MS33.01: Humphrey Harwood Account Book
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46

Debtors Per Contra

Mr James Moir

46Mr James MoirDr.
1782
Novemr 14thTo 10 Bushs. of lime @ 1/6. & hair 1/6. & 20 larths 9d.£0.17.3
To 60 Nails. 2/6 & Repairing larthing & plastering 20/.1.2.6
1783
March 5thTo labours Work 6/. (for up Stares)0.6.0
To 14 bushels of Lime @ 1/6.1.1.0
To 1 bushel of Whitewash 3/. & 70 Bricks @ 5/.0.6.6
To building up the Brest of Chimney 15/.0.15.0
To Whitewashing 2 Rooms, 1 passage & 2 Closets @ 5/61.7.6
To 1½ Days Labour @ 3/. & hair 1/. & mending plasterg. 5/.0.10.6
To mending underpining to Smoke House 2/60.2.6
29To 2 bushs. of Lime 3/. & ½ Day labour 1/60.4.6
To Building well Hole in Smoke House 3/. & Repairg. Well 1/60.4.6
June 8To a Quarter of Veal 6/.0.6.0
July 26To half Quarter of Veal 2/6. (30th) To A hind Qr. Veal 6/.0.8.6
1782
Decemr. 31To 15 bushels of lime @ 1/61.2.6
To Repairing Larthing & Plastering Down Stairs and }
Larthing & plastering 2 Closets & 8 Days labour 65/. }
3.5.0
To ½ bushl. of hair 1/3 & 3 Days labour @ 4/.0.13.3
1784
April 9thTo 6 bushs. of Lime 6/. & Repairing plastering 5/. & 1½ days labr at 2/60.14.9
To setting up a Grate (7/6) & whitewashing 1 Room & a passage at 4/60.16.6
To ½ Bushell Whitewash 1/. (0.1.0
(Carried to Folio 64.)14.5.3
Per ContraCr.
1783
Septemr. 2ndBy Cash for Veal 8/6£0.8.6
Caried to Folio (88)£0.8.6

Dudley Digges Esqr.

Dudley Digges Esqr.Dr.
1777
October 8thTo 1 bushel of Lime 1/. Mending a back 2/6. & labrs. work 9d£0.4.3
18To white washing poarch & passage 7/60.7.6
To Mending kitching floor, & Do. wall 5/.0.5.0
1782
Decembr. 7th.To 2 Grates & barrs Weight 55 lb at 1/3, & 10 bushels of Lime @ 1/6.4.3.9
To 3 Days labour @ 4/. & seting up 3 Grates @ 11/32.5.9
To mending plastering 3/9 & 40 bricks @ 2/.0.5.9
1783
May 8To Whitewashing 1 Room & the Passage up & down Stares 5/.0.15.0
To ½ bushel of Whitewash 1/.0.1.0
20thTo whitewashing 2 Ceilings 6/.0.6.0
To Do. 1 Room 5/. & a Closset 2/6 & 40 larthes 9d0.8.3
To 6 bushs. of Lime @ 1/. & mending plasterg. in wash }
House 12/6. & hair 9d }
0.19.3
To whitewashing 2 Porches 2/6 & 3 Days labour @ 3/.0.14.0
To 1 Bushel of Whitewash 2/.0.2.0
August 21stTo Repairing Steps & Mortar 1/6.0.1.6
1784
March 1stTo a pair of Shoes (for Davey) 6/.0.6.0
19To 1 barrel of Corn 25/.1.5.0
30To 1 barrel of Corn 22/6. (April 7th) to 1 Barrel do. @ 22/62.5.0
1785
April 23To half a barrel of Corn 7/60.7.6
May 14To Cash paid Thomas Gale on your Order7.7.6
Sepr. 20To 2 bushels of 2/. & repairing plastering 4/6 & hair /6d0.7.0
To whitewashing 2 Rooms & 2 passages @ 4/60.18.0
To ½ bushel of whitewash 1/.0.1.0
Carried to folio 86)26.4.6
Per ContraCr.
1784
January 1stBy One Years hier of Davey £12.0.0£12.0.0
1785
January 1By One year of ditto £10.0.010.0.0
£22.0.0
47

Debtors Per Contra

Mrs Christiany Cambell

47Mrs Christiany CambellDr.
1782
Octobr. 8thTo 9 bushels of lime @ 1/6 & repairing plasterg, 24/.£1.17.6
To 3 Days labour @ 4/. & hair 2/.0.14.0
17.To 2½ bushs. of whitewash @ 3/.0.7.6
To whitewashing 8 Rooms & 3 passages @ 7/64.2.6
1783
July 15To 2 bushs. of lime @ 1/.0.1.0
To Repairing plastering & a grate 3/. & 1 bushl. Whitewash 2/.0.5.0
To whitewashg. 4 Rooms, the Barr & 2 porches @ 4/61.8.0
£8.6.6
Per ContraCr.
1783By loads of manure
N.B. Mrs. Campbell disputed this acct. say g. she had }
by consent of my Testr. discharged it by a quantity }
of manure. }

Mr. Thomas Cowles

Mr. Thomas CowlesDr.
1782
Novemr, 2ndTo 12 bushs. of Lime @ 1/6.£0.18.0
To 6 Days labour Repairing Plastering & }
laying a harth & mending Chimney & Cellar wall }
@ 10/. }
3.0.0
£3.18.0
Per ContraCr.
1784
June 8thBy Cash Received in part. (by your man Abraham)£2.19.9
1786
March 5By Cash to Ballance0.18.3
£3.18.0

Mrs. Mary Singleton

Mrs. Mary SingletonDr.
1784
August 20th*To whitwashing 3 Rooms @ 4/6. & whitwash 1/.£0.14.6
June 21*To a fore Quarter of Veal 5/.0.5.0
To ½ Barrel of Corn (lent).
1785To Cash lent you to pay for Pork7.10.0
Novr 26To 2½ bushels of Corn 7/60.7.6
Decemr. 11To half a Barrel of do. 7/6 (29th) half barrel do. 7/60.15.0
1786
Februy. 18To ½ barrel of Corn 7/6 (25th) to ½ do of do 7/60.15.0
Septemr. 14To 4½ bushels of Corn @ 5/. (from Majr. Quarles)1.2.6
October 17To Cash Lent you 28/5½ [deleted]1.8.5½
1788
decr. 12To 1½ bushel of Corn lent}
To 2½ do. of do. lent }
pd £11.12.6
Per ContraCr.
1785
April 18By cash of Mrs Whitaker£4.16.0
1789
January 28By Corn returned 4 bushels
^N.B. *The first charge of brick work is to be charged to Mrs. Goodson's Estate as done
to her Tent.
47

Debtors Per Contra

The Corporation of Wmsburg

47The Corporation of WmsburgDr.
1782
Novemr 14thTo 14 bushs. of lime @ 2/6, & hair 2/6, & 50 larthes 1/.£1.4.6
To 100 Nails 2/6, & 2½ days labour @ 4/.0.12.6
To Repairing larthing & plastering 2 Room 36/. at Prison1.16.0
To laying harth 5/.0.0.5
£3.18.0
Per ContraCr.
1783
April 20thBy Cash Receiv'd of Mr. John Carter. Cambirln.£3.18.0
£3.18.0

Mr. John Dreuitdz

Mr. John DreuitdzDr.
1783Dr. Bought over£26.19.9
April 1stTo 300 bundles of fother @ 4/.0.12.0
June 19.To whitewashing the passage & Spots up Stairs 6/. & Whitwash 1/.0.7.0
July 11.To mortar 1/. & Mending larthing & Plastering 3/60.4.6
To 1 bushell of Corn 3/.0.3.0
1784
Februy. 14To Cash to Ballance.6.8.6
£34.14.9
Per ContraCr.
1784
February 14By Your Store Account£34.14.9
£34.14.9
Mr John DreuitdzDr.
1784
Sepr. 17thTo 8 bushs. of lime @ 1/.£0.8.0
To 200 bricks @ 3/. & 1½ days labour @ 2/6.0.9.9
To repairing the Well 7/6; & drane to do. 1/60.9.0
To repairing sink in Kitchen 2/60.2.6
1785
Februay. 15.To whitewashing a Room 4/6.0.4.6
To 25 Bricks ./9d. mortar ./9d & working up window seats. 1/60.3.0
April 21To 385 lb. of Oats @ 6/.1.3.0
May 13.To white wash 1/. & whitwashing a Room 4/60.5.6
31stTo 1 bushel of lime 1/. & repairing plastering 2/.0.3.0
To whitwashing 2 Rooms & a passage 13/6.0.13.6
To ¾ bushel of Whitwash 1/6.0.1.6
June 13.To 2334 bricks @ 30/.3.10.0
To 36 bushels of lime 36/. & carting 3 loads of sand @ 2/6.2.3.6
16To 1320 bricks @ 3/. & 20 bushels of lime @ 1/.2.19.0
18To underpining store 60/. & building Steps to outhouse 17/6.3.17.6
To repairing underpining to outhouse 7/6.0.7.6
To repairing front steps 12/. & building pillar to porch 1/6.0.13.6
To 8 days labour @ 2/6.1.0.0
July 22To 4 bushs. of lime 4/. & hair 6d, & mendg. plastering in passage 3/.0.7.6
To Whitewashing passage 6/., 90 Larths 1/4 & labours work 1/3.0.8.7
To larthing & plastering poarch 3/6, & ½ bus. Whe.wash 1/.0.4.6
28To 4 bushels of lime 4/, hair 6d, Repairg. plasterg. in Store Room 10/0.14.6
To takeing down a Grate & laying harth 5/. Labours work 2/60.7.6
To 50 bricks 1/6. (August 30th) 20 bushs. lime @ 1/. & 3½ days lar. @ 2/61.11.3
August 30To 1668 Bricks, @ 3/. & under pining Stoor Shead 36/.4.6.0
Novr. 7To 8 bushels of lime 8/. & larthing & Plasterg. back Room }
to Store 6/. & 2 days labr. 5/. & hair 7½d & Seting up a Stove &c 16/11 }
1.16.6½
28.10.7½
To the factory Acct. (in folio 81) Charged Hunt, & Dreuidz33.17.3
£62.7.10½
1786Dr. Brought Over from Debit Side£62.7.10½
July 5To your Order for Mrs. Goodson's Estate to Mr Reid Acceptd.14.4.0
6To Cash to Ball this day as pr. Receipt.14.11.11¾
(Carried to folio 84)£91.3.10 1/4
Decemr. 22To 1 barrel of Corn 15/.£0.15.0
1787
January 27.To 2½ bushels of do. paid in Corn To D Low0.7.6
Per ContraCr.
1784
Septemr. 17thBy 28 Yards of Oznabrigs @ 1/1 Pr. Yard£1.10.4
October 21By a Side of upper Leather 9/. & a hide of Sole do. @ 18/.1.7.0
1786
January 5 By His Store Account to this day £80.7.1080.7.10
£83.5.2
48

Debtors Per Contra

Mrs. Sarah Hallam
48Mrs Sarah Hallam dancing mistressDr.
1782
Novemr 14thTo 2 Bushs. of lime 3/. & 30 bricks 1/3. & laying Harth 5/.£0.9.3
To Repairing well hole in Smoke House 2/. & labr. 3/.0.5.0
1785
May 27.To ½ bushel of whitewash 1/. & whitwashing 2 rooms & }
a passage @ 4/6. }
0.14.6
July 9To Cash 48/. (26th Novemr.) & Cash 30/.4.18.0
Decr. 20To your order to Mr. John Carter on me for £4.7.0.4.7.0
1786
February 21.To 200 lb. of oats @ 7/60.15.0
March 9To 218 lb. of Oats @ 7/60.15.0
June 20To ¾ of a Bushel of White-wash 1/60.1.6
To white-washing 2 Rooms, a passage & Closset @ 4/60.13.6
1787
April 20To 1 Barrel of Corn 18/.0.18.0
To Cash to Ballance 4/.0.4.0
£14.0.9
Per ContraCr.
1786
January 14thBy 6 Months dancing of Billy, & 6 do. of Humprey at 100/. pr. Year Entrance for A year 40/.£7.0.0
1787
April 24By your account to this day7.0.9
£14.0.9

Mrs Elizabeth Handsford

Mrs Elizabeth HandsfordDr.
1783
April 15thTo 17½ lb. of Sole Leather @ 114d£
1784
March 19To a Certificate paid for taxes9.4.10½
£9.4.10½
Per ContraCr.

Mr Hubard Watkins

Mr Hubard WatkinsDr.
1784
July 16thTo Cash paid you 18/. & 1 bushel of Corn 4/6£1.2.6
August 1st.To 1 bushel of Corn 4/6 & 1 do of Meal 4/6.0.9.0
To 24 lb of Bacon at 9d.0.18.0
14To 1 Bushell of Corn 4/6 (22nd) to Cash paid you 28/.1.12.6
Sepr. 3To 1 Bushell of Corn 4/6 (17th) 1 bushel of Meal 4/6.0.9.0
21To Cash 40/. (Octor. 2nd) to 1 bushl. of meal 4/6.2.4.6
Octor. 9To 10 lb. of beef @ 4d. (19th) to 1 bushl. of Corn 4/6 & Cash 12/61.0.4
23To 1 bushel of Corn 4/. (25th) to Cash paid by Billy 30/.1.14.0
Nor. 5To 1 Bushl. of Meal 4/.0.4.0
12To 1 Pair of Blankets 20/.1.0.0
To Sundaries bought at Mr. J. Hornsby's Store}
for Coat & Breaches £2.0.3. & Buttons from }
Mr. Sa: Bealls £ }
2.0.3
24To Cash 48/. (Decemr. 6th) to bushs. of wheat @ 6/. Corn @ 2/62.15.6
Decr. 12.To Cash 42/.2.2.0
(carried to folio 72)£17.11.9
Per ContraCr.
49

Debtors Per Contra

Mrs Susanna Riddell

49Mrs Susanna RiddellDr.
1783
February 22ndTo 1250. bricks @ 4/. & laying Pathes to kitching & Garden & yard }
Gates [illegible] & laying Drane 45/. }
£4.15.0
To building Well hole in Smoke House 5/.0.5.0
Apil 15thTo 600 Bricks @ 3/. & 8 Bushels of lime @ 1/.1.6.0
To underpining Stable 17/6, & Laying Kitching harth 3/91.2.3
To Repairing Celler wall, & Steps 7/6, & 3 days labour @ 3/.0.16.6
May 3To 1 bushel of mortar 1/3 & Repairing Plastering up Stares 3/.0.4.3
To whitewashing 2 Rooms, & a passage @ 5/6.0.15.6
14th.To 20 bushels of lime @ 1/. & 120 bricks 3/6.1.3.6
To 3½ bushels of whitewash @ 2/. & 6 Days labr. @ 3/.1.5.0
To whitewashing 4 Rooms, & a Passage @ 5/6.1.7.6
To Do. 2 Rooms Papered on the Sides @ 2/6.0.5.0
To contracting Chimney & laying the harth 12/.0.12.0
To Repairing Plastering in Kitching & Landery 12/.0.12.0
To 2 Days labour @ 3/., & hair 2/.0.8.0
To lathing & plastering in Closet 5/. & labours work 1/6. & 230 larths0.5.0
To ½ Bushel of whitewash 1/. (pr. Cromwell)0.1.0
May 23rdTo Cash pd. Capt. Davis for Frate. & Dutyes on Goods3.0.0
Novemr. 1.To 22 bushels of lime @ 1/. & 300 larthes @ 1/6 & hair 9d. £18.18.31.7.3
To 108 bricks ¾. layg. a harth 2/6 & turning Arch & Repairg. Chimney 3/6.0.9.4
To repairing larthing & plasterg. (in Shop) & do. in Cellar 18/.0.18.0
To 4 Days labour @ 3/.0.12.0
1784
April 4thTo 3 bushs. of lime 3/. & Repairing Steps 3/90.6.9
april 24th A ballance Due this Day of 38/721.16.10
1784
July 13.To 2 bushs. of whitwash 4/. & 2½ bushs. of lime 2/6.0.6.6
To hair 6d. to plastering fire place, & do in House, Landary, & }
Kitchen 6/. }
0.6.6
To Whitwashing 6 Rooms @ 4/6, & 2 passages @ 5/61.18.0
To do. [illegible] Landary 4/6. & labours work 3/.0.7.6
Septr. 18To 420 lb of Oats in Straw @ 6/. pr. C1.5.2
4.3.8
Per ContraCr.
1783
June 6.thBy Cash. Six Gunies @ 28/.£8.8.0
1784
April 24By Cash12.0.3
July 10By Cash to Ballance1.8.7
1784
Septemr. 21stBy Cash in full4.3.8
£4.3.8
Mrs. Susanna Riddell
Mrs Susanna RiddellDr.
1785
Octor 18thTo 1½ bushels of lime 1/6 & pointing 2 Chimnies 5/.£0.6.6
Per ContraCr.
1786
January 30By Cash of Robt. Andrews @ 6/.0.6.6
50

Debtors Per Contra

Mr William Rowsey

50Mr William RowseyDr.
1783
To Half A Barrel of Corn Lent. Decemr. 18th. 1782.
Januy. 8To 1 bushs. of Lime 1/6 (at the Shop)£0.1.6
To Repairing Chimney 5/.0.5.0
March 18.To 12 bushels of lime @ 1/6 & 1 Days labour 3/61.1.6
29To 18 bushels of Lime @ 1/61.7.0
To 760 Bricks @ 4/3. & 5½ Days labour @ 3/.2.8.9
To building forge Chimney & layg. harth 40/.2.0.0
April 8thTo 12 bushs. of Lime @ 1/30.15.0
To Repairing, Larthing & plastering in Shop 20/.1.0.0
To laying a Harth in Shop 3/. & 3 days labour @ 3/.0.12.0
To Repairing Plastering in Mrs Houstons House 3/.0.3.0
To laying a Harth 4/6 & mending Chimy. Back 2/60.7.0
To Hair 1/60.1.6
May 8th.To ¾ bushl. of Lime @ 2/. & whitewashg. 2 Rooms @ 4/6 & }
an Entery & Closset @ 2/6 & 1 Room (in Shop) 4/6. }
1.0.0
(carried to folio 58.) 10.19.3£10.19.3
Per ContraCr.
1784
March 22ndBy Maj Taxes on publick Acct. & the County Leavy }
and parish do. & Mrs. Goodson's Estate }
also John Brown Clark of General Court Tickit for }
fees. Harwood vs Lord Dunmore In Chansery 15/. }
9.11.6
By Cash to Balance1.7.9
£10.19.3

Mr William Holt

Mr William HoltDr.
1783To Acct. Brought from (Folio 1)21.6.3
Februy. 9thTo 80 bricks 4/6 & laying a Bake Oven Floor (yr Tenant)0.12.0
To ¾ Days work 3/. (by your Order)0.3.0
To a bushel of Mortar 1/60.1.6
March 14thTo 8 bushs. of Lime @ 1/6 (for French Tenant)0.12.0
To 2 Days labour 6/. & hair 9d.0.6.9
To plastering Back Oven 5/. & laying hearth & mendg. }
back in the House 6/. }
0.11.0
To 170 bricks 7/. & Repairing underpining to House 10/.0.17.0
May 31th.To 8 bushs. of lime 8/. & 80 bricks 2/6 (for French Baker) (Next Court House)0.10.6
To laying half the Oven harth 4/. & 1 Do. Chimney 2/6.0.6.6
To plastering Oven 3/9 & Repairing plastering in house 3/9.0.7.6
To 2 Days work @ 6/.0.12.0
1784
May 19thTo 8 bushs. of lime 8/. Repairing Plastering 10/. & hair 7 1/2d0.18.7½
To 2 days labr. @ 2/6, & 1½ bushs. of Whitewash @ 2/.0.8.0
To Whitewashing 5 Cealings @ 2/6, & 6. do. @ 4/6, & 2 passages @ 4/62.8.6
July 26To 20 bushs. of lime @ 1/. & 5 days labr. @ 1/6, & hair 1/1.8.6
To Rebuilding Oven & Repairg. chimney 36/.1.16.0
August 4To 62 bushs. of lime @ 1/. & 15 days labour 1/64.4.6
To diging foundation, & Building Celler wall 72/3.12.0
To Building Celler Steps 18/. & Repairg. Kitchg. chimney. & oven 5/.1.3.0
To Repairing dary, Ash House. & under pining to Smoke House 6/.0.6.0
£42.5.1½
(Carried to Folio 75)£42.5.1½
Per ContraCr.
1783
January 1stBy Cr. to Amount from (Folio 1)£22.12.10
1784
August 9By his Account Against Mr. James Honey.4.10.1
By His Acct. for Flower. & hoes Not Setled to Amoat,4.8.4
By Cash to Ballance (this day)10.13.10½
£42.5.1½