Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.367

Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.366

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Line 16 - GW likely purchased John Entick's New Spelling Dictionary, which was issued in 1764 with a new edition appearing in 1784 (see Griffin, Catalogue of the Washington Collection, 497).

John Entick (c.1703-1773) was an English author who resided for much of his life in St Dunstan and All Saints' parish, Stepney. Dictionaries (including Latin-English dictionaries), religious works, and histories figured among his works.

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General Ledger B, 1772 - 1793 [Washington]

Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.368

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	Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry	Page	£	sh	d
1				Cash Dr
2	1793.				Amount brought forwd	Fol. 366	7051	9	4 1/2
3		May	17.		To mr Seldon recd of him for the season of 2 Mares to ye [the] Knight		7	4
4					To Do for 3¹/₂ weeks pasturage of do		1	1
5					To J. C. Ehlers for garden seed sold			16
6			25.		To Mr Hoff for a veal sold him		1	4
7					To—Do recd from him for a Sheep 24/.—one Lamb 12/		1	16
8			28.		To Messrs Beatty & Walker recd on accot		30
9		June	1.		To J. C. Ehlers recd for garden seed sold			7	6
10			17.		To Danl Carroll of Duddington recd for the season & pasturage of a mare to the Knt of Malta		4	8	6
11		July	24.		To Basl Brook recd for the season of a Jenny		3	12
12					To Fred: Skinner recd for the season of a Jenny		3	12
13					To Thompson Mason for 2 Mares to the Horse Traveller		3	12
14		Augt	8.		To so much sent to mr Lewis from Philada by me		30
15			15.		To Lawce Hoff recd for 2 veal calves		2	8
16		Septr	7.		To Mr Jones recd of him on accot of Colo. Lisle for the season of 2 Jennies		7	4
17					To Mr McCartey for the season of a Jenny		3	12
18					To Dr Marshall for Do		3	12
19					To mr Rozier for Do		3	12
20					Amount carrd forward	368	7159	10	4 1/2

Credit

		Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry	Page	£	sh	d
1					Contra Cr
2		1793.				Amount brot forward	Fol. 366	7032	10	1 1/2
3			May	16.		By pd messrs Foster & may for a doz: Scythes		2	5
4						By pd Lucy for 9 chickens			4	6
5				17.		By pd Thos Green on Accot wages	350	3	10
6				24		By pd Jos: Davenport for 4¹/₂ bushs. potatoes			9
7				25.		By pd messrs Foster & May for 1 doz. Schythes		<6>	12
8						By pd Patton & Butcher for Leather		5	14	10 1/2
9						By pd Do__ for a pr wool Cards			2	6
10				28.		By pd Philip Wanton for 2 trowels			4	6
11			June	5.		By pd Saml Turner for Oyster shells		1	1	10 1/2
12				7.		By pd Alex: Smith for inspectg flour		1	19	7 1/4
13						By pd Jesse Moore in part for taxes		45
14			July	28.		By pd for a blank book for reports			6
15						By pd for a paper Ink powder			1	9
16	[*]					By pd for Entick's Dictionary			4	6
17				29.		by pd for a white-wash brush			3
18			Augt	2d		By pd for 1 doz: chickens			6
19				3		By pd James Butler	365		1	3
20				5.		By pd for 1 lb. whiting			1
21						By Hay for Mules at Alexa.			3	6
22						By pd for chickens			6
23				11.		By 5 Water melons			6	3
24				16		By pd for 38 yds Linen		1	8
25				17		By pd for mending Coffee pot			1
26						By pd for Chickens			6
27				19.		By pd for delivery of 5 women		2	10
28				20.		By 1 bbl molassas, & barrel		4	12	10
29						By 1 lb. fig blue 2/6. 1¹/2 bushls salt 6/9			9	3
30				21.		By 1 lb. Coarse thd 5/6. 22d 1 bottle oil 5/.			10	6
31				25.		By pd for Chickens 6/. 2 water melons			9
32				26.		By 3 pr leading lines 3/. Chickens &c. 21/.		1	4
33			Septr	5.		By pd T. Patton for 100 bs. oats @ 2/.		10
34				9.		By pd for 12 panes glass			7	6
35						By do 1 doz: hdsaw files			5	6
36						By do __ 2 pad Locks @ 2/6			5
37						By do ¹/₂ doz: Whipsaw files			6
38						Amount carrd forward	368	7121	7	9 1/4

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