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Journal of Jenifer & Hooe, 1773-1774 (folios 231-460)

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Robert Townsend Hooe and Daniel Jenifer ran a store in Alexandria, Virginia, from 1773-1778. As a journal (or day book), this volume represents the summary of each day's transactions at the store, both purchases and payments, often with more detail than would be found in the official ledger. This work contains folios 231-460.

Accounts in this journal represent house (overhead) accounts, fellow merchants, ships, and men and women living in Alexandria and the surrounding area, as well as many transaction on behalf of the town's enslaved residents. In the first 60 pages, over 115 account holders have been identified and over 125 individuals purchasing on others' accounts (including 33 women and 38 enslaved individuals). While the ledger's location is unknown, it will be possible to recreate it with the completion of these transcriptions.

The original manuscript may be found within the collections of the various Hooe & Company ledgers at the New York Public Library.

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Marginalia: Alexandria

Folio: 246

Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit To Amot. [Amount] brot. [brought[ forward £33..18..7.5 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-22 Debit [To] 1.5 yd [yards] St. Cotton ..6..6; [To] 18 w [pounds] Cotton 30/; [To] 1 oz [ounce] Indigo 1/ [subtotal] 1..11..[0]; [To] 1.5 w [pounds] Cotton 2/6; [To] 1 Palm Iron 4d [subtotal] ..2..10; [To] 4 w [pounds] Cotton 6/8; [To] 1 dbl [double] Block 4/7 [subtotal] ..11..3 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-23 Debit [To] 110. 8d Nails 10d; [To] 1 qt [quart] Rum 1/3 [subtotal] ..2..1; [To] 2 w [pounds] Sope [Soap] 1/6; [To] 1 oz [ounce] fig blue 4d [subtotal] ..1..10; [To] 1 small stone Mugg [Mug] ..[0]..7.5; [To] 0.5 w [pound] Oznabg [Osnaburg] Thread ..1..3; [To] 2 w [pounds] Shott [Shot] 7.5d; [To] 1 w [pound] Sope [Soap] 9d [subtotal] ..1..4.5; [To] 1 quart Rum 1/3; [To] 2 w [pounds] Cotton 3/3 [subtotal] ..4..6; [To] 0.5 Lead Line 1/9; [To] 1.5 yd [yards] Ribbon 1/3 [subtotal] ..3..[0]; [To] Sope [Soap] 7.5d; [To] 4 w [pounds] Candles 4/ [subtotal] ..4..7.5; [To] 1.5 w [pounds] Cotton ..2..6; [To] 1 Sett [Set] China Cups & Saucers ..6..[0]; [To] 1 quart WJ [West India] Rum ..1..3 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-24 Debit [To] 1 large black Trunk ..12..[0]; [To] 0.5 Gallon WH [West India] Rum 2/6; [To] 1 qt [quart] Cont [Continent] Do [Rum] 9d [subtotal] ..3..3; [To] 1.75 Li [Liter] Sope [Soap] 1/4; [To] 0.25 Ct [hundred] Quills 9d [subtotal] ..2..1; [To] 1 w [pound] Sope [Soap] 9d; [To] 1 oz [ounce] blue 4d [subtotal] ..1..1; [To] 1 penknife 9d; [To] 4 perch lines 1/3 [subtotal] ..2..[0]; [To] 0.5 w [pound] Oznabrig [Osnaburg] Thread ..1..3; [To] 5.5 w [pounds] Cotton ..9..2; [To] 1.5 Gallon Rum 6/; [To] 1 w [pound] Candles 1/ [subtotal] ..7..[0] false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-25 Debit [To] 1 small Tea Pott [Pot]; [To] 0.5 w [pound] Green Tea 5/ [subtotal] ..5..[0]; [To] 1 doz [dozen] Needles ..[0]..4; [To] 1 Loaf Sugar 8.75 w [pounds] [is] ..8..9; [To] 2 Ct [hundred] Scupper Nails ..1..[0] false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-25 Debit [Total] false false
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J&H_1773_247
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Marginalia: Virginia 1773

Folio: 247

Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit To Amot. [Amount] brot. [brought] forward £40..13..8 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-25 Debit [To] 0.25 Li [Liter] Salt Petre ..[0]..6; [To] 1 pint Rum 7.5d; [To] 3 Li [Liters] Cotton 5/ [subtotla] ..5..7.5; [To] 2 w [pounds] Cotton 3/4 [is] ..3..4; [To] 1 phial [vial] Tartar Emetic ..1..3; [To] 1 Chamber Pott [Pot] ..1..3; [To] 1 pint Rum 7.5d; [To] 1 qt [quart] Cont [Continent] Do. [Rum] 9d [subtotal] ..1..4.5; [To] 0.5 w [pound] Oznabg [Osnaburg] Thd [Thread] 1/3; [To] 1 handkf [handkerchief] 10d [subtotal] ..2..1 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-27 Debit [To] 1 qt [quart] Cont [Continent] Rum 9d; [To] 1 Li [Liter] Shott [Shot] 4d [subtotal] ..1..1; [To] 1 pint Rum 7.5d; [To] 0.5 w [pound] Bind Leathr [Leather] 1/3 [subtotal] ..1..10.5; [To] 0.25 w [pound] Bohea Tea 1/3; [To] 4 w [pounds] Cotton 6/8 [subtotal] ..7..11; [To] 0.25 Ct [hundred] Quills 9d; [To] 1 hk [hank] Silk 7d [subtotal] ..1..4; [To] 1 oz [ounce] Indigo 1/; [To] 1 quart Rum 1/3 [subtotal] ..2..3; [To] 1 perch Line 4d; [To] 1 Quire Papr [Paper] 7.5d [subtotal] ..[0]..11.5; [To] 1 Gallon Rum 4/ [is] ..4..[0]; [To] 2 Boxes Andersons Pills ..3..[0] false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-28 Debit [To] 1 w [pound] Sope [Soap] 9d; [To] 1 pint Rum 7.5d [subtotal] ..1..4.5; [To] 2 w [pounds] Cotton 3/4; [To] 1 li [liter] Sope [Soap] 9d [subtotal] ..4..1; [To] To 1 Black ball 1/; [To] 4 w [pounds] Cotton 6/8 [subtotal] ..7..8; [To] 1 w [pound] Sope [Soap] 9d; [To] 0.25 w [pound] Pepper 7.5d [subtotal] ..1..4.5; [To] 1 pint Rum 7.5d; [To] 1 phiol [vial] T. [Tartar] Emetic 1/3 [subtotal] ..1..10.5; [To] 2 w [pounds] Sope [Soap] 1/6; [To] 2 w [pounds] Powder 4/ [subtotal] ..5..6; [To] 5 w [pounds] Cotton 8/4; [To] 1 oz [ounce] Indigo 1/ [subtotal] ..9..4; [To] 2 Thimbles 4d; [To] 2 Li [Liters] Sope [Soap] 1/6 [subtotal] ..1..10; [To] 1 phiol [vial] Tartar Emetic ..1..3 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-29 Debit [To] 1 box Andersons Pill 1/6; [To] 2 w [pounds] Sope [Soap] 1/6 [subtotal] ..3..[0]; [To] 1 oz [ounce] fine Thd [Thread] 1/; [To] 1 yd [yard] Ribbon 9d; [To] 2 oz [ounces] blue 8d [subtotal] ..2..5; [To] 1 w [pound] Candles 1/; [To] 1 Gallon Rum 4/ [subtotal] ..5..[0] false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-29 Debit [Subtotal] 44..16..2.5 false false
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J&H_1773_248
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Marginalia: Alexandria

Folio: 248

Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
1773-09-30 Debit [Total] Cargo As brt. [brought] forwd. [forward] false false Sterling Virginia 35 14 7 Currency Virginia 113 9 11.5
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit To Amot. [Amount] brot. [brought] forward £44..16..2.5 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit [To] 0.5 Gallon Rum ..2..6; [To] 6 Gallons Mollasses [Molasses] ..14..[0]; [To] 3.5 bushs. [bushels] Salt ..7..10.5; [To] 1 Padlock 1/; [To] 1 w [pound] Sope [Soap] 9d [subtotal] ..1..9; [To] 1 pint Rum ..[0]..7.5; [To] 2 Skelleton [Skeleton] Wires ..[0]..7.5; [To] 1 pint Rum ..[0]..7.5 false false
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit [Subtotal] false false Currency Virginia 46 4 2.5
Cash [Account] 1773-09-30 Debit [Total] false false Sterling Virginia 35 14 7 Currency Virginia 159 14 2
Charles Clunn 1773-10-01 Debit To 0.5 w [pound] Bohea Tea 2/6 } To 1 perch Line 6d & p [per] R. [Richard] Arell } p [per] Self false true 89 Currency Virginia 3
Geo. [George] Dalrymple 1773-10-01 Credit By Schooner John 10 days } Carpenters Work @ [at] 5/ Md [Maryland] Curry [Currency] } 40/ false true 133 Schooner John account, folio 130
Thos. [Thomas] Fleming 1773-10-01 Debit To 1 pr [pair] Worsted Stockings p [per] Waggoner false true 134 Currency Virginia 6
Charles Jones 1773-10-02 Debit To a short charge in 8.75 w [pounds] } dble [double] refind [refined] Sugar } 2/11 p [per] Self false false 22 Currency Virginia 2 11
1773-10-02 Debit [Subtotal] false false Currency Virginia 11 11
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J&H_1773_249
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J&H_1773_249

Marginalia: Virginia 1773

Folio: 249

Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
1773-10-02 Debit [Total] Brot. [Brought] forwd [forward] false false Sterling Virginia Currency Virginia 11 11
Charges [on Merchandise] 1773-10-02 Debit To 1 Paper Ink Paper false false 111 Currency Virginia 7.5
Charges [on Merchandise] 1773-10-02 Debit To Cash paid postage 2 Letters 2/8 false false 111 Cash account, folio 15
Schooner John 1773-10-02 Debit To 300. Scupper Nails false false 130 Currency Virginia 1 6
Gabriel Sewel 1773-10-02 Debit To 1 Cuttoe p [per] Self false false 56 Currency Virginia 7.5
David Biggs 1773-10-02 Credit By Cash in full 17/6 false false 133 Cash account, folio 15
Jonathan Hall 1773-10-04 Debit To 0.25 w [pound] Cotton 5d } To 0.75 w [pound] Ditto [Cotton] omd [omitted] 1/3 } p [per] Hannah false true 112 Currency Virginia 1 8
Thomas Fleming 1773-10-04 Debit To 2 large Claw hammers @ [at] 2/6 p [per] Self false false 134 Currency Virginia 5
Captain Francis Speake 1773-10-04 Debit To 0.75 yd [yard] yellow Callamanco [Calamanco] 2/8 _p_ [is] 0..2..[0]; [To] 1.5 yd [yards] white flannel @ [at] 2/9 [is] ..4..1.5; [To] 1.5 yd [yards] Dowlass [Dowlas] 1/9; [To] thread 6d [subtotal] ..2..3; [To] 1 pr [pair] Green knee Garters ..1..8; [To] 3 hks [hanks] silk 1/10.5; [To] 1 stk [stick] twist 7.5d [subtotal] ..2..6; [To] 0.25 yd [yards] Cotton Denim 1/2.25 [is] ..1..2.25; [To] 0.5 yd [yard] Oznabrigs [Osnaburg] ..[0]..5 false false 127 Currency Virginia 14 1.75
1773-10-04 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 1 15 5.75
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J&H_1773_250
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J&H_1773_250

Marginalia: Alexandria

Folio: 250

Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
1773-10-04 Debit [Total] Cargoe [Cargo] as brot. [brought] forward false false Sterling Virginia Currency Virginia 1 15 5.75
Thomas Logan 1773-10-04 Debit To 2 w [pounds] Soap p [per] Note false false 28 Currency Virginia 1 6
William Ramsay 1773-10-04 Debit To 2 w [pounds] Soa[ p [per] Beck false true 36 Currency Virginia 1 6
Schooner John 1773-10-04 Debit To 1 Barrel Tarr [Tar] false false 130 Currency Virginia 14
Geo. [George] Gilpin 1773-10-04 Debit To 1 m [thousand] 20d Nails p [per] Self false false 70 Currency Virginia 12 6
Thomas Dowdall 1773-10-04 Debit To 1 brass Cock 2/3; [To] 1 w [pound] Soap 9d [subtotal] ..3..[0]; To 1 oz [ounce] fig blue 4d; [To] 1 Wine Glass 9d [subtotal] ..1..1 p [per] Self false false 72 Currency Virginia 4 1
Richard Arell 1773-10-04 Debit To 1 Quire Paper 1/6; [To] 1 Penknife 1/6 p [per] son David. [David] false true 44 Currency Virginia 3
Schooner John 1773-10-04 Debit To 2 Gallons Cont [Continent] Rum false false 130 Currency Virginia 5 4
Schooner John 1773-10-04 Debit To Jno. Fitzgerald 1500. 12d Nails 16/6 false true 130 John Fitzgerald account, folio 39
Guy Evans 1773-10-04 Debit To 1 w [pound] Soap p [per] Wife false true 52 Currency Virginia 9
William Carlin 1773-10-04 Debit To 2 hks [hanks] Silk ..1..3; To 1 yd [yard] black ribbon 9d } To 0.25 w [pound] B. [Bohea] Tea 1/3 } p [per] Daughr. [Daughter] ..2..[0] false true 128 Currency Virginia 3 3
1773-10-04 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 4 1 4.75
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