1734 09 12 : Detailed haymakers’ and labourers’ account
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 3:17PM
Petra Mitchinson in ADDERTON, BLAIN, BLAIR, CALLAN, DALTON, Edenhall, Farming, HODGSON, Not fully indexed, ROSS, STEPHENSON, WELLS, WESTRAY, WYBERGH

 

Update on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 5:14PM by Registered CommenterChris

12 Sep 1734. DETAILED HAY MAKERS’ AND LABOURERS’ ACCOUNT. A very detailed two page hay makers’ and labourers’ account for the Edenhall Estate. With the ubiquitous file folds. 12” x 8”. Hay Makers Bill at Edenhall 1734 Cash Sepr. 12th 1734 Recd from payed Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart. £ s d per Willm LEWTHWAITE Anne ADDERTON 12 Days at 5d - 5 - Rcd five Shillings per Anne ADDERTON A Mk Issabel BLAINE 27 Days at 5d - 11 3 Eleaven Shillings 3d per Issabell BLAINE + Mk Mary WIBERGH 30 Days at 5d - 12 6 Twelve Shillings 6d per Mary WIBERGH M Mk Anne DALTON 19 Days at 4d - 6 4 Six Shillings & Four pence per Anne DALTON + Mk. Eliz: DALTON 28½ Days at 5d - 11 10½ Eleaven Shillings ten one /2 per Eliz: DALTON + Mk Mary WELLS 26 Days at 5d - 10 10 Ten Shillings & 10d. per Mary WELLS O Mk SMITHs Servant 5½ Days at 8d - 2 1 Three Shillings & 8d per [signed] John BLAND William JOHNSTONs Maid 13 Days at 5d - 5 5 Five Shillings & 5d per [signed] William JOHNSON Mary DALTON 29½ Days at 5d - 12 3½ Twelve Shillings 3½d per Mary DALTON + Mk Sam: WESTRAs Servant 24½ Days at 5d - 10 2½ Ten Shillings & 2½d per [signed] Sam WESTRA Barbary BLAINE 5½ Days at 5d - 2 3½ Five Shillings & 3½d per Barbary BLAIN D Mk Richard WALLACE 3 Days at Hay at 8d - 2 - Seaven Shillings per Dos. wife 12 Days at Hay at 5d - 5 - Richard WALLACE R Mk Eliz: HODGSHON ½ Day at 5d - - 2½ Two pence ½ & one Shilling 3d To Do. Horse & Cart 2½ Days at 6d - 1 3 per Eliz: HODGSHON I Mk. Mary HILL 17 Days at 5d - 7 1 Seaven Shillings & 1d [signed] Mary HILL Eliz: JACKSON 3 Days at 5d - 1 3 one Shilling & 3d per Eliz: JACKSON W Mk Anne DENT 10 Days at 5d - 4 2 Four Shillings & 2d [signed] John DENT Mary BLAIRE 2½ Days at 5d - 1 ½ one Shilling & ½ Mary BLAIRE X Mk SMITHs Boy one Day at 3d - - 3 Threepence per [signed] John IRELAND Wm. CALLANs Servant 2½ Days at 8d - 1 8 One Shilling & Eight pence per Will CALLAN + Mk ————— 5 13 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Labourers Bill 1734 Cash Sepr. 12th 1734 Recd from pay’d Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart. £ s d per Willm LEWTHWAITE Anne ADDERTON 6½ Days at 5d - 2 8½ Two Shillings & Eight pence ½ per Anne ADDERTON 2 Mk Sam WESTRAs Servant 9 days at 5d - 3 9 Three Shillings & 9d [signed] Sam WESTRA Mary HILL 5 Days at 5d - 2 1 Two Shillings & 1d [signed] Mary HILL Eliz: DALTON 6 days at 5d - 2 6 Two Shillings & 6d Eliz: DALTON + Mk Mary DALTON 5 days at 5d - 2 1 Two Shillings & 1d Mary DALTON + Mk Eliz: STEPHENSON 1 Day at 5d - - 5 Five pence per [signed] Thom: STEPHENSON Mary BLAIRE 1 Day at 5d - - 5 Five pence per Mary BLAIRE + Mk Willm CALLANs Servant 2 Days at 8d - 1 4 One Shilling & Four pence per Willm CALLAN + Mk Mary WELLS 3 Days at 5d - 1 3 One Shilling & 3d Mary WELLS ) Mk To James BLAINE for horse & Cart - 3 - Three Shillings per 6 Days at 6d Issabel BLAINE + Mk To Gilbert ROSS for horse & Cart 1½ at 6d - 1 1½ One Shilling & 1½ & his Boy 1½ at 3d [signed] Gilbert ROSS To Sam: WESTRA for his Boy 13 Days - 4 4 Four Shillings & 4d Arwon for work in the Garden [signed] Sam WESTRA To Sam: WESTRAs Maid 9½ Days in the - 1 7 One Shilling & 7d Garden Arvon [signed] Sam WESTRA ————— 1 6 7 Brought over 5 13 9 ————— 7 - 4  

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