1737 11 20 : Receipt for beef bought at Penrith market

Update on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:39PM by Petra Mitchinson

20 Nov 1737. RECEIPT FOR BEEF BOUGHT AT PENRITH MARKET. A small very neat and clean receipt for beef bought at Penrith Market. 4” x 6”. Beef Bot. at Penr. Market 20. Novr. 1737. 1 Qr. qt. 6 sto: & 13 pod. at 1¼ per pod. } and Eighteen pence over } 0 : 12 : 10¼ 1 Qr. qt. 4 sto: & 5 pod. at 1¼ per pod. 0 : 7 : 2 both 16 pod. to ye Stone. —————————- 1 : 0 : 0 ¼ 20. Novr. 1737. Laid out ye above Summe of one pound at Penrith Market this Day for ye above Beef per [signed] Christ: DOBSON