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I have Maide bold to wright to You for a
Parcel of Goods hopeing that it will be Your
Pleasure in Sending them to me, as I am
senceable if You will send them to me, they
will be Greatly to my Advantage and shall
always Esteem it One of the greatest favours
ever done me, as You are a Purchaser of Tobacco
it will Sute me very well, if that be agreeable to
You, to Purchase to Send to You, and You shall
have it as Resonable as I can only Allowing
me a Commission of five pCent on what I buy
for You and make You Remittance that way
to Pay you for what Ever Goods Youl Please to order
to me as I should chose Yet a while to enter
in that way of Shiping my Self on my one
Acco^t :. You may be well Assure'd of my Fedellity
to You in doing the best for You I Possibly can
and withall to get a little for my Self & family.

The manner I whant the Goods & the manner
that I whaⁿt to Pay if God's willing is that
every Year remittance shall be maide and if it does
not sute to Remit the whole Sum what ever
Balance is due to You shall be Glad to pay
You Interest for it, as Perhaps the first Year may
be the worst, I do Deal a Little that way but
Cheafly in the Baking way, but for want of
a Good assortment cannot have so good a sum
as if I was well Sorted with Dry Goods You may
depend that I will do all that Lays in my Power
to Remit You Yearly what Lays in my Power
that You may depend upon it.

I shall if You can have faith Enough in
me, want two People that can be very well Recomm
ended to keep a Store that is well calculated for
that in every Perticular Let them be-Persons
that will ame at Honour and Honesty as that
is the greatest Prize we can Get in the World
likewise I want a Good Gardner and a Good
Baker that is Acquinted with all it's branches.

I should have maide out a Larger a larger
Invoice but was afraid that Should Intrude
two much on you but if You think you can
Voutsafe to send a Larger assortment shall
be Glad to take them, I Could wish that we
had been better acquinted then we wh are Perhaps
I might have a Better Chance of Your complying
with my Request but as I did Comply with my
last Ingagements, with you I make no dought but
shall be able to do this, I shall be Oblige to You
if You will Order me in 3 or 4 £ worth Garden
Seeds Yearly if You Send me in a Garnder & some
Curious Flower roots, I did not mention any
Sail Cloath for my mills shall be Oblige to You
if You will Send me in two suts; one for Each
of my mills, nothing more at Present but wishing
You may Satisfy my Curiousity, I remain, M^rs .
Norton & Your Most Obedient & Most Humb^l . Serv^t .

N.B. I want a Good Dog & Bitch of the
Mustif Brand which you may Send
with the Gardner
J.S.

Virg^a Norfolk 8^th Jan^ry 1767
John Smith
Rec'^d the 22^nd July 1767

Accompany with Invoice
for Goods & send other
things w^ch for want of
Effects can't be comply^d w^th .

To
M^r John Norton
Merch^t in
London