David Jameson letter to John Norton, 1771 July 1
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David Jameson letter to John Norton, 1771 July 1
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Description
David Jameson, merchant of Yorktown, Virginia, letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Jameson writes concerning William Reynolds, a Yorktown orphan who was apprenticed to Norton.
Identifier
MS1936.3.459
Folder 42
Folder 42
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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
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Page 1
York Virga July 1. 1771
Dr Sir
I wrote to you the 27th. ulto. acknowg.
rect. of yor favour by Cap Goosley. I then inclosed
you Wm. Armisteads first Bill on your House for
one Hundred pounds Sterl. to be placed to the Credit
of W Reynolds's Accot. I now inclose the second
Bill and remain with esteem
Dr Sir
Your mo. Obedt Servt.
David Jameson
Address leaf
To
Mr. John Norton
Mercht. in
London
Virg. 1st. July 1771
Da. Jameson Ex'd
Rd. the 10 Augst.
Ansd the 22 Feby.
P Goosley
Citation
Jameson, David, d. ca. 1793, “David Jameson letter to John Norton, 1771 July 1,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/459.