Hart & Marshall letter to John Norton & Son, 1771 November 2

Hart & Marshall letter to John Norton & Son, 1771 November 2

Hart & Marshall letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Hart & Marshall request Norton will allow them to draw on him for a debt to William Baynham. They note that John Hatley Norton has already given his consent to this. They also request Norton not to send Hart a set of china by Captain Robinson as one has already arrived by Captain McCunn.

MS1936.3.550
Folder 50

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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William^br Nov^r. 2^d 1771

Mess^rs. John Norton & Son

Gentⁿ.

We wrote you sometime ago along with our
Tobacco shipped by Cap^t. Robinson - The Friends of
M^r. William Baynham having paid into our hands
some money for him, the purport of this is to desire
you will pay him Twenty pounds stg which you'l
please place to our Debit - We have made the above
known to M^r. Norton the younger and he gaves his consent

Our R H hath received Letter & Invoices by Capⁿ M^ccun
the goods were not come to hand when he sett off so
that as to the quantity or quality can say nothing
but expect they will answer, he has to desire you
will not send him a Sett of China as ordered by
Capⁿ. Robinson there being one now arived by
Capⁿ. M^ccun

We are with esteem
Gent.
Your Most Hu^l. Serv^ts.
Hart & Marshall

Address leaf

To
Mess^rs. John Norton & Son
Merch^ts
London

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Virg. 2 Nov^r. 1771.
Hart & Marshall
Rec^d 30 Dec^{r<s/up>.
Ansd 22 Feby
P Goosley
wrote again the March
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