Francis Leigh letter to John Norton, 1769 September 4

Francis Leigh letter to John Norton, 1769 September 4

Francis Leigh, Virginia, letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England, dated September 4, 1769. Leigh writes concerning his protested bill in favor of David Jameson; his tobacco; the current drought; Lucy Thompson's debt; and his sick wife.

MS 1936.3.245
Folder 22

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Ink on paper

[Page 1]

Your Favour of the 29th April now
lays before me & must say I am Extreamly obligd
to you for your Favours Although you Mention your
Protesting £50 of my ^^bill Drawn on you for £20
Payable Mr. David Jamison, Knowing it's Occati=
-oned by ^^my own Neglect in Not Acquainting you
timely enough to Prevent your Payment of my
Draft on you Payable Mr Goose.

This I was in Hopes wou'd have Came to Hand
per the Briliant Captain Robinson. with a Consign-
=ment of a Few hogsheads of Tobacco which I had Purchas
=ed in our County of Transfer, but was unfortunate
=ly Prevented by the Tobacco's not being Priz'd
in time. Occation'd by the Inspectors being Con
=fined to their Sick Familys, therefore as I have
mist this Opportunity of Shiping per your Ships
Shall Coninue the Tobacco in the Warehouse till
Next Spring at which time I Hope to Remit you
Tobacco to Suffice, I beleave there will be much
Shorter Crops of Tobacco made this Year then last
Occationd First by the Scarcity of Plants & now
A General Drought which will Totally Ruin
all Latter Tobacco - if Miss Lucy Basset Roscow
Now Mrs Thompson, Shou'd be any thing in
Arrears to you, Please to be so good to Advise me
as I am Impower'd by Mr John Thompson Senior
with whom She Intermarried. to Discharge it
I am with Respect to self Lady & Residue of your
Family

NB It's not in my Power to
Relate to you any Perfect Account
of the Affairs of Virginia as I've
been so Unfortunate as to be Con=
=fined for 8 Months Past to my
Poor sick Rib who I Hope in god
is geting the Better of her Disorder
F Leigh

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[Page 4]

DOVER
SHIP LRE

To
Mr. John Norton
Merchant in
London

Virginia September 4th 1769
Francis Leigh
received November 11th per Captain Fearon

Dr	124	17	6
Cr	79	19	11
	£44	17	7

Lucy B Roscow	Dr.	22	16	4
	Cr.	9	11	10
Ballance	£	13	4	6

Answered the   March: 1770
per Brilliant