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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_91.pdf
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Ar Articles bought in the year 1854
| s | d | ||||
| Jan | 17 | Iron 8s. 7 1/2 1 ax 5s.6 oil 3.1 1/2 | 17 | 3 | |
| lamp 1.3 wick 3 cap 10 7 1/2 paper | 12 | 1 1/2 | |||
| paper 1 book 1.6 almanac 7 1/2 | 3 | 1 1/2 | |||
| rope 9 nails 7 toll 7 sundry 1.7 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 18 | paid to the Libary | 5 | |||
| 24 | 1 Axe 5.6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Feb | 28 | 1/2 Barrel of white fish |
6 | 3 | |
| 1 Phiel e{illegible} cinimon 7 1/2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| March | 14 | lb horse nails 1s.1d 2lbs shingles nails 7d |
1 | 8 | |
| bell of Locks clock 7 1/2 coppy book 6d | 1 | 1 1/2 | |||
| 20 | postage 3 tobacco 9 Borax 1/4 lb 5 1/2 | 1 | 5 1/2 | ||
| April | 18 | 1 pair of buggie springs | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| 20 lbs oval iron 5s |
5 | ||||
| 4 tires for buggie | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
| spirits of turpentine 7 1/2 spirits 3 1/2 | 3 | 9 | |||
| cotton yarn 14s.3d books & paper 3s | 3 | 6 | |||
| May | 4 | 1 bar iron for Drag 7s.8d seeds a gum 1.4 1/2 | 9 | 1 | |
| spelling books & paper | 3 | 9 | |||
| Do | 10 | 1 lb horse nails 1.2 Dinner 1.3 | 2 | 6 | |
| June | 13 | 1 pair shoes 8.9 1 Do 7s.6d 1 Do 6s.10d 1 Do 4S | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 hat 8s 9d 4 caps 8s 1 pair of shoes 5s | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1 pair of shoes6s.10d 1 paire braces 1s.8d 1lb shot 6 | 9 | ||||
| 22 | horse medicin 10s cup for 3d bottol for 4 | 10 | 7 | ||
| neat foot oil 7 1/2 fishhooks4d kail seed 4 | 1 | 3 1/2 | |||
| toll 6 cakes 5 wattie 1s.3d lime .25 bushel 15s.7 1/2 .25 | 17 | 9 1/2 |
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