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11
5
1 doz" London Puter Plates
6
1 Copper Tea Kittle
4
1 Iron Pott & Copper Pott
4
1 pr. Ironing Box & heaters
2
10
1 Trunk Linning Contg. Sheets Table Cloths
30
Napkins &c at Least to the Value of
3
4
9
1 Case & Bottles
6
4
3 Pistalls 12. 0. 0 1 Quilted Coat & 1 Ridinghood 10. 0.0.
22
0
0
2 Bridles 80/ & 1 Saddle, 90/
8
10
1 Frying pan & Fender
2 doz". Cabiges 10/ 1 Turnips 12/
1
2
1 box Sallery 25/ 1 box horse Reddish 25/
2
10
2 Potts Pickles 60/ 2 G$. Vinager 14/
3
14
1 pr. Pott hooks 20/ 1 pr. Shovell & Tongs 44/
3
4
1466
10
1 Cleaver 1 Ax
3
5
4 1bs. Coffee 28/- 1 Pott hogs fat 12 1b. 47/
3
15
£1473
10
in Law Money
196
9
4
5 doz. Moulds (pewter)
6
-
-
Allowed
£202
9
4
THOMAS WHITE
-
-
1422
1452
10
3
10
1 doz". Chaney Cups & Saucers
2 pr. Men's Shoes almost new
1 New Wig
2 Swords common & two Baynotts & 1 Cut Las
s. d.
1 Quarter Cask Red wine cont". 20 Gall" at Least -
40
-
84
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
£
s.
d.
One Black Walnut Table 4 feet Long One Maple Do.
×15
0
0
two Beadsteds
× 8 0 0
one Bead Cord Wate Sinners
× 2
5 0
one D°. of hemp
X
1
5 0
one Paire of Curtin Rods
X
5
0
0
one Paire of Tongues
1 10
0
two Trammels & hoocks
×
4 00
0
two Large Guilt Family Pictures
-
2
00
0
Two Large Earthin Dishes & Plates
2
00
0
foure Iron Candle Sticks with Brass nobs one Coffey Mill
4
10
0 0
one Syne, to seell good Macking & Painting one Lamp
0
09
0
one Tea Chest
2
10
0
one Whale Bone Peticoate
X 5 00
0
one Sive
0 08
0
one Coffey Pott
0
05
0
one Flower Kidd
0
10
0
Part of a Paire of Stayes
3
00
0
Two Small Iron Kettles
2
00
0
Two Paire of mens Shues
X
2
00
0
one Case Bottle with 6 quart Do.
1 10
0
one Tea Pott with halfe a Doz". Cups & Sausers
3
00
0
one Frying Pan
2
00
0
Severall Small Nessisereys to ye. Best of my
3
00
0
jugment to ye Vallue
3
00
0
one Gread Iron
1
00
0
one Iron Bound Casks
2
05
0
Lawful Money £13 12 11
£102
07 00
deduct over charged 3
1
4
Allowed. £10 11 7
MARY WITTNEY
Old Tenor
£.
S. d.
22 Fire Arms
50 Swords
75
0
0
8 Arm Chests at 40/
16
0 0
1 Sledg 90/ Glass Windows £15 5 0
19
15 0
1 Pair of Bellows
11 0 0
1 Chimney I built in my Shop belonging to M'. Borland 24
1 Sign Benches & Draws
45
5
0
40
0
0
1 Pollishing wheal & Head & Spindles Stones & Brushes & Turning Leath
7 10
0
X 9 00 0
half a Dozing Knifes & Forcks
2
00
0
3
00
×10
0 0
110
0 0
1 Gun Barrell wrought with Gold
13
1 0
15
0
Fier Wood to ye. Vallue of
51
52
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
Sundry Tooles
25 Gun locks
6 Gross Gun Rods
1 Pair of Pumps or Shoes
1 Large Shade Cloth
221b. of Leaden weights at 4/
1 Pouch & Sword Belt
5 Buck Slings
4
10
0
4
10
0
2
5
0
37
10
0
old Tenor £481
8
0
JOHN WHITTEN
£
S.
d.
2 Bedsteads
9
1 doz. Chairs, Kain
12
3 White Tables
3
1 Black Walnut Ditto
5
2 Trunks very good
5
a Sifting Trough
1
1 Jack
6
15
1 Chest
4
10
1 pr. Stilliard
1
10
a Bag of Feathers 30wt. at 13/
19
10
a Tortoise shell Box. Silver Rimd. & hinges
5
-
1 Iron Pot
1
10
1 Japann'd Chamber Table
4
O. Tenor
£76
15
2 Shifts and 2 Aprons
her
Allowed
£10
18
0
JEHOSEBETH X WING. Mark
A number of Sails burnt at M'. Palfrey's Sail Loft belonging to the Sloop Beaver, John Fisher Master. £. s. d.
viz. 2 Mainsails )
1 Foresail
1 Jibb
1 Topsail
Computed to be Worth 64 5 -
1 Spritsail
1 Water sail
2 Boat Sails
3 Cask of Nails, lost in the Store of John Rowe Esq : bought of him, as per Certificate Amounting to
31
19
-
-
- ----
J. WINSLOW
Allowed. 96
4
-
d.
15
0
0
25
0 0
13
10
0
1
17
6
4
10
0
8
0
4 5
12
6
1 Door Lock 70/ 1 Bush1. of Harding 20/
4 Axes 30/ 2 Riveting Tooles 15/
2 Hamers & a Slate & 18 Boyanetts
£
g.
Allowed Lawfull Money £64
3
8
-
5
-
£81
15
53
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
1 Green Herryteen Easy Chair
i Arm Chaire
2
5.
1 Diaper Table Cloth
1
10
1 Cord wood
0
2 pair New Cloth Breeches
20
0
1 Barrel Svder
4
0
9
15
4
16
2 Common Chairs 36/ Sundy. Small Articles 60/ Pork
7
10
old tenor
£91
16
0
9
for N WINSLOW John Belcher
an Under Bed & Blanket
a Small brass kettle Skillet & Saucepan
3 Tramels
4
10
a Large Iron pot & 2 pair of pot hooks
3
5
2 folding Boards 30/ a pair Curtin Rods 30/
3
2 house Brushes 15/ a spit & Frying Pan 40/
2
15
4 School Forms
1
10
0
Sundrys Earthen Stone Glass & Linen
5
3
10
-
2 Basketts with work in them
1
10
3 Common Chairs 45$/ 2 pair of Clogs 40/
4
5
Old Tenor Allowed
£36
5
0
her LYDIA X WISE. Mark
Account of the loss which I have Sustained by the Great Fire which happend on the 20th. March 1760.
In the Barn
£
s. d.
2 pr Trucks at £18 -
36
-
2 Sleds 10
20
a new chais Harniss Wheels &c
65
an Old Wherry, a Bran Been, & some Bran & Hay
12
133
In the Sellar
£ s. d.
2 barrels of Soap 7 10
15
-
2 new Empty barrels
2
a water pipe & Tubbs Bettle Wedges )
2 hand saws Wood Ax &c
12
29
- -
0
4
-
-
-
-
£4
16
8
£ 35
s.
d.
-
Allowed. L my. £12
4
s.
d.
3
0
Flour £9 0/ 1 pr. Candlesticks 15/
2 peticoats 50/ a Set work Tul 20/
54
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
Upper Chamber
£ s. d.
3 Bedsteds
10
-
-
6
3 pine Tabbles
4 10
2 pr Sheets 1 doz" Towels & Table Cloths 4 10
2 Petticoats 6
2 Cradles & Negros Beding
12
43
Old Ten™
£205
6
8
The following is an Account of the Loss sustained by Pompey Blackman in the fire of ye 20th March 1760.
£
s. d.
1 Black Walnut Desk
£20
1 Large Looking Glass
6
6 Turtle Shell plates
2
3 China Bowles
1
16
3 china mugs
1
10
4 Wine Glasses
1
-
1
-
.
2 Tea Potts
15
34
1 0
3 Gowns
22
2 Table Cloths
3
4 aprons
6
3 Handkerchiefs
2
15
1
3
7 chairs
7
44
15
0
1 small cupboard
0
15
0
12 Knives & Forks
2
5
4 pewter porringers
1
16
1 pewter Bason
9
4 spoons
4
1 cheese
1
4
1 Dripping pan
1
2
6
1 Cullender
1
2
6
1 Brass Ladle
1
9
1 Tin Candle Box
18
11
5
0
1 pr Bellows
1 10
0
1 Salt Box
10
1 Tea Kettle
3 5
in Lawful money £27 Thoª Bennett
allowed
1 doz" chairs
12 Tea Cups & Saucers
4 caps
1 oval Table
55
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
£
s. d.
1 Small Feather Bed
£9
0
2 Rugs
6
1 Blankett
2
0
50 lbs Pork
6
5
40/ a box over charge - 2} Boxes Lemons
50
1 Large chest
3
81 10 0
1 cup board
1
10
0
3 bbl Red Herring
9
1 coat
2
1 Jackett
1
2 pr Trowzers
1
10
1 pr Pumps
-
1
10
0
16 10
0
1 Flesh Fork
7
6
5 Towwells
1
17
6
1 Diaper napkin
1
2
6
1 Tin Tunnel
9
0
1 Large Bible
3
10 Bound Books
2
10
9
16
6
12 Pamphlets
2
0
0
1 cross cut saw
13
10
1 egg slice
5
1 Tin coffee pott
7
6
1 Pott Pickles
2
10
18
12
6
2 cotton caps
£1
10
0
1 Silk Handkerchief
18
¿ cord wood
3
15
2 swanskin Jackets
1
10
4 glass Beekers
1
8
13
0
£225
3
0
Deduct
25
3
7 yds camblet
1-
207
0
0
Lw mony
£27
12
0
POMPEY BLACKMON
200
0
0
1 Tin Lauthorn
10
-
56
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
The follow" : is an Accompt of the Loss sustained by mne the Suscriber in the late Fire of the 20th. of March 1760.
€
s. d.
A Barn, 1 Storey high, 21 Feet long, 16 Feet wide 26 13 4
A large Black Walnut Table 1
3 Pine Ditto 14/. 4 Leather Bottom's chairs 20/ 1 14
6 chamber chairs 18/. 3 ehairs do. 8/ 1 6
2 Brass Kettles 20/. 2 Iron Pots 9/4ª. 2 pr andirons 8/ 1 17 4
2 Tea Kettles £1. 1 skillet 2/
1 2
3 Bed-steads 18/. 1 cord wood 21/4d. 1 19 4
1 eopper Sawspan 5/4. 1 Trunk 4/, Fire Shovel & Tongs 2/8
12
4 Brass Candlesticks 8/. 1 Copper Lamp 5/4
13
4
1 Sett of Pewter (Liquid) measures
8
6
1 Bell Mettle Morter 6/. 1 Coffee Mill 6/
12
1 six Q' Jug of Rum 7/4. 2 Bbbls Cyder 13/4
1
0
8
2 pr Seales wth Wates &c 8/. 1 Fender 2/8
10
8
1 Skimmer 1/6. 1 Lanthon 4/
5
6
2 Delph Dishes. 6 Plates 5/4. 1 Riding hood. 1 great coat 12/
17
4
1 Firkin Pork 8/. Wood Horse 2/8
10
8
1 pr curtain Rods 6/. 1 Flint Steele 6/
12
Total in Law1 money
£44 13 4
Boston April 12th. 1760
PRUDENCE BRAILSFORD
An Account of what was lost in the late Fire belonging to John Bright whose misfortune it is to be Aged, blind & lame.
£ S. d.
6 shirts & shifts
2
8 0
4 Aprons
0 10 8
3 eheck Handkerchiefs
0
4 0
2 pair of woms Hose
0
2 8
2 pair Mens Ditto
0
2 8
2 Bed Blankets
0 10
8
1 Rug
0
8
0
1 Quilt
0 8 0
1 Piller
0
1
4
2 Wiggs
1
15
0
1 new -4 Old Towels
0
4
0
1 Large pewter Dish
0 10 4
8
3 Plates
0
0
1 Porringer
0
1
0
1 Coffee mill
0
6
0
1 pair Large Brass Scales
0
4 0
1 pair Small Ditto
0
2 0
1 Large Tin Scale
Weights from 7 1bs to & ounee, from 4 lbs to 4 oz Weights 6/.
0 .12 8 7 lbs to 4 lbs 6/8
1
0
3
4
1 4
6 Barrells. 1 Hogshead 21/4. 4 Doz Bottles 12/ 1 13
4
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
57
7 Knives & 7 Forks
1 corner Cupboard
3 China Dishes
0
6 0
7 Delf Dishes
0
3 0
6 Earthern pots
0
2
3
0
0
93
1 Half Peck
0 0
6
1 Tin Quart
0
1
1
2 Peper Boxes
0
8
2 Funels
0
1
6
1 Doz" Skewers
0
2
8
? Brass Candle sticks
0
2
6 Iron Ditto
0
2
1 Ovl Lamp
0
9
0
3 Stone Mugs
0
2 8 0
1 pr new Heeters
0
0 10분
1 Hand Saw
0
6
1 Closestool Chair
0 10 8
1 Arm Chair
0
8 0.
2 Black Walnut Chairs
0 10
8
3 Kitchen Chairs
0
4 0)
4 Boxes
0
3
4
4 Washing Tubs
0
3
4
3 Barrels
0 4
0
1 Large Funnel
0
1
4
3 Clothes Brushes
0
2 0
1 Driping Pan
0
1
4
1 China Bowl
0
0
8
6 Candle Monlds & a Stand
0
2 0
1 Iron Bound Case with 2 6 2 Quart Bottles
0
8
0
1 Loggerhead to warm Beer
0
1
0
1 Tea pot
0. 0
5
2 Cannisters
0
8 0
1 Ax 1 Hatchet, 1 spade, 1 shovel
0
6
0
2 petty coats
0
6
0
1 pair mens shoes good
0
3
4
3 two Bushel Bags
0
8
0
1 Large wooden Tray
0
1
0
A Number Books
0
18
8
3 sashes
0
8 0
£18 15 4
approvd allowd
her
SARAH ×
BRIGHT
mark
£
s. d.
0
4
0
0
10
8
3 earthen pudding pans
2 pints 2 Half Pints & 1 Gill Ditto
0
2
6 0
8 5
1 pr Iron Dogs
0
4
1
6 Cups & 6 Saucers
0 1
4
A Bedstead
58
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
An Inventory of Goods lost in the Fire by Mrs Lidia Brown On her own Accot Mar. 20. 1760, viz.
£
s. d.
3 sacking Bedsteads
39
0
1 Corded Bedstead
6
0 0
1 Green Harrateen Bed & part of a Red Ditto
125
0 0
1 Red Harrateen Easy chair
30
0 0
10 Chairs - Leather Bottoms
30
0 ()
5 Cane Chairs
10
0
0
6 Turkey-worked Ditto
24
0
0
4 Kitehen Ditto
4
0
0
1 Elbow Chair
3
0
0
1 Low Ditto
1
0
0
2 Chamber Tables
22
0
0
2 Oval Tables
18
0
0
2 Tea Tables one Japan'd
14
0
0
2 Kitchen Tables
6
0
.
0
2 Japan'd Tea Boards
12
0
0
1 chamber Looking glass
9 0
0
3 Tea Kettles
10 0
2 Ironing Boxes
3
0
0
1 Large Copper Frying pan
5
0
0
1 Brass Ditto
2
10
0
2 pair, of Brass andirons
4
0
0
1 Brass Hearth
9 0
3 pair of Brass Scales with weights 1 pr large
12
0
0
3 Iron pots
4
0
0
2 Brass Candle Sticks
2
2 pair of Bellows
3
0
0
1 high Candlestick
4
0
0
11 pewter Candle moulds hard mettle
3
0
0
5 Soup plates & 3 Dishes new
9
0
0
1 pewter cheese Dish
1
0
0
1 Copper Chaffing Dish
4
0
0
1 Couch
4
10
0
3 Spits & Jack &c
18
0
0
1 Clock
60
0
0
£539
0 0
2 pair of Holland sheets fine
4 Holland pillow Cases Do.
4
10
0
2 Check aprons
1
10
0
1 Chints Gown
6
0
0
1 Quilted petticoat
3
0
0
1 Large Chests
4
0
0
1 gross of Bottles
12
0
0
1 pair of Stillyards Large
2
0
0
1 Silver Tea spoon large
0
10
0
-
2 Close-stools & pans
10
0
0
£
S.
d.
27
0
0
1 Tea Chest & Canisters
4 0 0
0
0
1
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
£
s.
d.
15 Ivory handled Knives & Forks.
10
0
0
a Filligree Sconce
5
0 0
2 China Bowles
2
0 0
1 pair of Flat Irons
2
5
0
1 Large Brass Skimmer
1
10
0
2 Axes and a Saw
14
0
0
2 Tin Stoves
2
0
0
1 Bolster and a Blanket
5
0
0
3 Large Bags of Feathers ab 50 lbs
25
0
0
1 Large Handsome press
5
0
0
1 pair of Decanters
3
0
0
1 Case of Drawers
10
0
0
3 pair of Iron Andirons
12
0
0
1 Large pewter Turene
3
0
0
2 pair of Tongs
2
10
0
1 Copper Sauce pan
2
0
0
A number of Books with a large Bible
12
0
0
2 Large Folding Boards
3
0
10
1 Japaned Corner Cupboard
5
0
0
1 Driping pan
1
0
0
The Valiants of a Calico Bed
3
0
0
1 Warming pan
4
10
0
3 House Brushes
4
0
0
1 Black Quilted Coat
4
0
0
£760
15
0
and a number of articles in the cellar with some other Things so damaged as to be unfit for use.
1 China Tea pot.
1
0
0
1 Decanter
1
0
0
A Beetle & Wedges
2
8
0
30 wt of Try'd up Tallow
6
0
0
5 lbs Babery wax
1 2
6
A Small Feather Bed.
10
0
0
3 Negros Cribs 1 with Sacking
6 0
0
1 Large Feather Bed ab 60 1bs at 10/
30
0
0
1 Glass Lanthorn
4
0
0
1 Massetintoo Picture
0
10
0
2 Brass Chaffing Dishes
1
10
0
10 Tin patty pans
0
10
0
7 Sheets of Tin
0
15
0
2 Doz" Cake Pans
1
15
0
8
0
0
A Easy Chair damaged to the value
The Head of a yellow Harrateen Bed
5
0
0
S.
d.
5 China Cups & 5 Saucers.
2
10
0
1 new fine Lawn Apron
2
10
0
1 Bell-metal Mortar and 1 Lignum Vitia
6
-
a number of pictures
4
10 0
1 painted on Glass-gilt frame.
£
59
60
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
5 yds and a Quarter of new Irish Linnen
1 china mug
2 Head posts of a Bedstcad
2 Coffe Mills
2
10
0
3
0
0
6
0
0
4
0
0
Old Tenor deduct a Table
£869
0
6
7
13
4
£861
7
2
is L my
£
s.
d.
114
16
11
7
14
4
another acct allowed
£122
11
3
Also Sundry Belonging To M' Rob' Gordon a Gent™ Lodger at Mrs Browns the following Articles left with sd Brown & is now gone to Antigua. Vis.
Inventory of M' Gordons Things lost in the late Fire at Mrs Browns.
£
S.
d.
A very fine Broad Cloth Suit of Clothis
70
0
0
Silk & lining for two Suits of Cloaths
38
10 0
1 Doz" of Shirts
42
0
0
25 India Silk & Cotten Handkerchiefs
50
0
0
A suit of very fine muslin Curtains for a field Bed.
12
0
0
16 fine muslin Crevats
24
0
0
a number of Towels & Sheets
15
0
0
a Large Folio Dictionary quite new
15
0
0
a Sett of Popes Homer new
12
0
0
a Sett of the Tattlers new
9
0
0.
a Sett of the Guardian new
3
10
0
And a number of other valuable Books in History, Geography &c quite new
25
0
0
With money scales & weights
3
0
0
a fine India Counter Pin
20
0
0
an India Chints Gown
12
0
0
a Glass Lanthorn
3
0
0
old tenor
£396
0 0
£52
16 0
Errors Excepted in behalf of my mother Lydia Brown DOROTHY BROWNE
S.
d.
6
5
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2 Cleavers & Choping Knife
4 Wine Juggs Stone
3 large Stone Pickel pots
£
a rum chest with 1 doz" Bottles holds 6 Quarts each
15 0
0
a Sett of Popes Works 10 Vols new
15
0
0
a Sett of the Spectators new
12
0
0
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760. 61
To the Honourable Select men & Overseers of the Town of Boston.
A True Acc' of the Loss Sustained by Jacob Bucknam in the Late Great fire in Boston :
210 hundred of Screwed Hay at 22/6
£236
0
0
1 horse £20. 1 pr Hay Screws & tackling £45.
65
0
0
1 cart saddle 45/. pr Trucks f7. 2 collars £410/
13
5
0
2 Bridles £4.10/. 2 Blind Do. £4. 10/.
9
0
0
1 pr. Large Stilliard £13. 10/ seven Bs cyder f21.
34
10
0
3 Barrels Vinegar £18. 1 Iron bound cask f7.
25
0
0
4 hogsª for Cyder £12. 1 Crossentt Saw f5.
17
0
0
1 hand saw 30/. one Hatchett 40/
3
10
0
pickled cucumbers & peppers
5
0
0
Roots £6. 3 barr soap £3. A Gun £6. 15. 0. [?]
9
15
0
18 empty Barrels £13. 10/. wood & Cole f7.
20
10
0
2 Large Weights £2. 10/. 1 Doz" Glass Bottles 30/.
1
0
0
1 pr stavs £4. 1 great coat £4. 10.
S
10
0
1 small Dask £3. 10/. 1 Tramell 50/
6
0
0
1 stone jug & pickl potts & pickle Tubs
6
18
0
Old Tenor
£540
18
0
Allowed L money
£72
2
5
JACOB BUCKNAM.
The Underwritten are a Just Estamate of what was Lost in the Late Dreadfull fire which Hapned on Thursday morning at 2 o'clock the 20th of March 1760, Lost at the Shop of John Bulfinch ship Joyner in Battery march.
1000 Merchantable Boards all burnt
£16
10
0
750 clear
Ditto
20
5
3 saws
12
0
To stock Tools
30
0
To Fitted stuff
18
0
To 1 Bench
5
0
To 1 Binnacle
5
0
To 2 Henn Coops
11
0
To 2 chest
9
0
To a Boat oars and sails
28
0
To a Bed stead
4
10
To 1000 shingles
6
0
Old Ten"
£165
5 0
errors excepted
L my £22
0 8
pr. JOHN BULFINCH
-
10 0
90 hundred of Loose Hay at 17/
76
O. Ten"
62
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
4 Shifts at 35/
3 under Peticoats 30/
1 Black Quilted Ditto
1 Damisk Table cloth
1 New Fashion'd Muff & case & Gloves
1 Pair Stays
Sundry caps Handkfs & Aprons
2 Tea spoons
2
0
0
3
1
10
0
0
15
0
1 Delf Bowl
0
5
0
2 Stone Tea pots
0
10
0
1
5
0
Sundry Tin ware & Pewter
3
0
0
Two Trunks, 1 Box 1 Basket.
6
0
0
Old Tenor
48
5 0
Lawfull M. 6 8 8
The above Accot is a Just and True List of the articles I have Lost and the Loss I have sustained in the Late Fire amounting to Forty eight Pounds five Shillings Old tenor.
HANNAH BUTLER. i
An Estimate of Mess's Joseph and Winter Calefs Buildings at their Yard.
€
S.
d.
107 feet of Oak Sill at 4ª pr foot
1 15
8
580 feet of Pine Timber at 19/ pr hund.
5 8
3
4500 foot merchantable board at 40/
9
0
0
1500 feet of Oak Joyse at 6/ pr hundª
4 10
0
8 M. of Shingles at 14/
5
12
0
16 hundred of Clapboards at 7/
5
12
0
10 lb. of Deck nails at 7ª
0
5 10
3 M. of 20d Nails at 18/4 pr 1b.
2
0
0
6 M. of 10ª Ditto at 9/
2
14
0
7 M. of 6ª Do at 6/
2
2
0
8 M. of 4ª Do at 3/
1
4
0
8
5 10
16 Square of feather egd'd boarding at 3/ pr Squ'
35 Square of framing at 5/ pr Squ
8
15
0
1
13 0
0
16 0
Laying 8 Thousand of Shingles at 5/6
2
4 0
S.
d.
7
0
0
4
10 0
3
0
0
5
0
0
4
0
0
2
5
0
2
0
0
40
Can La Pa
82 45 80 25
5
21
9
1: L
1: I
1
1
1
0
2 8 0
11 Square of Rough floor at 3/
8 Square of Rough boarding at 2/
£
3 Short Gowns
2 china Bowles
3 china cups
Sundry Books
allowed
31.17 11
! 14 50
La
63
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
£ s. d.
Laving 16 huudred of Clapboards at 3/ pr hund
4 0 0
14 yards of plained door and Windows at
0
15
0
50 feet of Weather board
0
6
0
Two Window Frames stuff Included
0
14 0
40 lights of Sash at 4ª pr light 13/4 Glazing 29/2
2
2
6
23
13 10
2
13
4
1
6
S
1
0
0
5 0 0
68
16
9
Mill House
82 feet of Oak sill at 4d pr foot
1
7
4
450 feet of pine Timber at 19/ pr hund 800 feet of Oak Joyce at 6/
2
S
0
2500 foot of Merchantable boards at 40/ pr M. 5 M. of Shingles at 14/
3
10
0
16 10 10
21 Square of framing at 5/ pr Square
9 Square of feather edg'd boarding at 3/
12 Square of Rough Ditto at 2/ Laying 5 M. of Shingling at 5/6
1
4
0
1
7
6
0
13
4
2
0
0
10 lbs of Deck nails at 7ª pr 1b.
0)
5
10
1500 of 20d nails at 13/4
1
0
0
4 M. of 10ª Do at 9/ 1 M. of 6 Do at 3/
1
16
0
0
15
0
4
2
10
130 feet of 4 Inch Oak plank for the mill
2
0
0
carters Bill
2
0
0
Labourers Bill
0
13
4
cash for the mill stone
4 13
4
Bark Honse
£ s. d.
850 feet of Oak Timber at 4/ pr foot
14
3
4
4300 of merchantable board at 40/ pr thous 8
12 0
£
S.
d.
4
5
6
0
0
5
5
0
1
0
12 yards of plained Doors at Laying platform and fixing stone for grinding bark
11 16 10
37
3 10
Carters Bill Labourer Painters Bill for Paint
64
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.
650 feet of Joyec at 6/ pr hund 8 M. of shingles at 14/
£1
16
0
5 12
0
12 lb. of Deck nails at 7ª
0
7
0
2 M. of 20d nails at 13/4
1
6
8
5 M. of 10 Do at 9/
2
5
0
1 M. 6 Do at 6/ and 8 M. 4ª at 3/ 24/.
1
10
0
5
8
8
Fraiming £6 - 31 Squares boarding at 21/
9
2
0
Laying 8 M. of Shingles at 5/6
2
4
0
Making Doors and Windows
0
15
0
Rack and Mainger in the stable part
0
13
4
Carting
2
10
0
Labour
1
6
8
52
3
8
1
Acct What Loss by Joseph Jun & Winter Calef sustained in the Fire of the March last Viz.
A Warehouse yd cost by William Miller ) . 68 16 9
Compd per Acct of purticulars on by Jos. Russell
Ones Tyleston bill for count" Room
6 2 9
A Mill House cost computed by sd Miller 37 3 10
as p Accot Esd by capt Jos. Russell
Cash a mill Stone 7 3
8
44
7
6
Compa by Willm Miller as p aect Ed by J. Russell
52
3
8
Charge Boards Seader poasts & Fens" in the Tany yd by sd Miller computed as p acct of purticulars 7
5
16
Blacksmith Bill for Hinges Locks &c. : 46 Cord Bark as near as Can Computes 32/ 200 bush Sheath" Haire a cheer carridge
2
8
0
L money
£260
0 0
233 Sides Leather wch am in hopes are ) not all lost weh we will do all in Our -1
power to Inquire for as att this pres- sant know nothing off at 12/
139
16
3
Lawfull money
399
16
3
S
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
1
1
12
14
4
T
1
74
19 6
A Barne or Store for Bark ye . Cost r
177
6
8
73
12
0
6
13
4
Boston april 24. 1760.
allowed Errors Excepted JOSEPH CALEF Jun E. WINTER CALEF
£ s. d.
30
3
4
65
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
An Estemate of the Personall Estate Lost by Joseph Calef Sener In the Late Fire : Vizt.
£
S.
d.
To Dammage of the pitts
13
6
8
To Dammage of the well and pumps
5
6
8
-
To Do .. Drean
To 3 Water
1
4
To 1 dusting Tubb
1
1
4
To G Basquetts
0
12
0
To Currier Tools and Tubbs
6
13
4
To 3 Carriers Beams
1
4
0
To 4 pairing Knives
1
12
0
To a Iron Rake
0
6
8
To 90 Sides Band Leather 1440 1/4
92
0
0
To 600 Allumd Site Skins 2/
60
0
0
To 60 Site Skins undressed 1/
3
0
0
To 30 Allumed Sheep Skins for Spunges 3/
4
10
0
To 36 Dear Skins
14
8
0
6 0 -£208
To 50 Allumed Goat Skins 2/
5
0
0
To 24 D Calf Skins 4/
4
16
0
To 150 Tait Hair 8/
5
0
0
To a parcell Currieud Site and Sheep Skins
12
0
0
To a parcell Horns
5
0
0
To 3 Mouse Hides 26/8
4
0
0
To 100 pair English Shoes 2/8
13
6
8
To 60 pair Shoes and pumps 5/9
24
15
0
To 30 Deer Hair 4/
10
0
To 30 Sheep Wool
1
10
0
To 3 Barrells Blubber 18/8
·2
16
0
To 40 Cord Bark Shaved 32/
64
0
0
To 4 Large Cedear Frames & Sashes 21/4
4
5
4
To 5 hhds and 7 Barrells in the Seller
2
14
4
To 2 Brass Head Swords 8/
16
0
To 40 pair men Gloues 4/
8
0
0
To a sett Cooper Tools
3
6
8
To 36 Cleavers Horn Handles 6/8
10
16
0
172
12 0
a Copper Speaking Trumpet
18
8
To 2 Fire arms 24/
2
8
0
To 1 do. do
1
4
0
To a saddle
2
0
0
To 1 ditto
13
4
To 1 Womans Saddle
2
0
0
To a Old Hawser and Sundry Small Rigin
5
0
0
To a Well Rope
1
6
8
£
s.
d.
-
S
0
To shovells
0
13
66
CITY DOCUMENT No. 100.
£
s. d.
To a Running Takle and Blocks £1 6 8
To 5 pairs Fishermen Boots belonging ? to M' Wheelwright 9/4 2
6 8
To 1 pair D° Thomas Green 9 4
To a number Waites Lost and dammaged
16 0
To a Large Bcam
2
8 0
To a Small Do.
1
6
8
24 4 0
To a pair Sheets 12 yards 9 12 0
They was put Into
a pair Pillow Bears 2} do
5 0
0
Return'd Since the
2 Shifts
8
0
0
one werd of them.
1 sheet (Holland)
6
10
0
a pair Pillow Cases
7
10
0
3 Aprons 50/
7
10
0
Old Ten"
£60
2
0
£8
0 3
To 4 chairs
To a chamber Table
16
0
To a Frame and Wrighting Desk
13
4
To 150 pair Snow Shoes Bowes 1/
07
10
0
To 34 pairs mauginsons 4/
6
14
To 16 pairs Snow Shoes 6/8
5
6
8
To 12 Hauer Sacks
3
12
0
To 300 Bushell Hair 8/
10
0
0
To Dammage my Mill and Mill Stone
14
0
0
To 4 Guns small arms Burnt In John Whitten Shoop
5
8
0
64 13
7
To 2 M. Board for my pasture on Fort Hill
3
14
8
To 28 posts Do 1/4 To M. Board Nails for Do
1
7
4
16
0
To Carpenter for Labour for Do
2
8
0
To Hinges for the Doors & Staple
2
8
Lawfull Money
£478
14
3
Deduct for Errors & Over charges
37
4
0
441
10
3
Boston May 8th 1760. Errors Excepted JOS CALEF
N. B. M' Fairfield and Comperny valied my Building which was Burnt
In the Fire -400 £ L. M. which I have not put in the above
accot for the Reason you have it already.
400
0 0
Allowed.
£841
10
3
2
13
4
£469
15
7
a bags and is not
Fire nor cant here
67
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
An Acco of Lost to be Carried to the Honb1 the Select Men of the Town of Boston being the Personall Estate of Mrs Mary Chandler To the Honb. the Select Men of the Town of Boston.
Gentlemen. The Following is a just and True Acco of the Personall Estate Belonging to Me the Subscriber Burnt in the late Fire which was the 20th of March 1760.
£
s.
d.
A Maple Table Four Feet
A Tea Table Black Walnutt
5
0
0
Two Pine Tables
5
0
0
Half Dozen new chairs maple
12
0
0
One Great chair & 3 small ones Comon
5
0
0
A suit of Bleu Curtains & Vallants old.
5
0
0
A Bed-Stead & under Bed
6
0
0
A Looking Glass & Pictures
7
0
0
A Pr of Large Andirons & Flat Irons & Tongs
7
0
0
Pewter plates & Dishes
6
0
0
Tin Ware 60/ Tea Kettle 60/
6
0
0
Iron Pott & Skillet
1
0
0
Two Yards Ratteen new at 45/
4
10
0
Lining & Two pr of Stayes one new other old
20
0
0
One Pr Stockings 50/ Candle Sticks & Blankets
30/4
0
0
One Chest & Small Box
3
0
0
One Bible & Sundry Books
5
10
0
China ware & Earthen ware &c
7
0
0
old Tenor
£119
0
0
Cord wood
6
15
0
Old Tenor
£125
15
0
deduct overcharge £16 15 4 )
16 0 0
15 4
allowed.
SAML CHANDLER MARY
An account of the Loss sustained by Charles Connor in the late Fire.
Old Tenor
£
s. d.
60 oz of Pewter at 12/
36
0
0
4 Brass Candlesticks at 22/6
4 10 0
one Bedstead Bed & Blankets
40 0
0
one Chest of Drawers
40 0
0
3 Hunds of Brown Sugar £14.
42 0
0
one Barr of Flour £7. 10
15
0
0
10 Barr Bread £7. 10. pr c.w.t
56
5
0
60 Bushels Potatoes 15/
45
0
0
6 Chairs
8
0
0
1 Table
7 10
0
Weights from 1 ounce to 7 pounds
& c 2 pr Steelyards $ 12 0
0
10
0
0
68
CITY DOCUMENT No. 100.
24 Guns &c 2 Swords
£166
10 0
2 metal potts
5
0
0
2 Copper Kettles
12
0
0
1 doz knives & Forks
4
10 0
1 Hanging Compass
12
0
0
50 Barr' Cyder at 70/
175
0
0
3000 weight of Cheese 3/6
525
0
0
6 Barrels of Pork £25.
150
0
0
7 Barr® Beef at £20.
140
0
0
12 doz Neats Tongues
100
16
0
1 Sloops mainsail
150
0
0
Most part of a Ships Rigging
150
0
0
600 weight of Smoked Beef 3/
90
0
0
4 Barre Spirits at 27/ pr Galls
174
3
0
1 Chest & Cloaths
200
0
0
12 pair new Shoes at 60/ '
36
0
0
8 doz check Shirts at 40/
192
0
0
3 doz white shirts at 60/
108
0
0
2 doz Silk Seives at 7/6
9
0
0
3 Gross Gilt Buttons 7/ pr doz
12
12
0
1 Hatt £13. 10/. 2 Wiggs 17.
30
10
0
8 doz Wooden Cans & Dishes
24
0
1 pair stone Earings
8
5
0
1 Case with 12 Bottles
9
0
0
4 Brass Kettles
12
0
0
3 pr Hand Irons
8
0
0
Spunyarn 2 Hund. W
25
0
0
£2835 11 0
13 Barrels of Rum. No 1 containing 332 Galls
2
324
3
34
4
66
332
5
322
6
334
7
323
8
333
9
843
10
31號
11
344
12
32年
13.
34.
at 24/ pr gall 433 Galls
519 12 0
old Tenor
£3355
3
0
Lawful money
447
7
0
deduct overcharge
33
6
8
allowed Errors Excepted CHARLES CONNOR
£414
0
4
·
69
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.
Mrs Mary Cranchs Loss Sustained by the Late fire 20th Mar. 1760.
To 1 Barrel of Sope
To 6 doz of Glass Bottles
6
0 0
To 5 chears, bread Trough & a pail of 7 doz eggs
4
10
0
To puter plates Dishes & Knives forks & Hatchet
6
15 0
To a Table folding board & Tramels
2
10
0
To a pot skillet pails & Brushes
2
15
0
To 4 Barrels & 1 ceg of syder
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