Accounts, Indian Charity School, 1767 May 6
Date6 May, 1767
ms number767306.1
abstractAccounts of the Indian Charity School from May 1766 to May 1767. Wheelock’s account with Moses Peck.
handwritingHandwriting is formal, yet small and occasionally difficult to decipher.
paperLarge single sheet folded down the middle is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.
noteworthyDue to ledger tanscription format, line breaks may not exactly match those of the document.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
Mr. Eleazar Wheelock of Lebanon Account with Moses Peck of BostonHeading spans pages 1v and 2r on the original folded sheet.
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1766 | |||||
June 2.d | By balance of Last account adjusted this Day | ✓59..19..1 | By Bill of Exchange Drawn, on Mr. Whitaker,for £100 Sterling is | 133..6..8 | |
By a Note of hand Signed by Mr. John Smith | ✓70..5..1 1/[illegible][guess: 2] | May 28th | One Ditto for £52..13..9 is | 70..5..1 1/[illegible][guess: 2] | |
June 13th | by Cash for pare of Sta[illegible][guess: ys] for his Daughter | ✓1..2..1 1/[illegible][guess: 2] | September | by Cash received of Mrs. Smith | 4..12..0 |
by Cash paid Joshua Davis for your wig | ✓3..3..3 | October 31st | by Cash received of Mrs. Smith | 7..4.0 | |
by Cash paid John Winslow for hats his account of May 29th | ✓8..2..8 | November 14 | by Cash received of Secretary Oliver | 10..0..0 | |
by Cash paid E: De Jursey for hat per Daughter | ✓0..7..10 | 1767 | |||
by pair Gloves 1/10 by Cash 2/8 | ✓0..4..6 | May 6. | By Sundries for my Son ⅌ your account | 19..9..5 | |
by Cash paid William Daws | ✓4..3..1 | 244.17.2 1/2 | |||
one pair sleeve buttons per Daughter | ✓0..5..4 | Balance due to Moses Peck | 20..12.. | ||
August 20th | By Cash paid Mr. Wheelock with my own hands | ✓56..4..0 | referred to your Debt in new account | ||
by Cash paid the tailors for making his Daughters clothing | ✓0..12..10 | ||||
by Sundry Articles of merchandise etc. | ✓4..10..9 [illegible][guess: 1/2] | ||||
to five Weeks boarding per Daughter a[illegible] 6/8 | ✓1..13..4 | ||||
September 26 | by [illegible] white Sole Leather at 8/ old [illegible][guess: J]enr | ✓4..19..2 | |||
October 22 | by 4 Calf Skins and one hide of neat-leather | ✓2..9..4 | |||
by freight of Cask from London | ✓0..10..6 | ||||
November | by one Corn fan | ✓0..10..0 | |||
1767 | |||||
February 3d | by Cash paid Sir Wheelock, your Son | ✓36..13..4 | |||
April 15th | by Cash paid Capt. Hall for freight of 2 boxes of goods | ✓0..8.0 | |||
by trucking [illegible][guess: Ditto] | ✓0..1..6 | ||||
by Cash paid J: Main for Books | ✓9..3..5 | ||||
£ 265..9..2 1/2 | £265..9..2 1/2 |