Richard Allen Jr. and John Hart letter to John Norton & Son, 1773 November 5

Richard Allen Jr. and John Hart letter to John Norton & Son, 1773 November 5

Richard Allen and John Hart, Cumberland, Virginia, letter to John Norton & Son, merchants of London, England, November 5,1773. Allen and Hart write to order goods and complain about some goods received in their last shipment. They also inform John Norton that some tools are being sent him from Sheffield and Birmingham which they hope he will ship to them in Virginia.

MS1936.3.1059
Folder 98

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[Recto]

Cumberland Town in Virginia 5^th. Novem^r. 1773.

Mess^rs. & Son,

Gentlemen,

We received your p the London with the Goods you was
pleased to send us, which are all right, except Mr Nixon has sent 1^ll. light dyed sewing
Silk, which is not charged, & Mr North has ommitted to sen ½ dr Clamps : Mess^rs.
Wattings & Stater have charged double times the Price for the Spirit of Turpentine & they
ought to deduct at least 12/.

On the other side is a small Scheme for some Goods to be sent
in the Spring, which you promised our J H to send, & we shall endeavour to make punctua^l
Remittance for them. As Goods sell at a pretty high Advance, we hope you will not disap
:point us. We are respectfully,

Gentlemen,
Your most obed^t. Serv^ts.
Rich^d. Allen [illegible]
Jn^o Hart

P.S. There will be some Hardware sent up from
Sheffield & Birmingham for us, ordered to your
Care, which you will please to ship us, & if the
Gentleman who sends them up does not pay the
Freight, you will please to charge us therewith.

[Verso]

To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merch^ts. in
London

p the Friendship
Cap^t. Smith, via [illegible]

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