Purdie, Todd & Wilson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 March 12

Purdie, Todd & Wilson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 March 12

Purdie, Todd & Wilson, Smithfield, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated March 12, 1784. The letter contains a copy of the letter sent by the firm to Norton on April 10, 1783 concerning the ship Pamela and its cargo and papers.

MS1936.3.1598
Folder 156

Ink on paper

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Smithfield April 10^th 1783

Sir/

We received your favour of the 14^th Uutlo. we refer
you to ours of the 5^th June 1780 wherein we inclos'd
you a very particular state of all the Acco^ts. relat-
ing to the Boat Pamela & cargo, with all the
original letters & papers, which after your perusual
we desired might be returned, but we never heared
from you on that sugect, till of last month.
We now inclose you coppy of the sales of the cargo,
with outfit, & charges, and a state of your Acco^t..
sent you, only to the credit for 305 p^s. 3 bits 3 stivers
we haved added 11p^s.. received for staves for which we
have accounted to you at the same rate as the
other part of the cargo was sold for, which in place
of £2119..8. & Acco^t. rendered. Reduces your balance to
£1554..8. with interest from the 20^th December 1779 till
paid. this balance we think you ought to be account-
able to us for in Tobacco at £20 [illegible] we shall be glad
to hear from you on this subject when and where
we are to receive this balance. we are &c.

Smithfield Mar 12^th 1784.

Sir/

Above is copy of what we wrote you 10^th April
last, which it is probable you may not have -
received, we shall be glad to have an answer as
soon as convenient we are

Sir
your mo hble Serv^ts
Purdie Todd & Wilson

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2.16

John Norton Esq^r
Merch^t
Winchester

Smithfield March

Smithfield 12 March 1784
Puride, Todd & Wilson

rec^d. Nov^r. 1784