Frances Norton letter to John Hatley Norton, 1774 September 6

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Sep^t y^e 6^th 1774

My D^r Brother

I am now to thank you for your kind
letter by M^r Jones am glad to hear my Neice grows so
finely I have sent her A sett of small China for her amuse^ment
my Mother has sent her A Cap but fear it is too large
for her head though that may be easilly rectified by
my Sisters taking [crossed out, illegible] it in behind. I hear Billy Reynolds
has enter'd the Matrimonial list make no doubt of his
being verry happy as I believe him to be A verry good
young Man. M^r Rogers goes out to India in 3 weeks or
A Month he seems much delighted with his Voyage to
Virginia & only wishes he could return in Cap^t Esten
M^r Jones has waited on the Bishop of London who acquai^ted
him he could not ordain him before the general ordinati^on
which will be next Month it is A great disappointme^nt
to him he being verry desirous of returning in Cap^t
Esten. M^r & M^rs Fairfax are well in york M^r Corbin
goes to school at Canterbury. M^r Williamson is
well as particular in his eating as when you left
him he setts ^out in A forthnight for Norfolk his usual
Winter Residence. M^r & M^rs Frere are well & have
4 fine Children 3 boys & A Girl. poor M^r Jones the
linnen draper departed this life this Morning
suposed to have been owing to the Gout in his stomach
he has been in A bad state of health for some time past
I saw M^r Wellford the other day he enquir'd verry
kindly after ^you he is Married & has one child pray my
kind love to my Sister hope she Continues well
we are all well my Brother Harry is much better
Thank God he has had A longer Interval from his fitts
than he has had for 2 or 3 years past but how long it
will Continue I am not able to say pray remember ^m[e]
to all good F^ds & believe me to be your Affecttionate Sist[er]
F Norton

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To
M^r. J. H. Norton
Merch^t
York Town
Virginia

by favor
of Cap^t Esten

London 6^th. 1774
Frances Norton
Rec^d. Nov^r. 1774.