1727 02 10 : Detailed ironmonger’s account
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:52PM 
Petra Mitchinson
10 Feb 1726/7. DETAILED IRONMONGER’S ACCOUNT. A very neat account, with queries and corrections by agent. A bit aged and grubby. 12” x 8”. Mr WILSONs acc 5 – 18 – 10 ——————- 10 Febery 1726 ——————- N. 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bought of Robt WILSON £ s d Febry ye 20th 1725=6 To 4 fine garden spades at 3/6 0 : 14 : 0 March ye 20th – 500 of Plaster Lath nayles – 10d 0 : 0 : 10 – 4000 of Plaster Nayles at 20d per 1000 0 : 6 : 8 – 3000 Ditto 0 : 5 : 0 Aprill ye 5th Q – 12 pound of twenty penny nayles at 5d 0 : 5 : 0 1726 – 1000 of Large Flooring Sprigs 0 : 3 : 6 Q a Snuf box 4/ 1 ditto 8d Q 0 : 4 : 8 per BOMER 1 doz: mettle buttons 6d 0 : 0 : 6 a Syth Stone 2d a pair of buttons 2d½ 0 : 0 : 4½ May ye 18 Small tacks 4d – 9lb of 20d nayles – at 5d – 3/9d 0 : 4 : 1 ——————— 8 yeards of Jack Chains for Foxes ——————————- 4 Links for Foxes at 14d per Link 0 : 4 : 8 Q 6 pare of Womens Buckles at 3d per pare 0 : 1 : 6 June ye 28 a Rat Trap 16d – a pare of brass hinges 16d 0 : 2 : 8 2 pare of hinges 7d 400 of Tacks 8d 0 : 1 : 3 Q 18lb of Large nailes at 5d 0 : 7 : 6 July ye 28 per DENT a Saw 4/- a fyle 4d 0 : 4 : 4 Q per Mr. KIT a pare of fine Spurs 20d 0 : 1 : 8 3 Large Roome Sweepers at 18d 0 : 4 : 6 Augt ye 5th a pare of Rippon Spurs 10d 0 : 0 : 10 Q 18lb of 20d nayles at 5d 0 : 7 : 6 8br. ye 20th 3 Sheets of Stampd. paper at 20d per sheet 0 : 5 : 0 3 Skins of parchtt. at 2/5d 0 : 7 : 3 Q 6 pare brass buckles at 3d 0 : 1 : 6 2 Large brushes at 18d per brush 0 : 3 : 0 9br ye 26 Q 16lb Large nayles 0 : 6 : 8 4 pare buckles – 12d – Needles 1d 1000 of Tacks 12d 0 : 2 : 1 Q 8lb of flooring nailes 3/4d – 3lb 20d nailes 15d 0 : 4 : 7 a Shot bag – 18d ——————————————— 2 Garden Spades 7/- 4 Gimletts 6d 0 : 7 : 6 Janry 15th 6 pare buckles at too pence per paire 18d – a pare Scisors 0 : 2 : 0 ——————- 6 : 11 : 7½ Q Janry. ye 31 To 16lb of nayles half sprigs at 5d 0 6 8 ——————- 6 18 3½ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deducted for 90lb of nells } a hallf penny per pound over Charged } 3 – 9 Deucted as an erer in Casting up 11 – 0 Deucted 2 snuf Boxis 4 – 8 ———————- Totell 0 – 19 – 5 ———————- How were ye Buckles Brought over 6 – 18 – 3 answerd &c Deucted 0 – 19 – 5 ———————- Remens due 5 – 18 – 10 10 Febery 1726/7 Recd of Geo GIBSON the full Contents of this Bill and all oder demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bat use I Say Recd in full per me 5 – 18 – 10 [signed] Robt WILSON Nails 2 – 18 – 9 Deduct 3 – 9 —————— Rest 2 – 15 –– a Saw &c Hinges &c – 8 –– 6 Spades 1 – 1 Stampaper & parchment –– 12 – 3 Househd Goods 0 – 7 – 8 Petty Cash, Spurs } Buckles, Fox Chain &c } –– 15 – 1