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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_89.pdf
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Bought of J & S Ross 1854
| s | d | ||||
| Feb | 28 | 1 side of sole leather 1s.4 1/2 per lb 16.1/2 lb | |||
| March | 20 | 1/4 yrd of lienskin 7.5 per yrd 1N3 | 1 | 10 1/2 | |
| April | 18 | 1 silk hankercheef 5s 8 yrd calico 5d | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 yard calico 9 per yrd 10s.6d | 10 | 6 | |||
| 4 yrd Do 7 1/2 per yrd | 2 | 6 | |||
| 10 lb tea 3s.6d per lb | 1 | 15 | |||
| 1 lb of tobaco 1 | |||||
| June | 12 | 1 Bonnet 4s.6d 2 yrd ribon 1s.10d 1 yd ribon 10d linneng 8 1/2d | 7 | 10 1/2 | |
| June | 19 | 16 lb soleleather 1/6 lb 1.4 per lb 2 bunches yarn | 1 | 14 | |
| 4 spools 1s, 1 yard rold cambric 4 1/2, 1yrd Do 6 1/2 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 1 remnent linen 1s.1d Do 7 1/2 Do 9 | 2 | 5 1/2 | |||
| 3/4 doz spoons 4s.6d 5 yrd furniture strip 3s.6 12d | 8 | 1/2 | |||
| 6 yrd print 5s.3d 7. Do 4s 4 1/2d 3 Do 2s 4 1/2 | 12 | ||||
| 5 yrd check linen 3s 9d 1 3/4 yrd grey linen 2s.2 1/2 | 5 | 11 1/2 | |||
| 7 yrd cambric 4s.4 1/2d 7 yrd cotton 2s.7 1/2d 1 paper pins 5 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 yrd Jacinett 1s.1d. 1 pair cotton stocking 1s.1d 1 yrd ribbon 8 1/2 | 2 | 10 1/2 | |||
| 1 butter bowl 2s.6d needls 2d 1/2 yard persion 8 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 bag salt 8s.9d 2 bags salt 1s 8d 1 hoe 1s 9 | 12 | 2 | |||
| July | 4 | 1 pair fo match plains 7/6 2 sythe stones 8 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1 silk hat 17/6 half round file 1/5 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 2 hand saw files 1s. 2 cakes of soap 9 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1 lb extract of logwood 1s 1/2 lb blue vitrol 4 1/2 | 1 | 4 1/2 | |||
| 4 lb alum 1/2 4 lbs soap 1/8 one pair Childrens shoes 2/6 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 1 | 1 bunch cotton yarn 5s 1lb tobacto 1/3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1/2 tea 1/4 1/2 one hat 10 | 3 | 8 1/2 | |||
| August | 22 | 1/2 lb Indigo 3/3 1/4 lb thread 1/7 1/2 | 4 | 10 1/2 | |
| 2 yrd cotton 1s 2 yrd twist 6 1 gross buttons 10 | 2 | 4 | |||
| gave Isabba Hazelwood an order for 18s | 18 | ||||
| Sept | 5 | 3 bunches of cotton yarn 15s & trimings for Fathers coat & vest | 15 | ||
| 14 | 12 lb sugar 5s 8yrd cotton 4s 2 bals shoe | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1 barrel of waller lime 10 | 10 |
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