1854

Susan Davis began to work Nov 4th Paid her $6

Worked 4 1/2 Days the weed ending Nov 18

             4 1/2      Do       Do        Do          25

             4 1/2      Do       Do        Do           December 2nd

             4 1/2      Do       Do        Do                             16th

             4            Do       Do        Do            January 20th 1855

             5            Do       Do        Do                          27th

             5            Do       Do        Do           February 3rd

             5            Do       Do        Do                          10

May 9th 1855 received 16.3 on Fathers account from James Heigh

February 14 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do

March 6 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do

Thomas Davis sens. paid 2L 16s 9d for our school $55 that is as property tax for Jack L s d

                                       2    10 1/2
                                       

May 12th Do Do for Wm 18 8 1/2

                               Do   Do  fo  Father     2      10 1/2

                        as poll tax for Jock            15      7 1/2

                              Do    Do   for Wm        16    8

May 15 paid full tax for J & Wm 2 16 9

    Mars                                                        11       3

July 17th order on Holland & Griffin 1 1 12

    cash                                             1          8        2

March 27 1856 settled with Thomas Davis & he was indue L 1.10. that is independent of this years weaving

1855 May received from Robert Armstrong

1 1/2 bushel of black see wheat

4 Do of Peas Paid 4 Bushel Peas

3 Cwt of hay} June 1st 4 Bushel of wheat

46 lbs of flour May 7th 1856 Paid

6 Bushel of S Wheat

he got 916 feet of clapboards or borred

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