William Armistead letter to John Norton and Son, 1769 July 27

William Armistead letter to John Norton and Son, 1769 July 27

Letter of William Armistead to John Norton, merchant in London. Armistead informs Norton that he has sent 2 hogsheads of tobacco which he would like insured. Armistead includes a list of goods he would like sent in exchange for his tobacco stipulating that the goods not exceed the prices stated. This stipulation and Armistead's closing suggests he wants these prices to conform to the Virginia Association of 1769 which was adopted in response to the Townshend Acts.

MS 1936.3.205
Folder 19

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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

Ink on paper

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Virginia Eliz^a. City County 27^th. July 1769

Gentlemen,

Inclos'd you'l Receive bill Loading for Two hhds Tob^o.
which think are good; also Invoice for Goods, which you
will be kind Enough to Insure, and have deliver'd at
Hampton, do not exceed the prices of the Goods Mentioned
as p Invoice.

I am Gentlⁿ with Esteem your
Countryman though am Affraid
you'l soon forget to Treat us as Such
your Friend & humb^l. Serv^t.
Will^m. Armistead

Invoice for Goods

100 Ells Oznabrig @ 7 ½^d
3 p^s. Brown Boles @ 5 ½^d
1 p^s. y^d. wide Irish linnen @ 2/.
1 p^s D^o. @ 1/6^d
5 p^s. D^o. @ 1/3^d
2 p^s. Narrow Garlix @ 10 or 11^d.
2 p^s. Patabonds @ 6 or 7/. pps.
2 p^r. Bed Blanketts @ 16/. pp^r
7 Dozⁿ. white & blue Flowr^d. Handkerchiefs @ 18/.
20 yds white & purple or blue Printed linnen @ 2/.
1 p^s. white with Red Strip'd Cotton Hollond @ 1/6^d
8 Ounces Nuns Thread @ 6^d. [illegible] 8 D^o @ 9 ^d---
10 M sorted pins @ 12^d--
1 Ream of Writing paper @ 8/.
1 Seal Skin Trunk Neatly Mounted @ 30/ or 35/. about three feet long
2 Best Lukers Razors @ 5/. with a Good strop & grit.
2 Neat large Prayer books w^th. Companion to the Altar
Quilt @ 5/. or 7/6. pp^s.

Address leaf

To
M^r. John Norton & Son
Merchts
London

p^r. Brilliant
Captⁿ. Robertson.

Virginia July 27^th 1769
Will^m. Armistead (E City)
rec^d. Octo^r. 18^th p Brilliant
Goods ent^d. pa: 111

Ans^d y^e 1770
p Robertson