John Hart letter to John Norton & Sons, 1777 February 24

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Virginia 24^th feby 1777

Gentlemen,

I wrote you sometime in Aug^t. last & now take this Oppor:
tunity by the Way of S^t. Eusatia of sending you the following Orders viz^t
Mr Wm Armistead on Mr Sam^l. Gist for 2 hhds Tob^o.
Mr John Bradenham's on Mr. Sam^l. Waterman for d^o. & £9.3.8 Stg
Mr Rob^t. Bours on D^o. for £8.9.8
Mr Wm Moss on D^o. for ab^o. £16 Stg
which you will please to receive & place to my Credit. I am in hopes before long
to remitt a more considerable Sum, & intend to place in yr hands ab^o. £300 Stg
to be sent in Goods, as soon as as a Peace is concluded & Trade is open'd, which
I am afraid will not be soon as both Sides seem determined to continue
this unhappy War. Mr J H Norton told me of his having a Letter for you by a
Mr Maddison, & that you had informed him of Your having received a Letter
from My [illegible] so that I hope you received the Bills I sent by him, viz^t.
Cha^s. Smith on E Harford & George Webb on yourselves for £25 & £50. I made
out a Scheme of Goods last Spring (w^c. Mr J H Norton says he sent to you by the
Way of the W. Indies) to be sent out on our joint Acc^t.: As soon as there is any
prospect of Peace, & we can come on terms, I shall make out another more fully
& send to you: At present I do some Business for him on Wages. With best
Respects to Mrs Norton & family I am

Gentlemen
Your most obed: Serv^t.
Jn^o Hart

Mess^rs. Norton & C^o.

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Mess^rs. John Norton & Sons
Merch^ts. in
London

Via Amsterdam

Virg^a: 14 Feb^y 1777
John Hart
Rec^d. 30 May

Ans^d the   August 1777
[illegible] of Amsterdam