Littleton Savage letter to John Norton, 1771 August 25

Littleton Savage letter to John Norton, 1771 August 25

Littleton Savage letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Savage writes concerning his tobacco shipments and the goods he has ordered. Savage complains that the knives he has been sent are not what he intended as they are inadequate for the task of topping fodder. Savage enclosed an invoice for goods with this letter.

MS1936.3.496
Folder 45

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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Virginia Northampton Aug^st. 25^th. 1771

Sir,

Yours of the 9^th. of March, together with the Goods
Ship'd in the Lyon Capt. Goosley came safe to hand; as also
yours of the 29^th. May P the Virginia Capt. Robertston
inclosing an Acc^t. of Sales of the 4 hhds of Tob^o. shiped last
Year in the Golden Fleece Nett proceed £33..9..7 which -
being James River Tobacco was in hopes would have sold
higher.

You will receive by the return of Robertson 4 hhds of -
Hanover Tob^o. ; & by the Pitt Capt: Chisman 20 hhds made
on my own Estate, which having been very particular about,
hope will answer the market better than that ship'd you last -
Year. This Tob^o. I intended for Goosley, but could not get it
ready before he was full. Your son has wrote for Insurance.

In one of my former Invoices, I set down 12 knives for
topping Fodder, (as we generally form it in Virginia) and -
instead of proper knives for that purpose, they have sent me
Hay knives, which are of no kind of Use in this Country;
I have therefore sent them back, requesting the favour of you
to

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to get your Shop keeper to change them for as many Butcher
Knives.

Inclosed you have my Invoice of Goods, which I shou'd be
glad to receive by the first of your Ships that Sail next Spring.
You will also receive an Invoice of one of my Neighbours M^r.
William Kendall which he desired I wou'd inclose to you you
will therefore be pleased to send his Goods with mine, with
a separate Acc^t. and charge me with the whole.

I am
very respectfully
S^r.
Your very hum. Serv^t.
Littleton Savage

Address leaf

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

P the Virginia
Cap^t Robertson

Virginia 25 Aug^st: 1771
Littleton Savage
Rec^d: 17 Dec^r. 1771
Goods Ent^d: pa: 437-

Ex^d
Ans^d the 22^d Feb^y

P Justitia
P Goosley