1768 10 08 : Cloth account
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:58PM
Petra Mitchinson in DOBSON Christopher, MUSGRAVE Philip 6th Bart., NOBLE, Textiles


Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 6:23PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

08 Oct 1768. CLOTH ACCOUNT. A neat and clean account. 6” x 6”. Margt. NOBLE Cloth Accot. till Old Michs. 1768. May Spinning 8 Hanks of Yarn at 6d. per 0 : 4 : 0 Boiling Do. at ¾ per 0 : 0 : 6 June Weaving 44 yds. at 8d. per 1 : 9 : 0 33 yds. at 9d. per 1 : 4 : 9 33 yds. at 6d. per 0 : 16 : 6 80 yds. at 3d. per 1 : 0 : 0 30 yds. at 12d. per 1 : 10 : 0 55 yds. at 4½ per 1 : 0 : 7½ Running ye 7 Webs 0 : 7 : 4 ———————- 7 : 12 : 8½ Bleaching 42 yds. at 3d½ per 0 : 12 : 3 } 33 - - at 4 per 0 : 11 : 0 } 1 : 12 : 10½ 33 - - at 3½ per 0 : 9 : 0 } ———————- 9 : 5 : 7 8. Octobr. 1768 ———————- Recd. of Sir Phil: MUSGRAVE Bt. per Chr DOBSON nine pounds five Shillings & seven pence in full of the above by me [signed] Margt. NOBLE

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