Account of James Innes with John Hatley Norton, 1785 July 12

Title

Account of James Innes with John Hatley Norton, 1785 July 12

Date

Description

Account of James Innes with John Hatley Norton, merchant of Winchester, Virginia. The account concerns the assumption of the debt for the purchase of a slave by Mr. Jones for which Innes served as security. The account covers the cost of the slave and accrued interest from March 12, 1774.

Identifier

MS1936.3.1206
Folder 114

Original Format

Ink on paper

Text

[Recto]

Colo. James Innis
to J H Norton

1774
March 12th
To his assumpsit p Letter for
payment of
for Jones in Williamsburg
£ 25
To interest in do. from 12th March 1774
to 12th July 1785. is 11yrs & 4ms.
14 3 4
£ 39 3 4

Winchester 12th July 1785
J H Norton

[Verso, blank]

Citation

“Account of James Innes with John Hatley Norton, 1785 July 12,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/1206.