Rebecca Chamberlayne letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 July 21
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Title
Rebecca Chamberlayne letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 July 21
Date
Description
Rebecca Chamberlayne letter to John Hatley Norton, merchant of Yorktown, Virginia, requesting he forward her Hyson tea.
Identifier
MS1936.3.960
Folder 87
Folder 87
Subject
Source
John Norton & Sons papers, MS1936.3
Publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Original Format
Ink on paper
Text
Recto
Sir,
Capt. Esten informs me that you
have my Hyson Tea that came in, in
your possession, Therefore shall be greatly
Oblige to you to send it me p first Opporty.
I am
Your Hble Servt.
Reba: Chamberlayne
July 21st: 1773
Verso
To
Mr. John H Norton
Wmsburg
p [?]
Capt Esten
Virga: 21st: july 1773
Reba: Chamberlayne
Rec:d 16th. Sep:r
Citation
Chamberlayne, Rebecca, “Rebecca Chamberlayne letter to John Hatley Norton, 1773 July 21,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/960.