Polk Family Papers Box 9 Document 79

Beersheba Springs

Sept 17, 1860

$102

Received of Bishop Polk his draft on New Orleans for one Hundred & two Dollars in full for the hire of the boys Harper for 33 & Joe for 35 days.

A. Hopkins Agent for M. A. Price

Beersheba Springs Tenn

Sep 24, 1860

John Armfield

Will please pay to the Beersheba Springs Co, on order Nine hundred & fifty four 60/100 Dollars, and take the same out of the first payment to be made on the House & Cabin sold by me to R.B. Sumner

Frances A Polk

Geo Thrall, clk for Beersheba Springs Co

[Sept 24, 1860]

Bishop L. Polk

In {illegible: af'e?} with Coffee Co D'r

1860

June 7 To 1 box hooks & eyes per order {cent mark} " 10

11 2 gr's note paper 20 " 40

2 pack envelopes 15 " 30

13 1 tin bucket cont'g Honey " 50

1 hatchet 100. 1 pr Higes 25 1 25

Screws 10, 1 bottle {illegible: appercent?} 1 10 3 65 ----------16 per order,

1 {illegible: Ane?} 150, 1 box Seitlitz 50 2 00

18 per Daughter,

10 yds calico 15 1 50

1 " Blk ribband 15

7 " Swiss muslin 40 2 80

{struckthrough: 2} Quinine 35

2 bolts per order 16 2/3 33

Screws 08

2 Wool undershirts per D. 4 50

19 1 pr Boys shoes per order 1 50

10 lbs 10'd nails 83

1 pr Brogan Shoes 1 75

per Daughter,

25 1 Set Grace hoops 1 25

1 silver thimble " 50

1 pencil " 10

{x mark} 2 pr lasting boots 3 00 6 00

20 lbs nails per boy 8 2/3 1 87 23 51 ---------22 1 Grubbing hoe 1 50

10 lbs nails 8 1/3. 83

{x mark} 1 Umbrella 2 50

23 √ 1 double fine plane 1 75

√ 1 " {illegible: Sack? Jack?} do 1 50

√ 1 Hatchet 1 00

√ A&J Handsaw 3 00

26 √ 10 -- 8'd Nails 8 1/3 - 5 lbs 6'd do 8/3 1 25

{x circled} {x mark} 2 Sauce pans 1 50 3 00

√ 1 set butts & screws 30

43 lbs Lard 12 1/2 5 38

Can to contain & freight 1 50

27 2 ozs Camphor 10 20

√ 3 Door Locks per boy 90 2 70

29 per Daughter,

9 yds calico 12 1/2 1 13

1 Pa'm Fan 10

√ 4 pr Gate hinges 35 1 40

√ Smoothing plane 1 25

√ Chalk " 15 8 93 ----------30 1 pr shoes per boy 2 00 --------------

Bishop L. Polk

Account br't up 61 60 per Daughters order

July 2 √ 2 bolts 20. 40 √

1 Bristol Brick 15

2 boxes mustard 25 50

6 boxes matches 8 1/3 50

√ chalk 15 √

1 Smoothing plain 1 25

2 painted buckets 30 " 60

12 yds Crush 15 1 80

8 1/4 yds Swiss Muslin 40. 3 30

1 pr. Gloves 1 50

1 g'r Paper 25. 2 sets teas 40. 1 50

2 Scrub brush 40. 40

3 yds Osnaberg 34

2 Hoop Skirts 1/3.50. 1/3.75 7 25

4 yds course netting 80

1 bristol Brick 40

1 Tin bucket 30

2 Drapers Tacks = 20

3 2 Cedar buckets 1/1 75 1/60. 2 35

1 market Basket " 60

2 p's Sponge 50 1 00

√ 6 doz Screws per 6 as -10- 60

4 √ 20 lbs nails 8 1/3 1 67

1 set Table Spoons 60

1 " Tea do 40

3 yds Mode lawn 60 1 80

2 1/2 " netting 20 50

8 " Swiss muslin 40 3 20

3 hanks red silk 5 15

1 Tin bucket 30

1/2 lb Camphor 1 20 60

1 Plug tobacco 20

1 Bottle Turpentine 25

3 Palm Fans 10 30

2 3/4 lbs cotton rope 35 95

1 Broom 30 37 86. ------------5 √ 2 Door bolts 20 40

1 Tin bucket 50

7 Yds domestic per Lady 12 1/2 88

3 Spoons box 25

9 4 Pencils per Ser't 10 40

2 gr's Foolscap paper 25 50

10 √ 1 p'r Match flooring plains 5 50

√ 3 " Butts 15. Screws 20 65

√ 1 closet Lock 35. 1 {illegible: Adze?} 1.75 2 10 13 88

11 √ 1 set butts & screws 25 {struckthrough: 11 43} --------------------{x mark} 7 yds cotton cloth -- 35 2 45 ----------------113 34