Charles Payne letter to John Hatley Norton, 1789 August 24

Charles Payne letter to John Hatley Norton, 1789 August 24

Charles Payne, Fauquier County, letter to John Hatley Norton, Winchester, Virginia, dated September 24, 1789. Payne writes concerning the crops of tobacco and corn crop at Effingham Forest Plantation. He also writes that Milley has gotten over her old complaint but complains of pain in her breast.

MS1936.3.2043
Folder 197

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Fauquier County - August. 24^th.
1789

Sir

All is well on the Plantation @ Present
both Nigros and stock - but milley she
is got a small complaint yet with a Pain
in her brest but she has got Clare of the
old complaint - I have a Verry Promising
Crop on the Plantation at Present both
Corn and Tobacco - I Expect I shall
make between four or five hundred
barrells of Corn - and between 20 or 30
Hogsheads of Tobacca I have made a verry
light Crop of Wheat - I shall get Done
seeding of my Corn groung ^{in wheat} by the 1^st. of
september sir you would do well to git another
Overseer for it Dont soot me well to stay any
longer from y^r. fr^e.

Charles Payne

To M^r. John H. Norton. living in
Winchester

Sir u [illegible] Butter & fowls
if you cold send for them

[Verso]

To M^r John H. Norton
living in Wichester -

to be [illegible] dispatcht

Fauquier 24 Aug^st 1789
Cha^s. Payne
answ^d.