August 1, 1770 - Letter from Thomas Everard to John Norton
CWF Rockefeller Library, Special Collections - SCMS 1936.3
Gentlemen
I wrote you very lately by Capt. Walker enclosing
two bills for £103..18..4 and now send you the second of the
set of those bills out of which be pleased to pay to my brother
£13..11..6 and to Mr
. Robert Bunn £11.11..-. Onboard your ship
the Brilliant are 4 hogsheads of my Tobacco the whole of this
years crop which is always short with me when the price
is high here. You will receive from Capt. Robinson the
journal of our last assembly with some of our public papers.
By these you will see the people are far from being satisfied
with a partial repeal of the American Duty Acts. One
would think the Ministry loved contention and were
deteremined to gain the hate of the people or they never would
retain the duty on tea. The sum raised by it is too paltry
to forfeit the affection of all America for. We are very
happy in our Governor Lord Botetourt, his affability and great
attention to the due administration of every part of his duty has
gained him the affection and confidence of the whole colony. If
some other governors on the continent were as well disposed
to smooth the people they preside over harmony would in a great
measure soon be restored among them.
On the return of your next ship I shall be glad to receive
the goods mentioned in the invoice now sent. You will observe not
to make me offend against the association by sending anything contrary
to the terms of that engagement. Your son has been sometime
confined sick at my neighbor Mr Wythe but is now pretty well
recovered and gone to York. This summer has been the most
seasonable of any for many years past should no misfortune
happen to the crop before it is finished the quantity of corn
and tobacco will greatly exceed any ever made here in one
year. Be so kind as to forward the enclosed to my old freind
Colonel Cocke. I have not heard from him of a long time if he
wishes to be informed of the news in this colony. I have
referred him to you to furnish him with a [right] of the papers.
Pray make my compliments to Mrs Norton and
be assured that I am with great esteem and regard.
Dear Sir
Your obliged hble servt
Thos Everard
Williamsburgh
1st
August 1770
Invoice of sundry goods to be shipped on account
and risk of Thomas Everard of Williamsburgh in Virginia
| ~2 pc of Irish Linen at | 1/- |
| ~2 Do | 1/6 |
| ~2 Do | 2/- |
| ~2 Do | 2/6 |
| ~2 Do | 3/- |
| ~2 Do | 4/- |
| ~3 pc German oznabrugs | |
| ~2 pc Hempen [ropes] | |
| ~12 Mens fearnothing jackets | |
| ~2 pc half thicks | |
| ~1 pc dark fustain | |
| ~10 yards blue broad cloth at 8/yard | |
| ~2 doz: Negro mens yarn stockings | |
| ~6 pair boys Do | |
| ~2 dozen pair womans black shoes size fives | |
| ~2 dozen pair womens cotton stockings at 36/dozen | |
| ~20 [lb.] Salt Petre | |
| ~½ [lb.] Nutmeg | |
| ~½ [lb.] Mace | |
| ~¼ [lb.] Cloves | |
| ~¼ [lb.] Cinnamon | |
| ~4 [lb.] fig Blue | |
| ~6 large hair brooms ~6 mops | |
| ~1 [lb.] best sealing wax | |
| ~Miscellanies by John Armstrong M.D. in 2 volumes printed by Cadell 1770. |
To
Messrs
. John Norton & Son,
Merchant in London
Virginia August 1st
1770
Thomas Everard
recd
24th
Septemr
p[er] Brilliant
Goods entd
pa: 265
Ansd
Decr
1770
p[er] Fox
wrote again p[er]Goosely