Samuel Meredith senior letter to John Norton, 1771 October 12

Samuel Meredith senior letter to John Norton, 1771 October 12

Samuel Meredith letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England concerning his piloting a British warship.

MS1936.3.540
Folder 49

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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M^r. John Norton

S^r. I writ to you p the way of Leverpool
and in clos^d. you A ticket for pyloting one of the Kings
vesles of war cald the hope, I was in hopes to have had an
Account of it p your Ship the virginia but no Account yet
but hope you'l be good to let me no the first opertunity. I'm your

Hb Sv^t
Sam^l. Meredith S^r
Oc^r. the 12: 1771.

To
John Norton Esq^r
Mer^t
In London

p Cap^tn. Robinson

Virginia 12 October 1771
Sam^l; Meredith Sen^r.,br>Rec^d: 17 December
Ex^d.

Ans^d th 25 March
p Robertson