Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.193

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Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
1
2

To Balle brought from Folio 8

 2 15s. 8d.
3

To an Acct settled at Williamsburg Decr 12. 1764 viz.—
4 1764. Octr

To Doctr Cockburn's Excha: for

Stg £100— 0— 0
5

65 pr Ct Excha. on Ditto

65.[0].[0]
6

[Total]

 £ 165
7

To an error in credg ye [the] Compy of Adventrs with Cash advd by myself

 3
8

[Total]

 £ 170 15 8
9 1765 Jany 1

To Balle of last Acct pr Contra

 2 15 8
10 1766. Apl

To Our Expences to the Dismal Swamp

 3 17 9
11

To his Ditto from Fredericksburg to Wmsbg

 1 9 11
12 May 1.

To Cash

 47 19
13

[Total]

 £ 56 2 4
14 1766.

To Balle as above, & pr Contra

 2 15 8
15 Novr

To the whole amount of ye [the] expence, in settling our Carolina Land—purchasd of M. Norfleet viz.
16

for 2 Work Horses

£16.0.0
17

A Tumbril Cart

8.2—0
18

Marme Norfleets first Acct for Ditchg &ca given in to you

44.5.7
19

His 2d Ditto renderd to me

46.4.5
20

Cash pd him towards paymt for the Land

100—0—0
21

Do advancd Benja. Herndon Ovr

5—0—0
22

6 Iron Wedges 31 1/2 lb.

[0].15.9
23

2 Bushls Flaxseed

[0].10.[0]
24

4 Bags @ 4/

[0].16.[0]
25

Hempseed to be chargd if good
26

[Total]

 221 13 9
27

To Jno. Washington, for his proportion of the Exps. in obtaing Deeds for Jones's & Wrights Land &ca

 1 9 6
28

[Total]

 £ 225 18 11
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Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
1
2 1763.

By Postage of Sundry Letters
3 1764.

By my Expences at Buckners Sale of Negroes pd by yo.
4

By Balle due to the Company of Adventrs in the Dismal Swamp from G. W.

£50—5.2 1/2
5

By 2 Qr Casks of Sherry bought of Mr Knox of Falmouth @ £6.15

13—10.[0]
6

By a Plow of Mr Hobdey's Gloucester

2.10.[0]
7

By Cash paid for Balle

98—14.9 1/2
8

[Total]

 £ 165
9 Decr 13.

By Cash

 3
10

By Balle carrd to new Acct

 2 15 8
11

[Total]

 £ 170 15 8
12

By Cash pd Mr Jno. Washington for my advance of £300

 25
13

By Do paid Do for my third of the purchase Money of Doctr Wrights Land

 23 6 8
14

By Ditto for five Tickets in Mr Anthony Strothers Lottery

 5
15

By the old Balle carrd on till settts made

 2 15 8
16

[Total]

 £ 56 2 4
17 1766.

By George Washington for half the Contra Sum of £221—13—9 which is

 110 16 10 1/2
18 Octr

By Colo. Lewis for Sundry's provided by him, viz.
19

The Horses

£16—0—0
20

Tumbrel Cart

8—2.[0]
21

By Cash paid M. Norfleet by him also

85—0—0
22 Decr 12

By Ditto paid G. W__n due from his half or proportion of ye [the] Exps. @ C[ar]o[li]na

1.14.10 1/2
23

[Total]

 110 16 10 1/2
24 Decr 12.

By Ditto due on Acct of Jones's & Wrights Land

 1 9 6
25

By Balle carrd on as above to folio 241

 2 15 8
26

[Total]

 £ 225 18 11
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