1781 11 13 : Seven accounts for building work and repairs
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:08AM
Petra Mitchinson in Builders, Carpenters, DOBSON Christopher, Edenhall, GOWLING, Hedges, fences and walls, Kirkoswald, Labourers, Lazonby, MUSGRAVE Philip 6th Bart., NICHOLSON, PARKIN, POWLEY, Pump makers, STORY, WESTMERLAND, WRIGHT, Westmorland

Update on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:10AM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

13 Nov 1781. SEVEN ACCOUNTS FOR BUILDING WORK AND REPAIRS. Fine fresh, neat and clean accounts and receipts. The six last accounts/receipts give details for the items listed in the first account. C. 136. R. 18. Sundry. Persons Buildg: & Repairs 37 : 7 : 8 13th. Novr: 1781 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sundry. Persons Buildg. & Repairs till Marts: 1781. £ s d 1781. Octr: 23d. Thos: WESTMORLAND Slater 9 : 5 : 3 27. Labourers at Baron Wood 2 : 12 : 4 Novr: 3d. Ino. WRIGHT &c Wallg: at K~kosd: 15 : 4 : 0 Ditto at Bramry. & Skeugh 6 : 14 : 9 5th. John POWLEY a Pump at Dolphby. –– 19 –– 13th. Chr: PARKIN Bewly Wears &c 2 : 12 : 4 ——————- 37 : 7 : 8 13th. Novr: 1781. Placed to Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVEs Accot: thirty seven pounds Seven Shills. & 8 pen~ in full Payment of the above by me – [signed] Christ: DOBSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tho. WESTMORLAND Slater 9 : 5 : 3 23d. Octr: 1781. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thos: WESTMORLANDs Accot: of Slating 1781. Roods yds 2 Hemels in Westmorland 4 = 34 = – 2 Do. & a Stable at Kirkoswd: 5 = 23 = 6 a large Hemmel at Bramry. 4 = 45 = 4 ————————- 15 = 5 = 1 ————————- Roods yds 15 = 5. of Slating at 12S: per 9 = 1 = 3 2 days Works at Skeugh & Edenl. – = 4 = 0 ———————— 9 = 5 = 3, ———————— 23d. Octr. 1781. Recd. of Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVE by Chr: DOBSON Nine pounds five Shills. & three pence in full of the above by me [signed] Thos WESTMORLAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Labourers at Baron Wood 2 : 12 : 4 27th. Octr: 1781 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disburstments to Labourers &c at Baronwood Edwd. NICOLSON & John STORY at Stones 0 : 16 : 4 Boarding for Ditto 0 : 8 : 0 2 Labourers a fortnight each 1 : 8 : 0 —————- 2 : 12 : 4 —————- 27. Octr: 1781. Placed to Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVEs Acct: two pounds twelve Shillings & four pence in full of ye above by me [signed] Chr: DOBSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ino: WRIGHT &c Wallg. at K~koswd. 15 : 4 : 0, 3d. Novr: 1781. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wallers Charge of Work at Kirkoswald 1781. Old Parks. 62 yds: & 5 feet Walling at 6d 1 : 11 : 6 4 Rood 1 yd. Fould Wall at 3s 0 : 12 : 6 High Fogcloses 88 yds. 6 feet at Hemmels at 6d 2 : 2 : 6 5¾ Roods at Fold Wall at 9s 0 : 17 : 6 Mains Stable 125⅔ Yards at 8d: per 4 : 4 : 0 A fortnight 2 Men at Rigging 2 : 8 : 0 44 yds. Flaggg. at Mains 1 : 2 : 0 Days. Works at Sundries 2 : 6 : 0 —————- 15 : 4 : 0 —————- 3d. Novr. 1781. Recd. of Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVE by Chr: DOBSON fifteen pods: & four Shills in full of ye Above by us. [signed] John WRIGHT [signed] Edw GOWLING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ino. WRIGHT Wallr. Bramry: 6 : 14 : 9, 3d. Novr: 1781. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John WRIGHT &c Walling at Bramery ~ Walling 118½yds. at 6d: per Yard 2 : 19 : 3 Squaring & setting up 12 Pillars 0 : 6 : 0 10 Days at Skeugh at 2s 1 : 0 : 0 31½ yards of Rigging at 12d. per 1 : 11 : 6 36 Rood of Fold Wall at 3s. per – : 18 : 0 —————- 6 : 14 : 9 3d. Novr. 1781. Recd: of Sir Ph: MUSGRAVE by Christ: DOBSON Six pounds fourteen Shills: & Nine pence in full of the above by us [signed] John WRIGHT [signed] Edw. GOWLING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John POWLEY a Pump. 0 : 19 : 0 1st. Novr. 1781. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [top left corner torn off] [1st. N]ovr. 1781. Recd. of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bt. by Chr: DOBSON Nineteen shillings in full for making a Pump for Dolphenby House by me [signed] John POWLEY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chr: PARKIN Bewly Wears &c 13th. Novr: 1781 2 : 12 : 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disburtsmts. by Chr: PARKIN for Bewly & Tith Barn Leading Flacks for Kingsmeabrn. Tithe Barn 0 : 16 : 6 Boarding 4 men at Wears 40 days at 6 per: 1 : 0 : 0 A Carpenter 17 days Cutting Spiles at 8 0 : 11 : 4 a Boy 9 days Serving Stuff for the Wears 4 : 6 —————- 2 : 12 : 4 13 Novr: 1781. Recd. of Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVE Bart. by Christo DOBSON two pounds twelve shills: & four pence in full payment of the above by me [signed] Chris PARKIN

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