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Account Book of John Mills, 1775-1785 (Folios 202-273+)

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John Mills was a merchant residing in Alexandria, Virginia. This ledger comprises transactions that occurred between 1775 and Mills's death in 1784; at least 2 different authors created the ledger based on the handwriting found within it. Accounts include both men and women and connections Mills had with individuals in London; King George County, Loudoun County, and Fairfax County, Virginia; and Maryland. The accounts are grouped in alphabetical order by geographic location.

Mills built his home on Shuter's Hill, the present day location of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial; the ledger details the purchase of the land in 1779 for 389 pounds and carries through its construction detailing the purchase of bricks and the enslaved labor used to construct it.

This ledger includes 485 accounts across 274 folios, plus 4 additional folios detailing summary transactions from other ledger and memorandum books. This Work contains folios 202 to 273 and the additional folios. Be sure to check out the list of account holders and their associated folios, if you are interested in a specific person.

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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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
William Bushby 1779-03-29 Credit By Genl. [General] expence [expense] for Lamblack [Lamp black] false false 228 Currency Virginia 7 6
William Bushby 1779-03-29 Credit By Brick House for cleaning Windows &ca. [et cetera] false false 27 Currency Virginia 3 4 6
William Bushby 1779-04-15 Credit [By] Balance due false false Currency Virginia 80 16
William Bushby 1779-04 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 84 8
William Bushby 1779-04-17 Credit By 14 w [pounds] Veal 5/ false false 35 Currency Virginia 3 10
William Bushby 1779-07-01 Credit By Merchandize [Merchandise] for 35.75 Gallons Oil a [at] 30/ false false 215 Currency Virginia 53 12 6
William Bushby 1779-07-01 Credit By ditto [Merchandise] for carriage of ditto [ 35.75 Gallons Oil] from Dunmore a [at] 6/ false false 215 Currency Virginia 10 14 6
William Bushby 1779-07-02 Credit By Cash false false 125 Currency Virginia 15
William Bushby 1779-07-02 Credit By Sloop Betsey for 0.5 w [pound] Lamblack [Lampblack] false false 188 Currency Virginia 1 10
William Bushby 1779-07 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 84 7
William Bushby 1779 Credit By 2 w [pounds] Butter returnd [returned] } By 0.25 Gallo. [Gallon] of Oyle [Oil] } By 35.5 Gallo. [Gallons] Oyle [Oil] returnd [returned] } Total 35.75 Gallo. [Gallons] false false
William Bushby 1779 Credit By 1 bagg [bag] of _paint_ returnd [returned] } Groce [Gross] as lent 108 false false
William Bushby 1781-09-29 Credit By Shooters Hill for work done to amot. [amount] as p [per] Accot. [Account] Renderd [Rendered] false true 52 Specie 17 17 6
William Bushby 1781-09-29 Credit By Shooters Hill in petty Journl [Journal] false true 59 Specie 3
William Bushby 1781-09 Credit [Total] false false Specie 18 6
William Bushby 1781-10-19 Credit By Shooters Hill's Debt for painting false true 257 Specie 11 17
William Bushby 1781-10-19 Credit By Wm. [William] Bromley false true Specie 16
William Bushby 1781-10 Credit [Total] false false Specie 12 13
John Alexander 1779-02-18 Credit By Amount not alowed [allowed] Charged to the Hill in 1780 false true 43 Currency Virginia 1 5
John Alexander 1780-03-18 Credit By 5.5 Days Work on Wm. [William] a [at] 12 dolls. [dollars] p [per] Day is 66 a [at] 6/ false true Currency Virginia 19 16
John Alexander 1780-03-18 Credit By 8 days Work of Phill a [at] 12 dolls. [dollars] p [per] Day [is] 96 [at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 28 16
John Alexander 1780-03-25 Credit By 5 days Work of Wm. [William] a [at] 15 Do. [Dollars] p [per] Day [is] 75 [at] 6/] false true Currency Virginia 22 10
John Alexander 1780-03-25 Credit By 4 days Work of Phill [at] 15 [dollars per day] [is] 60 [at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 18
John Alexander 1780-04-01 Credit By 5 days Work of Phill [at] 15 [dollars per day] [is] 75 [at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 22 10
John Alexander 1780-04-01 Credit By 5 days Work of Wm. [William] [at] 15 [dollars per day] [is] 75 [at 6/] false false Currency Virginia 22 10
John Alexander 1780-04-08 Credit By 3 days work of Wm. [William] 60 Doll. [Dollars] & 4 days work of Phill 80 [dollars] } 140 [Dollars] Totl. [Total] [at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 42
John Alexander 1780-04-15 Credit By 6 days Work of Wm. [William] 120 Do. [Dollars] & 6 days Work of Phill 120 [dollars] in all 240 [dollars at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 72
John Alexander 1780-04-22 Credit By 5 days work of Wm. [William] 80 dolls. [dollars] & 4 days work of Phill 80 Do. [Dollars] [is] 160 [dollars at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 66
John Alexander 1780-04-29 Credit By 4 days work [of] Wm. [William] 80 dolls. [dollars] & 4 days Work of Phill 80 Do. [Dollars] [is] 180 [dollars at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 48
John Alexander 1780-05-06 Credit By 3 days Work [of] Wm. [William] 60 [dollars] & 6 days work of Phill 120 Do. [Dollars] [is] 180 [dollars at 6/] false true Currency Virginia 54
John Alexander 1780-05-11 Credit By Phill 4 days & Wm. [William] 3 days. 60 & 80 in all [is] 140 [dollars] false true Currency Virginia 42
John Alexander 1780-05 Credit [Subtotal] false false Currency Virginia 458 2
John Alexander 1780-05-11 Credit By Cash of Wm [William] in part of ye [the] Salt £38..2..0 false true 1
John Alexander 1780-05-11 Credit By Cash of Wm [William] to Balla. [Balance] paid in work to Shoters [Shooters] Hill Debt [is] 29..8..[0] false true 50
John Alexander 1780-05 Credit [Subtotal] £67..10..[0] false false
John Alexander 1780-05-27 Credit By Phill's Work Since ye [the] Holladays [Holidays] from 22 to 27 [is] 6 days a [at] 9/ false true Currency Virginia 54
John Alexander 1780-06-03 Credit By Wm's [William's] Work the Week past 6 days is 54£; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 days 54£ false true 270 Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-06-10 Credit By Wm [William's] Work the Week past 6 days 54[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 days 54[£] false true Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-06-17 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] Do. [past] 6 days 54[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 do [days] 54[£] false true Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-06-24 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] Do. [past] 5 days 45[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 do [days] 54[£] false true Currency Virginia 99
John Alexander 1780-07-01 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] Do. [past] 4 days 36[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 3.5 Do. [days] 31..10..[0][£] false true Currency Virginia 67 10
John Alexander 1780-07-08 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] Do. [past] 6 days 54[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 Do. [days] 54[£] false true Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-07-15 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] Do. [past] 6 days 54[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 Do. [days] 54[£] false true Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-07-15 Credit By alowance [allowance] on 7 days in May settlemt [settlement] of ye [the] 11th as above of 10 Doll. [Dollars] ea. 70£ false false Currency Virginia 21
John Alexander 1780-07-22 Credit By Wm [William's] Do. [Work] the week past, 3 days 27[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 5 days 45[£] false true Currency Virginia 72
John Alexander 1780-07-29 Credit By ...; [By] Phill's [Work] 5.5 days 49..10..[0] false true Currency Virginia 49 10
John Alexander 1780-08-05 Credit By Wm. [William] Do. [Work] the week past 2 days [is] 18[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 5 days 45[£] false true Currency Virginia 54
John Alexander 1780-08 Credit Totl [Total] to [folio] false false 50 Currency Virginia 1415 2
John Alexander 1780-08-12 Credit By Wm. [William] Do. [Work] the week past 5 days 45[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 [days] is 54[£] false false Currency Virginia 99
John Alexander 1780-08-19 Credit By Wm. [William] Do. [Work] the week past 5 days 45[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 5 [days] is 45[£] false false Currency Virginia 90
John Alexander 1780-08-26 Credit By Wm. [William] Do. [Work] the week past 6 days 54[£]; [By] Phill's Do. [Work] 6 [days] is 54[£] false false Currency Virginia 108
John Alexander 1780-08 Credit [Total, to folio 209L] false false Currency Virginia 1712 2
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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
John Addison 1779-02-16 Debit To Cash false false 121 Currency Virginia 140
John Addison 1779-02 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 140
John Addison 1779-04-15 Debit To Balance due false false Currency Virginia 23 9
John Addison 1779-07-13 Debit To Cash, in part of Walnut Posts to be delivered false false 127 Currency Virginia 90
John Addison 1779-09-18 Debit To Mdze [Merchandise] for 1 lb [pound] Hyson Tea false false 225 Currency Virginia 22 10
John Addison 1779-09 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 135 19
John Addison 1782-01 Debit To Ballance [Balance] due payable in Walnut post: deliverable at } the Town of Alexandria at 6 Shillings Virga. [Virginia] Money p [per] Post } false true Currency Virginia 73 7
John Addison 1782-01 Debit to Error in Extending of 1/ p [per Post on 403 false false Currency Virginia 20 3
Captain Wills Couper 1779-02-24 Debit To Bala. [Balance] due from Hooe & Harrison's & Mill's Books } agreeable to Accts. [Accounts] Settled } false true 38 Currency Virginia 2079 4 9
Captain Wills Couper 1779-03-31 Debit To Error in Sales as pr. [per] Account rendered false false 200 Currency Virginia 174 17 3.5
Captain Wills Couper 1779-03 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 2254 2 0.5
Captain Wills Couper 1779-04-01 Debit To Balance p [per] Contra false false Currency Virginia 9 11 11.75
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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
John Addison 1779-02-17 Credit By 333 posts a [at] 7/ false false 24 Currency Virginia 116 11
John Addison 1779-04-15 Credit [By] Balance due false false Currency Virginia 23 9
John Addison 1779-04 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 140
John Addison 1779-04-27 Credit By 70 Walnut Posts a [at] 7/ false false 33 Currency Virginia 24 10
John Addison 1779-08-14 Credit By 127 Walnut Posts a [at] 6/ false false 39 Currency Virginia 38 2
John Addison 1779-08 Credit [By] Ballance [Balance] due false false Currency Virginia 73 7
John Addison 1779-08 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 135 19
Captain Wills Couper 1779-03-31 Credit By 10 Barrels Pork to Dr. [Debit] Merchandize [Merchandise] false false 215 Currency Virginia 400
Captain Wills Couper 1779-03-31 Credit By Saml. [Samuel] B. Cunningham's Dr. [Debit] false true 188 Currency Virginia 110 16
Captain Wills Couper 1779-03-31 Credit By Hooe & Harrison's Dr. [Debit] false false 200 Currency Virginia 1733 14 0.75
Captain Wills Couper 1779-04-01 Credit By Balance due p [per] Dr. [Debit] Side false false Currency Virginia 9 11 11.75
Captain Wills Couper 1779-04 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 2254 2 0.5
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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
Thomas McCauskin 1779-02-27 Debit To 2 Galls. [Gallons] Whiskey 3/ false false Currency Virginia 6
Thomas McCauskin 1779-02-27 Debit To 4 w [pounds Sugar 8d false false 196 Currency Virginia 2 8
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-02 Debit To 1 Gall. [Gallon] Whiskey 3/ false false Currency Virginia 3
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-05 Debit To 1 do [Gallon Whiskey] 3/ false false Currency Virginia 3
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-08 Debit To 2 do [Gallons Whiskey] 3/ false false Currency Virginia 6
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-13 Debit To 6 w [pounds] Brown Sugar 8d false false 196 Currency Virginia 4
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-13 Debit To 2 Galls. [Gallons] Whiskey 3/ false false Currency Virginia 6
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-18 Debit To 1 ditto [Gallons] ditto [Whiskey] false false Currency Virginia 3
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-25 Debit To 1 ditto [Gallons] ditto [Whiskey] false false Currency Virginia 3
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-28 Debit To 2 ditto [Gallons] ditto [Whiskey]a [at] 3/ false false Currency Virginia 6
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-31 Debit To 3 yds [yards] blue Cloth 5/6 false false Currency Virginia 16 6
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-31 Debit To 6 yds [yards] white do. [Cloth] 5/6 false false Currency Virginia 1 13
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-31 Debit To 2 yds [yards] ditto [white cloth] 5/6 false false Currency Virginia 11
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-31 Debit To 44 yds [yards] Oznabgs. [Osnaburg] (to be Delivd. [Delivered]) a [at] 1/3 false false Currency Virginia 2 15
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03 Debit [Total] Amount £7..18..2 at 8 prices is false false Currency Virginia 63 5 4
Thomas McCauskin 1779-05-05 Debit To Cash in part of 44 yds. [yards] Oznabgs. [Osnaburg] as above false false 125 Currency Virginia 22
Thomas McCauskin 1779-05-17 Debit To Merchandize [Merchandise] for 4 Gallons Whiskey a [at] 3/ [is] 0..12..0 false false 215
Thomas McCauskin 1779-05-17 Debit To do. [Merchandise] for 10 w [pounds] Bro. [Brown] Sugar a [at] 8d [is] ..6..8 false false 215
Thomas McCauskin 1779-05-17 Debit [Total] £0..18..8 false false
John Jolly 1779-03-02 Debit To 4 w [pounds] Sugar 8d false false 196 Currency Virginia 2 8
John Jolly 1779-03-13 Debit To 6 w [pounds] ditto [Sugar] 8d false false 196 Currency Virginia 4
John Jolly 1779-03-24 Debit To 3 Gallons Whiskey 3/ false false Currency Virginia 9
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Debit To 3 yds [yards] blue Cloath [Cloth] 5/6 false false Currency Virginia 16 6
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Debit To 6 yds. [yards] white do [Cloth] 5/6 false false Currency Virginia 1 13
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Debit To 40 yds. [yards] Oznabg. [Osnaburg] (to be deliver'd [delivered]) 1/3 false false Currency Virginia 2 10
John Jolly 1779-03 Debit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 5 15 2
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Debit To Cash £14..4..[0] false false 123
John Jolly 1779-03 Debit [Total] Amount 5..15..2 as 8 prices is 46..1..4 false false Currency Virginia 60 5 4
John Jolly 1779-04-15 Debit To Balance due me false false Currency Virginia 3 12
John Jolly 1779-05-17 Debit To Merchandize [Merchandise] for 6 Gallons Whiskey a [at] 3/ [is] 0..18..0 false false 211
John Jolly 1779-05-17 Debit To do. [Merchandise] for 10 w [pounds] Bro. [Brown] Sugar a [at] 8d false false 211
John Jolly 1779-05-17 Debit [Total] £1..4..8 false false
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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
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03-31 Credit By your Proportion of making Bricks } carried to Shooters Hill's Dt. [Debt] } false false 31 Currency Virginia 7 18 2
Thomas McCauskin 1779-03 Credit [Total] Amt. [Amount] 7..18..2 at 8 prices is false false Currency Virginia 63 5 4
Thomas McCauskin 1779-06-23 Credit By 22 yd. [yards] Linen in part of 44 formerly sold you, discounted at 20/ false false Currency Virginia 22
Thomas McCauskin 1779-06-23 Credit By 15 yds. [yards] Linen discounted a [at] 1/3 £0..18..9 false false
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Credit By your Proportion of making Bricks } carried to Shooters Hill's Dt. [Debt] folio } false false 31 Currency Virginia 7 1 8
John Jolly 1779-03-31 Credit [Total] Amt. [Amount] 7..1..8 at 8 prices is false false Currency Virginia 56 13 4
John Jolly 1779-04-15 Credit [By] Balance due false false Currency Virginia 3 12
John Jolly 1779-04 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 60 5 4
John Jolly 1779-06-23 Credit By 19.5 yds. [yards] Linen a [at] 1/3 [is] £1..4..4.5 false false
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