1705 10 17 : 01 : Account for mowing and raking hay
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:43PM
Petra Mitchinson in CANTLEY, CARLETON, CHAPELHOW, CLIBURN, DAWSON, Farming, GIBSON Christopher, SEWELL, SNOWDON, STEADMAN, TODD, WATERSON, Westmorland


Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 5:58PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

17 Oct 1705 (1). ACCOUNT FOR MOWING AND RAKING HAY. An account with small pin hole in centre. 8” x 6”. Heanings Farm is near Great Musgrave. an account of mowing raking and gitting ye Heaning Hay for ye year 1705 s d Will: STEADMAN 6 dayes 6 – 0 John CHAPELLOW 7 dayes 7 – 0 Rich: CANTLEY 6 dayes 6 – 0 Chr: TOD 6 dayes & a half 6 – 6 Joseph SEUELL 6 dayes 6 – 0 rakers Elizabeth SNAWDON 8 dayes 3 – 4 Sisilly SNAWDON 8 dayes 3 – 4 Mary CLIBURN 6 dayes 2 – 6 Elizabeth WATERSON 6 dayes 2 – 6 Eliner CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 2 – 6 Agnas CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 2 – 6 Will: CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 3 – 0 John CARLTON for thatching } the Milln } 1 – 0 Mary CLIBURN for bearing ye } thatch away } 0 – 4 ale for ye mowers 1 – 0 ——————— 02 = 13 = 6 ——————— 17 Octber 1705 Recd. of Chr GIBSON the sume of two pounds thirteen shillings & sixpence being in full of the above disbursmts per me Matthew DOWSON Mark M

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