Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.152

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Line 24 - Martha Washington had intended to leave Mount Vernon for GW's headquarters at Valley Forge, Pa., on 26 Jan. 1778, but appears to have departed around the 28th. Martha traveled to camp by way of Baltimore, arriving at Valley Forge on 5 February. See Lund Washington to GW, 28 Jan. 1778 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Revolutionary War Series, Volume 13, pages 374-76)]; GW to John Parke Custis, 1 Feb. 1778, and n.1 to that document [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Revolutionary War Series, Volume 13, pages 435-37)]; and Greene Papers, 2:275-76.  

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Ledger B, folio 152, left side

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Ledger B, folio 152, right side
Year Month Day Entry Page £ sh d
1
2 1777 Decr

To Amot Brot Forwd

151

6208 9 10 ½
3 1778 Feby 7

To Gibert Simpson for 10 lbs. Hops

3
4 13

To Ferriages of Oliver Cleveland to this Date

163 18
5 24

To Cash for 4 Turkeys

1 4
6

To Doctor Craik for Shoeing his Horse

12
7 March 1

To Cash of Mr Robt Adam for his Mortgage & Twenty Pounds of it Lent some time past for John Hugh's Quit Rents

1254 19
8 7

To Credit left on the Smith's Book of Mr Humphry Peake

6 18 7 1/2
9

Carrd forwd

£ 7638 13 6
10

To Ballance

1942 4 11 1/2
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Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
1
2 1777 Decr

Amot Brot Forwd

£ 5311 8 6 1/2
3

By Mr William Herbert 13 Yds Edging for Mrs Washt.

1 19
4

By Do 1 Barrl Flour for House use

2 2 6
5

By 3 Hhds Tobo bought of Mr Will. Thomson to pay Publick Fees

43 16
6

By Mrs Eliza. Simpson for 181 lbs. Tobo & Cask @ 30/. p. C.

2 14 4 1/2
7

Cask 5/.

5
8 6

By Hugh Archer in favr of Andw Judge

20
9

By Mr Josias Watson for 3 Barrls Tar @ 30/.

4 10
10

By Leonard Harper for makg 12 Pr Shoes @ 2/.

1 4
11

By William Boyd for Do 14 Do @ 2/.

1 8
12

By Robt Powell for makg 43 Do @ 2/.

4 6
13

By William Herbert for a Barrl Sup: fine Flour

2
14

By Cash for 20 Turkeys

6
15 23

By Going Lanppier as p. Rect for Self & Aldon

40
16

By William Roberts as p. Rect

30
17

By Wilkerson for 2 Coffee Pots, for Colo. Lewis. Fredrickb.

1 2
18

By L. Washington for Makg 26 Pr N. Shoes @ 2/6

3 5
19

By John Hagan

3 18
20 1778 Jany 5

By Caleb Stone 40 Dollars

12
21 6

By Edward Williams

2 6 3
22

By Jenifer & Hooe 145 Bushls Shells

2 6 8
23 19

By Mr Robt Muir 1 Barrl Flour

1 19
24 [*] 27

By Mrs Washington when going to Camp 200 Dollrs

60
25

By Wilkerson for 4 Lamps

1 4
26

By John Williams for 30 Spools @ 1/4

2
27

By Mr McCrae for Postage

7
28 Feby 13

By Oliver Cleveland

29 9 7
29 25

By Thos Bishop

12
30

By Robt Lawson for 10C.0.14 lbs. of Iron

60 15
31

By Mr William Hartshorn 50 lbs. Steel

10
32

By Mr J. P. Posey for a Pr Boots for the Postn

3
33

By Do Making 2 Pr Shoes for Miss Posey

12
34 March 7

By Cash pd Mr Humphry Peak for Wheat Deld the Mill Feby 4 to the 18th

18 10 7 1/2
35

Carrd forwd

£ 5696 8 6 1/2
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