The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624Hatch, Charles E., Jr.
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The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624
Hatch, Charles E., Jr.
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
22 bushells of white pease bought by Mr Smyth of Mris. Leigh
of Combe at 2_s_ the bushell 44_s_ & cariage to Nibley 2_s_
6_d_; 9 bushells more of white pease bought of Sam Trotman at
22_s_ the bushell (which were the best of all.); 9 bushells of
3 square wheat in ears in 2 great pipes at 4_s_; 12 bushells &
halfe of malt (dryed on purpose) put into another great
canary pipe at 2_s_; 3 pipes, & for one other pipe, 2
hoggsheads &, 2 lesser casks to put the said pease in, &
caryage in 2 waynes from Nibley to Berkeley, with 12_s_ spent
by the plowman there, & to the couper to head & dresse them.
Bought at Bristoll faire and after there.
522 dozen of buttons, parte thread, parte haire and 6 dozen of
greene silke; 12 dozen yards of garteringe, of 2 sorts & 4
colors &c; 6 grosse of poynts beinge 72 dozen whereof the one
half of lether, the other of thread; 5 paire of double
boxcombes & 6 bone combs; 10 dozen of knives whereof 9 dozen
of one sort and one dozen of another sort; one dozen of
sisers; one dozen of womens sheares; 4 payres of Taylors
sheares of 2 sorts; one dozen of paringe knives; 6 other
knives; 600 & an halfe of cheese bought by Wm Hopton at 14_s_
& 16_s_ the hundred beinge 101 cheeses; 4 quires & an halfe of
paper for all the servants indentures and other draughts, ec;
54 ells of dowlas at 15_d_ ob. for shirts; 58 els 3 quarters
of canvas for sheets at 14_d_; 24 els of canvas at 15_d_ and
66 els of canvas at 13_d_ ob; 52 els of canvas at 15 for
shirts; 84 ells of canvas at 13_d_ for sheets; 81 ells quarter
of canvas at 14_d_; 82 ells and an halfe at 14_d_ of canvas;
56 ells & an halfe of canvas at 14_d_; 32 ells of dowlas at
14_d_; 3 dozen of fallinge bands at 7_s_ 6_d_ the dozen; 5
dozen of fallinge bands at 6_s_ 6_d_ the dozen; 2 dozen
falling bands at 5_s_ 6_d_ the dozen; 10 dozen of
handkercheifs; 49 payre of Irish stockins; 22 payre of Irish
stockins; 34 payre of Irish stockins; one barrell of tarre;
one barrell of pitch; 6 hoggsheads of baysalt for Virginia; 30
stone of stocks at 2_s_ 6; 10 reaphooks; 2 fryinge pans; 2
bolts of browne thread; one bolt of black thread; 8 lbs.
browne thread; 20 pickaxes; 40 weedinge howes; 30 spades; 2
sithes; 10 felling axes; 6 squaring axes; 20 bed mats; 10
bushells di. [_i.e._ one-half] peck of oatmeale at 4_s_; 5
bushells of oatmeal grots at 6_s_; 2 grindstones; 2 french
mill stones; 102 lbs. of sope; 10 traces of onyons; 10 gallons
3 quarts of oyle & the runlet to put it in; 6 baskets used
about the ship; 6 bells; 6 bandeleres; 1 quarter of 100 of
match; 6 swords; makinge 51 shirts at 3_d_ & 2 towells;
makinge 25 payre of sheets; 100 di & 13 lbs. of lead beinge 6
bars; 200 of lead shot at 1_d_ the lb.; 160 lbs. di of powder
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