Matthew Wright letter to John Hatley Norton, 1795 October 25

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Snickers Mill. October 25^th.. 1795

Dear Sir

I received yours of yesterdays date & am
truly sorry to find Mess^rs. Thompson & Vietch
have not negotiated my draft - they sold
fifty on Bar^s. flour for me at sixty days at 66/-
68/- which becomes due the 15^th. next month &
have sent them since forty nine Bar^s. which I
requested them to make Sale of to meet my draft
these two sums would have fallen little shoret of
making up the sum, & could have had the residue
down this week which I informed them I would
do so to have had more than sufficient in their
hands long before, my draft in the Bank had
become due - and was assured they would under
these circumstances, have obtained the money
for me from the Bank, though they had not
the full am^t. of funds in hand - and am very

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much distressed to find any confidence misplaced
as it may be productive of inconvenience to
you -

I shall however endeavour to make you up
the greatest part of the money this week and
if I cannot succeed in the whole am^t. I will
go down to Alexandria & by negotiating the
Bill for the first Sale of flour I can be certain
to do it - & effect it by the middle of next
week -

I hope you will not tell then suffer any
great inconvenience - if you will please
inform me & will endeavour to make my
exertions correspondent with your wants.

I am very respectfully
Your ob hble Serv^t
Matthew Wright

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John H. Norton Esq^r
Winchester