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Box 7

 Container

Contains 124 Results:

Am? Van Bibber, North End, Matthews County, Va., to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1803 September 3

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 100a
Identifier: id132455
Scope and Contents

Purchase of some slaves, and "grazing" as a business; describes the soil in his area, and his grasses it supports; comments on his method of crop rotation.

Dates: 1803 September 3

Messrs. Grayson & Noble, London, to Sir peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1803 September 12

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 101
Identifier: id132456
Scope and Contents

Lady Skipwith's order for music books. Also contains information on the prices for tobacco in Europe "notwithstanding the blockade of the Elbe & other restrictions on commerce."

Dates: 1803 September 12

Thomas Bennett Ship Captain and agent for Messrs Grayson & Noble of London, to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1804 May 6

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 112
Identifier: id132468
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Informing Skipwith of his plans to charter an American ship for the customers of Grayson & Noble. Also requests that Skipwith send along 1 1/2 dozen of "good bacon hams."

Dates: 1804 May 6

Thomas Bennett Ship Captain, Petersburg, to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1804 May 28

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 113
Identifier: id132470
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Requesting that Skipwith decide whether or not he wants to ship his tobacco to England aboard the ship Alexander at City Point Hopewell.

Dates: 1804 May 28

Thomas Bennett Ship Captain, Petersburg, to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1804 June 10

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 114
Identifier: id132473
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Giving additional information concerning the ship Alexander, such as freight rates for the transporting of Skipwith's tobacco.

Dates: 1804 June 10

Thomas Bennett Ship Captain, Petersburg, to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1804 September 14

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 116
Identifier: id132477
Scope and Contents

Bennet's receipt in Petersburg of 14 hogsheads of Rolla tobacco for shipment to Messrs. Grayson & Noble, London.

Dates: 1804 September 14

Messrs. Grayson & Noble, London, to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1804 December 1

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 118
Identifier: id132482
Scope and Contents

Sale of 4 hogsheads of Potson tobacco sent by Skipwith. Grayson complains of the inability to sell an additional 74 hogsheads of Rolla tobacco because of Skipwith's faulty methods of packing tobacco for shipment.

Dates: 1804 December 1