Frances Norton letter to John Hatley Norton, 1772 October 28

Frances Norton letter to John Hatley Norton, 1772 October 28

Frances Norton, London, England, letter to her brother, John Hatley Norton, Williamsburg, Virginia, dated October 10, 1772. Norton writes of her concern for her brother and sister-in-law's health, and mentions her mother and brother, George, and her aunt's blindness. She also writes concerning the election of John Wilkes to the position of Lord Mayor of London.

MS1936.3.849
Folder 77

John Norton & Sons papers, MS1936.3

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

Ink on paper

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by your last letter I Understood you
were gone up to the Springs for your Health
I heartily wish you a Reistablishment of
of it as that is Certainly the most Esential
part of our happiness. I am sorry to hear
that my Sister has had an Inflamation in
her eyes I have been in the same state for
near these 3 Months past at times so that
hardly able to attend either book or work but
what has done me the most good of any thing
that I have yet Tried is Dipping my head
in Cold water every Morning which thank
God by his assistance has made them well.
My Mama sent out your Goods by Captain White
which she hopes will prove to to your entire
Satisfaction she has made some little altera
ations which she hopes will not be Disagree
able
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as they were ordered to the best of ^her Judgement
I must thank you for your kind letter
& the good Instruction which it contain'd
I shall try & follow as near as possible
so as deserve the good opinion that my
Friends & relations entertain of me & especially
to answer the expectations that my Dear
Parents have of me. I have no news to
relate to you at Present except that is
thought Wilks will be our Lord Mayor
the other Party have demanded a Scrutiny
it will not be finally ended till next Month
my Brother George is a strong Wilkite
he is Continually railling at the Ministry
we laugh & tell him he knows better how
to add an 8th or a 16th to the pound in selling
Tobacco my Mama tells him that neither
he nor she were [crossed out, illegible] made to rule the state
my Aunt Fldger joins in love she is none
so blind as to be just able to sign her name
therefore beggs leave to assure you of her
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of her sincerest wishes for yours & my
sisters happiness the same as if she wrote
my Mama gives her love she received your
letter but has not leisure to answer it at
present we all join in love to you & my Sister

PS
pray my love to
Mr Reynolds tell him
I received his letter
will answer it by another
oportunity
Frances Norton

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To
John Hatley Norton Esquire
Williamsburg

London 28th, October 1772
Frances Norton
Received January 1773.
Answered