Title:: John C. Jones Letter 1796

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

John C. Jones Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01
Creator:
Jones, John C. arrangement
Abstract:
Contemporary copy of a letter, January 18, 1796, of John C. Jones of Boston, Massachusetts to Moses Myers of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the ship Newport. Jones asks that tobacco be consigned to Messrs Fermin, Deporter & Co., London. Also concerns M. M. Hays and expresses his confidence in ship's Captain, William Robinson.
Language:
The papers are in: English
Preferred citation:

John C. Jones Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Contemporary copy of a letter, January 18, 1796, of John C. Jones of Boston, Massachusetts to Moses Myers of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the ship Newport. Jones asks that tobacco be consigned to Messrs Fermin, Deporter & Co., London. Also concerns M. M. Hays and expresses his confidence in ship's Captain, William Robinson.

Biographical / historical:

Presumably a merchant of Boston, MA. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John C. Jones">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John C. Jones</a>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 07/19/2006.