Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 February 17

Title

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 February 17

Date

Description

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, merchants of London, England. Nicholas writes that he has drawn on them for £200 payable to Virginia's governor, Lord Dunmore, to be taken from the account of the Treasury.

Identifier

MS1936.3.623
Folder 55

Source

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

Publisher

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Original Format

Ink on paper

Text

Page 1

Virga. 17th. Feby 1772

Dear Sirs.

This is to advise of my Drt. of
this Date to Lord Dunmore for £200 st.g,
which you'll be pleased to pay.
The Bills are wanted upon a particular
Occasion & therefore I have taken the
Liberty of drawing them at 30 Days
Sight. The Money to be charged to
the Treasury Acct.

yr. affte. Servt.
Ro. C. Nicholas

Page 4

Virga: 17 Febry: 1772
R.C. N
Recd: 23 June Exd
Ansd the July ex'd.
p White

Citation

Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780, “Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 February 17,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/623.