1823 01 14 : 01 : Detailed gunsmith's account
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:01PM
Petra Mitchinson in GREEN, Gunsmiths, MUSGRAVE Philip Christopher 8th Bart., Penrith

Update on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:02PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

14 Jan 1823 (1). DETAILED GUNSMITH’S ACCOUNT. A neat detailed account. 9” x 7”. C R 24 John GREEN Gun smith £ 1 ~ 9 ~ 3 ———————— Jany 14 1823 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Penrith 1st. Decr. 1821 Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. to John GREEN s d To 1 Doz of Flints 6 To Facing 2 Hammars 4 “ ~ 1822 Jany 17th. To a New Screw Nail for Dble. Gun ~ “ 6 To a Catch to hold the Ramrood in ~ “ 3 25th. To a New Ramrood 1 “ 0 To Straighting the Barrel ~ “ 6 April 1st. To 4 Hammars Hardening 3 “ ~ July 17th. To Cleaning 3 Guns & Polishing 3 To a New Screw Nail “ 6 Augt. 17th. To a Cheek Piece 3 “ 6 27 To a Powder Flask Spring 1 “ 6 Nor. 1st To Boreing a Gun 3 “ ~ To Powder & Shoot to tric – “ 6 To putting Parscushen Lock on 1 “ ~ To 3 New Screw Nails 1 “ – To Cutting Stock and putting Heel Plate on 2 “ 6 To a New Ramrood 1 “ 0 Decr. 1st. To a Trigger & Scar for a Pistol & Hardening the Hammar 2 “ 0 ——————- £ 1 “ 9 “ 3 ——————- To be paid Decr. 14th 1823 [signed] PM. Received by [signed] Ino. GREEN

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