List of goods to be shipped to Robert Carter Nicholas, 1768 May 20

Title

List of goods to be shipped to Robert Carter Nicholas, 1768 May 20

Date

Description

A list of goods for Robert Carter Nicholas sent with his letter to John Norton of May 20, 1768. The goods include coarse clothing and textiles for slaves as well as axes and hoes required for plantation agriculture.

Identifier

MS 1936.3.85
Folder 8

Publisher

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

Original Format

Ink on paper

Text

Px S.

300 Ells Oznabrigs
6 ps. hempen Rolls
235 yds. Welch Cotton
6 ps Kendall Cotton
3 ps. Dutch Blankets
10 lb. Oznabrigs Thread
45 pr. Negro Stockings
45 No. 4 broad Hoes
12 Narrow Axes
2 Broad do

to be insured & sent by first
Ship to
R.C. Nicholas

Citation

Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780, “List of goods to be shipped to Robert Carter Nicholas, 1768 May 20,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed April 29, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/85.