Young Moreland letter to George Goosley, 1769 August 15

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Young Moreland letter to George Goosley, 1769 August 15

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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

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

I have sent an two old Kittles & some old Brass in the Brilliant to have
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.