Samuel Garlick letter to John Norton, 1771 November 14

Samuel Garlick letter to John Norton, 1771 November 14

Samuel Garlick letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Garlick writes concerning his tobacco shipment which he Norton's son was to put on a chartered vessel and to order clothing for girls as well as men's stockings and cutlery.

MS1936.3.555
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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M^r. John Norton

I recd your two Letters viz p^r. Capt -
Goosley with a Clock & the latter with the Nett proceeds
of two Hhds Tob: your first Ship was full before I saw
the Captⁿ. the Virg^a. Robertson I never saw & was -
sailed before I had Opportunity to put a Hhd on
board. I sent on Hhd p my Son to Hanover he deli-
vered it to your Son M^r. Hatley his Answer was the
Virg^a. was gone & that he would put it on board a
Ship he was going to Charter. Inclosed you have
Invoice for some good if its agreeable please to send
p your first Ship that comes to York River I am Sin-
-cerely sir.

Your most Hble Servt.
Sam^l Garlick

Virg^a. King W^m. County
Novbr. 14^th 1771

2 Crimson Cloth Cloaks for Girls of 14 years Old
2 p^r. of Calimanco Shoes for Girls of 12 years Old
1 p^r of d^o. for a Girl of 9 years
1 Black Satten Bonnet for a Girl of 9 years
2 p^r. of Worsted Stocking for a small man light mixed
2 p of White Thread d^o.
2 Doz of best Buck handle Knives 2 Doz d^o. forks

Address leaf

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

Virg^a. 14^th Nov. 1771
Sam^l. Garlick
Rec'd y 11^th Jan^y. 1772
Goods ent^d pa: 45

Ex^d
Ans^d the March
p Robertson