ship [ms. damaged]
[ms. damaged] if tis so under y^r. direction
[ms. damaged]Loveing M^r. & Friend
T Flowerdewe

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Inquire of M^r. Sidney whither any, or what India Ships are arriv'd & lett me know when
you write. Also send word what Ships are come in from Virg:^a. or Maryl^d.
If any Orders for Insur:^ce go to M^r Deacons Clerk & gett them done, give:^g him direct:ⁿ only for
one Persons order at a time, if the Letters mention it you may inform him when the
Ship was expected to depart.

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To
M^r James Withers
at M^r Flowerdewe's
Merch^t.
in London