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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_68.pdf
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1859 pay received frim John Elingham
| s | d | ||||
| Jan | 23 | received from P Wing jug 1s.10 1/2 d Syrup 4s sugar 9d 9 pills 1.7 | 7 10 1/2 | ||
| April | 6 | received fish 1s.3d candle 1s.3d Salavatus 3d | 2 | 9 | |
| May | 25 | Do from Baxter 10 lb nails 2s.6 plow shear 2.6 | 5 | ||
| knife 1s.8d crockry 1s.2d candles 1s.8 | 4 | 6 | |||
| starch 6 redlon 4 1/2 | 10 | ||||
| July | 13 | 10 lb shingles nails 2s.6d salaratus 7 1/2d candles 1d coffe 1s.3d {illegible} 1 10 1/2 | 7 | 3 | |
| 25 | paper starch files allspice powder broom candle | 6 | 3 | ||
| Sept | 24 | horse nails 7 1/2 rosen 4 soape 1s.3d spoons 1s collar 1s.1d file 7 1/2 thread .3 pencl 4 1/2 | 5 | 6 1/2 | |
| 1 barrel | 1 | 6 | |||
| Nov | 4 | 1 lb paper 1s.3d 1 Jack knife 3s.9d 1 barre | 6 | 6 | |
| Dec | 5 | niting needle 2 horse nails 1s.3d opum 10 1/2 d salaratus 7 1/2 | 2 | 11 | |
| thread 1s rope 1s.6d | |||||
| May | 12 | receivd from Green 7 yrds cotton 7 1/2 lining 3s9d buttons 5d | 8 6 1/2 | ||
| June | 5 | two Butter firkins 2.6 each | 5 | ||
| 13 | papper 1s Book 1s.3d hoe 1s.10 1/2d Bowls 1.8 pins 7 | 7 | 7 1/2 | ||
| 20 | pills 1s.3d paper 1s.3 slate 7 1/2d spoons 1s.3d allspice 5 1/2 shoethread 3 paper 6d thread 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 1 pair shoes 5 from Elingham 1 pair of shoes 7s.6d July 6 | 5[7 | 6 | ||
| July | 13 | from Bues 1 hayfork 4s 1 lb salavatus 7 1/2 | 4 | 7 1/2 | |
| 16 | cash 11s.3d | 4 | 7 1/2 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 3 |
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