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Diary of Francis Taylor, 1797.
1797, Cash account, Dr.
To balance from last leaf, 168. 2. 2.
Oct 15. Rec'd of C.Conway for 13.5 lb butter had 13th March last 0.13.2.
16. Rec'd of Tomas Bohan balance due for Wool & bacon 1. 10. 8.
23. Rec'd of Roger Bell balance for wool 0.8.0.
Nov. 3. Rec'd of Wm Stanard, for Wool & butter 1.10.9.
27. Rec'd of Thomas Bell in part a half Joe & 3 dollars. 3.6.0.
Dec. 1. Recieved of C.C.Taylor 20 dollars 6.0.0.
4. Recieved of Thomas Bell, balance for steer &c. 3.7.0
8. Rec'd of Reuben Taylor, 3.6.0.
18. Rec''d in part for cloathing this for E.Chew, 7.16.9.
23. Recieved of Wm Twisdale(Lent 1st Oct'r last) 3.6.0
28. Honey 1/6 0.1.6
199.8.4
76.19.0
----on hand---- 122.9.4

CASH ACCOUNT, CR.
Oct. 16, Paid Joe for bringing Salt & leather from Blairs 0.3.0.
19, Paid Hay Taliaferro in full for Smiths work bal'ce 2.18.5.
23, Lent Reuben Taylor (to pay Biship about leather) 4 dol's 1.4.0.
Paid gloves 3/9. 3 fish 29th 9d of Smith's negro, 0.4.6.
30, Paid Jane Cilden balance for knitting &c. 0.9.9.
Nov. 3, Postage Letter F.S.Taylor 40 cents 0.2.5.
9, Paid John Obannon in full for his locating 5,000 acres of military land for me in Northwest or the Ohio at £12.p/rm 60.0.0
17, Cabbages 6/0 Oysters the 18, 3/0 waggoning to Joe 1/3, 0.10.3.
27, For cutting Negroes clothes sent Mrs.Burnley 0.4.6.
Lent Reu Taylor to buy school books for his sons 3.6.0.
Paid W.Pollock jr for Colt &Calf bo't the 20th instant 6.13.0.
Dec. 4, Grog 1/6, Brooms of Sam Daniel the 18th 2/6 0.4.0.
23, 400 small nails 2/0 scrubbing brush 25th 2/3 0.4.3.
25, Postage 7.5d. Expenses 2/3, Alm'k 6d, Silk & twist 1/0 0.4.4 1/2.
2 yards Linen of Pedlar for E.Chew 0.9.3.
29, Paid A.Shepard Sr. for Mares Shoes removed 0.1.3.
76.19.0.

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