Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.62

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Line 17 - The "Abridgt of Laws" mentioned on November 6 was entitled An Exact Abridgement of All the Public Acts of Assembly of Virginia, in Force and Use. January 1, 1758. On 2 Nov. John Mercer’s petition “was presented to the House and read; setting forth, That he hath (with great Labor and Expence) compiled and printed a complete and correct Abridgment of all the publick Acts of Assembly of this Colony in Force and Use at this Time” (JHB, 1758–1761, 136). It was published in Glasgow, in 1759.

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Ledger A, folio 62, left side

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Ledger A, folio 62, right side
Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
1
2

To amt brot from folio (58)

 £ 7,035 4s 8d
3 1759 Octr 7

To Cash Receivd of Jno. Berry for Carpenter's Work

 3 16
4 28

To Cards

 7 6
5 Novr 5

To Ditto

 1 12 6
6 8

To Cash of Colo. Custis's Estate

 25
7 17

To Cards

 5 5
8 27

To Cash of the Estate by ye [the] hands of Mr Valene

 110
9

To Cards 2/6

 2 6
10 Decr 2

To Cash of the Estate—recd of Mr Holt for Damagd Linnen in Captn Hooper

 15 11 7
11 31

To Cash of Mr Bryan Fairfax

 21
12

To amount carrd over

 £ 7217 19 9 1/2
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Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
1
2

By amount brot from folio (58)

 £ 6697 7 4 1/4
3 1759 Octr 3

By Negroe Doctr 25/ Cards 13/

 1 18
4 17

By Thomas Bishop £5.10s Ditto gave him £3.2s.6d

 8 12 6
5

By Tavern Expenses 15/7½ Leather Breeches £1.1.6

 1 17 1 1/2
6

By a Tierce of Sugar

 14 18 7
7

By a Begger 2/6 Mrs Washington £1.15.6

 1 18
8 22

By Exps. at Dumfries 4/6 Ferriages at Occoqn 3/6

 8
9

By Expences at Allans 15/7½ Ferry at Fredks 5/

 1 7 1/2
10

By Mr Allan’s Servt 2/6 (24) Exps. at Julian’s 16/10½

 19 4 1/2
11 25

By Exps. at Caroline Ct House 5/7½ Do at Hubbards 21/6

 1 7 1 1/2
12

By a Servant 1/ Ferriages at Dansies 12/

 13
13 26

By Wine at Ditto 2/6 Mrs Washington 40/

 2 2 6
14 28

By Cards 10/. By Barber 5/. Club 3/1½ Cards 28/9

 2 6 10 1/2
15 Novr 3

By Subscription to the purse in Wmsburg

 1
16

By Ditto pd for Colo. Fairfax on same acct

 10
17 6

By gave away 2/6 Ditto 2/6 Abridgt of Laws 20/

 1 5
18 9

By Cards 15/ Oysters 1/6 By Cards 15/ Cheese 1/

 1 12 6
19 10

By Capitol Ball 35/ Two Tickets 20/ Club 4/6

 2 19 6
20 12

By Gloves 2/6 Barber 2/6 Pocket Book 10/

 15
21

By Doctr Amson £3 Ticket for a Ball 20/

 4
22 16

By Baker &ca 3/ Mrs McKenzie 33/ Mr Davenport 2/6

 1 18 6
23

By Mr Thos Johnston in Excha: of Horses

 5
24 17

By Jno. Carter Farier 10/ Wilson paintg my Chariot £9 Barber £2.10s

 12
25

By Hinges & Canary Seed 16/ Painters Boy 5/

 1 1
26 20

By Mr Campbell 20/ Craig Jeweller 27/3

 2 7 3
27 26

By Coach Whip 2/6 Mrs Washington 20/

 1 2 6
28 30

By Exps. at Cumberland 7/6 Cards 25/ gave 1/3

 1 13 9
29 Decr 2

By Exps. at Newcastle 18/9 Colo. Baylors 3/3

 1 2
30

By James Allan for Mahagony Stands

 3 10
31

By Peter Greenlaw £1 10 Cards £2.6.

 3 16
32

By Jno. Ballendine Iron 41½ Pistoles

 44 12 3
33

By Jno. Foster’s Wages &ca £13 Jno. Askew £7

 20
34

By Potatoes & Oysters 11/3

 11 3
35

By amt card over

 £ 6846 8 0 3/4
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