1828 08 05 : Detailed nursery and seedsmen’s account & receipt
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 3:10PM
Petra Mitchinson in DIXON, DIXON Lancelot Story, Edenhall, MUSGRAVE Christopher John 9th Bart., Penrith, Seedsmen


Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 8:01PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

05 Aug 1828. DETAILED NURSERY AND SEEDSMEN’S ACCOUNT & RECEIPT. A lengthy, detailed and neat account and receipt. 16” x 9”. C 146. R 85. Archd. DICKSON Nurserymen & Seedsmn £ 13 “ 19 “ 6 ——————————————- August 5th. 1828. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Revd Sir C. J. MUSGRAVE 1828 To Archd DICKSON & Son Mar. 6 8 qts Early Frame Pease ~ 5 4 4 qts Dwf Manor Do ~ 2 8 4 qts Blue Imperial Do ~ 3 ~ 6 qts Blue Prussian Do ~ 4 ~ 2 qts Dwf Spanish Do ~ 2 ~ 6 qts Early Charlton Do ~ 3 ~ 1 qt Scymitar Do ~ 1 ~ 3 qts Lisbon Beans ~ 1 6 5 qts Windsor Do ~ 3 4 1 qt Speckled Kidney Do ~ 2 ~ 2 qts White Do Do ~ 4 ~ 1 pint Liver Coloured Do. ~ 1 ~ 1 qt Scarlet Runners ~ 2 ~ 4 oz Deptford Onion ~ 2 ~ 1 oz Silver Skinnd Do ~ ~ 10 6 oz Strasburgh Do ~ 2 ~ 4 oz White Portugal Do ~ 2 ~ 3 oz Winter Do ~ 1 6 1 oz Globe Do ~ ~ 8 2 oz James Keeping Do ~ 1 4 1 oz Scotch Leek ~ ~ 9 ½ oz Parsnip ~ ~ 1 4 oz Curled Parsley ~ ~ 8 2 oz Orange Carrot ~ ~ 4 2 oz Early Hornd Do ~ ~ 6 1 oz Long Red Do ~ ~ 3 2½ oz Alteringham Do ~ ~ 10 2 oz Early Dutch Turnip ~ ~ 4 3 oz Yellow ~ Do ~ ~ 9 4 oz Early Stand Do ~ ~ 8 2 oz Early Yorks Cabbage ~ 1 8 1 oz Malta Turnip ~ ~ 6 ½ oz Willington Cabbage ~ ~ 6 ½ oz Early Emperor Do ~ ~ 6 1 oz Batavia Do ~ 1 ~ 1 oz Red Dutch Do ~ 1 ~ ½ oz Green Savoy ~ ~ 4 ½ oz Skinning Gourd Do ~ ~ 4 ½ oz Dwf Danish Brocoli ~ ~ 6 1 oz Purple Brocoli ~ 1 ~ ½ oz White Do ~ ~ 6 —————- Carried forward £ 2 18 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1828 Brought forward 2 18 2 ½ oz Sulpher Broccoli ~ ~ 6 ½ oz Curled Greens ~ ~ 3 4 oz Red Beet ~ 2 ~ 1 oz Green Curled Endive ~ 1 ~ 2 lb Round Spinage ~ 2 ~ 2 lb Prickley Do ~ 2 ~ 1 oz Salsify 1/. 1 oz Scorzoner 1/ ~ 2 ~ 1 oz Red & White Cellery ~ ~ 8 2 oz Early Cauliflower ~ 5 ~ 1 oz Late Do ~ 2 6 1 oz Green Coss Lettuce ~ 1 ~ 1½ oz Bellaband Do ~ 2 ~ 1½ oz Brown Dutch Do ~ 1 3 1 oz White Selicia Do ~ 1 ~ 1 oz Cabbage Do ~ ~ 10 3 oz Frame Radish ~ ~ 6 3 oz Scarlet Do ~ ~ 6 4 oz Turnip Do Mict [?] ~ 1 ~ 1 lb White Mustard ~ 1 ~ 1 lb Curled Cress ~ 1 6 ½ oz Sweet Marjoram ~ ~ 9 ¼ oz Sweet Basil ~ ~ 6 6 Tarragon Roots ~ 3 ~ 2 oz Mignionette ~ 1 4 ¼ oz Hollyhock ~ ~ 6 1 Pint Sweet Pease ~ 5 ~ 4 oz Nasturtium ~ 2 8 1 Peach [?] Pruning Knife ~ 2 6 1 Paper Vegetable Marrow ~ ~ 6 6 Sorts Cucumbers ~ 3 ~ 30 Sorts Flower Seeds ~ 7 6 Bag 9d Mattopackage [?] 2/6 ~ 3 3 Carriage paid to Penrith ~ 2 6 March 10 3 Dwf plum ~ 2 3 Carrige to Penrith ~ ~ 4 28 10.000 Larch 15 to 21 in 6 5 ~ 400 Spruce 9 to 16 in ~ 7 ~ Mattopackage [?] ~ 8 ~ Carrige paid to Penrith ~ 17 4 —————- £ 13 17 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eden Hall 5 Augt 1828 Received from the Revd. C. J. MUSGRAVE Bart. by payment of L S DIXON Esqr the sum of £ 13 . 9 . 6 due Archd. DICKSON & Sons as per Anexd. a/c [signed] Wm. DICKSON

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