Richard Taylor letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 September

Richard Taylor letter to John Hatley Norton, 1784 September

Richard Taylor, Petersburg, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, dated September, 1784. Taylor received a draft from Norton for £400 by John Hartshorne, which he offered to accept for the balance owed Norton but had already paid £57.3.6 to Leighton Wood on Norton’s account so he would not accept it

MS1936.3.1641
Folder 160

Ink on paper

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Petersburg Sept^r. 1784

Sir

This day was presented with
your Draught on me for Foure
Hundred Pounds by M^r. John Hartshorn of
Richmond payable at 15 days sight
which I Dfered to Accept for the Ball^a.
I might owe you which I told him wou^ld
not be quite that sum as I had sent
12 days ago £57.5.6 to M^r. Leighton Wood on
your Acco^t. this he said would not sute
him as he only had the matter to trans
act for another person he had Rather not
have aney thing to doe with it & Return
the Bill to the person that had sent it
to him: I Wrought M^r Wood I should
sertanly pay the Ball^a. in Oct^r next
Which you may depend on. I shall I hope
send him Two Hundred pounds more in
ten days from this I am Sir your M^o H St
Rich^d. Taylor

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M^r. John H Norton

Petersburg Sep^t 1784
Rich^d Taylor
rec^d. Oct^o.

answ^d. the 28^th Sept^r: that y
had that day drawn on him in
favour of M^r. Jn^o. Hartshorne & C
of Richmond as he had ^not [illegible]
a former order of mine in fav^r.
of Mess^rs. Herbert & Potts.