Daniel Bowly letter to John Hatley Norton, 1788 August 5

Daniel Bowly letter to John Hatley Norton, 1788 August 5

Daniel Bowly, Baltimore, Maryland, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated August 5, 1788. Bowly writes to request Norton's certificate showing he loaded the Brig Governor Johnson. The Brig was chartered by Congress to deliver goods to France but detained by the British in Norfolk or Portsmouth, Virginia in 1777.

MS1936.3.1997
Folder 193

Ink on paper

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Baltimore 5^th. August 1788.

Dear Sir,

I shall be much obliged to you to
forward me a Certificate of your having loaded
the Brigantine Governor Johnson for Congress,
as Continental Agent, in the year 1777; and
of her detention in James River, to [illegible] the
Enemy, until she was leaky and obliged to be
unloaded, repaired, and reloaded and finally
of her Capture at Norfolk or Portsmouth on
her attempting to get out. - Your Books will
furnish you with the particular Facts as to
her loading & detention - I think you put
aboard five Hundred Hhds - the Capt^ns. name was
"Henry Auchinlick" - We chartered her to Congress
(i.e. Lux & Bowly) to load for France and Congress
insured her at her value. I have M^r Morriss's
Certicates of the Charter, and only want yours
of your having loaded her by the orders of Congress to

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to compleat a settlement of my Acco^t. when I am to
receive final settlements in payment for good Money
advanced so long ago - Be pleased to forward it
by the very first hand coming this way.

I am Dear Sir, with respect and Esteem,
Yr obed hum Ser^t
Dan Bowly

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John Hatley Norton Esq^r. at Winchester in
Virginia

Baltimore 5^th Aug^st. 1788
Daniel Bowley -

answ^d.