1733 11 12 : Blacksmith's account for October 1733
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 12:28PM
Petra Mitchinson in Blacksmiths, Horses, IRELAND, LEWTHWAITE William, MAUGHIN, MUSGRAVE, MUSGRAVE Christopher 5th Bart., SIMPSON Lancelot

Update on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 12:29PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

12 Nov 1733. BLACKSMITH’S ACCOUNT FOR OCTOBER 1733. Bundle 24, Doc 1. 29 cm x 18 cm. One tear and several small bookworm holes. 9br. 12th. 1733 John IRELANDs Receipt –––– (7) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE A true and Just Bill October ye first £ s d q 1 day MORGINs horse 4 new shoes 00 – 1 – 0 – 0 1 day young Pea 1 new shoe 00 – 0 – 4 –– 2 day a crook and nails for swine hell [?] doors –– 0 – 3 –– 3 day button 1 remove 00 – 0 – 1 – 2 3 day Mr MUSGRAVEs mare 2 new Shoes and two removes 00 – 0 – 8 – 0 3 day gray mare 1 new Shoe 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 3 day for two plates & nails for a Cart 00 – 0 – 6 – 0 4 day 2 chafeing dishes mending 00 – 0 – 4 – 0 5 day for the Jack cleaning 00 – 1 – 0 – 0 6 day white Legt galoway 3 new shoes 00 – 0 – 9 – 0 6 day Mr SIMSONs horse 2 new shoes 00 – 0 – 6 – 0 6 day for a spade mending 00 – 0 – 6 – 0 6 day 2 staple for ye Park barn doors 00 – 0 – 6 – 0 6 day 2 wedges made for wood 00 – 0 – 4 – 0 8 day gray Galloway 4 new shoes 00 – 1 – 0 – 0 9 day 1 pair of tup cupples made 00 – 0 – 6 – 0 10 day 2 staples & 2 rings for ye Chair 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 11 day for a stap making for a cart 4 fe derr [?] – 0 – 2 – 0 12 day 5 hoops mending for a hogshead –– 0 – 5 – 0 13 day a pair of hames mending 00 – 0 – 2 – 0 13 day 6 staples for the Cart m 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 13 day a crook made for a cart 00 – 0 – 1 – 2 14 day 13th win pins made 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 16 day Mr SIMPSONs black mare 4 new Shoes – 1 – 0 – 0 16 day 2 pair of hames mending 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 16 day 2 hoopes for Croft foot gate 00 – 0 – 5 – 0 16 day a muck fork meding 00 – 0 – 2 – 0 16 day old ball 4 new shoes 00 – 1 – 4 – 0 17 day Mr SIMSONs horse 1 new shoe 00 – 0 – 3 – 0 17 day black mare 4 new shoes 00 – 1 – 0 – 0 17 day 2 new shoes 2 removes 00 – 0 – 8 – 0 17 day a staple for the Gardin door – 0 – 2 – 0 19 day 2 crooks made for ye Croftfoot gate 0 – 10 – 0 ————————- 15 – 8 – 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ s d q 21 day for 2 spades mending 00 – 0 – 10 – 0 23 day 2 acks lieing for ye Gardin 00 – 1 – 5 – 0 27 day 2 spades mending 00 – 0 – 10 – 0 27 day 2 bands made of my own Iron 00 – 3 – 8 – 0 27 day for a latch & a catch and Staple Croft gate 00 – 1 – 1 – 0 29 day wufe [?] horse 4 new Shoes 00 – 1 – 4 – 0 30d Punch 2 new Shoes 2 removes 00 – 1 – 0 – 0 Iron for a pair of wheels 10 stone £ s and a half 1 – 4 – 6 – 0 and for binding of them 00 – 8 – 9 – 0 £ s d Totall 2 – 19 – 8 November 12th. 1733 Rec~d from Sr. Chrisr. MUSGRAVE per Will~ LEWTHWAITE th Sum of two pounds Nineteen shillings & 7d – in full of this Bill per [signed] John IRELAND

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