1848 08 05 : 01 : Account for blasting powder

Update on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 7:16PM by Petra Mitchinson

05 Aug 1848 (1). ACCOUNT FOR BLASTING POWDER. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 4” x 5”. The actual bill is a small piece of paper glued by a red wax seal at the top left onto a slightly larger blank piece of paper, which was then written on for reference purposes. Note the discrepancies of date and name between the actual bill and the reference. C 92. R 141. Jos: SCOTT Blasting Powder £ – “ 5 “ 7½ ——————————- August 5. 1848 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kirkoswald 31 July 48 Sir George MUSGRAVE To Jos MURTHWAITE 1848 July 18 1½ lb Blasting Powder 1 ~ 1½ 36 lb Lead 1½ 4 ~ 6 —————— – 5 ~ 7½ July 31st 1848 Settled [signed] Jos MURTHWAITE