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Virg^a . 1 Aug^t 1773
Tho^s . Everard
Rec^d . 16 Sept^r .
Goods Ent^d . pa: 257
Ans^d the Nov.
p[er] Esten

The Goods by Esten and Robertson came safe and
in good Order. By the Virginia I send you 18 hogsheads of Tobacco.
5 of them marked I.H are to go to the Credit of M^r . Horrocks's Acco^t .
I wish you could set a Value on the 5 hhds immediately that you
might close that Account the balance of which you must charge
to me. By this method my Brother will be able as I have desired
him to pay Mr. Thomas Horrocks directly his part of his Brothers
Estate. The £ 100 for Randolphs Bill if you have not paid it to T. H.
as you say you intended be pleased to let my Brother have for that
purpose: I doubt not of your readiness to Assist in bringing this matter
to an end. If there is any balance due to or from Mr. Athawes pay
or receive as the case may be and carry it to Mr. Horrocks's Acco^t .

I have given your Son Notes for six hogsheads, made to
my Brunswick Plantation, he has put it on board Capt. Power
it grew on fresh high Land and is said to be very good; let what you
think the Value be Insured on it.

Mr. Wylies application to the Bishop of London not a little
surprizes me to be paid for his Services done for Mr. Horrocks who
I am well satisfied had he lived would never have been applied to or
the Bishop either for any such thing. When M^r . Horrocks left
Virginia I know some Clergy Men were ready and willing to have
done him any Services, in his Absence as the Bishops
Commissary without demanding or expecting a reward for it
M^r . Wylie sometime ago applied to me and said he thought
himself entitled to some part of the salary I asked him if he
agreed with or had any Promise from M^r . Horrocks to pay
him anything his Answer was No, but M^r . Horrocks had
offered to do him any Services he could in England and as the
Commissarys place was given to another which he thought
M^r . Horrocks should have secured for him in case of his death
(a very modest and reasonable thought to be sure) he ought to
have satisfaction some other way I told him I did not think so
but he was welcome to such of M^r . Horrocks books as he
would, gratis, he has taken to the Value of 40/ or 50/ and I have
heard no more of him since. I believe the old Gentleman was
not a little Vain of his appointment and looked upon it as an
Honour done him by giving him the preference to others-
than as a troublesome Office.

M^rs . Horrocks begs to be remembered to you M^rs . Norton
and the rest of your worthy family she will always bear in her
mind the many Civilities received from you and them. The
extraordinary hot and dry Weather we have had for more than
a Month past has much injured her health has reduced her
greatly and disabled her from the using her Pen but as soon as
the Weather is more moderate she hopes to recover strength
and will then answer Mrs. Norton's kind Letter, to her pray
make my respectful Compliments and be Assured I am