1821 11 17 : 02 : A detailed Penrith gunsmith's account
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 1:43PM
Petra Mitchinson in BELL, BELLAS, DAWSON, GREEN, Gunsmiths, HODGSON, JAMES, MUSGRAVE Philip Christopher 8th Bart., Penrith

Update on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 1:44PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

17 Nov 1821 (2). A DETAILED PENRITH GUNSMITH’S ACCOUNT. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 10” x 7”. Penrith April 4th. 1821 Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart to John GREEN s d To reparing 7 Swords at 8d per Sword 4 “ 8 May 2nd To reparing Mr DAWSONs Sword “ 8 24th To reparing Mr JAMES Servant Sword Pistol Lock “ 8 25 To reparing Mr BELLASes Pistol “ 8 To reparing Mr DAWSONs Pistol “ 8 To repairing Joseph HODGHON’s Pistol “ 6 To repairing John BELLs Pistol “ 4 ————— £ 0 “ 8 “ 2 Augt. 9th. To Faceing a Gun Hammar 2 “ 6 Sepr. 13th. To Cutting a Gun Stock 2 “ 0 18. To repairing a Cheek Piece 1 “ 0 To 2/½ Dozen of Gun Flints 1 “ 3 Sepr 18. To Boreing a Gun 3 “ 0 To Hardening a Hammar 1 “ 0 To a New Screw Nail “ 6 To Sand Paper “ 1 —————- £ 0 “ 11 “ 4 —————- £ 0 “ 19 “ 6 November 17th Settled ———————- [signed] John GREEN

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