Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 July 7

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, 1769 July 7

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton, merchant in London, England. Nicholas writes to inform Norton about a number of bills, some on his personal account and others to the account of Virginia. Nicholas also writes concerning his own tobacco and that of the estate of Edward Ambler.

MS 1936.3.196
Folder 18

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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

Ink on paper

Page 1

Williamsburg 7^th. July 1769

Dear Sir.

I wrote to you very lately & inclosed seve
ral Bills of Exch^a., of which you have a Note below,
with a Direction how to apply them; this is inten-
ded principally to hand you a Duplicate of those
Bills.

My Crop of Tob^o. this year is very short
& a considerable Part of such mean Quality, that
I was afraid to trust it at your Market. In a former
Letter I desired you to insure for my Acc^t. 27 Hhds
on Board Cap^t. Outram; I expect Cap^t. Robertson
will have 15 or 16 more, which you'll be pleased
likewise to insure. I shall write you more
fully by Cap^t. Robertson; being at present much
hurried can only add that I am with much Esteem,

D^r. Sir,
Y^r. aff^te. & mo. ob^t. Ser^t.
Ro. C. Nicholas

Bills formerly sent of
w^th. Duplicates inclosed, viz,

 

		st.
Crawford on Speirs	£	300
Hill & Son on Arnold		250
do. on Norton & Son		60
	£	610			to be placed to my private
					Acct.
Mc.Callum on Speirs & Co.	£	350
Snelson on Harford
	£	450			to be placed to my Acco. as
					Treasurer

 

NB
You'll be pleased to insure 20 Hhds Tob^o. on Board
Cap^t. Outram for Acc^t. of M^r. Edward Ambler's Estate