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Preferred Citation

Robert Brooke Letter to John Norton and Sons, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the Hart Collection.

Scope and Contents

One page letter about Brooke's business difficulties in selling tobacco and recent bankruptcies in the area. He writes to acknowledge two receipts of Norton's and regrets that he cannot pay his debts currently as his tobacco is not selling. In lieu of current payment, he sent an amount of his tobacco. He also writes that he hopes his economic prospects will improve and he will pay his debt back.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bankruptcy--Virginia
• Debt
• Tobacco