Frances Norton letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 July 1

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My Dear Brother

I have troubled M^r Harrison with this letter
who has promised me he will deliver ^it you this I am
Affraid something has happen'd to you or you would
not have been so long since you wrote me last
as I have sent several letters by the different Captains
but never receiving any Answers I fear they must
have forgot to deliver them pray my kind love to my
Sister hope she has not forgot she has Friends in
England as I think we have not heard from her
for some time I believe all her letters were Answered
at least I can answer for myself. we drive the
Putney stage every week your Acquaintances there
desire to be remember'd to you they still remain sing^le
it is verry unkind No good Gentlemen will take
Pitty of them and now is the only time for they are
pretty far advanced in years. I am glad to hear of
Captain Esten's Arival in Virginia along with
the statue hope it will give satisfaction as it
met wih the highest Commendations in England
pray if you see the Gentlemen that came in Captain
Esten remember them of their promises to us if you
will shew them this part they will know what
it means. your Brother Williamsbon as we call him

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Alias S^r Toby Furze is to dine with us to day
as he need not go to the Expence at an eating house
and something that is still better is that his Chim
ney is pulled down therefore cannot dress his
Victualls at home and while there is Jack
Norton in London he can come and do as he
pleases ^which is what he delights in such as finding
fault with the Cooking scolding the Cook
and many other Triffles but what I wonder at
is he never loses his stomach as the things
[illegible] generally so bad I can compare him to nothin
g that [illegible] him so well as an Opossum which
has got it false Belly as I cannot Immagine
where he stuffs it all he fumes his Nose over
the Tea post which is verry Genteel at A Tea
Table but that is only when he has got A Cold.

M^r & M^rs Frere are gone down to the Country to their
Fathers to spend some time. M^r M^rs Hatley and
all the familly are well M^r Pelham desires
his Comp^ts to you

we all join in love to you my sister
and all Friends

And remain
your Affecttionate Sister
Frances Norton

Gould sq^r
July the 1^st
1773

I have not
wrote the latter
part of my letter
so well my pen
being very bad
FN

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To
John Hatley Norton Esq^r
Merch^t
York Town
Virginia

p fav^r. of
M^r: Harrison

London 1^st. July 1773
Frances Norton
Rec'd y^e 22^d. Sep^r. 1773
Answ^d