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

16 B. Indian corne, 2s. p, 1 barrell, 2s., 1li. 14s.;

  6 chests, 6s. p, about 13 C. spanish Iron, 2s. p., C, 14li. 16s.;

  2 barrells of porke, 50s., 5li.;

  almost 2 barrells of tarr, 7s. 6d. p, 15s.;

  100li. tobbacco at 3d p, 1li. 5s.;

  11 moose skins, 5li. 8d.;

  2 Racoones, 12d. p, 2 sealls at 12d. p, 4s.;

  1 hhd. 1/2 passader wine much decaid, 4li.;

  pt. of 5 barrell very much decaid & pricked madera, ----;

  2 hhd. mallasses nott full, 5li. 10s.;

  an old small catch exceeding out of repaire almost worne out, both
    Hull & all appurtenances, valued by Mr. Bar. Gedney & John
    Norman, ship carpenters, 15li.;

  a dwelling house & land neere the meeting house & apprtenances,
    80li.;

  a smale peece of land part of a frame for a warehouse & wharf, not
    finished & stones upon the ground, 14li. 10s.;

  a small pcell of timber & old board, 10s.;

  an old smale cannoe, 10s.;

  a horse runing in the woods if alive ----;

  a remant of stuff, 2s.;

  a pcell of land at New Jerzey but doe not know the quantity yett &
    some goods at som other places not yett knowne what they are
    ----; total, 630li. 6s. 5-3/4d.

  Samll. Shattock's account of the debts: To several in England above,
    300li.;

  to several in New England which cannot yet be known how much, nor
    Justly what yt is in England, but as himselfe said when he was
    sick & I ptly finde it by Invoys of Goods.

  APPRAISED SINCE THE FOREGOING, GOODS BROUGHT FROM THE EASTWARD
  AS COST PER INVOICE:

  2 coates, 19s. p. coate, 1li. 18s.;

  2 coats, 16s., p, 1li. 12s.;

  3 white childs coates, 1 at 11s. & 2 at 14s., 1li. 19s.;

  2 coates, 19s. p, 6 or 7 yeare old, 1li. 18s.;

  1 Coat tamet, 16s.;

  1 boyes coate, 13s.;

  a flanders Tick & bolster, 1li. 9s. 6d.;

  a draft, 8 qrts., 14s.

  VALUED AS COST HERE IN NEW ENGLAND:

  2 silke barateene under coates, 1li. 6s.;

  1 large silk Rugg, 3li.;

  1 calico India carpett, 4s.;

  7 bushell & 1/2 malt, 1li. 2s. 6d.;

  3 B. & 1/2 of Indian, 7s.;

  1 B. wheate, 3s. 6d.;

  a speckled pillow beere, 1s.;

  to sugar sold at 5s. 3d.;

  a gold ring, 7s. 6d.;

  an Iron Casement, 5s.;

  460 feet of board, 3s. p, 13s. 8d.;

  8 narrow brimed hats, 2s. p, 16s.;

  3 old rusty curry combs, 1s.;

  2 old sawes, 2s. 6d.;

  4 pr. sissers, 1 twissers, 1 gimlet, punch, som ales &
    steeles, 4s. 6d;

  3 firkins of old butter, 3li.;

  decayed wine, 1li. 15s.;

  an old pr. of hand screws, 1li. 10s.;

  debt of 12s.;

  suposed 3 acres of land at merimake, to a silver seale, 2s.;

  bookes, 12s.;

  mincing knife, 6d., 2 curry combes, 2s.;

  Glass redy made & som lead, 1li. 10s.;

  2 chests & 1 trunke, 15s.;

  8 & 2 yd. of narrow serge, at 2s. p, 17s.;

  Debts, 40 li.;

  total 69li. 6s. 11d.

  Allowed in Salem court 27: 4: 1678, Samuell Shattuck, sr.,
    being a Friend affirming, and Samuell Shattock, jr. making
    oath to the truth of the inventory.

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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

16 B. Indian corne, 2s. p, 1 barrell, 2s., 1li. 14s.;

  6 chests, 6s. p, about 13 C. spanish Iron, 2s. p., C, 14li. 16s.;

  2 barrells of porke, 50s., 5li.;

  almost 2 barrells of tarr, 7s. 6d. p, 15s.;

  100li. tobbacco at 3d p, 1li. 5s.;

  11 moose skins, 5li. 8d.;

  2 Racoones, 12d. p, 2 sealls at 12d. p, 4s.;

  1 hhd. 1/2 passader wine much decaid, 4li.;

  pt. of 5 barrell very much decaid & pricked madera, ----;

  2 hhd. mallasses nott full, 5li. 10s.;

  an old small catch exceeding out of repaire almost worne out, both
    Hull & all appurtenances, valued by Mr. Bar. Gedney & John
    Norman, ship carpenters, 15li.;

  a dwelling house & land neere the meeting house & apprtenances,
    80li.;

  a smale peece of land part of a frame for a warehouse & wharf, not
    finished & stones upon the ground, 14li. 10s.;

  a small pcell of timber & old board, 10s.;

  an old smale cannoe, 10s.;

  a horse runing in the woods if alive ----;

  a remant of stuff, 2s.;

  a pcell of land at New Jerzey but doe not know the quantity yett &
    some goods at som other places not yett knowne what they are
    ----; total, 630li. 6s. 5-3/4d.

  Samll. Shattock's account of the debts: To several in England above,
    300li.;

  to several in New England which cannot yet be known how much, nor
    Justly what yt is in England, but as himselfe said when he was
    sick & I ptly finde it by Invoys of Goods.

  APPRAISED SINCE THE FOREGOING, GOODS BROUGHT FROM THE EASTWARD
  AS COST PER INVOICE:

  2 coates, 19s. p. coate, 1li. 18s.;

  2 coats, 16s., p, 1li. 12s.;

  3 white childs coates, 1 at 11s. & 2 at 14s., 1li. 19s.;

  2 coates, 19s. p, 6 or 7 yeare old, 1li. 18s.;

  1 Coat tamet, 16s.;

  1 boyes coate, 13s.;

  a flanders Tick & bolster, 1li. 9s. 6d.;

  a draft, 8 qrts., 14s.

  VALUED AS COST HERE IN NEW ENGLAND:

  2 silke barateene under coates, 1li. 6s.;

  1 large silk Rugg, 3li.;

  1 calico India carpett, 4s.;

  7 bushell & 1/2 malt, 1li. 2s. 6d.;

  3 B. & 1/2 of Indian, 7s.;

  1 B. wheate, 3s. 6d.;

  a speckled pillow beere, 1s.;

  to sugar sold at 5s. 3d.;

  a gold ring, 7s. 6d.;

  an Iron Casement, 5s.;

  460 feet of board, 3s. p, 13s. 8d.;

  8 narrow brimed hats, 2s. p, 16s.;

  3 old rusty curry combs, 1s.;

  2 old sawes, 2s. 6d.;

  4 pr. sissers, 1 twissers, 1 gimlet, punch, som ales &
    steeles, 4s. 6d;

  3 firkins of old butter, 3li.;

  decayed wine, 1li. 15s.;

  an old pr. of hand screws, 1li. 10s.;

  debt of 12s.;

  suposed 3 acres of land at merimake, to a silver seale, 2s.;

  bookes, 12s.;

  mincing knife, 6d., 2 curry combes, 2s.;

  Glass redy made & som lead, 1li. 10s.;

  2 chests & 1 trunke, 15s.;

  8 & 2 yd. of narrow serge, at 2s. p, 17s.;

  Debts, 40 li.;

  total 69li. 6s. 11d.

  Allowed in Salem court 27: 4: 1678, Samuell Shattuck, sr.,
    being a Friend affirming, and Samuell Shattock, jr. making
    oath to the truth of the inventory.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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