Robert Carter writes to London merchants Micajah Perry Sr. andJr., February 13, 1721, that he has received their letters which werefull of bad news concerning the poor quality of the tobacco he hassent to them for sale. He argues that he has sent them good tobacco,especially that shipped by Captain Wharton, and that there willalways be good and bad tobacco in every crop and shipment. He writesabout the Northern Neck proprietary affairs and his need for anaccount before he can take Edmund Jenings to court for his unpaiddebts to the proprietors. Charles Grymes has talked of his takingover the management of the Lloyd properties, but the overseers havecome to Carter to renew their yearly contracts. In conclusion hecomplains about the poor prices her received for tobacco shipped "perLisband" and hopes he will not lose much from his annuity.
Yor Lettrs by York and also Yor box by John
Fitzhugh
came to me two days ago they are full of suchbad news
I dont know how to give them a proper answer find Imust keep at
the Labouring Oar as long as I live, The ComplaintsYou make of
the badness of my Tobo is one heavy Article I amsure abundance
of the parcells Youhad Especially That byWharton was choice
Good Tobo and Such as Nice
in his
with their overseers than I do nor be stricter intheir orders but
Tis impossible weCrop men Should make all ourTobo. alike
Some mean hogsheads in Every Crop there will be thatmust keep
company with the better Sort, I have tyed up my Tobo.this
Year for the most part in the Middle in pretty largebundles
and now It Seems that is become displeasing if thehumour of
Trade after Every Year Tis Impossible we Should keeppace with
It. Tis Some comfort thatEvery person I meet withspeak of
Complaints they have of their Tobo am glad to find myCredit
is not Yett lost, I Shall avoidas much as possibly I canmaking
large drafts upon You this Year,
The NorthernNeck
business is like to prove a bitter Pill
to me, I have the Proprietors Lettr. and one to
if he will not do themJustice without Law they must send me
An attested account whatis due to them, before I Shall be in a
Capacity to manage him, Ihave alredy [sic
]
told You he hath
Assured me he gavepositive orders to his sonto Settle wth them
& to pay what was their Due, as
the Yearly rent Due to the Crown which is£6"13"4 hath
not bin paid Since I went out of the business
this money must be paid by some body It is the foundation
ofthe Proprietors Grant I desire You to discource them about
It Ihave writ to them already That I may haveorders wt.
to do, and desire they will givethemselves the Trouble of a Frequent
Correspondency with me forI Shall have many things to say
to them for the better
Charles Grymes
hath bin very forward topublish he
Should have the management of
I have bin told went to offer their Service to himbut since have
had the manners to Contract wth. me for theEnsuing Year
Yor Accot of sales of the Nine hogsheads per
Storey at Such prices my debt fromOffley will come to nothing
You say a great deal about my annuity hope I shall be no looser
by it in the End Shall not add further at present but Gent