Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 February 17

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 February 17

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, merchant in London, England. Nicholas writes to Norton concerning his financial difficulties including his draughts on Norton for Williamsburg merchant John Greenhow, Yorktown merchant John Hatley Norton and William Waring. Nicholas expects Waring may reject his bill. Nicholas also writes concerning the will of Edward Ambler who requested a mourning ring be purchased for his friend William Goosley who desires a watch instead.

MS 1936.3.174
Folder 16

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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

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Williamsburg 17^th. February 1769

Dear Sir.

I wrote you a few lines Yesterday & advi:
sed of my Draught to M^r. John Greenhow for £400 St^g.
which I desired the Favour of you to honour & now
regret the same Request. The considerable Purchase
I made of Tob^o. last year added to the Difficulties I meet
with in collecting Money due to the Treasury, has obliged
me to trouble you with several Bills more than
I intended; however I'll take Care that you shall
not be long in Advance for me, either by remitting
you Bills or shiping Tob^o.; &, if I put you to any
Inconvenience, I will cheerfully recompence
you by allowing such Interest as you think
reasonable, as I would not by any Means have
you suffer the smallest Loss on my Acc^t. I part:
ly promised y^r. Son a Bill for £100 when he
came down the Country, not then foreseeing
a late pressing Demand; If he desires it, I must be
as good as my Word, & hope it will be the last
I shall have Occasion to trouble you with soon
on my own Acc^t. I send you a small Bill on M^r.
Waring for £34 St^g., which you'll be pleased
to credit me with when paid; from a very
extraordinary Letter that Gent. wrote me lately
I am not sure whether he will not scruple accep:
ting it; if he does, I am sure he will do me
great Injustice, as I have advanced the Money
from Time to Time out of my Pocket; if he makes
the smallest Hesitation, pray desire him to shew
you my Letter & Acc^t. sent by this Opportunity,
which will convince you that any Objection
of his is groundless & unjust; I decline repeating
what I've said to him, as I hope it is unnecessary; but
it would give me great Uneasiness to have a Bill of
mine protested, even when it is negociated thro the
Hands of a Friend. Advise, my D^r. Sir, & believe me
unalterably

Y^r. aff^te. Ser^t.
Ro. C. Nicholas

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M^r. Edw^d. Ambler by his Will directed a Ring of five Guineas
Price to be purchased for his Kinsman M^r. William Gooseley;
upon my communicating this to him some Time ago, he
inform me that he had just wrote to you for a Watch
which he intended as Memorial of his Friend,
& desired that I would have the Price of the Ring
apply'd towards the Watch; which you'll be pleased
to do. M^r. Ambler particularly directed that
M^r. Athawes should be wrote to for the Rings, or
I should have put them into another Channel.

Address leaf

To
M^r. John Norton
Merch^t. in
London

Virg the 17^th Feb^ry 1769
R C. Nicholas
R^d. 20^th. April 1769
p Lunn & Loyd

Ans^d the April 1769
p Cozens