Samuel Meredith Senior letter to John Norton, 1771 January 12

Samuel Meredith Senior letter to John Norton, 1771 January 12

Samuel Meredith, senior letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Meredith writes to order Persian silk; request the rates of pilotage for the King's vessels and mentions a matter that concerned Norton's former partner, Thomas Flowerdewe.

MS1936.3.405
Folder 36

John Norton & Sons papers, MS1936.3

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

Ink on paper

Recto

John Norton
Esquire

S^r. the inclos^d, pleas to advance for me & send me
so much pirshon silk as will make two gowns one of a brown
culler the other a changable one, if the with in will be Sirfe.^nt, I shold
take it a grate favor wold you git me a cop.^y of the rates of pylotdge
of the King's Ships, that may come to virginia, there is a smal
mater due to me ever sence Cap^tn. Wilson Saild for M^r Flowerdue
I hope this will find you & M^rs. Norton well
I am your most H. Ser^t
Sam^l Meredith S^r
Ja^y the 12: 1771

Verso

To
John Norton Esq^rMer^t.
in London

p Cap^tn. Hudson
way of Leverpool

Virg^a. 12^th Jan^y 1771
Sam^l Meredith Sen
Rec^d y^e3^d April Ex'd

Goods ent^d pa: 352

no persion to be had

Ans^d 25 March
p Robertson

Ticket del^d. M^r. Poulsen</p?