John Snelson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1775 June 4

John Snelson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1775 June 4

John Snelson, Hanover County, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, merchant of Williamsburg, Virginia, dated June 4, 1775. Snelson writes concerning a bill for currency to be delivered to Norton by Peter Lyons to whom Norton is to give the notes for tobacco.

MS1936.3.1279
Folder 122

Ink on paper

[Recto]

Hanover 4^th June 1775.

Sir

M^r. Peter Lyons will give you a Bill
for the five hundred Pounds Currency I have had of
you & shall be much obliged to you to give him
the Notes for the six hhds of Tob^o: you proposed
to ship by the York ~ I will deliver Leighton
Wood J^r. the other Hhd I am to ship you in time

I am
Sir
Your hble Serv^t:
John Snelson

[Verso]

To
M^r. Jn^o. H Norton
W^ms:burg

Hanover 4^th June 1775.
Jn^o. Snelsen.

He sent p W. Lyons a
bill of £500 June
to whom this bill was
remitted -