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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_95.pdf
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Produce sold in the year 1854
or Money recived
Jan | 7 | to John Elingham 400 lb fo flour at 16s.3 per 100 | 3 | 5 | |
17 | to Mr Wright 175 lb of flour at 16s.3d per 100 lb | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
Feb | 28 | Barrel of pork |
3 | 7 | 6 |
April | 17 | sold C Lillijohns the Hardy cow | 6 | 7 | |
June | 7 | Do John Lamb Jocks cow | 7 | 10 | |
1856 June | 3 | Bought of J Hazelwood 60 yrd cotton at 6d per yrd | 1 | 10 | |
5 pailfull of lye 10 per pail 1/2 day crew | 1 1/2 | 4 | 3 1/2 | ||
gave him 35 1/2 lb Butter at 9 per lb | 1 | 14 | 3 1/2 | ||
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1857 March | sold 10 dozen of Egs 1s per dozen | 10 | |||
April | 4 | Do 7 Do Do 10 Do | 5 | 10 | |
18 | 10 Do Do 19 | 7 | 6 | ||
24 | 4 Do Do 8 | 2 | 8 |
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