David Jameson letter to John Norton, 1771 July 1

Title

David Jameson letter to John Norton, 1771 July 1

Date

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

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

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.