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Permit me, sir, to remind you of a promisory note to pay me some tobacco, (250 lbs if i remember rightly, for i have not the note by me) which you received six or seven years ago from mr. Cabell. | ==Letter text== | ||
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Permit me, sir, to remind you of a promisory note to pay me some tobacco, (250 lbs if i remember rightly, for i have not the note by me) which you received six or seven years ago from mr. Cabell. a student at college at the same time with you, delivered to [[James Madison, Bishot|mr Madison]] some tobacco, i believe a hogshead, to be divided between mr Madison and me. i desired him to retain the whol upon his consenting that i might receive what you should be indebted to him. i mentioned both these subjects to you, several times, by letters, to which satisfactory answers have not come to my hands. i am, | |||
Richmond 3 dec. 1787< | sir, | ||
your humble servant<br /> | |||
[[George Wythe|G. Wythe]]<br /> | |||
Richmond 3 dec. 1787 | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, January 1785]] | |||
*[[Wythe to Bushrod Washington, 9 December 1787]] | |||
[[Category: Letters from Wythe]] | [[Category: Letters from Wythe]] | ||
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Letter text
Permit me, sir, to remind you of a promisory note to pay me some tobacco, (250 lbs if i remember rightly, for i have not the note by me) which you received six or seven years ago from mr. Cabell. a student at college at the same time with you, delivered to mr Madison some tobacco, i believe a hogshead, to be divided between mr Madison and me. i desired him to retain the whol upon his consenting that i might receive what you should be indebted to him. i mentioned both these subjects to you, several times, by letters, to which satisfactory answers have not come to my hands. i am,
sir,
your humble servant
G. Wythe
Richmond 3 dec. 1787