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I have made free to wright the third letter to you to no if
it [would] be agreeable to ship you some more Toba^o; tho I dont
Believe you want my custom for their lay^d in wear wearhouse a
ton of Gloucester Toba^o almost eaighteen months when I expecte^d
you had it M^r Cary had ordered to Receive^d as I lived out of county I
Trusted all to him, the Toba^o I no[w] make will be Brought the falls
of Rapahanock River it fine mountain Toba^o I believe I could
[illegible]t you three or fore Ton the next crop if yould think it worthe
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 geting 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 [Rate] in the country, so that M^r Cary
kept 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 pence the hole amo
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 [illegible]charge to
M^r Cary I shall be glad to Rec^d a Letter from you as soon as possible
your comployance will Greatly Oblige Sir

To
M^r John Norton
Merchant
London

Virg^a 25^th June 1768
George Boswell
Rec^d 30^th August
P[er] Cap^t Esten
Ans^d the    March 1769
P[er] Brilliant