Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 June 16

Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 June 16

Robert Carter Nicholas, Treasurer of Virginia, letter to John Norton, merchant of London, England. Nicholas writes concerning the currency issue, shipping tobacco for Edward Ambler's estate and to let Norton know that his son and daughter-in-law are well.

MS1936.3.668
Folder 60

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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Williamsburg 16^th. June 1772

Dear Sirs,

I was this Morning favour'd with your
Letter by Capⁿ. Robertson inclosing Invoice &^c. and
being inform'd of a Ship just ready to sail from
the Office, have barely time to write a few
Words in answer to such parts of it as seem to
require Dispatch. I have wrote to you several
times lately upon the Subject of Copper Money,
advising that our Assembly very cheerfully agreed
to adopt Lord Hilsborough's Proposals in every
part; we all think that Currency half pence would
be best at sixty to the pound Averdupoize & that
it would be adviseable to make the first Experi:
ment with no more than £1000 st.^g. value exclu:
sive of Costs. I have only an Opportunity at present
of consulting with the Speaker; we are both willing
to give up the Word Peace, as it seems to be ex:
ceptionable & I dare say the rest of the Gentle:
men will concur in Opinion, so that it may be
struck out. We highly approve either of the Designs
for the back Front, but, of y^e two, should prefer that
which has the Vine or Branch runing up the
inner Edge, as we think it fills up better & makes
the figure more compleat. I am much obliged both
to you & M^r. Havard for your kind presents, I long
to see them, as I shall take the greatest Pleasure
in looking at any thing that has even a Semblance

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of an Original, whose Memory is exceedingly
dear to me; indeed it becomes more so almost every Day.
In a former Letter I desired the favour of you to in:
sure 23 hhds of Tob^o. belonging to M^r. Edward Amblers
Estate & three of my own by Gooseley; he declines
sending round to James River, so that my prin:
cipal Consignment will be by Robertson.

Our Son & Daughter are both very well.
I thank your J.N. for his very civil & polite private
Letter. Accept my best Regards for you & all
yours & believe me on every Occasion,

D^r. Sirs,
Y^r. aff^te. Serv^t.
Ro.C. Nicholas

Address leaf

Virg^a the 16^th June 1772
R.c. Nicholas
Rec^d. the 27^th August

Ans^d. the 31 Aug^st
p Dawes Ex'd