Indian Charity School, account, 1765 September 3 to 1767 May 6
Date 3 September 1765 to 6 May 1767
ms number767306.3
abstractAccounts of the Indian Charity School for the period of September 3, 1765, to May 6, 1767.
handwritingUnknown hand is formal, clear and legible.
paperOversized sheet is in good condition, although heavy creasing along the central horizontal fold is beginning to separate. The watermark is still highly visible.
inkBrown.
noteworthyDue to formatting of ledger transcription, line breaks may not precisely match those of the document. For the exact layout, please see image. The contents of this document are similar to those of manuscripts 767306.2 and 767306.4. In instances where the intention regarding an abbreviation is uncertain, the abbreviation has been left unexpanded in the modernized transcription.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
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To Sundry Articles of Clothing bought for the School at several Times … | } | 321 | 0 | 2 | By balance of account adjusted September 3rd 1765 …. | } | 30 | 12 | — |
To Money, horses, Saddles, and Furniture supplied the Missi‐onaries, Interpreters and School Masters in their Mission among the Indians, exclusive of their Clothing which they had out of the common Stock …. | } | 462 | 17 | 9 | By a Donation from a Friend in England unkown… | } | 117 | — | |
To Board, Washing, Lodging, Fire‐wood, schoolmaster's Wages, and Sundry other Charges for the Male Members of the School | } | 434 | 10 | 11 | By a Donation from Benjamin Pemberton Esq. of Roxbury — | } | 16 | 4 | — |
To Disbursements for the Females .. | } | 55 | 18 | 5 | By Cash received out of the Trea‐sury of the Colony of Connecti‐cut, part of the Contributions made in Virtue of the first Brief granted by the General Assembly…. | } | 12 | 12 | 10 |
By Contribution of Mr Snow's Congregation in Providence | } | 3 | 18 | 1 | |||||
1274 | 7 | 3 | By a Donation from the General Assembly of the Colony of Con‐necticut to Mr. Kirtland and General Tekananda…. | } | 15 | — | |||
balance due from me to the School 6th 1767… | } | 76 | 6 | 1 | By Collections at Newbury… | 35 | 1 | 6 | |
By my Draft of Exchange on Mr. Whitaker in favour of Mr. Asahel Clark…. | } | 50 | — | ||||||
By my 2 Drafts on ditto in favour of Mr. Moses Peck…. | } | 152 | 13 | 9 | |||||
By my 2 Drafts on ditto in favour of Mr. Gershom Breed | } | 300 | — | — | |||||
By a Donation from Mr. Hollis… | 100 | — | |||||||
By Dennys DeBerdt Esq. order on Mr. John Smith… | } | 20 | — | ||||||
By Mr. Moses Peck's Draft in my Behalf on Mr. Robert Keen in favour of Mr. George Green | } | 49 | 7 | 3 | |||||
By my Draft on ditto in favour of Mr. Gershom Breed… | } | 100 | — | ||||||
By Mr. John Smith's order on Mrs. Smith…. | } | 50 | — | ||||||
By a Donation from John Phillips Esq. of Exeter | } | 40 | 10 | — | |||||
By Grant of the London Com‐missioners in Boston… | } | 22 | 10 | — | |||||
By my Draft on Mr. Robert Keen in favour of Mr. Gershom Breed | } | 100 | — | — | |||||
By part of the Contributions made in the Colony of Connecticut received since the Revival of the Brief granted by the General Assembly | } | 73 | 15 | 8 | |||||
"By what I have received for Tui‐tion of English Scholars…" | } | 14 | 1 | 10 | |||||
By Interest of Subscriptions… | 7 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
By Donations from various Quarters | 34 | 3 | 11 | ||||||
By Work done by the Female School for my Family and others | } | 5 | 16 | 10 | |||||
Sterling | 1350 | 13 | 4 | Sterling | 1,350 | 13 | 4 |