William Thomson letter to John Norton, 1768 September 1

William Thomson letter to John Norton, 1768 September 1

William Thomson letter to John Norton, merchant in London, England. Thomson writes concerning Norton's request to provide tobacco for the ship he has dispatched to Virginia. Thomson informs Norton that he is unable to assist because he has not been able to "make half a crop of Tob^o. for one year ..." He hopes his current crop will come in successfully but notes there have been complaints about how the tobacco has been coming in and that the weather has been bad for corn and tobacco.

MS 1936.3.140
Folder 13

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Ink on paper

Page 1

Virginia Sep^r 1^st 1768

M^r. John Norton Esq^r.
London

Sir

I Rec^d yours Dated 31^st. March Last p Cap^t
Robinson Whearin you Disire my Assistance
in her Loading I am Very Sorry it is not
in my Power this year, I Asshour you I
have had the misfortain not to make half a
crop of Tob^o. for one year, in Two years Last
Past which had Put me behind in Shiping
which hope you will wait Till a Nother year
when you May Depend I Shall Ship
Sufficant to Discharge the Ballance I owe you
which ought to have bin Paid Long a Go, I have
Planted a fine Crop this year, and if it Comes
in the house well, am in hop^s. of making
Good Crop, their is a Greait Cry about the
Cuntry of Tobacco^s firing, and Tob^o. is Smaller
in General this year then Ever I New it which
I believe is Occation^d by the Coldness of the Sum
mer, at this Time hear it is Likely for a Dry
Spell which if it is will be Bad for Corn and Tob^o

I Remain Sir
your Mos^t. Humb^l Serv^t
W^m. Thomson

Address leaf

To
M^r. John Norton & Son
Merch^ts
in London

Virginia Sep^r 1^st 1768
W^m. Thompson
Rec'd 24^th Oct^o.
p Cap^t. Hubbard

D^r. £18.11.4
Ans^d the Mar. 1769
p Briliant