Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Name: Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Author: Dow, George Francis

Dow, George Francis

Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775

120 yrds. Humains, 123 yrds. Humanes, 123 yrds. Humanes, 99-1/4
    Humanes, 342-1/2 yrds. at 18d., 25li. 13s. 4-1/2d.;

  3 Ruggs, 6li. 15s.;

  2 Barrells bate, 12li. powder, 9li.;

  4 peeces searge, 16li.;

  1 ps. carsey, 2O-1/2 yrds., 4li. 2s.;

  1 ps. more, No. 2, 5li.;

  11 yrds. 5/8 of carsy at 5s. 6d. 3li. 4s.;

  6-3/4 of carsey at 7s., 2li. 7s. 3d.;

  6-3/4 of carsey at 4s., 15s.;

  8 peeces wt. calleco at 14s., 5li. 12s.;

  50-1/2 yrds. broad dowlas at 2s., 5li. 1s.;

  23-1/4 dowlas at 21d. 2li. 1s.;

  3-1/8 of locrum at 16d., 4s. 2d.;

  12 of blew calleco at 18d., 18s.;

  1 ps. blew calleco at 20s., 1li.;

  4-1/2 yrds. searge at 4s., 18s.;

  4-1/2 yrds. red broad cloth at 8s., 1li. 16s.;

  3 yrds., 3 nailes broad cloath at 16s., 2li. 11s.;

  8 yrds. 3/4 red carsey at 6s., 2li. 10s. 3d.;

  2-1/4 red at 3s. 6d., 7s. 10d.;

  9-3/4 1/8 peneston at 2s. 10d., 1li. 8s.;

  12-3/8 Role cotton at 2s. 3d., 1li. 19s.;

  8 pr. Irish stockens at 18d., 12s.;

  8-1/2 narrow blew linen at 13d. 9s. 2d.;

  3-1/4 broade blew linen at 20d., 5s. 5d.;

  23-1/2 broad blew linen at 2s., 2li., 7s.;

  2 pr. Stockens, 5s. 6d.;

  5 pr. bodeys at 4s. 1li.;

  1 groace of silver coat & other buttens with Riboning & lace,
    30li. 16s. 11d.;

  2 yrds. holland at 6s., 12s.;

  17-1/2 of east cloath, 8s.;

  31 halfe linds at 14d., 1li. 16s. 2d.;

  5 ham bourough linds at 2s., 10s.;

  5 knottes of housing at 4d., 1s.;

  5-1/4 vittery at 14d., 6s. 1d.;

  10 parchmen skins, 1 trunk, 2O bookes,--of wax candle, 1li. 10s.;

  58 reame of paper at 7s., 20li. 6s.;

  4 baggs cotten wooll, 550li. at 5d., 11li. 9s. 2d.;

  71li. hopps at 4d., 1li. 3s. 8d.;

  200 hhs. salt at 1ls., 110li.;

  Remant Ratling, 2s.;

  pcell bookes, 2li.

  IN THE LOWER ROOME:

  2 Bailes nowells, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

  1 bagg hopps, 1li. 13s. 4d.;

  6li. rod Iron at 2s., 8li. 8s.;

  2 Bushells wheat, 19s. 6d.;

  silkware in 2 boxes, 31li. 14s.;

  3 bate naile of Turky Gregrum, 10s.;

  2 yrds. broad cheny & remnant of Satten, 7s.;

  2li. 11 silk, 3li.;

  1li. 1/2 fringe & muccado ends, 7s.;

  2-3/4 soft wax, 2s.;

  5-1/2 Butts thread, 14s.;

  13 yrds. old fashion lace, 2s.;

  20 yrds. wt. callico, 22 laces, 2-1/2 doz. poynts, 1li. 1s.;

  8 doz. short laces, 2 doz. 3/4 long, 18s.;

  13 oz. coventry thred, 4s.;

  1li. cource wt. thred, 6s.;

  1/2li. whited Browne, 2s.;

  3li. colloured thred, 9s.;

  4li. black & browne, 2li. 2s.;

  12 Hatts, 10 bands, 3li.;

  20 browne holland, 2li. 10s.;

  18-1/2 yrds. Humanes, 18d., 1li. 7s. 9d.;

  83-3/4 pantolanes, 4li. 3s. 9d.;

  41-1/4 yrds. vittery at 14d., 2li. 10s. 6d.;

  26-1/2 poledavy at 18d., 1li. 19s. 9d.;

  30-3/4 nowells at 16d., 2li. 1s.;

  5-3/4 locrum at 18d., 8s. 7d.

  36 locrum at 18d., 1li. 19s.;

  8-3/4 1/8 blew linen at 14d., 10s. 1d.;

  30 yrds. sacking at 9d., 1li. 2s.;

  221-1/4 yrds. Cotten cloath at 2s., 4d., 25li. 16s. 3d.;

  8 yrds. greene Cotten at 14d., 9s. 4d.;

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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay ColonyDow, George Francis

History

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Dow, George Francis

Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775

120 yrds. Humains, 123 yrds. Humanes, 123 yrds. Humanes, 99-1/4
    Humanes, 342-1/2 yrds. at 18d., 25li. 13s. 4-1/2d.;

  3 Ruggs, 6li. 15s.;

  2 Barrells bate, 12li. powder, 9li.;

  4 peeces searge, 16li.;

  1 ps. carsey, 2O-1/2 yrds., 4li. 2s.;

  1 ps. more, No. 2, 5li.;

  11 yrds. 5/8 of carsy at 5s. 6d. 3li. 4s.;

  6-3/4 of carsey at 7s., 2li. 7s. 3d.;

  6-3/4 of carsey at 4s., 15s.;

  8 peeces wt. calleco at 14s., 5li. 12s.;

  50-1/2 yrds. broad dowlas at 2s., 5li. 1s.;

  23-1/4 dowlas at 21d. 2li. 1s.;

  3-1/8 of locrum at 16d., 4s. 2d.;

  12 of blew calleco at 18d., 18s.;

  1 ps. blew calleco at 20s., 1li.;

  4-1/2 yrds. searge at 4s., 18s.;

  4-1/2 yrds. red broad cloth at 8s., 1li. 16s.;

  3 yrds., 3 nailes broad cloath at 16s., 2li. 11s.;

  8 yrds. 3/4 red carsey at 6s., 2li. 10s. 3d.;

  2-1/4 red at 3s. 6d., 7s. 10d.;

  9-3/4 1/8 peneston at 2s. 10d., 1li. 8s.;

  12-3/8 Role cotton at 2s. 3d., 1li. 19s.;

  8 pr. Irish stockens at 18d., 12s.;

  8-1/2 narrow blew linen at 13d. 9s. 2d.;

  3-1/4 broade blew linen at 20d., 5s. 5d.;

  23-1/2 broad blew linen at 2s., 2li., 7s.;

  2 pr. Stockens, 5s. 6d.;

  5 pr. bodeys at 4s. 1li.;

  1 groace of silver coat & other buttens with Riboning & lace,
    30li. 16s. 11d.;

  2 yrds. holland at 6s., 12s.;

  17-1/2 of east cloath, 8s.;

  31 halfe linds at 14d., 1li. 16s. 2d.;

  5 ham bourough linds at 2s., 10s.;

  5 knottes of housing at 4d., 1s.;

  5-1/4 vittery at 14d., 6s. 1d.;

  10 parchmen skins, 1 trunk, 2O bookes,--of wax candle, 1li. 10s.;

  58 reame of paper at 7s., 20li. 6s.;

  4 baggs cotten wooll, 550li. at 5d., 11li. 9s. 2d.;

  71li. hopps at 4d., 1li. 3s. 8d.;

  200 hhs. salt at 1ls., 110li.;

  Remant Ratling, 2s.;

  pcell bookes, 2li.

  IN THE LOWER ROOME:

  2 Bailes nowells, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

  1 bagg hopps, 1li. 13s. 4d.;

  6li. rod Iron at 2s., 8li. 8s.;

  2 Bushells wheat, 19s. 6d.;

  silkware in 2 boxes, 31li. 14s.;

  3 bate naile of Turky Gregrum, 10s.;

  2 yrds. broad cheny & remnant of Satten, 7s.;

  2li. 11 silk, 3li.;

  1li. 1/2 fringe & muccado ends, 7s.;

  2-3/4 soft wax, 2s.;

  5-1/2 Butts thread, 14s.;

  13 yrds. old fashion lace, 2s.;

  20 yrds. wt. callico, 22 laces, 2-1/2 doz. poynts, 1li. 1s.;

  8 doz. short laces, 2 doz. 3/4 long, 18s.;

  13 oz. coventry thred, 4s.;

  1li. cource wt. thred, 6s.;

  1/2li. whited Browne, 2s.;

  3li. colloured thred, 9s.;

  4li. black & browne, 2li. 2s.;

  12 Hatts, 10 bands, 3li.;

  20 browne holland, 2li. 10s.;

  18-1/2 yrds. Humanes, 18d., 1li. 7s. 9d.;

  83-3/4 pantolanes, 4li. 3s. 9d.;

  41-1/4 yrds. vittery at 14d., 2li. 10s. 6d.;

  26-1/2 poledavy at 18d., 1li. 19s. 9d.;

  30-3/4 nowells at 16d., 2li. 1s.;

  5-3/4 locrum at 18d., 8s. 7d.

  36 locrum at 18d., 1li. 19s.;

  8-3/4 1/8 blew linen at 14d., 10s. 1d.;

  30 yrds. sacking at 9d., 1li. 2s.;

  221-1/4 yrds. Cotten cloath at 2s., 4d., 25li. 16s. 3d.;

  8 yrds. greene Cotten at 14d., 9s. 4d.;

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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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