Walker Taliaferro letter to John Norton, 1768 August 1

Walker Taliaferro letter to John Norton, 1768 August 1

Letter of Walker Taliaferro, member of the House of Burgesses for Caroline County, to John Norton, merchant in London, concerning a lawsuit over the settlement of an estate. Taliaferro briefly mentions that people are concerned about the Mississippi Company which was seeking a grant of 2.5 million acres of land from the king.

MS 1936.3.108
Folder 10

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

Ink on paper

Recto

Virginia August. 1. 1768

Sir:

This comes by the Marlbro Cap^t. Quincy by the way of Liverpoole
I Rec^d. yours by Cap^t. Robinson, and am glad to here we may Expect an
End to our Law Suit this Summer. I shall take it as a Particular Favour
If you will Lett me here from you as soon as their is an End to it.
If we can gett the Decree before Feb^y. Next we May Can Take Possesion
of the Es^t. otherways we shall be Oblige'd to Stay till the Next Crop
is Finished, Cap^t. Denison keeps the hool Est. much to the Disadvantage
us all, If the Letter Shou'd come any were to the Northward I shou'd Receive
it by Post. I shall do Every thing in my Power to Assist Cap^t. Robinson
in his Load. But I Flatter myself when my Little Brother in
Law comes to his Part of the Est. We shall be Able to make you
Retaliation for you Trouble we are a Little Concern'd with a
Company Called the Mississippia Company and I Cant Tell But
I shall be Oblige to draw a Little order on you to Pay his Part
But If I Can Avoid it I will not, If I shoud shall send Tob. in Cap^t.
Robinson. to Pay it. I am with Great Regard

Sir
Your most Obed^t ser^t.
Walker Taliaferro

PS.
Your son was Extremely
well with us Yesterday

Address leaf

To
John Norton Esq^r.
Merch^t. in
London

P^r. the Marlbro
Cap^t. Quincy

Virg^a. 1^st. Aug^st. 1768
Walker Taliaferro

Rec'd 5^th. Oct^o.

Ans^d. the March 1769
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