John Norton letter to John Hatley Norton, 1767 May 10

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London the 10^t May 1767

Dear Hatley

I wrote you the 17 past & intended it p Cap^t Wilkin-
-son he told me on Change he was goe:^g to Gravesend himself tha [damaged]
Afternoon that M^r. Athawes's Youngest Sond w:^d follow him [damaged]
y^e Even:^g aftger with all his Letters, & if mine were sent any [damaged]
in y^e. forenooon they w^d. be soon enough but instead thereof [damaged]
I went with them to M^r. Athawes's House in y^e Morn:^g [damaged]
he went down the Night Tide, so they were left, & those sent [damaged]
post to Ramsgate / it being a bye post / did not get there 'till [damaged]
-day Noon, & they were left likewise as I expected, & have been since
return'd to me, you have them p this opport^y in which M^r.
Ballard is passenger with Cap^t. Littell bound to Ja^s. river,
In look:^g over Matters since y^e Ship sailed I find by M^r. Barwick's
neglect:^g to make out 2 Bills of pcells 1 for Col^o. Ed:^d Digges y^e other
M^r. Jn^o. perrin for each a p^s. o fSilk which your Mother bo^t. for
her own wear. I but substituted them instead of those they order'd,
neither of them have been charged in their Invoices. I have wrote
them of it & must charge them with it, also M^r. Barwick has
added his Bill of pcells for M^r. prentis's Goods £10 .. sho[damaged]
at least M^r prentis is cha:^d £10 too little for the same [damaged]
his. Invoice, have since charg'd him with y^e Error & p th[damaged]
Opporty advis'd him of it. We are all much as you left us you[damaged]
has been to Whitfields tabernacle & satisfied her Curiosity, [damaged]
seemed much disappointed, his Oratory fell greatly short of her [damaged]
Expectations. I have done little in the Tob^o. way since I worte, ha[damaged]
sold only 10 hh'ds of Sticky Stript Leaf to M^r. Grote a 3^d y^e 36 hh'ds [damaged]
solod Lyde of Stript Leaf prov'd in gen^l very rotten on delivery, old M^r
Hodgkin took 900lb allow^ce. and & wou'd hardly agree to take them at
that, many hhds turn'd out rotten quite thro, they belonged to M^r.

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Benj^a. Herndon. Geo Holloway. Hy Hill, Geo Brooke & W^m.
Thomson I have got off the Leaf of that Stamp to Andrews &
Co & Sayer, on pretty good good Terms, except y^e hh'd DVN w^ch.
[damaged] s so bad I let him have it a 2^d/8 witho^t Allow^ce. I have only
[damaged] hh'ds Leaf & 18 hh'ds Stript of Anderson's Cargo & 80 of Lilly's
[damaged] by odd Ships unsold, many of them by Lilly being new I fear
[damaged] stick on hand, but the old Tob^o. I am not much afraid of
[damaged] most of the Merch^ts. have cleared their Warehouses. Lilly
[damaged] s put his Ship up at the Coffee house to sail this M^o; p him
probably you'll hear from me again at pres^t remain with all
our good Wishes to your & Fr'ds in Virg^a.

D^r Hatley
Y^rs Affectionately
John Norton

PS. I have p^d. y^e greatest part of the
Tradesmen & hope y^e remainder will
be so before the Week expires