Charles Smith letter to John Norton and Son, 1769 August 12

Charles Smith letter to John Norton and Son, 1769 August 12

Charles Smith, Virginia, letter to John Norton & Son, merchants of London, England, dated August 12, 1769. Smith writes that his tobacco was not ready at Fredericksburg when Captain Robertson sailed for England. At the bottom of the letter, Smith lists a number of goods he would like Norton to ship to him in the spring. Among the goods listed are, Irish linen, gum arabic, spirit of turpentine, spirit of vitriol, hartshorn, snuff, saltpetre, mustard, etc.

MS 1936.3.230
Folder 21

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 Aug^st. 12. 1769

Mess^rs. John Norton & Son

Gen^t.

I intended to have Consign'd you some Tobacco this
Year, agreeable to which I gave orders to the Inspectors at
Fredericksburg, but it seems my Tobacco was not ready
when Capⁿ. Robertsons Vessell was there and therefore (unless
another opportunity shou'd offer) it will not be in my
power to ship you any this Year, [crossed out, illegible]
please to send me in the Spring the undermentioned
Articles & let them be packed in a large seal skin Trunk
that has a good Lock, the common Trunk Locks are to be
open'd with every Trunk Key of the sise of theirs and there
=fore will not answer the end I propose, -
I expect the undermention'd Articles will not fill the
therefore you may order such of those ^{in it as} Col^o. Snelsons
that you think propper and beleive me to be verry respec=
=fully

Sir
Your mo. Hble Serv^t
Charles Smith

Invoice
✓ 1 p^s. y^d. w^d. Irish Linen @ 16^d. p y^d.
✓ 1 p^s. bleu Fearnaught at 1/10 or 2/.
✓ 1 doz largest plaid Hose ✓ ½ [illegible] Bro. thread of a midling finess
✓ ½ doz middle sized D^o
✓ 6^lb. Scotch Snuff
✓ 1^lb. Flower Mustard
✓ 2^lb. Salt Petre
✓ 1^lb. Conserve Rosses
✓ 1^lb Manna
✓ 1^lb. Sperma Coety ✓ 1^lb. Gum Arraback
✓ 2 oz sp^r. Vitrol ✓ 4 oz quck silver} in phials with Glass stoppers
✓ 1 oz sal. Hart Horn ...}
✓ 1 g^l. sp^ts. Turpentine

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To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merch^ts.
in
London

Virginia Aug^st. 12^th. 1769
Charles Smith
rec^d. Novem^r. 4^th p Peterson
Goods ent^d. pa; 171

Ans^d. the     Mar. 1770
p Brilliant