William Cary letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 August 9

William Cary letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 August 9

William Cary letter to John Norton & Son, merchants of London, England and Yorktown, Virginia. Cary writes concerning his tobacco shipment and to complain of the scales and weights sent by Thomas Shrimpton and to order a pair of large money scales with weights.

MS1936.3.764
Folder 69

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

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Virg^a: York 9^th Aug^st. 1772

Mess^rs. John Norton & Son.

Gentⁿ.

I wrote you a few days past by Cap^t. Outram to get
insurance on Three Hhds Tob^o. p the Unity. also J N Cooks
Order on you for the ball^a. paid for him. This goes by Cap^t
Goosley with whom have sent the Three Hhds Tob^o. to your
Address, the price of this commty keeps up in this Country
whatever it may sell for in England, the price here is from
18/. to 25/. p H^d. I have once more return'd Shrimpton
5 pair of His best gold Scales & Weights, not being such
as I wrote for, I think they are the same return'd last year
& charg'd them 9^d p^r. more, to prevent any more trouble abo^t
them please to send me one pair of large money Scales w^th.
a Nest of Weights from Ten Ounces to the fourth part
of an Ounce. pray let them be a good as can be for that
price (22/6^d.) the amount of those return'd, by Cap^t.
Robertson you shall have a further remittance from.

Your obed^t Srv^t.
W^m. Cary

Address leaf

To
Mess^rs.John Norton & Son
Merch^ts.
London

P the Unity
Cap^t. Goosley

Virg^a: 9 August 1772
W^m. Cary
Rec^d: 21 September
Goods Ent^d: pa: 134
Ans^d the
P Goosley