Box 26
Contains 200 Results:
James Strange, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 March 26
Thanks him for sending hams to London for him, also for flour and corn forwarded to him
Brown, Rives & Co., Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 March 31
Old Tobacco is worth $ 7 or $ 8; send Lees to Philadelphia; other to go to England; better to send in 2 ships as risk is less.; fill in with corn and Indian meal.
Joshua Fort, Smithfield to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 March 30
Re: vast acreage of land in Nansemond County surveyed in 1791 and entered in Surveyor’s book, Norfolk, in name of James Murdough and Daniel Fisher (20,000 acres). Entry was first made in 1783 with Andrew Stewart, and later Col. Charles Connor; asks Blow to “have inventory made in the names of Thomas Edmonds and John T. Blow who are the right and only owners of these warrants”
Rob. Hines, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 March 30
Re: collection for Blow
Talbot Godwin, Exchange (Store), to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 8
Bought sloop Alexander to save debt of Francis Jones
J. Strange, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 8
Robt. Pallack, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 3
Brown, Rives & Co., Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 March 3
Orders for shipments of tobacco to England
Isaac Hicks, New York, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 22
Great demand for grain and flour; have had no sales for gloves
Thomas Thompson, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 17
Have shipped by brig Betsy 416 [hbls?] flour to Blow; also have sent 58 [hbls?] by brig Independence. Gives current price list.
Blow & Scammel, Tower Hill, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 13
Received cheese; wishes price of corn and bacon. Little peach brandy in this neighborhood this year; sales at store were £ 162, £ 54 cash
Edwin Fort, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 19
Gloves (380 dozen) sent to Philadelphia for possible sale; would like coffee, sugar and salt in barter for Indian corn. Send prices for tobacco, flour, mead, corn, rum, brandy, coffee, and sugar. Wishes payment for Barksdale’s debt to him for tobacco.
Talbot Godwin, Exchange (Store), to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 9
Re: note of Mr. Jones
John Storky, Jr., Philadelphia, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 27
Sent set of springs for a gigg for Mr. Fort on sloop Sincerity
Thomas Thompson, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 27
Wm Batch Jr, New Bedford, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 30
Is there any demand for Russian goods with you? Expect a ship from the Baltics soon
Thomas Thompson, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 April 24
Re: flour to be exported
Buchanan & Pallak, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 April 24
Re: sending tobacco to Blow for export
Richard Bodwain, Norfolk, to Richard Blow, 1801 June
Brown, Rives & Co., Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 June
Sending tobacco for shipment on brig Washington to London
Thomas Thompson, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 June 1
Sorry to hear of the loss of brigs Carter and Mary Hylton, hope to go to London soon, peace seems near.
Brown, Rives & Co., Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 June 1
Re: tobacco shipments
Halloway & Burchett, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 June 3
Edwin Fort, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1801 June 3
Orders for tobacco sent down to go to Cowes, Havre, Dunkirk (France), and Rotterdam via the brig Almira
John Hoomer, Bowling Green, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1801 June 4
Re: tobacco for London