1764 10 09 : Three monthly blacksmith's accounts
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 4:42PM
Petra Mitchinson in Blacksmiths, COWPER, DOBSON Christopher, DONKIN, Horses, MUSGRAVE Philip 6th Bart.

Update on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 4:43PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

09 Oct 1764. THREE MONTHLY BLACKSMITH’S ACCOUNTS. Bundle 54, Docs 33-35. These three accounts for July, August and September 1764 were folded together, and the steward’s summary refers to the sum total of the three bills. Bundle 54, Doc 33. 20.5 cm x 15.5 cm. Two tears/holes at top edge. C. 108. R. 132. Jonat. COUPER Smith. 2 : 13 : 5, 9. Octr: 1764 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathan COUPER the black Smith bill —————————————————————————————————————- Sep 1 1764 —————————————————————————————————————- for 2 Shoues 1 remove mr DOBSON meair 0 0 11 for 2 paire Chains mending 0 0 8 for 2 Shoues 1 remove gray meair 0 0 11 for 1 Shoue 3 removes gray Hors 0 0 8 15 for a back band mending 0 0 2 for a paire garden Sheaires mending 0 0 3 for a Chain mending 0 0 2 for a staple maid 0 0 1 26 for 3 paire yhams [?] mending 0 0 7 for 2 Shoues mr DOBSON meair 0 0 10 for 8 Score Slatt nogs 0 2 0 for a Hack Laid 0 0 6 for 2 shoues 2 removes new gray Hors 0 1 0 for 2 shoues 2 removes doctor DONKEN 0 1 0 for 4 Shoues black Horse 0 1 8 for 1 Shoue new black Hors 0 0 5 —————- 1764 Septr. – 11 : 10 Augt. – 16 : 10 July 1 : 4 : 9 —————— 2 : 13 : 5 9th. Octr. 1764. Recd. of Sr. Ph: MUSGRAVE Bart. per Chr. DOBSON } two pods. thirteen shills: & five pence in full payment of the } above Bills for ye last 3 Months by me } } [signed] Jonat COUPER } ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 54, Doc 34. 19 cm x 16.5 cm. Bookworm holes and edge tears. Smith July. 1 : 4 : 9, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathan COUPER the black Smith bill —————————————————————————————————————— July 1 1764 —————————————————————————————————————— for 2 shoues 2 removes bay Hors 0 1 0 for 2 girs nails for Seiths 0 0 2 for a Chain mending 0 0 3 for 4 shoues black Hors 0 1 8 for plougs mending 0 0 3 for 2 Houps put on a barel 0 0 4 for 1 remove gray meair 0 0 1 for 6 grou [?] forkes mending 0 0 3 for 2 Shoues 2 removes new black Hors 0 1 0 for 2 Shoues 2 removes gray Hors 0 1 0 for 14 douer Crouks 30 pd weight 0 10 0 for 2 Loups for Chemely 2 pd weight 0 0 8 for 2 pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 4 for 2 Streak Sett on 24 Cart wheel nails 0 0 10 for nails 0 0 2 for 2 Shoues 2 removes black meair 0 1 0 for 4 Shoues doctor DONKEN 0 1 8 for a chain mending 0 0 2 for 1 Shoue gray Hors 0 0 5 for a pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 3 for 2 Shoues 5 removes Horsses and meair 0 1 3 for 2 douer Crouks 4 pd ½ weight 0 1 6 for 1 Shoue 1 remove mr DOBSON meair 0 0 6 —————- 1 = 4 = 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 54, Doc 35. 18 cm x 16 cm. Two long bookworm holes. Smith Augst: 0 : 16 : 10, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathan COUPER the black Smith bill —————————————————————————————————————- Aug the 1 1764 —————————————————————————————————————- for a pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 2 for 1 Shoue gray Hors 0 0 5 for a gaulon futting [?] 0 0 2 10 for 3 pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 8 for 1 Shoue 1 remove gray Hors 0 0 6 16 for greatt Hamer Sharping 0 0 6 for 1 remove Hors 0 0 1 for a pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 2 for 4 douer Crouks 7 pd weight 0 2 4 22 for 2 douer Crouks 4 pd weight 0 1 4 for 1 Shoue black Hors 1 Shoue doctor DONKEN 0 0 10 for 4 Shoues new gray Hors 0 1 8 for 4 Shoues black meair 0 1 8 for 4 Shoues new black Hors 0 1 8 for 2 Shoues gray meair 0 0 10 24 for 4 Shoues bay Hors 0 1 8 27 for 2 pair yhams [?] mending 0 0 5 30 for 3 removes black Hors 0 0 3 for forty Ston wedges Roling and Sharping 0 1 0 for 22 picks Sharping 0 0 6 —————— – : 16 : 10

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