William Reynolds letter to John Hatley Norton, 1786 May 21

William Reynolds letter to John Hatley Norton, 1786 May 21

William Reynolds, York, Virginia, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated May 21, 1786. Reynolds writes concerning a protested bill of George Booth to Colonel Symes that Phillip Tabb, Booth's executor, will discharge it shortly. He also writes concerning goods provided to Mr. Armistead in 1774 and to request an answer concerning some land near town.

MS1936.3.1760
Folder 171

Ink on paper

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York 21^st May 1786

M^r. John H. Norton

Dear Sir

I am favour'd with yours relative to a Bill
of George Booth's for £150.15.4 c^ch. I indors'd to Col^o.
Syme, I had wrote you in answer to a former
letter on this subject. In August 1773 I paid Syme
that Bill with several others, and never that I
recollect untill I receiv'd your letter, did I know it
was return'd under protest, you say a suit was
brought on the Bill, but I apprehend not ag^a. me.
I have also applied to M^r. Phill: Tabb the Executor
to M^r. Booth's Estate who tells me he never had notice
of the protest, he begs you will send him a state
of it. I beg you to write him on the subject, he is
a very punctual Man & I dare beleive will discharge
it shortly, therefore it woul'd be unkind to press on
the Indorsers while the principal is safe.

In regard to the Goods you mentioned of M^r. Armistead's
I bought them of you in June 1774 at 50 pC^t. advance

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on the Nett Goods, amount of which was £201.8.5 Ster^g.
which you had Credit for & was long since settled
If you will have recourse to your private Books, you
will find that to be the case. If they have been charg'd
in the Books of J. N & Sons it is probable that may in
some measure occasion the diff^r. in our Acco^ts.
Our Complim^ts. to M^rs. Norton. I am

D^r Sir
y^ro Obed^t. Serv^t
W^m. Reynolds

I wish you to give me
your Answer respecting the
Land near Town.

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John Hatley Norton Esq^r
at
Winchester
favour'd by
M^r R. Willis

York 21^st. May 1786
W^m Reynolds

answ^d