Benjamin Day letter to John Hatley Norton, 1794 January 24

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Fredericksburg 24^th. Jan:^y 1794

John Hatley Norton Esq^r.

D^r. Sir

I am just now favoured with yours of 16^th. Inst^t.
its Contents so far as relate to M^r. Reynolds and the pro
-perty taken of him shall be immediately attended to; and
if I can obtain the £300 sometime ago offered to me I
will take it -

The principal motive of my immediately writing
you is to request a more positive Determination on the
Alternative, which by the Direction of Mess^rs. W^m. Anderson
& Comp^a., I had the pleasure of submitting to you in my
Letter of 31^st. December. it informed you they had shipped
ten Hogsheads of your Tobacco to Havre de Grace, but that
if you were dissatisfied with it, or unwilling to run
the Risk of that Market, Remittance &c:^a they would
take it on themselves and allow you three pence p lb being ^deduct.
-ing the customary Allowances for Damage Theft. Loss of Weight
&c^a. - Our Answer now before me acceeds conditionally to
the shipment. Their Object is that your Determination shou'd
be positive as to the Alternative offered you. Requesting
you

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your Referrence to my Letter of 31^st. December, and
your Answer as soon as possible, I am very respectfully
D^r Sir
Your most obed^t:
Benjⁿ: Day

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John Hatley Norton Esq^r
Winchester

Fred^g 24 Jan^y
B. Day.
answered