Francis Goring (1755 – 1842)
1790

Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
X993.5.375 X 987.5.4.102 {probably an accession number for museum purposes - in pencil}
Francis Goring’s
{scribble design}
Acct. of House Expences
and Memorandum's begun
June 2d 1790
{scribble design}
{scribble design} Nafsau (now)
Lincoln Province
Upper Canada

House Expences April 24th 1790
1790
June 2d

8 ¼ lbs Butter from Corn'l Lambert
2/

-

16

6

May 19

1 lb Tea Paid Mrs Thompson's Eggs

-

8

-

Cash paid for Sugar

-

4

-

2 ½ Gallons Rum from Mrs Thompson
12/-

1

10

-

8 lbs Maple Sugar from Mrs Thompson

-

8

-

2 lb Loaf Sugar from Mrs Thompson

-

5

-

½ lb Green Tea from Mrs Thompson

-

6

-

2 lbs Rice from Mrs Thompson

-

2

-

June 5th .

June 10th

Sepr 2

1 Quire Paper Cash paid Hamilton

-

3

-

2 ½ yds Flannel Cash paid Hamilton
4/-

-

10

-

a pr Mens Shoes Cash paid Hamilton

-

12

-

4 lbs Candles Cash paid Hamilton
2/6

-

10

-

Thread Cash paid Hamilton

-

1

-

Tobacco Cash paid Hamilton

-

8

-

2 Nutmegs 2/- & thread 6d Mr Forsyths

-

2

6

1 Bushel Petatoes

Mr J Ball

-

5

-

21 ½ lbs Butter from Mr Jacob Ball between the 19th .
June and 7th . Augt.
2/-

2

3

-

1 Cwt..0 qr..8 lbs. Flour from Mr Jacob Ball

1

14

3

0 Cwt..2 qr..0 lbs. Flour from Mr Jacob Ball

-

16

-

1 Cwt..0 qr..2 lbs. Flour from John Secord between 27
June & 18 July
32/-

1

12

7

0 Cwt..3 qr..12 ½ lbs. Flour from Mr Daniel Servos
32/-

1

7

-

14

3

10

14

3

10

-

6

3

over £

1790

Augt 23d

over
2 ½ lbs Loaf Sugar. pd Mrs Thompson

32/-

Carried

Brot

/6

7 ½ Quarts Rum from Mr D. Servos between 23d June
& 9th August

1

2

6

1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton & Crooks

-

8

-

half Carrot Tobacco Hamilton & Crooks

-

8

-

a pr Mens Shoes pd Dixon

-

12

-

a pr. Womans Leatr Shoes pd Dixon

-

10

-

a pr Shoes to Charlotte from Mrs Thompson

-

7

18

3 pints Rum Mrs Thompson

-

4

6

19

paid Benazah Williams in part of 18/- for Weaving by
his order on me in favour Mary Vanderlip.

-

16

-

22d

20 lbs Flour Mr Danl Servos

-

5

8½

26th

¾ yds Calicoe Mrs Thompson

-

6

-

Octor. 1

25 lbs Flour. Mr Danl Servos
32/-

-

6

11 ½

6

paid 2 ¾ lbs Butter for 2 ¾ lbs Soap at the same time
paid 1 lb Butter for Soap had before (in all 4 ¾ lbs
Soap) to Mrs Thompson

-

9

6

13th

1 ½ Bushels Wheat from Mr Danl Servos
10/-

-

17

6

15th

1 lb Tobacco from Mrs Thompson

-

5

-

18th

2 yds Coating from Mrs Thompson
14/-

1

8

-

July 13th

Aug 23d

a pr wom: stuff Shoes.
marking her Goods

11/-

from Mrs Thompson for

½ lb Pepper 3/ Needles 1/6 Pins 2/ from Mrs
Thompson for marking her Goods
Sepr 11th

32/

5 yds brown Sheeting from Mrs Thompson
4/6

1

2

6

1 lb Bohea Tea from Mrs Thompson

-

6

-

¼

-

1

6

24

6

9

24

6

9

2 Quarts Salt. paid Mr Dixon

-

2

-

6 Skains Thread Mrs Thompson

-

-

9

26 lbs Flour from Mr Dan'l Servos
32/-

-

7

1¾

lbs

fig Blue from Mrs Thompson
Carried

forw'd £

1790

Brought
forward £

Octor 18th

27th

Novr. 1st

Stephen Secord

9th

1 Bushel of Wheat Mr Danl Servos

-

8

-

10

1 lb Tobacco Mrs Thompson

-

5

-

Decr.

1 ¼ lbs Tobacco Mrs Thompson

-

5

8

2 ½ yds Russia Sheeting to Silas Secord for
bringing down Hogs. Mrs Thompson

-

11

3

20 lbs Flour from Mr Danl Servos
4/6

-

6

-

1 Bushel Corn from Mr J Ball

-

6

-

2 Bushels Wheat from Mr J Ball

-

16

-

24

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Jon: Horton for Hogs

-

15

-

2 Bushels Wheat from my Farm

-

16

-

Paid Phabe Smith . . . . . .

1

4

-

30

9

6¾

1 ½ Bushels Corn pd Jacob Servos

-

9

-

Decr 27

Cash at Lodge

-

6

-

Novr 20

1 pr Mens Shoes Mrs Thompson

-

14

-

an order on Mr Dal Servos to Mrs Picket

1

-

-

Paid Benezah Williams for Weaving (by Dal Servos

-

2

-

1 peck salt paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ordr

-

7

-

½ lb Tobacco paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords
ordr

-

2

-

11

½

-

3

-

20

56 lbs flour from Jacob Ball on Danl Servos acct

-

16

-

1790

1791
Jany 6

lb

Tea paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ordr

2 yds Callicoe 12/- a Hkf 8/ & Knives 5/ from Mrs
Thompson for Writing
Feby 1

1 ½ yd Linen Mrs Thompson
4/9

-

7

1½

3d

54 lbs Flour Danl Servos

-

15

5

4th

4 lbs Wool pd the Halter

-

10

-

6th

1 lb Tobacco (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson

-

4

-

1 lb Tea (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson

-

6

-

3 pints Rum (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson

-

4

6

Tobacco Pipes (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson

-

1

-

21st

2 Bushels Wheat ground at Secords Mill

1

-

-

Mar 8th

1 Bushel Wheat ground at Secords Mill

-

10

-

11

1 lb Tobacco Paid T. Bealey by ordr on St Secord

-

5

-

10

an Ax Paid by Darling

-

8

-

9

1 lb Tobacco Mrs Thompson

-

4

-

22d

54 lbs Flour from Christian Warner
32/-

-

15

5

April 20

1 Bushel 7 Quarts Corn ground at Secords

-

12

-

1 Bushel Rye ground at Secords

-

8

-

2 ½ Bushels Wheat from Lamberts ground at
Secords

1

5

-

May 10th

¼ lb Pepper 1/6 ½ lb Tea 3/- from Mrs Thompson
for Writing

14th

1 Bushel Buck Wheat from Soln Hyet (ground)

-

6

-

10

½

-

2

6

23

1 Bushel Buck Wheat (ground)

-

6

-

9

17

11 ½

9

17

11

lb

Tobacco Mrs Thompson

Carrd
forward £

1791

forward £

Brot

June 3d

2 Bushels Buck Wheat from Sol: Hyet (ground)

-

12

-

3 yds striptd Cotton from Mrs Thompson for Writing
5/-

-

15

-

a Bushel Wheat from Lamberts (ground)

-

10

-

21

3 Bushels Buck Wheat ground

-

18

-

July 3d

2 ½ Bushels Buck Wheat ground

-

15

-

½ Bushel of Rye ground

-

4

-

Augt 5th

One Bushel of Wheat from E. Collard ground

-

10

-

14th

1 Bushel Wheat from Silas Secord ground

-

10

-

21st

1 Bushel Wheat from Adam Hudt for Writing ground

-

10

-

1 Bushel & 2 Quarts Wheat ground

-

9

-

Oct. 8th

3 Bushels & 20 Quarts Corn @ 6/- ground

1

1

9

Octr 15th

2 Bushels Buck Wheat
5/-

-

10

-

-

6

9

-

6

-

-

8

1½

-

6

10 ½

-

3

-

-

18

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn
Novr 5th

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn
1 Bushel 20 Quarts Buck Wheat

Decr 8th

6/-

1 Bushel 12 Quarts Buck Wheat

5/5/-

½ Bushel Corn
Novr 1

4 ½ yds. Linen from Mr Jos. Edwards
2 yds brown Cloth from Mr Jos. Edwards
Cash for ferryage

4/
10/

4 Quarts Salt
3 prs Shoes for myself

12/

-

4

-

1

16

-

-

House Expences begun Jany 1792
Jany 1

1 Bushel sum: Wheat ground

-

8

9th

4 Quarts salt from A. Smith for writing

-

4

28th

1 Bushel summ: Wheat ground

-

8

-

2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Ticed

-

10

-

4

Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby

-

8

-

Feby 8th

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

-

12

6

19th

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

-

12

6

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground

-

9

-

March 2d

a pair shoes made by Ely Collard

-

5

-

8th

1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Senr

-

8

-

1 Bushel Buck Wheat from P. Secord Senr

-

5

-

a New How . Return'd.

-

8

-

Mending Tongs & a small Kettle. I. Darling

-

2

-

Mending Kettles by Wm Havins.

-

4

-

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

-

12

6

1 Bushel Rye from P. Secord

-

6

-

2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice.

-

12

-

22d

29th

May 7

1 Bushel Corn from Mrs Tice.

-

5

-

12

1 Bushel Rye borrow'd from P Secord

-

6

-

June 4

2 Bushels Corn from P. Secord Junr

-

10

-

1 ½ Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice

-

9

-

25th

1 ¼ Bushels Summer Wheat ground

-

10

-

26

2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice

-

12

-

Leather from Canby for a pair Shoes for myself

-

8

-

9

6

6

9

6

6

£

1792

forward £

Brought

July 7th

a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard

-

6

-

21

a Bushel Wheat from Peter Secord Junr return'd for
20 Quarts due from Jno Stacey

-

8

-

½ Bushel Rye from David Secord Senr

-

3

-

-

13

9

-

10

-

-

6

-

-

3

-

1

4

-

Augt 1st

Bought of Mr Hamilton
2 ½ yds Wt R. Sheeting Hamilton
5/6
2 ½ yds Yallow Flannel Hamilton
1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton

4/
6/

½ lb Pepper Hamilton
1 ½ Gallon Rum Hamilton

16/

1 Bushel Buck Wheat ground

-

56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Senr

5

-

14

-

31 lbs Carnell from David Secord Senr

-

5

-

17

1 Bushel Corn

-

5

-

24th

19 lbs Carnell {&} 32 lbs Carnell {totals} is 51 lbs

-

7

3½

Sepr 4th

40 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr

19th

43 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr

26

39 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr

Oct 3d

28 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr

7

53 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr
{total} 203 lbs @ 26/-

2

7

1½

22d

25 lbs Midlings

23d

44 lbs Midlings
16/-

9

10 ¼

Novr 1

a paper pins Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

-

2

-

1 lb Soap Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

-

2

-

2 White Bowls Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

-

2

-

-

14

-

18

13

6¼

{total} 69 lbs @

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn ground
17th

2 Bushels 9 Quarts Corn ground

Over £

Carrd

1792

Brot

Over £

18

13

6 1/4

Novr 17th

a pr Mens Shoes Bought for 3 lbs Butter

-

6

-

21

1 ½ yd Grey Ratteen from Mr Hamilton

-

18

-

2 Bushls & 12 Quarts Corn ground
4/

-

9

6

a Shirt Bt for 3 ½ lbs Butter

-

7

-

Dec 11th

a Knife from Mr Hamilton

-

2

-

12th

3 ½ lbs Pork from Davd Secord

-

2

½

10th

1 lb Bohea Tea. Mr Hamilton

-

6

-

13th

30 lbs Flour
26/-

-

7

9½

15

a Handkerchief Mr Hamilton

-

6

-

18th

1 Bushel 5 Quarts Corn ground
4/

-

5

-

19th

½ Bushel Salt Mr Hamilton

-

12

-

20th

a pr Mens Shoes from Mr Hamilton

-

12

-

a pr Buckles from Mr Hamilton

-

4

-

a Comb from Mr Hamilton

-

-

6

5 lbs Beef from David Secord

-

2

6

a pr Womans Shoes made by Collard

-

5

-

½

Raisins from Street & Phelps

-

1

-

a pr: 4 pt Blankets from Jos Edwards

3

-

-

22d

lb

David Secord

7

½
26

-

3

-

-

4

-

-

-

6

1 lb Tea Robt Hamilton

-

6

-

1 lb Soap Robt Hamilton

-

2

-

1 ½ yd Rufsia Sheeting Street

-

7

6

1 ½ yd Linen Street
4/

-

6

-

4

-

lb

Pepper from Jos Edwards

1 Quart Rum

Hamilton

2 Darning Needles Hamilton
House Expences 1793
Jany 11th

1 Quart Rum Street

12

22

26

29th

1 pt Rum for fish Hamilton

-

2

-

3 yds Flannel Hamilton
4/

-

12

-

1 Bushel buck wheat ground

-

4

-

1 ½ Bushel Wheat ground
8/

-

12

-

½ lb Tobacco Hamilton

-

2

-

½ doz Quils Hamilton

-

1

-

½ lb Tobacco (the 7th ) Hamilton

-

2

-

1 Quart Rum Hamilton

-

4

-

2 Darning Needles Hamilton

-

-

6

½ lb White Thread Phelps .

-

6

-

Feby 2

9th

3 ¾ lbs Upper Leather Canby
5/

-

18

9

a fish (Salmon) paid Canby

-

1

5

10 yds Linen Hamilton
4/9

2

7

6

a Carrot Tobacco Hamilton

-

10

-

2 ½ lbs Nails to Boman for Pails Hamilton

-

5

-

3 Bushels Corn Ground
5/

-

15

-

-

12

-

2 Salmon (for writing)

-

3

-

a Hat Street & Phelps

1

4

-

1 ½ doz large Buttons Street & Phelps
6/

-

9

-

10

16

8

10

16

8

2 yds brown Cloth Hamilton
32/

3

4

-

1 yd Flannel

-

4

-

-

5

-

-

4

-

1 ½ Bushel Wheat

8th

8/

£

1793

Feby 7th

Brot

Over £

Hamilton

2 ½ doz small Buttons
2/
1 yd Sheeting
4/

Hamilton

Hamilton

3 Skains silk & twist Hamilton

4 Yds Linen Hamilton
5/6

1

2

-

a Waistcoat Pattern Hamilton

1

4

-

12

½

-

3

-

14

½ yd Sheeting

-

2

-

15th

a pce. Sole Leather

-

4

-

19th

Half a Carrot Tobacco Hamilton

-

5

-

23d

1 lb Soap Hamilton

-

2

-

Mar 2d

Needles Hamilton

-

-

6

2 Bushels Corn ground

-

10

-

1 Bushel & 4 Quart Corn

-

5

7½

12

2 Bushels Wheat from Vrooman

-

16

-

6th

1 Qt Rum Hamilton

-

4

-

13th

a pr Womans Shoes Hamilton

-

9

-

22d

a piece Sole Leather paid by Jes: Page

-

6

-

a Cow Bell from E Phelps

-

10

-

1 Quire paper Hamilton

-

2

6

-

13

-

5

6

4

-

26th

lb

Bohea Tea Street & Phelps
Hamilton
Canby

half a Burshel Flour Dav: Secord about 20 lbs
April 17

36 lbs Flour

Dav: Secord

1 Bushel & 4 Quarts Corn ground
March
12th

1 Quart Rum

Hamilton

-

22

4

9½

22

4

9 1/2

-

4

-

-

5

-

-

7

8

-

16

-

½ Carrot Tobacco in March

-

5

-

2 Bushels Wheat from McEwen

-

16

-

56 lbs Flour from Mrs Byard

-

13

-

paid Nathan Johnston

-

4

-

£

1793

Brot Forw'd

£

April 16

a pr Buckles

Hamilton

26

½ a Carrot Tobacco

Hamilton

33 lbs Flour David Secord
a pr Channel pumps 7th Feby

May 2d

1 yd Hair Ribbon

Hamilton

Hamilton

2

Paid Jefse Page
½ Bushel Salt
1 Quart Rum

Hamilton
Hamilton

-

8

-

-

12

-

-

4

-

11th

½ yd Sheeting Hamilton

-

2

3

16th

6 ½ yds Stript Cotton
6/

1

19

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

4 yds. R. Sheeting
1 lb Soap

5/

a pr Mens Shoes

18th

12

-

paid Jefse Page 8/- & 1 Bushel petatoes

12

-

2 yds. Scotch Sheeting pd by Butter

7

-

-

4

-

-

4

-

2 Bushels Wheat from Mr Vrooman

-

16

-

8 yds. R. Sheeting
5/-

2

-

-

½ yd R. Sheeting Hamilton

-

2

9

1 lb Soap Hamilton

-

2

-

½

-

2

6

35

6

11 ½

35

6

11 ½

a Lining Handkf
28th

June

6th

-

Hamilton

half Carrot Tobacco

lb

Hamilton

Hamilton

Allspice Hamilton
Carrd

over £

1793

Amot brot

over £

June 12th

½ Carrot Tobacco to Elij. Collard from Hamilton

-

5

-

15th

a Linen Handkf from Hamilton

-

5

-

¼ lb Sulphur pd from Hamilton

-

1

6

16

Expences as Rows (Sunday)

-

2

-

7

a Quire Paper

-

2

6

-

5

-

Hamilton

a Remnant of Callicoe

Street

May 27th

36 lbs Flour from D: Secord

June 17

55 lbs Flour from D: Secord
26/-

June 22d

Mending a pr Shoes

1

1

2½

-

3

-

-

1

-

2 ½ yd R. Sheeting to Thos Harper from Hamilton
7

-

12

6

a Handkf to Thos Harper from Hamilton

-

6

-

24

½ Carrot Tobacco Hamilton

-

5

-

27

1 lb Soap

-

2

-

-

1

-

4 Pigeons

¼

lb

{total} 91 lbs

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Sulphur Hamilton

July 6th

Paid John Haber for 2 days work Sprouting a Field

-

8

-

June 29

Expences going to the Barrack

-

2

-

July 7

Expences at Rows on Sunday

-

2

6

June 25

44 lbs Middlings }

July 6

29 lbs Middlings }

-

10

5

9

a Sickle

Hamilton

-

4

-

a Scyth Hamilton

-

12

-

1 ½ Gallons Rum Hamilton

1

4

-

paid Benjn Doyl for Blacksmiths work

-

8

-

42

10

7

13

{total} 73 lbs from David Secord

Carrd
forw

d

£

1793

Brot

forward £

42

10

7

July 16

Paid for mending a pr Shoes by Mr Hamilton

-

6

-

30

Paid John Aber for Harvesting &c

1

4

-

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

Cash paid Wm Tine a Baptist Minister

-

4

-

35 lbs Middling from D. Secord

-

5

-

35 lbs Middling from D. Secord

-

5

-

Paid Jno Aber for Harvesting

1

8

-

30

Paid Jno Aber for Harvesting

-

2

-

24th

a Quarter Lamb from Stepn Secord 7 ¾

..

5

2

Augt 7th

35 lbs Middling from D: Secord

-

5

-

Paid for Mowing

-

12

-

2 Quarts Rum

-

8

-

Pins

Hamilton

-

8

9

Paid for Mowing

-

12

-

Paid for Mowing at P. Secords

-

12

-

½ Gallon Rum from Mr Hamilton

-

8

-

July 16th

½ Bushel Salt to Solon Hyet

-

12

-

Augt 19th

28 lbs Flour

-

6

6

21

C½

Hamilton

-

3

-

Tea to B Doyl Hamilton

-

3

-

27

15

½

lb

lb

Tea

lbs

@ 8d

24

Tobacco

Hamilton

26th

1 Quart Rum

-

1

-

-

4

-

-

3

-

-

8

-

1

7

-

-

14

3

Carrd Over £

54

1

3

Brot Over £

54

1

3

Hamilton

21 lbs Midlings

D. Secord

31st

a Bushel Wheat

D. Secord

Sepr 3d

1 ½ Gallon of Spirits

Hamilton

19 lbs Pork Qd Mr Wright

1793
Sept 2d

1 Bushel Wheat (chargd before) D. Secord

-

8

-

9th

1 Bushel Wheat. D. Secord

-

8

-

½

lb

Pepper

-

3

-

¼

lb

Brimstone paid

-

1

-

-

1

6

-

8

-

paid Nathl Johnston for work

-

4

-

Paid Jefse Page for work

-

12

-

1 Bushel Wheat

-

8

-

1

-

-

1

10 ½

12

Hamilton

a pt Malofsas
1 Bushel Wheat

24

Hamilton
D: Secord

Dav: Secord

1 ¼ yd Coating for Trousers Mr Hamilton.
4/
¾ yd Sheeting
2/6

Mr Hamilton.

25

1 Quart Rum

21st

-

4

-

3 ½ lb Tobacco Hamilton

-

10

-

30th

a Shaving Box Hamilton

-

12

-

Octor 4th

1 Quart Rum

-

4

-

14

2 Oz Indigo for Jno Collard

-

2

6

17th

3¼
3/

Hamilton

-

9

9

19

2 Hats to Jno Stacey
12/

Hamilton

1

4

-

-

19

6

-

4

-

-

8

-

-

2

-

Hamilton

-

2

6

a Quarter Lamb 8 ¼ lbs Step: Secord
8/

-

5

6

2 Salmon. paid

-

3

-

-

5

-

-

6

-

-

2

-

63

12

4½

lbs

Hamilton

Hamilton

Loaf Sugar

Hamilton

3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Ground
21st

1 Quart Rum

22d

½ Bushel Salt

23d

2 Nutmegs
¼

28

lb

Ginger

½ yd Cloth

Hamilton
Qr Mr Wright

Hamilton

Step: Secord

Hamilton

a pr Womans Hose
½ lb Brimstone

forward £

6/

Hamilton
Hamilton
Carrd

Memorandums

1790
Novr 23d

Went to my Farm the first Snow fall this day

27th

Saturday a deep Snow
Kept no School from the 23d Novr 1790 and on the 23d Jany 1791 gave it
up. On acct. of their not providing a Stove & keeping me out of Employ

1791
Febry 7th

Monday. Moved from the School House at the 3 Mile Creek

7th & 8th

Detaind at my Farther in Laws on acct of bad Weather

Wednesday 10th Feby 1791
Moved to my Farm
Saturday Feby 25th
Raised a School House at 6 Mile Creek
Dec'r 29th 1790
Kill'd two Hogs weight 110 lbs / 113 lbs {=} 223 lbs

Feby 28th
Gave my Note of Hand to Elijah Phelps for £4..4..0 due the 1st Septr next

March 6th
Went to the Barracks & reced the 7th 1 Bushel of Rye & 1 Bushel & 7 Quarts Corn from Isaac
Horton

22d
Received an order from Thos Bealey on Cornelius Lambert for 5 ½ Bushels Wheat for which
I gave him my obligation to pay £2..4..3d

April 1791
Received from Corn Lambert 2 ½ Bushels Wheat
es

Received from Cornes Lambert 1 Bushel Wheat

April 19th
Changed with Mr Peter Ball 1 Bushel of Winter Wheat for 1 ½ Bushls Summer Owe him ½
Bushel

Easter Monday 25th
The black Nosed Heiffer Calved a Heiffer Calf

April 27th
Sowed in the Bottom 5 pecks Summer Wheat with Cornes Lamberts Team 1 ½ days work 4
Oxen

29th
Sowed 10 Quarts of Flax Seed & 1 peck Summer Wheat wt Lamberts & Elijah Collards 4 Oxen
one day, in the little field

May 2d
Sowed about four Rod square with Hafser seed in the bottom, (planted 41 hills of white
petatoes)

April 27th

Reced a Bushel of red petatoes from Peter Lampman
Received 1 Bushel red petatoes from Peter Lampman

May 5th
Mr Balls red Bull with the Bell Cow

Sunday 8 May
Went to Niagara & brought up the Bell Cow from Mr Smith 10th May

11th May
Considerable damage done in this settlement by the Woods caughing Fire Mrs Guthries
House & fence burnt, & most of the fence by the River. Peter Secords fence burnt & many
others.

May 11th 1791
A remarkable dry spring, but one days rain between the 13th April & 12th May - 29 days
droth - Mostly Hot days and Frosty Nights. Rain'd 24th in the Morning

May 7th

23rd

Planted 5 rows white petatoes

94

Hills

14th

Planted 5 rows red petatoes

96

Hills

18th

Planted 1 row blue petatoes

19

Hills

21

Planted 2 rows yallow petatoes

36

Hills

to 25th

Planted 25 rows red petatoes

472

Hills

25

Planted 3 short rows red petatoes

39

Hills

25

Planted 1 short row Ladys Fin Toes

13

Hills

25

Planted 4 short rows Ladys Fingers

52

Hills

25

Planted 3 short rows White

39

Hills

27th

Planted 8 short rows Red

125

Hills

st

985

Friday 20 May
Planted about one Acre of Corn in the big field
18th
Half a day plowing of Mr Lamberts & E. Collards Team for Corn &
the 19th ¾ day Plowing Mr Lamberts & E. Collards Team
14th
Received 1 Bushel Buck Wheat of Solon Hyat
21st {Received 1 Bushel Buck Wheat in exchange for 10 lbs Maple Sugar
21st
The white faced Cow a bulling
27th
Finished planting Petatoes about 4 ½ bushels
732

Hills

Red Petatoes

133

Hills

White

19

Hills

Blue

36

Hills

Yallow

13

Hills

Ladys-toes

52

Hills

Ladys fingers

4

Hills

Liverpool - whites

989
Planted 18th June
73

Hills Red

11

Yallow

50

White

134
989
1123

In all

June 2d
Bought of Solomon Hyet 8 Bushels of Buck Wheat at 6/- pr bushel to pay after Harvist
10th
Plow'd ground for Buck wheat for which I am to allow Tho s Rice 12/- Elijah Collard hawld
Logs for a Root House (Say Plowing & Harrowing 16/-)
11th
Help’d Michl Hen to plant petatoes for which he gave me one Bushel
June 2d
Bought 2 lb Tobacco of Samson Lutzs to pay 4/No rain from the 24th till 17th June
June 17th
Set out about 300 Tobacco plants
June 29th
Hoed the Corn the first time
Friday July 1st
Sowed half a Bushel of Buck Wheat Thos Rice harrowed it in with his Team 1 days work
July 14th
Finish'd howing my Petatoes
16th

Finish'd howing Corn
28th
Mr Thos Rice finish'd Cutting Wheat on my Place.
Monday July 18th
Help'd Mr Lambert in Harvest Myself ½ day
Tuesday 19th Myself & Wife Harvest 1 day

½
2

Wednesday 20th Myself & Wife Harvest 1 day

2

Friday 22nd Harvest from 10 Morning

1½

Saturday 23rd Harvest from 5 in the Evening

¼

Monday 25th Myself 1 day my Wife ½ day

1

Wednesday 27th Harvest about 3 hours at Lamberts

½

Thursday 28th Harvest at Lambert til 10 O’Clock Morning

½
8¼

Saturday 23rd July
Help'd Mr Elijah Collard in Harvest till about 5 in the Evening

1½

Tuesday 26th July Help'd Mr Elijah Collard in Harvest Myself & Wife all day

2

Wednesday 27th July Myself & Wife in Harvest ½ a day at Mr Collards 1
Thursday 28th July Myself & Wife in Harvest from 10 in the Morning

1½
6

Monday 1st August

Sow'd about half an Acre of new ground with Turnip seed in the bottom M r Lambert
harrow'd it in
3d Aug
Hawld & stack'd My 1/3 share of winter Wheat being my part with of 3 bushels sowing with
Thos Rice
4th
Began to cut Hay
5
Reced a Bushel of Wheat from Elijah Collard
10
Hawld and stack'd Hay about 3 Ton Hay allow'd Elijah Collard one half for Cutting & hawling
14th
Borrow'd a Bushel of Wheat from Silas Secord
13th Aug
Help’d Elijah Collard in summer harvest & Hay from 10 OClock

15th
Elijah Collard cut part of my summer wheat begun about 10 O clock

Monday 22d Augt 1791
Cornelius Lambert finish’d cuting my summer Wheat, hawld & stack'd it about ½ days work
7th Octr
Cornelius Lambert cut my Buck wheat (about 2 hours work)
9th Octr
Thos Rice Plow'd one day (for wheat)

6th Octr
Thretchd & cleand my 1/3 share of winter wheat with Thos Rice about 5 ½ bushels

12 & 13th
Sowed 3 ¼ Bushels winter wheat with Elijah Collards team 2 days work & a boy
18th Octr
Mr Lambert plow'd with his team 1 day & 2 hours in the field facing the door for summer
wheat
20th Thursday
The first Snow this fall, it snowd and drifted till evening
27th
Finished diging potatoes, had about 30 bushels in all
28th
Pull'd Turnips had only 5 bushels owing to the bad seed I got of M rs Tice
29th
Changed with Michl Hen half a bushel of (Lady finger) Petatoes / to have yallow in place of
them
Nov. 1st
My Wife went to Niagara & Sold
1 doz Fowls for

1

7

0

Beats. for 4 Quarts salt

~

4

~

~

10

0

4 doz Eggs

2/6

Nov. 1st 1791

Paid Joseph Edwards account

1

Bought 4 ½ yd Linen

4/

2 yd. brown Coating

10/

Cash from Edwards for Ferryage .

17

~

18
1

~

~

~

1

~

11th Novr
Killd three pigs . . . weight 94 lbs
19th
Weighed & stem'd part of my Tobacco 57 Rolls wt. 16 ½

lbs

Weighed & stem'd part of my Tobacco 57 Rolls wt. 9 lbs
Decr
Kill'd a pig . . . weight 19 lbs
3 Pairs Shoes made by Elijah Collard from the Febr to Decr
Decr 22d
Took up my Note for £4..4s..0 to Elijah Phelps and gave Homes Brightman an order on David
Secord Senr for the amount for which I stand indebted to him. David Secord

Memorandums 1792
Jany 6th
Settled with Thos McKinsey before Mr Burch to have wheat for 3 dollars about 3 bushels &
16/- more if Sam. Cox refuses to take his oath that I employ'd T.McK to clear land
Jany 7th
Employ'd by Mrs Tice to settle her affairs

13th

Mrs Tice to pay me 32/- in Corn as pr agreement with her.

Jany 21st
Paid John Darling for Laying my Ac 1 busl Wheat
22nd
Received from Mrs Tice 2 Bushels Corn on acct. Agreed with Davd Beasteder & Mrs Tice to
Teach David every Saturday Evening & sunday morning for which they are to allow me ½ a
bushel of Corn every time I come
21st Jany
Went there on saturday for the first time David gone to the Grand River
Went again on saturday 28th - not at home
27th Jan
Reced Leather for a pair Shoes from Mr Canby to pay 8/Feby 4th
Reced from my father-in-law a young black Sow
friday Feby 3d
Went to Mrs Tices to teach David
February 9th 1792
My young black Sow pig'd 6 pigs
Saturday 11th Feby
Went to Niagara on Mrs Tices Businefs
8th Feby
Thrashed for Elijah Collard towards making a pr Shoes
14th Thrashed for Elijah Collard towards making a pr Shoes

15th Feby

The Bell Cow Calved a Heiffer
20th Feby
Gave my Note to Solomon Hyet for 8 Bushls Buck Wheat £2..8..0. - N.Y.C

27th Feby
A Pair shoes made by Elijah Collard Paid by Threshing 2 days
March 1st
Received a young Ram Lamb from Peter Secord Senr (since Dead)

2d March
The whitefaced Cow calved a Bull (named Lenox)
8th March
Received from Peter Secord Senr 1 Bushel of Buck Wheat & 1 Bushel of Wheat
22d & 1 bushel Rye
31st March
Bought a Bull Calf of Mr Deighton calved 15th to pay 12/- (named Hunter)

3d April
Took up my Appel Trees and planted out 57 in the field which was raised from Seed which I
sow'd six years before, which makes in all set out 77.
House Expenses begun Jany 1792
Jany

1

1 Bushel sum: Wheat ground

~

8

~

9th

4 Quarts salt from A Smith for writing

~

4

~

28th

1 Bushel summ: Wheat ground

~

8

~

Feby

March

2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

~

10

~

4

Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby

~

8

~

8

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

~

12

6

19th

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

~

12

6

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground

~

9

~

2d

a pair shoes made by Ely Collard

~

5

~

8th

1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Senr

~

8

~

1 Bushel Buck Wheat from P. Secord Senr

~

5

~

a New How . Return'd . . . J. Darling

~

8

~

Mending Tongs & a small Kettle

~

2

~

Mending Kettles by Wm Havins

~

4

~

2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice

~

12

6

1 Bushel Rye from P. Secord

~

6

~

29th

2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice

~

12

~

7

1 Bushel Corn from Mrs Tice

~

5

~

12

1 Bushel Rye borrow'd from P Secord

~

6

~

4

2 Bushels Corn from P. Secord Junr

~

10

~

4

1 ½ Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice

~

9

~

25th

1 ¼ Bushels Summer Wheat ground

~

10

~

26

2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice

~

12

~

Leather from Canby for a Pair Shoes for
myself

~

8

~

22d

May

June

£

1792

July

Aug't

£

Brought forward

9

6

6

9

6

6

7th

a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard

~

6

~

21

a Bushel Wheat from Peter Secord Junr
returnd for 20 Quarts due from Jno Stacey

~

8

~

½ Bushel Rye from David Secord Senr

~

3

~

2 ½ yds Wt R. Sheeting Hamilton
5/6

~

13

9

2 ½ yds Yallow Flannel Hamilton
4/

~

10

~

~

6

~

~

3

~

1

4

~

1 Bushel Buck Wheat ground

~

5

~

56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Senr

~

14

~

31 lbs Carnell from David Secord Senr

~

5

~

1 Bushel Corn

~

5

~

~

7

3½

1st

Bought of Mr Hamilton

1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton

6/

½ lb Pepper Hamilton
1 ½ Gallon Rum Hamilton

17

16/

19 lbs Carnell }
24th

32 lbs Carnell } is {=} 51 lbs

Sept

4th

40 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr

19th

43 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr

26

39 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr {=} 203

2

7

1½

~

9

10 ¼

lbs

@. 26s/Octr

Novr

3d

28 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr

7

53 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr

22d

25 lbs Midlings }

23d

44 lbs Midlings. }

1

a paper Pins Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

~

2

~

1 lb Soap Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

~

2

~

2 White Bowls Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs

~

2

~

1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn ground and
2 Bushels 9 Quarts Corn ground

~

14

~

18

13

6¼

17th

{=} 69 lbs

@ 16/-

Carrd
Over £

Sunday July 1st 1792
A violant Hurricane happend this day about 2 & 3 OClock in the afternoon which begun at
the little Lake (at the head of Lake Ontario) which drove with such violance towards Fort
Erie as left hardly a Tree standing for two mile in wedth: the heavyest part fell among the
short hills, between the fifteen & thirty mile Creeks in some places, for near five mile wide
there is not so much as a sapling but what is torn up by the Roots, whole Trees carry a
Considerable distance, some thrifty trees a foot & half thick twisted like a whith - every
house disroofed and many blown down, in some places the hail was as large as a mans fist
in other places their was neither hail or rain. The Woods now is renderd inpafsable, till roads
can be cut through, forty men was three days cuting so as to get out five families and their

Cattle, the whole way it went was as a wirld wind, the Trees falling different ways. (There is
no appearance by the Country Woods that such a Storm has ever happen’d in this Country
before) what is very remarkable we hear of no lives being lost except those of Cattle.
July 7th
Helpt Jos: Page to cut down Summer follow in the afternoon
July 8th
David Secord Junr Married to Mifs Polly Mabey. (I was at the wedding)
July 9th
Went to the funeral of Peter Secord Junr Child

10th
To Credit David Secord Senr with 2 1 bushels Rye & 1 bushel of Buck wheat
July 14th
Finished hoeing my petatoes
Sow'd 7 & ½ bushel of Rye & 1 bushel buck Wheat togather in the little field
Ben & Jefse Page plow'd the Ground, & Richd Harrifs Harrow'd it.
13th
To Return a bushel of Buck wheat wanting about 3 or 4 Quarts to Stephen Secord for so
much borrow'd
July 7th
A Pair new Shoes made by Elijah Collard
July 16th
To Credit John Stacey 1 Bushel Buck Wheat
21st
Finished Hilling my Corn

July 23d 1792
Hoed & raked in about 3 pecks Buck Wheat among the Corn
Monday July 23d
Work'd 1 day for Cornes Lambert in Harvest
July 25th
Work'd 1 day for Elijah Collard in Harvest
26th Work'd 1 day for Elijah Collard in Harvest
27th Work'd ¾ day for Elijah Collard in Harvest
July 30th
Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard cut my Wheat in the after-noon say 1 day Work for Elijah
Collard
Aug 2d
Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard. Mow'd about ¾ day Each
Aug. 1st
Bought of Mr Robt Hamilton
2½

yds. Wt Rufsia Sheeting

5/6

0

13

9

2½

yds. Yallow Flannel

4/

0

10

0

1 lb

Bohea Tea

0

6

0

½ lb

Pepper

0

3

0

1½

Gallon Rum

16/

1

4

0

£

2

16

9

July 25th
The first Governor John Graves Simcoe arrived here for this place.

July 25th 1792
To Credit David Secord Senr
56 lbs fine Flour
31lbs Cannell

Aug 7th
Elijah Collard hawl'd & Stack't my Grain & Hay ¾ Day work with self & Team

Friday Augt 10th 1792
My Wife Deliver'd of a Son about half past nine in the Evening

Saturday Augt 4th
My 3 Calves got out of the Meadow in the Evening (2 Stears & 1 Heiffer) found them at
Hoster Landen 8 days afterwards

13th
Fanny Secord Married to John Braley

20th & 21st
Work’d 2 days for Cornes Lambert heaping Logs

17th
To Credit David Secord Senr
1 Bushel Corn
19

lbs

5/

Carnell }

24th 32 lbs Carnell } {=} 51 lbs
Sep 4
r

th

1 Bushel Wheat ground 40

7/3 ½
lbs

Flour

19th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 43 lbs Flour

26th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 39 lbs Flour 111
Octr 3d 1 Bushel Wheat ground 28 lbs Flour to black flour
7 1 Bushel Wheat ground 53 lbs

May 29th 1793
List of Scholars
1792
Decer

10th

Robert Hamilton
George Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Archibald Fletcher
William Chisholm
Sarah Secord
Eleanor Disher

1793
Jany

April

May

Peter McEwen
3d

Rachel Vrooman

7th

Solomon Vrooman left {idate illegible}

16

Adam Vrooman left { date illegible}

14

Betsy Murry (left school 25 July)

22d

Polly Secord (left school 5 Octr)

27th

Peggy Wright left school 26th Novr 1793
Simcoe Wright.

left school 26th Novr 1793

June

29th

James Cartwright left school 9th July

3d

Diana Walker left 1st Octr. 1793

4th

Deborah Smith left school 10th Septr.
Ann Smith left school 5 Octr

July

11th

Robert Smith left school 21st June

24th

Clementine Secord left school 21st Septr

2d

John Chisholm left school 20th July

8th

James Allen

List of day Scholars

1793
Augt

19th

Rachel Vrooman
Jacob Birdsell

Decer

2d

Paul Avery left 22d Jany 1794 0..18..8
Samuel Avery} left 22d Jany 1794 0..18..8
Mary Avery. left 22d Jany 1794 0..8..0

11th

Hugh Rose left school 21st March 1794 left 29 Jan &
return'd 24th Feby
Willm Rose left 1794

16th

1794

John McMicking left 29th Jany 1794

Jany

2d

Oliver Mabee (left 21st Feby)
Polly Secord

13th

Archibald Fletcher

14th

Hugh Alexander left 15th March
Frederick Ulman left 18th April

21st

John Woods left 18th April

24

Eleanor Thompson. left 27th Mar return’d 7th April

26

James Thompson left 21st May

April

25th

Daniel Lutz 16th June left school

May

1st

Peggy Young left 21st May ) returnd 22d June

June

2d

Paul Avery 18th left

10th

Ann Smith 17th left return’d 23d

9

Samuel Avery 18th left

16th

John Wood

19th

George Reed

19

Polly Reed

30

Benjamin Fox

Feby

August 22d 1792
Prince Edward arrived here on a Visit & return'd the 27th

27th

Election for Afsembly for the first Township Mr Saml Street & Mr Benjn Pawling Candidates
the latter chosen 148 Votes against 48

Sepr 19th
A Severe Frost which kill'd my Buck wheat before it was ripe, and petatoe vines & Tobacco

Octr 10th
Reced from Peter Secord Junr 3 Bushels seed Wheat for which I stand indebted
12d
Husk'd Corn for Elijah Collard ¾ day work
Octr 1st
Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard 1 day work each heaping Logs in My Summer Follow
3d
John Collard help me to heap logs in the Morning for which I gave him tobacco

16th
Sow'd 2 Bushels and 20 Quarts of white Wheat on new ground joining the town line that I
cleard since harvest, about 2 ¾ Acres
Cornes Lambert, Elijah Collard & Rich Harrifs Harrow'd it in 1 day work each
Oct 22d 1792
To Credit David Secord Senr
25 lbs Midlings
Octr 23d 44 lbs Midlings
Octr 20th
Helpt Richd Harrifs to heap Logs

Octr 26th
Finish'd gathering, husking & storeing Peter Secord Junr Corn at his own place about 20
Bushels being his one third share with Wm Cope for which I am to have ½

27th
Thresh’d my crop of Buck wheat about 1 ½ Bushel

Novr 3d
Gether'd & husk'd my Crop of Corn had in all about 18 Bushels
15th
Mr Sampson Lutz Mill-dam raised
Decr 1
Jos: Page had a Frolick Clearing Land

Decr 6th
Elias Smith had a frolic Clearing Land

Killed 2 Pigs about 6 & 7 Weeks ago for my Own use

16th
Kill'd 1 Pig about 6 & 7 Weeks ago for my Own use

Monday Decemr 10th 1792
This day commenced keeping School at the Landing for Day Scholars.

Names of the Scholars
Robert Hamilton
George Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Decembr

11th

Archibald Fletcher
William Chisholm

17th

Sarah Secord

18th

Hugh Alexander

3d

Racheal Vrooman

1793
Jany

Sarah Mabey
4th

Charles Hil (left 12th ) returned Post 21st one
week left 16th Feby returnd 25. Week lost left. 9th
Mar:

7

Eleanor Disher
Solomon Vroman
Elias Smith left 27th March
Simon Mabey (left 1 Feby 93)
George Doshimer left

8th

George Simpson left 29th March

14th

John Gold
William Peterson

Peter McEwen
Lewis Bastedo
16th

Thomas Cooper

Paid 12/4

21st

John Overholt

30th

John Parker pd Adam Vrooman 16th Apl
Mifs Betsy Murry 14 April

Feby

25

Acmoody Farewell Polly Secord 22d May

Mar:

7th

William Farewell

Novr 29th 1792
Finished Diging Potatoes had about 36 Bushels

Decr 21st
To Credit Elijah Collard making a pr Womans Shoes

Decr 22d
To Credit David Secord for 5 lbs Beef

2/6

13th To Credit David Secord for 30 lbs Flour @ 26/-

cwt

21st
Kill’d 3 Hogs wt 104 ¾ , 99 ¾ 99 ¼ {total wt} 303 ¾

Jan 30th
The Young Sow Pig'd 5 Pigs

Feby 4th

lbs

in all

The Governor left this for Detroit
Feby 6th
Mr Thomas Dixon, General Hull & another States Officer left this for the States I wrote to M r
James Symington & my Mother-in-Law

Feb 2d
John Collard Dt For 1 ¾ Tobacco - 6-3
Elijah Collard Dt For ½

lb

Tobacco - 2-0
8th

The Red Cow Calved a Heiffer
22d Feby
The Cow (black nose) Calved a Heiffer
23d
To Charge Benjn Canby with Thos Coopers order for 12/4

Thursday January 3th 1793
This day Commenced keeping Evening Shool ended 28th Feby 1793
Names of Scholars
John Fletcher (Paid) Charg’d Jno Chisholm
Thomas Cooper Paid - 12/4
Samuel Ellice pd 2/Jany

5th

Jacob pd 8/-

9th

John Disher

10th

Cotton Marther Phelps

Oliver Mabey (left it 20th Feby)
14th

John Smith (left it 20th Feby)
Lewis Bastedo pd 8/- 27th May
John Gold
Jefsa Page acct recd 6/- paid

16th

James Durham pd Left about 20th Feby
Martin Doshimer

1793
Novr

Brot Forward £

12

4½

1

Balance due on Sundries at Hamiltons

-

10

-

2d

Paid Mrs Page

-

1

-

6

a pair Shoes from Qr Mr Wright

-

16

-

paid for making a pr Shoes Mr Sloot

-

5

-

4 Bushels Wheat ground

1

4

-

3 Bushels Corn ground

-

12

-

-

7

6

-

-

6

-

4

-

½ lb Pepper to S: Secord for Pork
Hamilton

-

3

-

½ lb Tea Hamilton

-

3

-

¼ yd. Coating Hamilton

-

4

-

1 ½ yd Linen Hamilton
Thread

Hamilton

1 Quart Rum

Novr

63

19th

Hamilton

5/

20

Decr

4

38 ½ lbs Iron for Harrow teeth Hamilton
10

1

12

1

1 Quart Rum Hamilton

-

4

-

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

-

2

-

-

19

6

-

12

-

-

5

-

@ 6d

4

9

-

Hamilton

-

10

-

-

1

6

-

6

-

-

5

-

Paid Peter Secord Senr for a Hog 132 lbs at
6d by Mr Hamilton

3

6

-

½

Hamilton

-

10

-

Hamilton

-

4

-

81

12

5½

81

12

5½

-

7

3

1 lb Soap

Hamilton
Hamilton

3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Ground

6/

2 Bushels Rye

6/

1 Bushel Corn from P. Secord Senr
2 Hogs 178 lbs Pork
6th

a Remnant of brown Coating
¼ lb Fig Blue (paid)

10th

1 yd Calicoe
2 lb Candles

11

12th

lb

Indigo

1 Quart Rum

Hamilton
Hamilton

£

1793

Brot Over
£

Decr

19

14 ½ lbs Beef from Jno Darling

6d

20th

2 ¼ lbs Cheese from Street & Phelps
2/6

-

5

7½

1 ½ Gallon Rum

Hamilton

1

4

-

1lb Soap

Hamilton

2

-

-

5

-

Remnant of Grey Coating Hamilton

-

3

-

1 Qt Madeira

-

6

-

A Carrot Tobacco for E. Collard from
Hamilton

-

10

6

1 lb Candles for E. Collard from Hamilton

-

2

6

6

-

-

9

-

Hamilton

-

3

-

Hamilton

-

3

-

2 Mink Skins
21

24

Hamilton

Street & P.

1 lb Powder 5/- & 1 lb Shot to the Taylor for
making Fredericks Jacket - Hamilton
¾ yd. brown Coating
½

lb.

Allspice

2 lbs Sugar

Hamilton

2 lbs Cheese
6 Bushels Wheat ground

May

12

2 Gallons Rum

-

32

-

May

20th

1½ lbs Tobacco

-

6

-

May

21st

½ bushel Salt

-

12

-

10 yds Linen Street

-

6

-

Street

3

-

-

Apr

10th

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

June

13th

1 Qt Rum

-

-

-

Apr

24th

1 Bushel Pease

-

8

-

30th

12 yds Sheeting

3

-

-

18th

½ lb Tea : Street

-

3

-

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

½ Bushl Pease Phelps

-

4

-

Apr

Hamilton

April

1st

A Carrot Tobacco

-

10

6

April

10th

Leather

-

2

6

1 lb Soap

-

2

-

March

20th

1 Qt Rum 4/- & a paper Ink Powder 2/from Street & Phelps

-

{6}

-

Mar

15

1 ¼ yd Linen

-

3

9

Mar

18th

Bowl

-

2

-

March

21st

½ lb Pepper

-

3

-

12

1 yd Cotton

-

5

6

Tallow

-

9

-

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

1 lb Soap

-

2

-

24

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

3d

½ lb Tea

-

3

-

March

1 Qr Paper

-

2

6

14

½ lb Tea to Peter Secord

-

4

-

Feby

21st

Cast Iron H:

-

4

-

Feby

15

A Remnant of Cloth

-

16

-

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

1 lb Candles

-

2

6

{illegible}{ to Jno Sale for 5/8?}

-

-

-

1 Carrot Tobacco

-

10

6

A fine Comb

-

4

-

A Course

-

6

-

1. lb Tobacco to P.S.

-

4

-

3

1 lb Candles Hamilton

-

2

6

4

1 Qt Rum Hamilton

-

4

-

Laying an Ax

-

6

-

10

1 Qt Rum

-

4

-

Jany

14

1 lb Candles

-

2

6

Jany

24th

1 Qt Rum

-

-

-

1 lb Candles

-

2

6

1 lb Soap

-

2

-

Feby

Jany

Jany

17

7th

10th

1794
Jany

Venison

-

6

-

½ yd Sr Cotton 2/6 &

-

2

6

1 lb Candles

-

-

-

¼ yd Flannel

-

1

-

¼ yd Linen

-

-

8

The Old Sow pigd 5 Pigs

Feby 20th 1793

Mar 12th
To Credit Mr Adam Vrooman for 2 Bushels Wheat

16/-

April 13th
Paid Solon Hyatt 20s/ in part of my Note for £2-8-0

Apr 8th
The Heiffer Snupe Calved a Heiffer
6th
The White faced Cow Calved a Heiffer

Chang'd my Old Red Cow and a yearling Stear (Hunter) for 2 Stears 2 Years Old with David
Secord

16th April
The Cow (Snupe) a bulling

26
Paid Jefse Page for 2 days work making Fence 8s/

29
Paid Nathan Johnston 4s/ in part of eight shillings for splitting Rails

May 1st
Sent in a Letter to Thos Bealey an Mr P. Balls ordr in his favour for £1..11..0 on Geo: Forsyth
dated Jany 2d 1792.

Received account of Louis XVI King of France being beheaded on the 21st Jany 1793 as early
as 21st April
May 6th 1793
Paid McBride the Taylor 20/- by sundries received at Mr Streets on my acct

12th
Paid Elijah Collard 8/- on acct

Paid Jefsa Page 8/- for fencing
Made an Agreement with Mr Hamilton for him to allow me £30 for 6 Months for Teaching his
Children Commencing 14th day May 1793

Wm Chifholm at School May 11th & 12th
Archd Fletcher at School May 12th 1792
12th

Paid Cope for a Cow Bell 10/France declared War against England & Holland Feby 1st 1793.
England declared War against France 12th Feby
Spain declared War against France
16th
Paid Jefse Page a bushl Potatoes for a days Work repairing Fence

May 25th 1793
Paid Solon Hyett 20/- in part of my Note for £2..8..0, wich makes in all 40s/- paid
20th
My black Sow came home so bit by a Bear on the back that I was obliged to kill her
27th
Recd 36 lbs Flour from David Secord to Credit him
June 17th
Recd 55 lbs Flour from David Secord to have Cre{word cut off}

June 22d
Hired Thos Harper for one Month for £4..0..0 Commences 24th June left me 27th in the
Morning Work'd 3 days & recd. Hankf 6/25th
Reced 44 lbs Middings from David Secord

July 6th
Reced 29 lbs Middleing from David Secord

16th
Paid Solon Hyatt by ½ bushel Salt 12/- at Mr Hamiltons (overpaid him 2s/-)

August 6
Borrow'd from Mr Clark

- 24/-

Paid him again by Rob

- 24/

t

August 22d
½

lb

Tea to Ben: Doyl

Veal account August 8th
1790
Augut

8

Lent Mr Daniel Servos a hind
Quarter . . . 17 ¼

10th

Lent Mr Daniel Servos a loin . . . 10 ½ {total} 27 ¾ lbs

9th

Lent Mr Jacob Ball a fore quarter 18 ¼

10th

Lent Mr Jacob Servos 11 ½

lbs

Veal

1790 Kill'd a Bull Calf of the white faced Cow weight 71 ¼
1790
Augt

23d

Reced from Mr Danl Servos 12 ½

lbs

Veal

lbs

Octor

1st

Reced from Mr Danl Servos 9 lbs Mutton

Septr

23d

Received from Mr Jacob Ball 10 ¼ lbs Mutton

Octor

10th

Received from Mr Jacob Ball 7 ¼ lbs Mutton

Decr

By 1 ½ Bushels Corn for Veal.

August 26th 1793
Stolen out of my Garden a fine Shirt a Stock & a Muslin Cap. at Night

American Commifsioners that went to treat for Peace with the Northern Indians return'd
here from Detroit without settling any thing with them. Genel Lincoln, Colol Pickering and
Governor.
Sepr 4th
Invited the Neighbours to plow had 6 Plows & Teams plow 3 Acres

Sepr 16th
Mr Adam Chrysler died this Morning

11th
Isaac Vroomans Wife died – Elizabeth

24th Decr
Gave Peter Secord an order on Mr Jno McEwen for 32/- which pays Peter Secord
19th
Old John Reed at 10 Mile Creek Died

Ocr 2d
James Hyett & family left this for the Colonies in a boat

8th
Sow'd 4 ¼ Bushels Wheat in the field that Rice Clear'd

9th
Sow'd 3 ¼ Bushels Wheat on Wheat Stubbles
John Stacey 6 days work with Team

1..16..0

John Collard 3 days work with Team

1…4..0

Jefse Page Threshing 2 days

0…8..0
to Pay £3..8

Octr 12th 1793
Kept no School from 7th to the 14 Lost 1 Week Threshed & Cleaned 14 ¾ Bushels Wheat &c

No frost till 15th Octor to do any harm

Octr 29th
Tuesday 29th Octr. A Soldier of the 5 Regiment was Shot at Niagara for Deserting his post,
this is the first Execution known here

Novr 1st & 2d
Left two days Schooling. working on the Road

9th .10th .11th

Left 3 days Schooling, lag weather 1 day, at the Funeral of Mr Lampmans Child, 1 day, &
working Road 1 day.
13th Novr
The first Snow this Evening about Shoe deep went off in two days.

28th
An other snow that went away
Dec 11th
Sold David Secord my white faced Cow for £8..0..0.
18th
A Snow and begun to fodder Cattle in earnest
Jany 13th 1794
Made an Agreement with Elias Slut to hawl from Mr Hamiltons Mill to my House 500 feet 1 ½
Inch Boards & 500 feet 1 Inch to Pay him 26/-.
Feb 28th Paid E. Slut his part (butter 9 / 6 {illegible} 13/- Paid Geo Havens 6/6 in part of
13/Jany 12th
Paid Lambert Aker 8/- for a boar in dispute between him & myself to be brought home by
him

Paid Mr Joseph Edwards 40/- in part of acct.
Jany 28th
No Snow on the Ground & Fine Weather from 21st the 31st a little snow, which went off:
Snow'd 4th a little went away 7th .

29th

Mr Daniel Rose's House burnt down, his two Sons kept from school and John McMicking left
school.

30th
Bruised my Finger Very bad

Feby 8th
My Heiffer (Brockle) Calved a Bull which died 3 day after. (a Sow died by eating its Lites)
17th
Paid Jno Still 5/8 & some time ago 20/- for breaking Flax
March 2d
Sunday it Snow'd all day on
Wednesday Mar 5th
Last Night was the & this Morning was the Hardest Frost I ever felt.
N.B. Frose my fingers this morning while I was Foddering tho not above five Minutes from
the Fire
Monday 10th March
Rain'd which carried away the Snow

8th March
Elias Sloot received ½ Ton Hay £2..10..0 toward payment of Shingles which he and his
Farther has promised to get

Thursday 20th March
This was a very warm day the Thermometer was at 93 & the Hottest day last Summer was
at . . .108

Sunday 23
My Cow (Black-nose) Calved a Bull (call'd March)
Mar 31st
The Greatest Storm this Year Snow'd and Raind all day

April 8th
My Cow (Snupe) Calved a Bull (call’d Hunter)

April 17th
The Mifsasauga arrived the first Vefsel this Year

26th April
The Simcoe a New Merchant Vefsel arrived at the Wharf at the Landing for the first time
26th
Rece from at the Mill 1 ½ Bushels Wheat from Joseph Brown for Writing a Bill of Sale &
d

Mortgage
28th
Paid Wm Havens for hewing beams 22/- by answer'd at Hamiltons

May 6th
Bought 12 lbs Pork of S Hagan for 9s/-

15th
Sow'd 1 ½ Bushels Pease & ½ bushel Flax seed

17th
Planted in the field before the door about 2 Acres of Corn

21st
Kept no School from the 21st May 2d June

26th
My Wife deliver'd of a Daughter at about 11 Oclock at Night

June 14th
Worked on the Roads
18th
My Cow (white back) with M Reeds Bull
rs

21st
Worked on the Roads
July 1st
My Cow (black nose) with Mrs Reeds Bull
16th
Paid Stephen Secord 28/- for 4 bushels Wheat by Mr Hamilton
Reced 1 Bushel Wheat from David Secord
18th
Borrow'd a Gammon of Mr Hamilton 19 lbs

Kept no School from the 20th July to the 18th August 1794 on acct of Harvest & Hay
Augt
Cut my Wheat, had 540 Sheaves
3 ½ bushels sowing of wheat destroy’d by Hogs
Cut my Pease & Threshed them had about 10 ½ bushels from 1 ½ Sowing

Cut my Hay at home about 3 Tons
Cut Hay at my Father-in-laws about 3 Tons
Aug 4th
My Cow (Snupe) with Mrs Reeds Bull
Augt 27th
Reced account from Detroit by an Exprefs that came in three days that the Indians had a
battle with Genl Wanes army on the 20th Instt and lost considerably, among which was
Charles Smith (clerk of the Court) and Anthony Lafsell also Danl McKellep (formerly a Sergt
in Butlers Rangers) with 5 Other frenchmen about 40 Indians Kill'd
Augt 28
Arrived an Exprefs from Detroit informing that Genl Wane has retreated back from the
Maimies and that the Indians have taken most of their Horses which was all the Provision
Whane had to Subsist his Army ~ News likewise received that Lord How has taken 9 Sail of
French men of War -- and in a battle combined Armies have kill'd 22000 French

Dr Robert Hamilton Esqr
1788
June
27

To one Months Schooling of Mastrs William & John
Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788

-

16

-

1793

To one Quarters Schooling of Mastrs Robert. George
& Alexander from the 10th Decr 1792 to 9th March
1793 @ 16/- each

2

8

-

To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th
March to 9 May 1793

1

12

-

To 6 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons between 10
May and 22d Novemr 1793 pr agreement

30

-

-

To 4 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 23d Novr

20

-

-

54

16

-

-

8

-

-

16

-

1793 to 22d March 1794 @ £5..0s..0d

£

Carrd to fol: 22

Dr Lieut Calep Reynolds
1788

June 25

To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month

Dr Mifs Mary Vanderlip
1789

To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sepr to 13 Novr 1789

{blank

Contra Cr
Contra Cr

{blank}

Contra Cr
1790

Sept 19th

By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . .
for

-

16

-

21
Farming Expenses
1793

22

2

1

Sepr 4

Expences for Rum & Vituals to 6 Teams plowing a
Field about 3 Acres

1

10

-

Octr 9

4 ¼ Bushels Wheat Sow'd on the Field that T. Rice
Cleared

1

5

6

3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Sow'd on Wt Stubbles

-

19

-

2 lbs Tobacco for Harrowing Jno Collard

-

6

-

2 oz Indigo for Harrowing Jno Collard

-

2

6

1

4

-

paid Jno Collard for a yoke

-

8

paid for Laying an Ax

-

6

-

Paid John Collard for Plowing

-

15

6

Paid John Stacy for Plowing

-

12

-

Expences for Plowing Ground & putting in 1 ½
Bushel of Pease ½ bushel Flax seed & plowing 2
Acres for Corn

2

-

-

Paid breaking Flax to Westbrook

-

12

-

a Pitch Fork . . . . . from Darling

-

5

-

Paid Cornes Lambert for mowing at Home 3 days

-

18

-

Paid Cornes Lambert for mowing at P. Secords 2
days

-

12

-

19

2 Hats to Jno Stacey for plowing

6/

12/-

1794
Jany 2d

May 15th

July 10th

Paid Cornes Lambert for Cradling Wheat 1 day

-

8

-

Paid John Collard for Cradling Wheat 1 day

-

8

-

Paid Ezekl Younglove for Cradling Wheat 1 day

-

8

-

Paid John Collard for mowing 2 days at P. Secords

-

12

-

£35

13

7

31

12

-

@ 50s/-

17

10

-

6/-

3

3

-

5

8

-

14

15

6

Paid E. Collard & Jefse Page for 1 day Mowing a P.
Secords on my acct

-

12

-

½ Gallon Rum to P. Secords on my acct

-

8

-

21

Paid Jefse Page for Stacking Hay

-

2

-

22

Paid Ben Doyl blacksmith by ½ lb Tea

-

3

-

Sepr

Paid Nathan Johnston splitting Rails

-

4

-

Paid Jefse Page Making Fence

-

12

-

Contra Cr
1794

Aug 15th

Brot

Over £
By about 7 Tons Hay
By 10 ½ bushels pease

540 Sheaves Wheat (which I think may yeald about
18 bushels
6/-

Dr Farming Expenses
1793

Brot
over

Augt 15th

£

Paid for an Ox Chain

12

-

1

12

1

1794

38 ½ lbs Iron for a Harrow

April 23

Paid John Darling for making 11 Harrow Teeth

-

5

6

Paid John Darling for a Clevise & Bolt

-

4

-

Paid John Collards son for Raking

-

4

-

2 ¾ Gallons Rum

2

4

-

22

18

1

-

4

6

31

12

-

Augt

10d

1

Card £
Septr

Paid Richd Harrifs for stacking Hay at my farther-inlaws ½ lb Powder 2/6 & 2 lb Shot 2/Contra Cr
Brot Over £

Dr Mrs Christena Tice
1792
Jany 13th

To an agreement with her for Writing &c

1

12

-

Feby 3d

My attendance on David Bastedo

-

2

6

10th

To 2 days attendance on her businefs - (1 day at
the Barracks)

-

12

-

11th

My attendance on David

-

2

6

18

My attendance on David

-

2

6

26

My attendance on David

-

2

6

Mar 4

My attendance on David

-

2

6

18

My attendance on David

-

2

6

25

My attendance on David

-

2

6

April 1st

My attendance on David

-

2

6

15

My attendance on David

-

2

6

3

6

6

-

19

-

£
23d 16th

To a Balance as pr acct renderd

1793
pd

To Schooling of Lewis Bastedo

Contra Cr
1792

-

Jany 22d

By 2 Bushels Corn pr Negro.

-

10

-

Feby 4th

2 ½ Bushels Corn pr David

-

12

6

19th

2 ½ Bushels Corn pr David

-

12

6

Mar 4

1 Gill Rum for an old Kettle

-

-

6

22d

2 ½ Bushls Corn deliver’d at Mill

-

12

6

Balance

-

19

-

3

6

6

5/

£

Apr. 23d

By 2 Bushels Rye

-

12

-

May 7th

By 1 Bushel Corn

-

5

-

June 4

By 1 ½ Bushel Rye

-

9

-

26

By 2 Bushels Rye

-

12

-

Dr Cornelius Lambert
1788
June

To 3 Chairs

-

12

-

4 Squares Glafs . . (Return'd)

-

8

-

the ½ of a Fan . . paid by me

-

4

-

a hafp & Staples . . paid by me

-

2

6

a Padlock
1790
June 2d

due on an order of 20 Shilling to James Secord 1 ¾
lbs
Butter
@ 2/-

-

3

6

1791 July

To 8 ¼ Days work in Harvist

1

13

-

-

-

6

4/-

Over paid you on 5 ¼ lbs Butter at Sepr 19th 1789
Andw Herrings
1792
May 28th

To 1 days work Clearing Land

June 5

1 days work Clearing Land

1796
April 30th

To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1st Feby

-

16

-

July 31st

To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1 May to 31st
July

-

16

-

Oct'r 31st

1799

To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1st Augt to 31st
Octr

-

16

-

To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child to 28 Feby 1797

-

16

-

Over Schooling 1 Child for 1 Month

-

5

4

2 Months Evening Schooling 1 Child between 12th
Decr 1796 & Feby 15th 1797

-

8

-

To 1 Bushel & a Peck of Apples

-

10

-

-

2

-

-

2

3

-

1

-

-

4

6

to Tobacco
1802

1 lb Butter from Charlotte

Oct'r 16

2¼

1803

1 lb Butter before the last

Feby 14

3 lbs Butter

lbs

Butter

2/1/-

1/6

ContRa Cr
1791
April 27th

By 1 ½ days work himself & oxen plowing for
summer wheat in the bottom

-

12

-

29

By 1 days work plowing for Flax & summer wheat in
Company wt Elij: Collard in the Little field

-

8

-

May 18th
& 19th

By 1 ¼ days plowing Corn ground

-

10

-

Augt 1

By 1 ¼ days Harrowing Turnip ground

-

22d

By ½ days work Cutting & hawling Sum Wheat

-

4

-

Octr 7

By 2 hours work Cutting Buck wheat

18

By 1 day plowing for summer Wheat

-

8

-

1792
May 8th

By ½ day Hawling Rails (for Lane fence)

14

By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat

-

8

-

23d

By ¾ day Plowing Corn ground

-

6

-

1793

By {¾ day} Bundles Straw

1796
April

By Hawling rail cuts part of a day

July 15

By 1 days Mowing grafs

-

6

-

Aug't 5

By 1 days Mowing grafs

-

6

-

Novr

By 4 Bushels Turnips

-

8

-

-

16

-

-

5

-

By 4 yds Weaving

1/Dr Elias Smith

1790
Jany 4

To 2 Months Schooling of John from 4th Jany 1790 to
3 March

12 days
mist
Sepr 6th

To 1 Quarters Schoolin of his son

July 12

Elias & daughter Deborah between the 12th July and
the 24th Octr 1790

1783

To Evening Schooling of John from the 14th Jan'y to
20th Feb'y 1793

To So much left with you by Oliver Mabey on my acct

-

16

-

To Writing a Bill of Sale

-

8

-

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Deborah & Mifs Nancy
from 3d June to 10th Sepr

1

12

-

2

16

-

-

4

8

3

0

8

Due on old acct

-

4

8

1794

To Schooling of Ann from 10th June to 14th Octr 1794

-

15

-

Nov 6

To Writing a Petition

-

4

-

26th

To 3 Leather Horse Collers

1

10

-

2

14

8

-

5

-

June 3d

To Schooling of Mifs Nancy from 11th Sepr to 5th Octr
1793 3 ½ Weeks
Acct.
rend

d

£

£

Carrd to blue covd book

Contra Cr
1790
June 2d

By 1 Bushel white Petatoes
By Splitting Shingles
By his work in planting howing a burying 1 Barrels of
petatoes planting equal to the Schooling of Elias &
Deborah 1 Quarter
By 7 ½ Quarts Flax Seed

1794
Octr 4th

By Cash

3

-

0

Novr 7th

By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord

-

5

-

24

By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord

-

5

-

Decr 10

By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord

-

5

-

Decr 24

By a Bushel Wheat

-

8

-

1

3

-

5

-

1

6

-

3

-

To 6 Days work in Harvist in 1791

1

4

-

To 1 day planting Petatoes

-

4

-

1 Pair shoe Soles

-

2

-

21st

To 1 day planting Corn

-

4

-

J 31

To 1 day Shaving Shingles

-

3

-

June 19th

To 1 day work at his Barn

-

4

-

1794

Dr Elijah Collard
1791
May 14th

To 2 ½ lbs Butter
¾

lbs

2/-

. Butter (got before) . . . . . . . . .

1792
March 13th

May 19

2 lbs Tobacco

1/6

1793

1 Bushel Petatoes

Feby 2

To ½ lb Tobacco

-

2

-

May 12

To Cash

-

8

-

June 6th

To a Bushel Petatoes

-

4

-

12th

To ½ Carrot Tobacco

-

5

-

Decr 17th

To a Carrot Tobacco

-

10

6

1 lb Candles

-

2

6

1794
April 1st

To Carrot Tobacco

-

10

6

June 24

To a Carrot Tobacco

-

10

6

July 14

To ½ lb Powder
& 2 lb Shot

-

4

6

Augt 25th

To 1 Quart Wine

-

4

-

a Nutmeg

-

1

-

5

10

6

To 1 Gallon Rum by an order on Hamilton

-

16

-

a peck Salt by an order on Hamilton

-

6

-

To 1 Quart Rum

-

4

-

6

16

6

Sepr 19th

Octr 8th

book

£

4

2/6
2/-

Carrd to the Blue

Contra Cr
1791

Augt 5

By 1 Bushel Wheat

-

8

-

April 29

By 1 days work plowing for Flax ground & Summer
wheat wt C. Lambert

-

8

-

May 19th

By 1 ¼ days work Plowing Corn ground

-

10

-

Octr 12
& 13

By 2 Days Harrowing in Wheat … a boy

-

16

-

By 3 pairs shoes made in all

-

15

-

May 8th

By ½ day hawling Rails

-

4

-

14th

By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat

-

8

-

23

by ¾ day Plowing Corn ground

-

6

-

Decr 20

By Making a pr evening Shoes
Carrd to New

3

15

-

New Book .

-

8

-

1792

1792

1796

June 18

Book £
By 22 lbs Beef

Dr Christion Warner
1796
April 30th

To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1 Feby

1

12

-

July 31st

To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1st May
to July 31st

1

12

-

Octr 31st

To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1st Augt
to 31st Octr

1

12

-

1797

To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children to 28 Feby

1

12

-

Evening Schooling 1 Quarter for 1

-

12

-

7

0

0

Answer'd for Adam Crysler

-

4

-

Answer’d for Isaac Horton for a set of Copies

-

2

-

7

6

-

rend
Feby 23d

d

Acct

£

£

Contra Cr
1791
Mar 22d

By 54 lb Flour pr acct reced

-

16

-

1793

50 Bundles Straw. pr acct reced

-

6

4

Feby 24

By 2 Bushels of Pease pr acct reced

-

16

-

Mar 20

By 1 Bushel Pease pr acct reced

-

8

-

June 17

By 2 Bushels Wheat pr acct reced

2

-

-

Decr 10

By 4 Bushels Wheat pr acct reced

2

-

-

5

6

4

2

-

-

7

6

4

1796

£
1797
Feby 23

By 4 Bushels Wheat
£

Dr Stephen Secord
1791
Feby 4th

To 8 Bushels Petatoes

May 22

3/

1

4

-

To One Quarter schooling of Mifs Polly to Augt 29th
1793

-

16

-

To Schooling from 30 Augt to 5 Octr 1793 5 Weeks

-

6

8

-

11

8

To Schooling of Mifs Polly from 2d Jan'y 1794 to.
1797
Augt 15th

To a Quarter Veal 14 lbs

1798
Feby

To 4 Bushels Turnip Cabbage

4/-

-

16

-

18 Cabbage (small)

3d

-

4

6

1 Bushel Pasnips

-

5

-

To Writing 2 Bills of Sale and bonds between you and
David Secord (one half expences)

-

12

-

Sepr

½ Bushel Potatoes

-

2

-

Octr

1 Bushel Potatoes

-

4

-

Novr 16

1 Bushel Potatoes

-

4

-

1 Bushel Potatoes

-

4

-

Apr

1799
Jany

Contra Cr

1791
Feby 4th

By Cash

-

6

-

By Tobacco pipes

-

1

March

By an order in favor Thos Burly

-

5

-

May 9th

By a peck Salt

-

6

3

Augt

By a Quarter Lamb

7 ¾ 8d

-

5

2

Octor

By a Quarter Lamb.

8 ¼ 8d

-

5

6

Augt

27 lb Flour

1798
June

108 lbs Midlings

21st

61 lbs Midlings
½ Bushel Corn
63 lbs Midlings

July

2 Bushels Rye
1 Peck Buck Wheat (for Seed)

Sepr

{illegible – writing is too faint}

Dr Archd Cunninghame (Merchant)
1789
Novr 30

To 50 Head Cabbage

9d

1

17

6

Contra Cr
{Blank page}

Dr John Secord
1790
Augt 9

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr Daniel from 10th
May to 9th August

1

4

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr Daniel between the
10th Augt and the 24th Novr 1790

1

4

-

To 2 Months Schooling from 25 Novr 1790 to Jany
23d 1791

-

16

-

3

4

-

-

19

5

15 days
mist
Sepr 9th

1791
Jany 6

£
To Ballance

Contra Cr
1790
June
27th

By 40 lbs Flour

July 5

By 22 lbs Flour

9

By 24 lbs Flour

18

By 28 lbs Flour
114 lbs is 1cwt o qrs 2 lbs at 32/- is

1

12

7

By an Order on Mrs Thompson

-

12

-

By Balance

-

19

5

3

4

-

-

19

5

To Schooling of Elizabeth from the 22d June to 25th
August

-

12

-

To Schooling of Anna from the 28th June to 25th
August

-

11

-

To Schooling of Isaac from 23d July to 25th August

-

6

-

To schooling of Isaac and Anna from Sept 7th to 13th
1790 1 Week each

-

3

-

To schooling of Isaac & Elizabeth from 5th Octor to (1
Week each) 23 Novr

-

3

-

1791
Jany 6th

By wintering my Heiffer from the 1st Decr 1790 to the
8th March 1791

Dr Isaac Horton
1790

July 23d

13 days mist
Sept 7th

£

1

15

-

Contra Cr

1790
Decr

2 ½ Bushels Corn

7/

-

17

6

-

17

6

1

15

-

1791
Mar 7

By 1 Busl & 7 Quarts Corn & 1 Busl Rye
£

Dr Daniel Servos
1790

-

June 26th

To a Brafs Lock

1

4

-

Augt 9th

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Lanah from 10th
May to 9 Augt

1

4

-

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr John from 12th
May to 11th August

1

4

-

Jno 13 days mist.
Lanah to 21st Sepr
Betey to 21st Sepr
John to 26th Sepr to 30th
To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mifs Betey & Mifs
Caty between the 7th June and 3d of October
1790

-

1

4

-

1791

To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mifs Lanah between
10 August & the 22d Novr 90

1

4

-

To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mastr John between
12th Augt & the 24th Novr 1790

1

4

-

To 2 Months Schooling of Mifs Lanah from 23d
Novr 1790 to the 22d Jany 91

-

16

-

To 2 Months Schooling of Mastr John from 25th
Novr 90 to 24 Jany 1791

-

16

-

£

8

16

-

To a Balance due this 24th Jany 91

2

4

9½

To Writing for him of Sundries

-

-

-

Contra Cr
1790

-

May 22d

By 33 lbs Flour

-

29

By 30 lbs Flour

-

31

By ½ bushel red Petatoes

June 23d

By 18 lbs Flour

-

3 Pints Rum

-

26

3 Pints Rum

July 2d

3 Pints Rum

7th

3 Pints Rum

Augt 9th

3 Pints Rum

2

2

7

6

8½
-

1

4

-

28

By {stroked out} Flour

-

21*

By an order on Mr Dixon (March)

Sepr 23d

By 20 lbs Flour

-

Octr 1st

By 25 lbs Flour

-

13th

By 1 ½ Bushels Wheat

10/-

27th

By 27 lbs Flour

32/-

Novr 9

By 1 Bushel of Wheat

1

-

-

4

-

15

-

7

{illegible}

10

-

By 29 lbs Flour

-

42 lbs Flour from Colol Butler.

-

2 Quarts Salt

-

2

-

By Cash at Lodge

-

6

-

By Balance

2

4

9½

8

16

-

By 56 lbs Flour

-

16

-

Jany 31st

By my ordr on him in favor Mrs Picket

1

-

-

1791

By my desire paid Benizah Williams

-

2

-

Feby 2d

By 54 lbs

-

15

5

2

13

5

Decr 27

1791

£

£
{Written perpendicular to the above column is the following} – Rec’d in all 217 lbs Flour at
32/- pr Cwt is {blank}. 217 Flour {+} 50 for Cabbage {=} 167

Dr Mrs Elizabeth Thompson
1789
Sepr 7th

To 1 Quarter shooling from 7th Sepr to 6th Decr 1789
Mastr James

1

4

1790
Mar. 16th

To Schooling from 7th Decr 1789 to 16th March 1790 of
Mastr James

1

6

-

To Allowance for House Rent ½ year

-

4

-

1789
Decr 4

-

To 40 Heads of Cabbage . . . . . .

1

-

1790

-

April
24th

To a Bushel of Petatoes

-

5

6

June 5th

To Major Ten Broecks order in my favour on her for
{blank}

1

13

8

To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mastr James from 12th May
to 11 Augt

1

4

-

13 days
mist
Sepr 7

-

To Schooling of Mastr James from the 12 Augt to 23d
Octor 1790 2 ½ Months

1

-

-

7

17

2

to 4 doz Eggs formerly (omitted)

-

8

-

To Answerd by Augt Jones

-

6

-

£

1791
Jany 28

1791
April 14th

To 6 doz Eggs

-

8

-

Contra Cr
1791
Am of her acct Jan'y
28th
£11.11.7

-

Dr George Forsyth Merchant
1789

-

Decr 19th

To 67 Heads Cabbage

Novr 22

To a Bushel Petatoes

2

10

3

-

6

-

-

8

-

a two Quart pewter Bason not returned

-

-

-

To Writing your Deputy Lieutenants Commifsion

1

12

-

6

3

-

10

4 lbs Butter

9d

2/-

Contra Cr
1789
Nov 22

By 1 ¼ yd R: Sheeting
a Pair W. Shoes

5/-

-

Cash
2 doz Buttons

3/-

1 ½ yd Wt Plush

16/-

-

4

-

-

6

-

1

4

-

1 ¼ yd Flannel

4/6

-

5

7½

5 lbs Loaf

2/6

-

12

6

1 Skain silk & 1 Twist

-

2

-

1 lb Carrot Tobacco

-

6

-

1790
June 5th

By 2 Nutmegs
& thread

2/6d

-

2

6

Dr Robert Hamilton Esqr
1788

-

June
27

To one Months Schooling of Mastrs. William & John
Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788

-

16

-

1793

To one Quarters Schooling of Mastrs Robert. George &
Alexander from the 10th Decr 1792 to 9th March 1793 @
16/- each

2

8

-

To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th March to
9 May 1793

1

12

-

To 6 Months schooling of his 3 Sons between 10 May
and 22d Novemr 1793 pr agreement

30

-

-

To 4 Months schooling of his 3 Sons from 23d Novr 1793
to 22d March 1794
@ £5..0s..0d

22

£

Carrd to fol:

20

-

-

54

10

-

Dr Lieut Calep Reynolds
1788

-

June
25

To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month

-

8

-

-

16

-

-

16

-

Dr Mifs Mary Vanderlip
1789

To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sepr to 13 Novr 1789
Contra Cr

1790
Sepr 19th

By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . . for

Dr Peter Ball Esqr.
1790
Augt 11th

To 1 Quarters Schooling from 12 May to 11th Augt
1790 Son George

1

4

-

To Allowance for House rent at the Barracks

-

4

-

12 days
mist
Sepr 6th

His Son Jacob Commenced Schooling 11 Octor
1790.
To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr George
between 12th Augt and 23d Novr 1790

1

4

-

To 1 ½ Months Schooling of Mastr Jacob from the
11th Octor to 25th Novr 1790

-

12

-

To 2 Months Schooling of Mastr George from the
24th Novr 1790 to 23d Jany 1791

-

16

-

£

2

12

-

Contra Cr
1790
Augt

1791

By an order on Mefsrs Hamilton & Crook in favor
Mefs'rs. Young & Vrooman

1

8

-

By an order on Mrs Thompson in favor Mifs Smith
12 Decr 1790

1

4

-

By an order on Jacob Ball

1

-

-

By an order on Mrs Thompson

-

8

-

2

12

-

Feby. 3d

£

Dr Jacob Ball Esqr.

1790

To Allowance for House Rent at the Barracks three
quarters Year

-

6

-

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Caty from 10th May
to 9th Augt 1790

1

4

-

12 days
mist
Sepr 6

1791
Feby 3d

-

To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Caty between the
10th Augt & the 21st Novr 1790

1

4

-

To 2 Months Schooling of Mifs Caty from the 22d
Novr 1790 to 21st Jany 1791

-

16

-

To Cash paid by an ordr Peter Ball

1

-

-

4

10

-

-

5

-

£

Contra Cr
1790
June 10th

By 1 Bushel Petatoes

19

By 3 lbs Butter

-

22

By 1 lb Butter

-

23

By 1 lb Butter

-

26

By 3 lbs Butter.

-

July 3d

By 3 lbs Butter

-

10th

By 2 ½lbs Butter.
together}

22

By 2 lbs Butter

{19th June – 26th Butter totalled

-

10

-

-

28

By 1 lb Butter

-

26

34 lbs. Flour

-

31

2 lb Butter

-

Augt 3d

42 lbs Flour

-

4

1 ½ lbs Butter}
{26th July to 2d Sept
totalled176 lbs 32/-}

7

1 ½ lbs Butter

-

15th

44 lbs Flour

-

Sepr 2d

By 56 lbs Hundred Flour

-

Decr 24

By 1 Bushel of Corn ground

2

10

½

-

7

-

9/

-

18

-

£

4

10

-

Amot brought from {illegible}

£54

16s

-

To Amot of Mr Murray acct for Mifs Betsy

-

18

-

55

14

-

To Amot of Credits pr his acct

2

10

-

To 3 Months Schooling of your 3 Sons between 23
March and 30 June 1794

15

-

-

To 6 Months schooling of your 3 Sons between 30th
June and 25 Decr 1794

30

-

-

By 2 Bushels of Wheat ground

Dr Robert Hamilton

rend

d

£

Acct

To Amount of Credits pr his acct

4

2

-

To Balance due R. Hamilton Esqr

19

7

-

127

2

-

By Amount of Robt Hamilton's acct to 1st Jany 1794

72

15

-

By Amount of Sundries from the {1st ?} Jany 1794 to 24th
Feby 1795

54

7

3

127

2

3

19

7

1

16

6

£
Cr
1793

£
By Balance due Robt Hamilton as pr acct to 24th Feby
1795

Dr Mrs Deborah Freel
1789
June 8th

To a Balance (from old Book)

3

Dr Colol John Butler
1790
Mar
9th

To 1 Years Schooling of Mafter Tommy from 9th March
1789 to the 9th March 1790

4

16

-

To allowance for House rent 1 Year

-

8

-

Contra Cr

1789
Novr 18

By an order on him . . for . . .

1

-

Colol Butler Promised to Settle with Mr Street for
my House Rent at the Barracks

A

D

B

C

Butler Colol 1.

Cunninghame Arch.{page

Ball Jacob. 3.
Ball Peter 5.

torn}
Collard Elijah 15:

E

F

Page

Freel Deborah 1
Forsyth George 7.
Farming Expences 19.
G

H

I

Hamilton Robt 2.22
Horton Isa. 10.
K

L

M

Lampman Peter 16.
Lambert Corns 17.
N

O

P

R
Reynolds Calib 2

S

T

Smith Elias 8.
Servos Daniel 9.

Thompson Eliz: 4
Tice Christine. 18

Secord John 11.
Secord Stephen 13.
V

W

Vanderlip Mary 2

Warner Christn 14:

{Tot} al account 12.

Y

-

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