Peter Lyons letter to John Norton, 1771 November 29

Peter Lyons letter to John Norton, 1771 November 29

Peter Lyons letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Lyon writes concerning the chariot ordered for Rebecca Chamberlayne and his own account with Norton. Lyon also requests Norton add 2 hampers of porter and twelve sets of playing cards to his order.

MS1936.3.563
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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Virginia November 29^th. 1771

Dear Sir.

I wrote you the 20^th. Insta. inclosing
you a Bill drawn by your J.H.N., on your House
for eighty pounds Sterl^g, which I desired you would
place to the credit of M^rs. Rebecca Chamberlayne, &
was intended to pay for the Charriott M^r Claiborne wrote
you to have made for her; at same time advised you that
she had given her sister Taylor all her share of the
English Estate, and that she requested you would place -
the money arising from the sale and all expence attending
the same, to the private account of her sister, and that
you would transmit to M^rs Chamberlayne her Acc^t.
Cur^t. with you.

I now inclose you the second Bills
of the setts of Exch^a. above mentioned, and am to
acknowledge the receipt of your Lre of the 18^th. of July
with my Acc^t. Cur^t., in which I think there is a
mistake of 19/6 to my prejudice, but can not point
it out, so I have no copy of the Amount from which
you take the bal^ce. of £11..13.. 11 and which I must

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therefore trouble you to send me. I think I desired in my
last that you would add to my Invoice two hampers of best
bottled porter and a dozen packs of playing Cards.

I beg leave to trouble you to forward the Lrs you
will recieve under cover with this, as soon as they get to
hand and you will oblige

D^r Sir
Your Friend & Serv^t.
Pet^r. Lyons

Address leaf

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

Virg^a. 29^th Nov 1771
Peter Lyons
Rec'd the 29^th Feby 1772
p Cap^t Necks
Goods if not already
order'd ent^d. pa:

NB they are already
order'd in his former
invoice

Ans^d the March
p Robertson