Young Moreland letter to George Goosley, 1769 August 15
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Title
Young Moreland letter to George Goosley, 1769 August 15
Date
Description
Young Moreland, Virginia, letter to Captain George Goosley, dated August 15, 1769. Moreland writes that he wants to exchange the brass he is shipping for a kettle and instructs Goosley to deliver the letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England.
Identifier
MS 1936.3.239
Folder 21
Folder 21
Subject
Source
John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Original Format
Ink on paper
Text
[Recto]
Mr George Goosley
Sir
one new Brass Kettle in the room, the new Kettle to hold 25 Gallons. something
deeper than the old one with the same Bale Rim & bars that was to the
larges old Kettle sent please to let the Kittle have a very thick Bottom
the remainder of the old Brass to go towards paying for the new Kettle
please to deliver this Memorandom to Mr. Norton & am sir
Your Humble Serv,em>ant
Young Moreland
York 15th August 1769
[Verso]
Virginia 15th August 1769
Young Mourland
to Mr. George Goosley
sundry Memorandums
about his Goods entered page: 155
Citation
Moreland, Young, “Young Moreland letter to George Goosley, 1769 August 15,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/239.