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

18 of wt. cotten at 1s., 18s.;

  24 Irish, 12s.;

  3 Remnants boulting, 2s.;

  3li. suger, 3li. 15s.;

  1 Tire for wheeles & old Iron, 3li.;

  13 cart boxes & 3li. in Iron waite, 2li, 10s.;

  Basketts, Rubstones, 15s.;

  pcell of wt. salt, 12s. 6d.;

  pcell of cards & old hops, 15s.;

  a screw & 9 mose skins, 2li. 10s.;

  pll. of old rope & line, 10s.;

  pcell of Cotten wooll, 5s.;

  Barrell of Oatmeale, 1li. 5s.;

  2 Kettles, 3 spades, 1 pan & nailes, 2li. 5s.;

  1 cutting saw, 6s.

  IN THE CELLAR:

  30 hhds. mallasses at 3li., 90li.;

  5 barrells macrell, 1 halfe barrell, 7li. 5s.;

  2 Iron bound hhds., 10s.

  IN THE OTHER CELLAR:

  3 hhds. Rum, 30li.;

  pcells of sower wine, 3li.;

  old cask, 10s.;

  beaver, 49li., 22li. 1s.;

  beaver, 160li. at 18d., 12li.

  IN THE LENTOO HOUSE END:

  30 tunn salt at 40s., 60li.;

  4 sawes, 2li.;

  boulting mill, beam board, 2li.

  IN THE IRON HOUSE:

  77-1/2li. barr Iron at 20s., 47li. 10s.;

  5-3/4li. cast backs at 15s., 4li. 6s. 3d.;

  11-1/2li. Andirons at 15s., 8li. 12s. 6d.;

  9-3/4li. potts & Kettles, 12li. 3s. 9d.;

  5 Iron skilletts, 13s. 6d.;

  beames & scales, 1li. 10s.;

  39-1/2li. cast waites, 29li. 12s. 6d.;

  857li. cotten wooll at 5d., 17li. 7s. 1d.;

  377 of hopps at 4d., 6li. 5s. 3d.;

  7 hhd. 3 butts suger, 65li.;

  2 qt. fish, 1li. 4s.;

  1 firkin butter, 1 soape, 2li.;

  5 li. bate, 8li. barr Iron, 4li. 18s.

  IN THE YARD:

  28 tun. pact casks, 9li. 16s.;

  7-1/2 hhds. lime, 1li. 13s. 9d.;

  6000 pipestaves at 4li., 24li.;

  1400 boards, 5s. 6d., 3li. 17s.;

  12000 Rotlin, 4li.

  IN THE DWELLING HOUSE:

  10-1/2 yrds. sacking & canvas, 7s. 10d.;

  2-1/4 cloth rash at 6, 13s. 6d.;

  9 bate naile of dowlas at 2s., 17s. 10d.;

  yrd. narrow taffety, 6s.;

  4-1/2 liver colloured searge, 18s.;

  1 groace 4-1/2 doz. hookes & eyes, 2s. 6d.;

  2 yrds. blew Trads cloath, 10s.

  AT MR. SCOTTOWES:

  2 Bales nowalls, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

  1 ps. pantossam, 5li.;

  1 ps. sheeting, 6li. 2s. 6d.

  AT MR. BROUGHTON'S:

  3 butts 1 hhd. suger at 25s., 35li.;

  140-1/4 hhd. salt at Ils Shoales, 70li. 2s. 6d.;

  20 hhds. at Mr. Parker's, at 10s., 10li.;

  1 hhd. Rum at Mr. Handsons, 10li.;

  at Linn workes, 1 horse, 10li.;

  at Capt. Johnsons, leather, 00;

  at Mr. Buttolls, leather, 00;

  at Capt. Clearkes, an Anchor, 1li. 10s.;

  ADVENTURE in Thrumboll to England, 49 hhds. oyle, 5 M. 8 C. 81li.

  Cotten neate, 12 qt. fish, 289li. 7s. 5d.;

  TO JAMACO & p left in Jamaco before   p Adam Westgage, 52li. 12s.

  THE HOUSE MORE:

  3 Satten dobletts, 1 taffety cloak, 4li.;

  money, 5li. 11s. 9d.;

  2 gold rings, 2li.;

  1-1/2 C. wt. suger at 4, 6li.;

  3/4 of cast ware at workes, 100li.;

  3/4 stock of sow Iron & coals, 450li.;

  3/4 of ye workes at hamersmith &
    Brantree, 800li.;

  DWELLING HOUSE, warehouses & appurtenances at Bostone, 400li.;

  watertowne mill house, land & apprtenances, 150li.;

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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay ColonyDow, George Francis

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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Dow, George Francis

Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775

18 of wt. cotten at 1s., 18s.;

  24 Irish, 12s.;

  3 Remnants boulting, 2s.;

  3li. suger, 3li. 15s.;

  1 Tire for wheeles & old Iron, 3li.;

  13 cart boxes & 3li. in Iron waite, 2li, 10s.;

  Basketts, Rubstones, 15s.;

  pcell of wt. salt, 12s. 6d.;

  pcell of cards & old hops, 15s.;

  a screw & 9 mose skins, 2li. 10s.;

  pll. of old rope & line, 10s.;

  pcell of Cotten wooll, 5s.;

  Barrell of Oatmeale, 1li. 5s.;

  2 Kettles, 3 spades, 1 pan & nailes, 2li. 5s.;

  1 cutting saw, 6s.

  IN THE CELLAR:

  30 hhds. mallasses at 3li., 90li.;

  5 barrells macrell, 1 halfe barrell, 7li. 5s.;

  2 Iron bound hhds., 10s.

  IN THE OTHER CELLAR:

  3 hhds. Rum, 30li.;

  pcells of sower wine, 3li.;

  old cask, 10s.;

  beaver, 49li., 22li. 1s.;

  beaver, 160li. at 18d., 12li.

  IN THE LENTOO HOUSE END:

  30 tunn salt at 40s., 60li.;

  4 sawes, 2li.;

  boulting mill, beam board, 2li.

  IN THE IRON HOUSE:

  77-1/2li. barr Iron at 20s., 47li. 10s.;

  5-3/4li. cast backs at 15s., 4li. 6s. 3d.;

  11-1/2li. Andirons at 15s., 8li. 12s. 6d.;

  9-3/4li. potts & Kettles, 12li. 3s. 9d.;

  5 Iron skilletts, 13s. 6d.;

  beames & scales, 1li. 10s.;

  39-1/2li. cast waites, 29li. 12s. 6d.;

  857li. cotten wooll at 5d., 17li. 7s. 1d.;

  377 of hopps at 4d., 6li. 5s. 3d.;

  7 hhd. 3 butts suger, 65li.;

  2 qt. fish, 1li. 4s.;

  1 firkin butter, 1 soape, 2li.;

  5 li. bate, 8li. barr Iron, 4li. 18s.

  IN THE YARD:

  28 tun. pact casks, 9li. 16s.;

  7-1/2 hhds. lime, 1li. 13s. 9d.;

  6000 pipestaves at 4li., 24li.;

  1400 boards, 5s. 6d., 3li. 17s.;

  12000 Rotlin, 4li.

  IN THE DWELLING HOUSE:

  10-1/2 yrds. sacking & canvas, 7s. 10d.;

  2-1/4 cloth rash at 6, 13s. 6d.;

  9 bate naile of dowlas at 2s., 17s. 10d.;

  yrd. narrow taffety, 6s.;

  4-1/2 liver colloured searge, 18s.;

  1 groace 4-1/2 doz. hookes & eyes, 2s. 6d.;

  2 yrds. blew Trads cloath, 10s.

  AT MR. SCOTTOWES:

  2 Bales nowalls, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

  1 ps. pantossam, 5li.;

  1 ps. sheeting, 6li. 2s. 6d.

  AT MR. BROUGHTON'S:

  3 butts 1 hhd. suger at 25s., 35li.;

  140-1/4 hhd. salt at Ils Shoales, 70li. 2s. 6d.;

  20 hhds. at Mr. Parker's, at 10s., 10li.;

  1 hhd. Rum at Mr. Handsons, 10li.;

  at Linn workes, 1 horse, 10li.;

  at Capt. Johnsons, leather, 00;

  at Mr. Buttolls, leather, 00;

  at Capt. Clearkes, an Anchor, 1li. 10s.;

  ADVENTURE in Thrumboll to England, 49 hhds. oyle, 5 M. 8 C. 81li.

  Cotten neate, 12 qt. fish, 289li. 7s. 5d.;

  TO JAMACO & p left in Jamaco before   p Adam Westgage, 52li. 12s.

  THE HOUSE MORE:

  3 Satten dobletts, 1 taffety cloak, 4li.;

  money, 5li. 11s. 9d.;

  2 gold rings, 2li.;

  1-1/2 C. wt. suger at 4, 6li.;

  3/4 of cast ware at workes, 100li.;

  3/4 stock of sow Iron & coals, 450li.;

  3/4 of ye workes at hamersmith &
    Brantree, 800li.;

  DWELLING HOUSE, warehouses & appurtenances at Bostone, 400li.;

  watertowne mill house, land & apprtenances, 150li.;

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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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