George Boswell letter to John Norton, 1768 June 25

George Boswell letter to John Norton, 1768 June 25

Letter from George Boswell to John Norton, merchant in London in which Boswell complains that the tobacco he left in the care of Edward Cary, a store keeper for Norton in Virginia, was allowed to sit in the warehouse for 18 months. Boswell complains further that he was not made aware that goods he ordered had been received in Virginia until a year after their arrival.

MS 1936.3.91
Folder 8

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

Ink on paper

Recto

Fauquier County June 25 1768

Sir

I have made free to wright the third letter to you to no if
it yould be agreeable to ship you some more Toba^o; tho I don't
Believe you want my Custom for their layd in Wear wearhouse a
ton of Gloucester Toba^o. almost Eighteen months when I Expected
you had it M^r. Cary had Orders to Receive as I lived out of county I
Trusted all to him, the Toba^o. I no make will be Brought the Falls
of Rapahanock River it fine mountain Toba^o. I Believe I could
Ship you three or fore Ton the next Crop if yould think it worth
your While to send up their for it & Likewise if you could be shore
of sending my Goods up to the falls always that I mite be shore
of giting them, the good I sent for I never Rec'^d. They was in the
Country almost 12 months before I new of it so that I was Oblige
to purchase at a very dear Reat in the Country, so that M^r. Cary
Keept them and sold, the Ton of Toba^o. I ship you I have drawed
a Bill of Exchange & inclouded the Ballance that was due to my
Father Estate which was seventeen Shilling & 2 penc the hole
amount of the Bill £26 4 10 which I hope you will Answer
the debt that was due by my father to you I have [discharge] to
M^r. Cary. I shall be Glad to Rec^d. a Letter from you As soon as possible
Your comployence will Greatly Oblige Sir

Your very Hble servant
George Boswell

Verso

To
M^r. John Norton
Marchant
London

Virg^a. 25^th June 1768
George Boswell

Rec'd 30^th August
p Cap^t. Esten

Ans^d. the March 1769
p Briliant