Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

John C. Jones Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 07/19/2006.

Biographical Note

Presumably a merchant of Boston, MA. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John C. Jones">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John C. Jones</a>.

Scope and Contents

Contemporary copy of a letter, January 18, 1796, of John C. Jones of Boston, Massachusetts to Moses Myers of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the ship Newport. Jones asks that tobacco be consigned to Messrs Fermin, Deporter & Co., London.  Also concerns M. M. Hays and expresses his confidence in ship's Captain, William Robinson.

Index Terms

Corporate Name:

• Newport (Ship)

Genre/Form of Material:

• Correspondence

Personal Name:

• Myers, Moses

Topical Term:

• Shipping--History--18th century.
• Tobacco industry.

Additional Information