William Wilkinson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 June 24

Title

William Wilkinson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 June 24

Date

Description

William Wilkinson Jr., James City County, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated June 24, 1784. Wilkinson writes that if Norton doesn't pay on his bonds immediately he will be forced to sue. Mr. Paradise is pressing for payment but a good bill will serve better than money.

Identifier

MS1936.3.1625
Folder 158

Original Format

Ink on paper

Text

[Page 1]

June 24: 1784

Sir

The purport of this is to request to pay of your
Bonds amediately, or I shall be under the disagreeable necessity
of bringing a Suit, I have just received a Letter from Mr Paradise
in which he is very pressing for Money, if you will let me have
a good Bill, it will answer my purpose better than the Money,
let me hear from you as soon as possible complying with
this request will oblige

Sir
Your Hble. Servt:
Wm: Wilkinson Jur:

[Pages 2 and 3, blank]

John H. Norton Esqr.
Winchester

James City Co. 24th June 1784
Willm Wilkinson Jr.

answerd.

Citation

Wilkinson, William, Junior, “William Wilkinson letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 June 24,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed May 1, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/1625.