Thomas Wynne letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 November 26

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Thomas Wynne letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 November 26

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Thomas Wynne, York County, Virginia, letter to John Norton & Sons, merchants of London, England, dated November 26, 1772. Wynne writes that his father has died and half of his money in the Nortons' hand is now the property of Wynne's brother. His brother will be needing the goods in the inclosed invoice as he is building a house and Wynne will need a copy of his father's account.

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MS1936.3.860
Folder 78

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Ink on paper

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Virginia York 26th November 1772

Gentlemen

This is to inform you that by the death of my
Father, one half of the money in your hands
becomes my Brother Edmunds property, he is
going to build him a House therefore will want
the goods mentioned in the invoice inclosed which
please to send him, I should be glad to have
my Fathers Account Current by the first opportunity that
I may know how to settle the Estate. I am

Gentlemen your Humble Servant
Thomas Wynne

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Virginia 26 November 1772
Thomas Wynne
Received 29 January 1773
Goods Entered page 212

Answered the   March
per Howard Esten

Hanover
Captain Neckes

London

Citation

Wynne, Thomas, “Thomas Wynne letter to John Norton & Son, 1772 November 26,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/860.