Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1768 August 15

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1768 August 15

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton merchant in London. Nicholas writes to request Norton insure two separate shipments of tobacco and to request he'll honor a bill drawn on him to pay Dr. George Riddell of Yorktown for attending to Nicholas who is quite unwell.

MS 1936.3.115
Folder 10

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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York Town 15^th. Aug^st. 1768

Dear Sir.

I have been confin'd here for near
ten Days by a pretty severe Indisposition &
am indeed at present very unable to write,
but Cap^t. Lilly being just ready to sail I must de:
sire the Favour of you to insure me forty Hgshds
of Tob^o. on Board the Randolph Cap^t. Walker,
who sail'd about a Week ago, & fifty more on
Board the Brilliant, Cap^t. Robertson, who y^r.
Son tells me will sail very soon. I am, D^r.
Sir,

Y^rs. very sincerely
Ro. C. Nicholas

P.S.
Perhaps before I leave
this Place I may have
Occasion to draw a smale
Bill on you to D^r. Riddell
for his. Troubles: in attend^g.
me

Address leaf

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

p Cap^t. Lilly
Q. D. C.

Virg^a. 15^th. Aug^st. 1768

R C Nicholas
Rec'd y^e. 8^th. Oct^o.

Ans^d. y^e 17^th. Oct.
p M^r. Powell in Cocke