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To George Washington from John Norton, 9 May 1758

From John Norton

York the 9th May 1758

Sr

I take the liberty to Recommend the bearers hereof Mr Thruston & Mr Cary to your favour, they have I beleive Raised abt 30 Men for the New Regiment, the former is in hopes of a 2d Lieutenancy & the latter to be an Ensign, they are both very sober young Men & I doubt not but will behave themselves in such manner as to merit your Esteem.1 Any Civilitys you shew them will much oblige Sr Yr most hum. Servt

John Norton

ALS, DLC:GW.

John Norton was the junior partner in the consignment firm of Flowerdewe and Norton. He lived at Yorktown and acted for the firm in Virginia while Thomas Flowerdewe managed the London end of the business.

1. See Warner Lewis to GW, 6 May.

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    To George Washington from John Norton, 9 May 1758
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    Norton, John
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    Washington, George
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    9 May 1758

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    “To George Washington from John Norton, 9 May 1758,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-05-02-0129. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 5, 5 October 1757–3 September 1758, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1988, pp. 171–172.]