Martha Goosley letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 April

Martha Goosley letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 April

Martha Goosley letter to John Hatley Norton, merchant of Yorktown, Virginia. Goosley writes concerning her strained relationship with Norton and his father, John Norton.

MS1936.3.909
Folder 82

John Norton & Sons papers, MS1936.3

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

Ink on paper

Page 1

Sir

Was I a Person who Set a higher vallue
upon Money than upon any other blessing in
life you might have Supposed the Sum inclosed
a Sattisfaction for the Injury you & your Father
have done Me but as that is not the case
I Must beg to be excused accepting it no
Sir restore to Me that happy Peace you have
Deprived Me off in no other way can you
Make Me Sattisfaction for loving you
as a Son and regarding both yr character
and interest in the same degree if I
have uttered any thing in the height of My
Distress look back to the greatness of the Injury
So far from Mentioning the Matter in all compa
nies as you are Pleased to accuse you Me
with I cant recollect that I have ever Men
tioned it at all but to M^rs. Ambler I
Sincerely wish you all happiness and

am your obed Serv^t
M Goosley

Sunday evening

Address leaf

To
J H Norton Esqr