1735 07 24 : Account for potatoes and whetstones

Update on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 4:52PM by Petra Mitchinson

24 Jul 1735. ACCOUNT FOR POTATOES AND WHETSTONES. Bundle 45, Doc 8. 18.5 cm x 8.5 cm. According to “Dialect of Cumberland” by William DICKINSON, 1878, Leahstan’ is a stone used for whetting scythes. Tho. NELSON Potatoes &c 0 . 10 . 6 (19.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ for wone Bushell of Poottates 0 – 5 – 0 for A Peck of Cedenas Poottates 0 – 1 – 6 for A hafe of A Bushell of Gelberd – 2 – 6 for A Dusen of Leestons 0 – 1 – 6 —————— 0 – 10 – 6 24th. July 1735 Recd. of Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE per Chris: DOBSON ten shillings. & Six pence in full for ye Bill above mentioned per me [signed] Thomas NELSON