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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
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1857
borrow 3 small wood pailfulls of salt pan
| March | 23 | Pay received from Baxter on Elingham Acount | ||
| candy 2/4 coffe 1s bit 9d knife 1s3d shoe thred 6d | ||||
| tocks 7d matches 4d pink & cinnie 6d | 5 | 3 | ||
| June | from D Bews 1 hoe 2s horse nails 1s.3d shoe thread 11 1/2 d | 4 | 2 | |
| shoe takes 6 pencil 2d | 8 | |||
| July | 28 | 1/2 lb tobaco 1s matches 9 1/2 d 2 yrd cotton & thread 1s.4 1/3 d | 2 | 9 |
| Sept | 29 | 1 lb tobaco 9d. finle 1s.3d grogse of macher 3s nails 6d slate 1s.1d | 7 | 7 |
| Nov | 5 | 2 flour Barrles 1 Keg 1 tub | 8 | |
| 26 | 1/2 gallon oil 3s1 1/2d red peper 7 1/2 d Rope 1s.2 1/2d | 4 | 11 | |
| 1858 | 1/2 lb tobaco | 10 | ||
| Feb | 8 | received from John Elingham five dollars | 1 | 5 |
| March | 8 | recived from Baxter for Elingham fish 2s.6d papers 10d | 3 | 4 |
| salaraties 7 1/2 d starch 6d envelops 4 1/2 cash 2d | 1 | 8 | ||
| April | 20 | received Wind & Blams 1 lb hors nails 1s.3d Buck 1s.3d | 2 | 6 |
| spoons 1s Pills 1s.3d Buttons 1d twist 3d paper 7 1/2 slack 2s | 4 | 3 | ||
| Do | 30 | 1 wooden bowl 3s.9d cotton 1s.8 coffee 7 1/2 from | 6 | 1/2 |
| H Green & two plugs tobaco 6d from Wing | 6 | |||
| June | 3 | received from Baxter 2 plow sheers 5s borax 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 boxes blacking 5d file 4d | 9 | |||
| 8 | 1 firkin 2.6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 19 | receved from D. Bews 1 lb peper 1s.2d spice 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1 lb starch 1s shoe thread 6d nails 7d soda 7 1/2 screws 9 1/2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 30 horse nails 2s6d oil 1.3 cotton Baxter 1 lot 1.1 machs 4 x S. papr 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| July | 10 | 7 1/2 yrds cotton 7 1/2 buttons 2 | 4 | 10 |
| August | 4 | horse nails 1s.3d Book 7 1/2 paper 6d cotton 3s shoe thread 3 1/2d | 5 | |
| 25 | 1 firkin 2s.6d 1 plow sheer 2s.6d candy 2d shoeties 2 1/2 lb tobaco 9 1/2 | 6 | 1 1/2 | |
| Sept | 11 | powder 9d coffee 1s.4d spice 7 starch 1 saspan 2 shoe thread 6d | 6 | 2 |
| Octo | 1 | from Baxter 6 bunches bating 3s.9d candel wick 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 doz teaspons 8d file 7 1/2 d 3 ginbles 7 1/2 Blitsters 1s |
2 | 11 | ||
| 15 | from Bews N. needles 2d buts 10d screws 1s chalk 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| rosin 4 tea 1s.4 1/2 d thread 1s.3 buttons 8 | 3 | 7 1/2 | ||
| 29 | fro Bews 1 lb of coffe 1s.4d | 1 | 4 | |
| Nov | 16 | from Green horse nails 1s.3 cut 1.s.3d nails 7 1/2 | 3 | 1 1/2 |
| pills 1s.3d candles 2s Blacktea 1s Batting 2d matches 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Dec | 1 | from Baxter currycomb 1s.3d nails 1s.3d sugar 1.s3d nails 8 1/2 ink & maches 6 | 4 | 10 1/2 |
| {illegible} | from Bews paper 1 {illegible} 3s.9d {illegible} | 5 | 11 |
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