Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 August 1
Title
Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 August 1
Date
Description
Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, merchants of London, England. Nicholas writes to request insurance on the tobacco he purchased for shipment to London.
Identifier
MS1936.3.754
Folder 68
Folder 68
Subject
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
Williamsburg 1st. Augst. 1772
Dr. Sirs.
This is intended to desire the
favour of you to insure twenty Hogsheads
more of Tobo, which I have just purchased
to fill up Capn. Gooseley's Ship.
Yrs affectionately
Ro. C. Nicholas
Address leaf
To
Messrs. John Norton & Son
Merchts. in
London
p Capn
Virga: 1 August 1772
Ro. Carter Nicholas
Recd: 7 September
Answd 31 Oct Ex'd
P Goosley
Citation
Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780, “Robert Carter Nicholas letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 August 1,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/754.