Peyton Randolph letter to John Norton, 1770 September 23

Peyton Randolph letter to John Norton, 1770 September 23

Peyton Randolph, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Randolph writes to inform Norton that he has shipped five hogsheads of tobacco and would like the goods he lists sent in the spring.

MS1936.3.382
Folder 34

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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Virg^a. 23. 1770

Sir,

Your Son not haveing room in his own
Ship put my tob^o. on board Lilly. It is my whole
crop, five hogsheads, and will I hope be thought as
good as last year's, and sell for as much. I must
get the favour of you to send in the spring the few
Articles mentioned before, and to take notice, that
the table Cloths are to be Irish linnen; and I shall
be glad you wou'd be particularly carefull to do
everything that is requisite to shew they are
of that Manufacture, as no other sort can be
receiv'd. I am
Your Most Obed^t.
Peyton Randolph

Two pair best large blankets
twelve fine table Cloths, 10
quarters wide, Irish linnen.
a Copper tea kettle, to hold six quarts, of the best sort.
a Bell metal Skillet, to hold a Gallon

Address leaf

To
M^r. John Norton
Merch^t. in
London

Virg^a. 23^d Sept^r. 1770
Peyton Randolph
R^d. the 27 Nov^r. Ex^d. Goods Ent^d. pa: 286
Ans^d the 9 March 1771
p Goosley