George Wythe letter to John Hatley Norton, 1785 December 4

George Wythe letter to John Hatley Norton, 1785 December 4

George Wythe, Williamsburg, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated December 12, 1785. Wythe sends a statement of his account with John Norton & Sons for the legal services. He believes the fees are close to what he owes John Hatley Norton.

MS1936.3.1714
Folder 167

Ink on paper

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Dear Sir,

On my books is dated an account
as below:

dr John Norton esq; in account with George
Wythe.

1769	to a fee for prosecuting your suits against Holt Richeson	2.	13.	9
	to a fee for prosecuting your suit against Whiting and Clayton	2.	12.	6
1770	to a fee for prosecuting your suit against Boswell	2.	12.	6
	to a fee for defending you at the suit of Booker in chancery

Why the last article was not carried out,
i do not recollect. but ^ ^{the amount of} the others very nearly
equals the balance with which i stand
charged on the books J Norton & sons.

be pleased to let me know if this is
satisfactory, or not.

present my good wishes to Mr's Norton
and the young ladies; and believe
me to be,

Dear Sir,
your friend
G^o. Wythe.

4 dec. 1785.

Your letter dated 28 July came to hand
near the last of November

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John Hatley Norton esq
Winchester

Williams:^g 4^th Dec^r. 1785
George Wythe.
Respects JN & C^o. Affairs
answ^d. - Jan^y. 1786

Desired him to explain to M^r.
L: Wood the nature of the
Different Suits & let him
have the Papers relating to
Them -