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
Folder 8
Subject
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.