67
| 1751 |
Lieut Samuel Childs |
Dr |
| Aug 30 |
to 2lb of Shot £ 0 - 6 - 0 |
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| 1752 |
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| May 5 |
to a paper of Inkpowder 0 - 7 - 3 |
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| Sept 19 |
to 1/2 quire of paper 0 - 4 - 3 - |
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2 |
4 |
— |
| 1753 |
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| Octr 29 |
to a Blanket |
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10 |
— |
— |
| 1755 |
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| July 21 |
to pd Marcy Hawks |
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13 |
10 |
2 |
| Decr 22 |
to Sundries |
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1 |
10 |
— |
| |
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1 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
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Sept 9 |
to a hogs head |
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5 |
4 |
— |
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27 |
to 13 Indigo |
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1 |
— |
— |
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30 |
to a Dram/ 1d 1/2 (Octr 6.) to 1 1/4
yd Toe Cloath |
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2 |
— |
— |
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Octr 21 |
to 2qts of Rhum |
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2 |
8 |
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23 |
to a Cake of Soap |
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10 |
— |
|
29 |
to 1 qt of Rum |
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1 |
4 |
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Novr 1 |
to peck of Salt |
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1 |
6 |
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1 |
To Sundreys from Old Sold Book pg 88 |
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17 |
5 |
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16 |
To a Testiment |
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2 |
1 |
— |
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1757 |
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Jany 4 |
to 6 & 3/4 lb Cheese |
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3 |
4 |
2 |
| |
to 1lb of Rice/4d |
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4 |
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1 |
17 |
10 |
2 |
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31 |
To Sundries |
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4 |
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Febry 21 |
To 1lbof Rice/4d |
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— |
4 |
— |
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March 10 |
To 1 jill of Rhum |
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3 |
2 |
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May 9 |
To 1/2lb powder 1/4 / 1lb Shot 8 Carried to Opposd
Dr |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
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Octr 20 |
to Sundries |
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+9 |
0 |
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| |
to 1 Day viewing mills place |
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4 |
+8 |
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|
29 |
to Mr Ashleys Sermon |
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+8 |
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Novr 6 |
to Sundrys |
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6 |
1 |
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7 |
to Sundrys |
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2 |
5 |
1 |
|
12 |
to 3 needles |
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1 |
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1754 |
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Jany 3 |
to Sundries |
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+7 |
+5 |
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Febry 25 |
to Sundries |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
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1757 |
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Mar 16 |
to a dram 1 1/2 (Apr 16) To a qt Rum 1/4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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Jun 8 |
To an Order given Cheliab Smith 23/4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
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14 |
To 2 qt Rhum 2/8 July 20) 3 qt brandy 3/ |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
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July 30 |
To 1 Gun 48/ |
2 |
+ 8 |
0 |
0 |
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Aug 25 |
To Tax 1/3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Sept 13 |
To Rhum 3/2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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16 |
To 2 qts Brandy 2/ |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Oct 3 |
To Cuttoe 1/ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Nov 2d |
To sundrys 2/6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
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28 |
To 1 qt Rhum 1/4 |
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1 |
4 |
0 |
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To Casrieet Compny Acct |
£ |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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£ |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
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Cr |
By your Wages |
8 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
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1750 |
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Jany 30 |
Ballancid in Full |
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C 186
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Cr |
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Tradesmen, craftsmen, doctors, and lawyers in the 18th and 19th centuries kept account books to record their business with their customers. Between the 1740s and the time he died in 1771, Elijah Williams of Deerfield, Massachusetts, did business with most of the people of that town. He sold cloth, food, hardware, and liquor and accepted in exchange ("contra") cash, labor, farm animals, and farm products. Each sale was recorded with the amount and the value attached under the customer's name. On the opposite page was written the type and amount of payment. Some accounts were balanced monthly, some yearly, and some less often.
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Account Book of Elijah Williams, Ledger B, Vol. 3
| creator Elijah Williams (1712-1771) |
| date 1751-1757 |
| location Deerfield, Massachusetts |
| width 6.25" |
| height 15.5" |
| process/materials manuscript, paper, ink |
| item type Personal Documents/Account book |
| accession # #L00.084 |
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