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1793 The Town of Newbury to David Little Dr. for Sundra articles {delivered} at the Pest house by order of the Overseer of the poor
October 4 | To 2 quarts of Milk 6d , 1 pound of Sugar 7d , {delivered} to Benjaman Jackman £ | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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[itemized list of purchases grouped by amount paid, shown in 3 columns to the right] 1793 October 29 account Continued from the Last page of the [post? foot?] brought forward which is _____pound sign
[To? a?] quarts of Milk 6 [mark above 6] ..th of Candles 11 [same mark] one Sheet 7/6 one 0 11 0
(seq. 3)
the account continued from the last page [foot] 1798 forward which is ------------------------------------Nov 19 to one [buk?] of Aples and [?] quarts of Milks 6 - 10th brown bread [?] this day Moved Silas Rogers and infant to the next 0 4 11 house extra loft for {hon] and Carrage---------------------------- 20 To 4th of salt fish [?} 1/3 gallon of lyder 8 - a quarts of Mollases A 0 9 2 1/8 -8th - 6 of beef [?] 3 - 2/8 -2th of pork & 8-3/4 turnips.--- ------- S 21 To a quarts of Milks [?] 9th of Coffee & 1/a - a/4 Seventeen biscuit 0 4 11 Sauce 10 to a Chase to the rest house for Abriah Jones 1/6 22 To two quarts of Milk 6-51/2 of brown bread & [?] 10 Lemons 41/2 0 1 9
(seq. 4)
account continued from the last page and the foot braught forward which is tooth of a lamb of [3 1/2 - 1 3/4] of lard. 9 quarts of Mollofses - 1/10 one pound of coffee. 1/9 biscuit & 3 [?]th of fine meal
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The account continued from the Last Page and foot brought forward which is -- -- -- -- £
23 To 11 1/2 lb of bread @ [2?] 1/10 12 biscuit 6 ͩ - 2 lb of coffee @ 1/2 # 2/4 1 gallons, of cyder 8 ͩ vinegar 4 -1 ⅟₂ # lb of lard @ 9 - 1/? tea 6 ͩ ----------------∫ 0 6 4
24 To 16 biscuit and two quarts of mollasses 1/10 - [? 3/4] lb of beef @ and mutton @ 4 ͩ 1/11 ----------------------∫ 0 4 5
25 To 10 lb of bread @ 2 1/8 - 7 3/4 lb of mutton @ 3 ͩ 1/2 - 2/3 one gallon of cyder 8 ͩ , Cash paid for 2 quarts of oatmeal 1/6 8 biscuit 4 --------------------∫ 0 6 5
26 To 6 lb of beef at 4 - 2/ - 3#-6 lb of pork @ 8 ͩ 2/3 - 1 lb of candles 11 ͩ - 2 lb of coffee, @ 1/2 - 2/4 4lb of sugar @ 7 ͩ - 2/4 cash 1/6 paid for bottle of W. Inda rum ..............∫ 0 11 4
27 To one [?] of biscuit 8 ͩ 4# - 2 of bread @ 2 ͩ - 8 1/2 ͩ . Cash 12/ paid for 1/2 cord of wood holling to the pest house very bad [corting?] ----------- ∫ 0 13 4 ⅟₂
28 To 2 quarts of mollasses 1/10 1 gallon of cyder 8 ͩ one peck of potatoes and beets 7 ͩ cabbage 6 ͩ 10 3/4 lb of bread@ [?]- 1/9 ⅟₂ ------ ∫ 0 [?] 4 ⅟₂
29 To ----- Cart to move Dolly Jackman to the Pest house & brought Mrs Downs Mrs Hunt and her two children from the pest house and put them into wi ͩ Pettinpills house ---------∫ 0 1 6
30 To 4 # 2 of pork @ 8 ͩ 2/10 5# 9 of beef @ 4 ͩ - 1/10 8# -3 lb of mutton @ 3 ͩ 2/1[?] 10 lb of bread @ - 1/9 peck of potatoes 6 ͩ 8 biscuit 4 - 3/4 lb of candles 9 ͩ ------------∫ 0 10 9
31 To 2 quarts of mollasses 1/10 one pound sugar 7 ͩ 1 lb of coffee 1/2 --------- 0 3 7
February 1 To Cash 1/6 paid for 1 quart of Mallaga wine for tea 1/ 1 gallon of cyder 8 ͩ 16 biscuit 8 ͩ 3 lb of fine meal[?] a 2# of lard 1/6 5 lb of bread @ 9 ͩ - 11 ͩ --------- ∫ 0 6 8 ⅟₂
2 To 7 lb of mutton [^] 1/9 - 2-3 of sausages @ 8 ͩ 1/5 10 9/4 of bread @ 9 ͩ 1/9 --------- 0 5 0
3 To 4 1/2lb of pork @ 8 ͩ 3/ 8lb of beef @ 4 ͩ 2/8 one gallon of cyder 8 ͩ 1[1/2?] lb of candles @ 11 ͩ - 1/4[?] 1/2 duzn biscuit 4 ͩ ------ ∫ 0 8 0
4 To 2lb of coffee @ 1/2 2/4 3 lb of sugar @ 7 ͩ - 1/9 ⅟₂ lb of candles 2 ͩ ⅟₂ ---------- 0 4 6 ⅟₂
To Cash 2 4/ to Mr. Moody for wood Cash 25/7 to Jenkens a Nurse 2 9 7
To my service from the 3 ͩ of October 1793 to 4th of Febuary 1794 [^] including booth days [^] Attending on the small pool at the pest house excepting 8 days ∫ 29 5 0
To my [hors?] service the above term of time ∫ ----------14 12 6 ---------------- {Total} 50 14 1 foot brought 1st page 8 19 0 2nd page 8 11 6 3 ----------- 7 12 9 4 ----------- 13 11 4 £ 90 8 8
Received this account by an order on Edmund Sawyer Esq Town Treasurer David Little