Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.253
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Line 20 - On 14 May 1787, the Connecticut Courant, and Weekly Intelligencer (Hartford) announced the publication that day of the one-volume octavo edition of Joel Barlow's The Vision of Columbus, a poem in nine books. On 18 May, the date of this transaction, GW, who was in Philadelphia attending the Constitutional Convention, paid David Humphreys (1752-1818) £10 Pennsylvania currency for his subscription of twenty copies of the poem, with each copy costing "One Dollar and a Third" (Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser [Philadelphia], 30 Dec. 1786). During his stay in Philadelphia, GW presented copies of Barlow's poem to several people, including Ann Allen Penn, and Benjamin Franklin's daughter, Sarah Bache. To Mrs. Penn, he wrote the following in a letter dated 18 Sept. 1787: "Genl Washington takes the liberty of offering his respectful compliments to Mrs Penn—and the Vision of Columbus. It is one of several Copies for which he subscribed some years ago and received since he came to this City. To the merit, or demerit of the performance the General can say nothing—not having had time to read it." See GW to Ann Allen Penn, 18 Sept. 1787, and n.1 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 5, pages 334-35)].
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| Year | Month | Day | Account Name | Entry | Page | £ | sh | d | |||||
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| 1 |
Cash Dr |
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| 2 | 1787. |
Amount brought forwd from |
Pensya Curry |
1261 | 6 | 7 1/2 | |||||||
| 3 | October | 13. |
To one Week's ferriages |
1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | 16. |
To Majr Geo. A. Washington for Cash pd by him to Messrs Smith Hyde & Yonger for two Ploughs on my Acct |
5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 20 |
To one Week's ferriages |
0 | 19 | 10 | ||||||||
| 6 |
Amount carried forwd |
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| 7 |
Money recd by me from sundry persons while in Philadelphia between May 27th & Septr 18th |
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| 8 | May | 27th |
To Mr Mathew Whiting for Mr William Hunter Junr's Daraft on Robt Morris Esqr. |
50.0.0 |
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| 9 |
To The Estate of Jno. Parke Custis Esqr. recd from Doctr Stuart by Alexr Donnald Esqr. for his draft on Robt Morris Esqr. 894 85/90 Dolls. & Mr Morris's Note for 200 Dollars. |
410.12.0 |
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| 10 | June | 8th |
To the State of Virginia for the Governor's draft on Henderson & Co. for |
125.0.0 |
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| 11 | 13 |
To Thomas Smith Esqr. recd of him a Suit agt Cunningham in Washington Cty |
12.10.0 |
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| 12 |
To Interest on the above Sum |
1.10.0 |
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| 13 | 16 |
To Robt Morris Esqr. drew out of his hands |
315.0.0 |
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| 14 |
Carried over |
914.12.0 |
1268 | 18 | 5 1/2 |
| Year | Month | Day | Account Name | Entry | Page | £ | sh | d | |||||
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| 1 |
Contra Cr |
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| 2 | 1787 |
Amount brought forward from |
Pensyla Curry |
1372 | 16 | 3 1/4 | |||||||
| 3 | October | 11 |
By Captn Ellwoods sailors gave them for landing Sundry Articles brot from Alexandria |
0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | 12 |
By Mrs Parker pd her for delivg 10 Women as per Memorand. |
5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 16 |
By Smith, Hyde & Young pd them for two Ploughs |
5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 |
Amot carried forwd to |
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| 7 |
My Expences to & from Ph[i]ladelphia & money pd by me on Sundry Accts while there—viz. from the 9th of May to the 22d of September inclusively. |
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| 8 | May | 9th |
By Servants 2/4 Expences at Bladensbg 14/ |
0.16.4 |
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| 9 | 10 |
By Ferriages at Elk Ridge 2/10—Exps. at Balto. 51/8 |
2.13.6 |
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| 10 | 11 |
By Exps. at Skerritts 9/9. Servants 1/ |
0.10.9 |
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| 11 | 12 |
By Exps. @ Havre de Grass 49/3—Ferrymen 3/9 |
2.13.0 |
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| 12 | 12 |
By Breakfast 6/6—Dinner @ the head of Elk 12/ |
0.18.6 |
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| 13 | 13 |
By Exps. @ Willmington 33/10. Do at Chester & Servts 26/7 |
3.0.5 |
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| 14 | 14 |
By a Barber 7/6— mendg my Coat 1/ |
0.8.6 |
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| 15 |
By a pr Silk stockings 25/. 5 yds hair Ribbon 5/ |
1.10.0 |
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| 16 |
By Ferriages @ Schuylkill |
0.3.9 |
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| 17 | 15 |
By Soap Powder-Puff & a blk Slk Handkf for Will |
1.4.6 |
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| 18 |
By Charity—or rather to beggars |
0.8.6 |
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| 19 | 18 |
By Club at the Schuylkill |
0.17.6 |
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| 20 | [*] |
By Mr Barlow pd into the hds of Colo. Humphrys my subsn for 20 Vols. of his Poem entitled the Visions of Columbus @ 1⅓ Dol. each |
10.0.0 |
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| 21 | 23. |
By Ferriages in an Excursn up the Schuylkill |
0.11.0 |
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| 22 | 26 |
By Servts 11/8—Charity 7/6 |
0.19.2 |
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| 23 | 27 |
By 6 ps. Nankeen 54/. 3 pr Nankeen breechs. 37/6 |
4.11.6 |
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| 24 |
By Charity 35/. A Ticket to the Concert 7/6 |
2.2.6 |
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| 25 | June | 8 |
By Robt Morris Esqr. put into his hds to be drawn for occasionally |
410.12.0 |
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| 26 |
By Robt Morris Esqr. put into his hds as above |
125.0.0 |
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| 27 | 9 |
By Washing 17/6. Ferriages & Servts 21/3 |
1.18.9 |
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| 28 |
By Sundries pd by Will |
0.12.0 |
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| 29 |
By Powder, puff, Spung, soap, setting Razors &c. |
0.14.6 |
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| 30 | 13 |
By 3 Concert Tickets |
1.2.6 |
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| 31 |
By Mr Craig pd him on Acct of Servts board |
8.15.0 |
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| 32 |
By 2 pr Stockings for Will |
0.13.0 |
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| 33 | 16 |
By Washing |
0.16.8 |
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| 34 |
By Govr Clinton pd him by an Order on Robt Morris Esqr. 840 Dollars |
315.0.0 |
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| 35 |
Carried over |
898.14.6 |
1383 | 4 | 3 1/4 |