Volume of records relating to the early history of Boston containing miscellaneous papers, Part 5

Author: Boston (Mass.). Registry Department
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Boston, Municipal Print. Office
Number of Pages: 416


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8


0


0


7


0


0


To Washing Tubs pails & a Tub of Cloaths


6


10


0


To Sundrys - Earthen Ware & Stone &c


12


0


0


old Tenor


£66


10


0


allowed. MARY CRANCH.


£8


17


4


Lost & Destroyed in ye Late fire in Boston March 20. 1760 the fowlowing Articles.


£


S.


To a Barrill of Soap


7


0


0


To Salt 30/ Pork 90/


6


0 0


To a Iron Pot 27/ Skillitt 18/


2


5 0


To a Large Canester


4


10


0


To other Tiner Ware


3


0


0


To Wood £6. Barrils £5.


11


0


0


To a large Paire of Scales Beame & waites


6


0


0


To 2 Small Paire of Ditto


4


10


0


To a Looking Glas


3


0


0


To a Cradell £4. Wood Horse 20/


5


0


0


To 8 Bottels of Snuff at 15/


6


0


0


To Earthan Ware


5


0


0


To Empty Bottels


2


0


0


To 2 Tramels £4. 10./. Chaf dish 45/


6


15


0


To 2 Tosters 20/ Grate Iron 15/


1


15


0


To Shovell & Tongs


3


0


0


To 4 Chairs at 22/6.


4


10


0


To a Lignumtia Morter


2


5


0


To 3 Candlesticks at 6/


0


1.8


0


To a Iron Jack


6


15


0


Old tennor


£91


3


0


a skreen 3. 1 ax 20/.


4


10


0


95


13


0


ABIGAIL CROSS Widow


Allowed


12


13


83


£


S.


d.


6


0


0


1


10


0


To 2 freing pans Spits & Tinn Ware


To pork beef & 2 powdering Tubs


d.


A List of the Loss Sustained By Mary Cross March 20. 1760. By the Great Fier.


70


CITY DOCUMENT No. 100.


§ bb1 Pork


23 bushels potatocs


151b butter


1 croscut Saw


10


0


0


1 hand Saw 1 whip


5


0


0


1 Large Iron Gardin Rake


2


10


0


3 dozn Round bottls


4


10


0


1 Large Iron pot. 1} pail full


2


10


0


6 Large Earthin potts


1


4


0


4 puding pans


0


12


0


9 Case Knives & forks


2


15


0


5 pilebers & fether pilers


7


0


0


1 Tin Lamp


0


9


0)


3 Large wooden Trayes


1


7


0


1 Brass Ladle


1


10


0


1 Iron Sclet fraimes


1


10


0


1 Pr flat Irons


2


10


0


10 barrells


6


10


0


3 washing Tubs


1


10


1 bb1 sope


6


0


0


1 maple Table


1


10


0


14 Iron Skuers


1


10


0


1 Large Tea Bord


2


10


0


3 Larg 3g foot picters


4


10


0


1 flesh fork


0


10


0


1 new chafing Dish


2


5


0


3 puter poringers


1


10


0


8 puter spoons


1


4


0


3 Tin pots


-


0


15


0


1 Large Dish cover


0


15


0


1 Ston Jugg


0


18


0


1 new wood ax


1 15


7 flag Botom chears


10


10


0


1 Jar of oyle


1


10


0


1 Large wooden funell


0


15


0


5 pr Boys Stockings


2


10


0


1 Cod Line


1


15


0


sum ston muggs


2


0


0


2 pr Shoos 2 pr pattons


4


10


0


1 Pr Gloshoos


1


10


0


2 shifts


6


0


0


2 white & 2 checkt aprons


6


0


0


4 Boys shirts


2


10


0


3 Corse Towels & 3 Table Cloths


4


0


0


1 Diper Table cloth


2


10


0


1 Bolster


3


0


0


1 pr and Irons


2


10


0


1 spining wheale


1


15


0


S.


d.


Old Ten"


7


10


0


2


5


0


4


10 0


£89


12


0


a Lingum vitey pesel & morter


1


10


0


71


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


2 See chists


2 12 bottle Casses


8


0 0


1 Leather Trunk


2


10 0


2 Quadrants


18


0


0


A. Number of Navigation Books & Instruments


10


0


0


3 mackrell Lines & Leads hooks &c


3


10


0


2 Setts of Coopers Tools


60


0


0


about 30'bs Logwood


1


10


0


20's Tow Yarn


2


5


0


1 Childs Cradle


3


0


0


40"* Chalk


1


10


0


2 Large Puter Dishes


10


6 hard metle Best platts


5


0


0


1 Cheas


all my Childs Bead Linin


9


0


0


1 Sacking Bottom Bed Stead


1 Small Do.


2


10


0


1 Large Brass Candle sticks


1


10


0


2 Iron D°


1


0


0


Sundry small artkles in my shop winders & upon re Shelves.


10


0


0


51bs Coffee


1


10


0


All the Books in my hows to the numbr of 40


10


0


0


17 New broomes


2


10


0


2 Large W. India mats


2


10


0


2 foot wood & 2661bs Coal


3


10


0


2 sheets & 2 Blankets


9


0


0


1 frying Pan


2


10


0


4 Diaper Napkins


4


0


0


3 fanns


1


1


0


3 Ruffells & Sum Ribons -


3


0


0


3 Capps & Gloves


5


0


0


Sundres artkles that was saved which Rec'd con- sidrebell Damige


8 0 0


£376


0


0


deduct for sunds overrated


11


0 0


Lawfull money


365


0 0


£48


13


4


allowed.


MARY CROSS. Sundrey Chalk Scoars that I had which I intirely Loose to about £18 0 0


£


S.


d.


6


10


0


£279


19


0


2


10


0


1 new & 1 half worn Jacket Dubl Brested


9


10


0


7


10


0


-


Sum Tee Cups & Bols & Glasses in ve Bofat


72


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


to the ginttell men of the Select men of Boston an a Count of the Loses we have sufard By the Late fier at the shed on the 20 of Mareh 1760 Eben' Cushing and Son.


£


S.


d.


to a Boat of 15 Foot Complated


75


0


0


to a Boat of 16 Foot Rais'd & Fram'd


17


0 0


to 7 peases of tember 9 foot


2


14


0


to 2 Axess and 2 Adeses


7 0


0


to 2 moles


1 10


0


to 2 hansores


20


0


0


to 2 wipsores


20


0


0


to 1 turening sores


2


0


0


to 2 Chilles


0


10


0


to 1 grate Claw hamer


1


10


0


to 4 hamers


0


15


0


to 2 smueing planes


1


5


0


to 6 Orgers


1


10


0


to a Bead plain and Rabet planes


0


10


0


to 6 gmllets


0


15


0


to 1 grinston fraem and troth


4


0


0


to a nother Conew


9


0


0


to 2 Coring malates


1


10


0


to 1 Barill & of turik


10


2


6


to 1 taekell foll and Blockes


6


0


0


to 4 pair of gripes


2


5


0


to 4 pair of uper Ribens 4 Louer


4


10


0


to 1 Lavell squer and Barell


0


15


0


to 2 Chistes


2


5


0


to 2 ouers of 15 foot and Bothuek


1


10


0


to 1 dason of moldes


2


5


0


to seaves and Ropes


0


15


0


to the sawpit and Bench


4


0


0


to 2 Roules


1


0


0


to 2 hansouer files 2 wip so files & sets.


0


9


6


to 1 shod shuell


0


15


0


to 12 fad em of 3 Ineh Rope


4


10


0


£220


0 0


one half taek of and carid to my son a count


Errors Ecepted


EBENR CUSHING fr self & Son


to the Loses By the fier at my dweling hous


£.


to 1 sheat 3 shurtes 4 shefts


9


0


0


to a set of Corcking irons. 6.


0


7


6


to 1 Conew


to Repairing of Boat of 14 Foot


20


3 0


16 0 0 to 3 aprens 3 s. d.


73


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


£


s.


d.


to 1 dozen 3 of Cors Cloathes


2


5


0


to 6 fouer Back Chears


4


0


0


to 1 Bedsted and Cord


3


10


0


to 1 gall Ironten


2


10


0


to 1 Ioren Box


2


0


0


to 1 ar ånd ads


3


10


0


to 1 nu half Barell


1


2


6


to 1 frien pain


1


5


0


to 1 Bred throuf


1


0


0


39


12 6


to a number of all sortes of Roof Cafendr tules of my father In Law pleanes of all sortes smuen planes


Rabet planes fouer planes ginters Bed planes 2 sores querter Roundes mosd eny oges ploues squers corushes droving nife squears gages Chiles for new gouges orgers & ads and a number of outher artekels to the valey of twenty pounds


Carried to Sons account one half the sum on the other side


110


0 0


EBENE CUSHING old Tenor allowed


£29


5


8


An Inventory of Sundry Household Goods that did belong to M' Edward King that were Consumed & damaged in the late Ter- rible Fire Viz'


£


s.


d.


11 Joyners Chairs


22


0 0


1 Roundabout D°


5 0 0


8 Kitchen D?


8 0 0


1 Tea Kettle


4 10 0


4


10 0


3 Bed steads & Cords


12


0


0


4 Large Chests


6


0


0


1 Writing Table


4


10


0


2 Large Underbeds of Oznagr.


10 0


0


1 D° of Tick


3


0


0


4 Washing Tubbs


4


0


0


10 Empty Barrells


7 10


0


60 of Sugar


9


15


0


2 Large Leggs of Beacon


5


0


0


about 251bs of Cornd Beef


3


0


0


about 151bs of Choice Pork


3


0


0


10 Shirts & Shifts


20


5


0


Sundry mens & childrens Coats Jacketts Breeches & Stockings &c


37


10


0


20


0 0


169


12


6


2 Pine Tables


4 10


0


1 Small Bress D°


1 Block Tin Tea pot 1 Cream Do


3


10


0


74


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


2 Wooden Boxes


1 D)º wth a skt of Shoemakers Tools


3 Pecks of Salt


3 Guns at 7 10 0


22


10


0


4


10


0


2


5


0


2


5


0


5


10


0


£224


15 0


a parcel of Books


1 Dozen Knives & Forks


Pewter


2 Large Set Wash Tubbs


3


0


0


a Beaufat & furniture


35


0


0


2 Table Cloths


1


0


0


2 pr Scales & Weights


12


0


0


Tin Ware


1


15


0


1 Riding Slay


9


0


0


1 Dozen Shod Shovels


6


0


0


8 Dozen of Truss Hoops


12


0


0


1 pair of Silver Knee Buckells


3


0


0


1 new frying pan


2


5


0


1 Case of Draws damaged .


25


0


0


1 ovel Table


9


0


0


Load of Hay


9


0


0


Horse & Cart Tackling & Other horse furniture


30


0


0


a Cart & Sledds


30


0


0


an Iron Pott & Kettles


6


0


0


a pr of Larg Stilyards


3


0


0


a pr of Temple Spectacles


2


5


0


£225


5


0


old Tenor Deduct 15 pct


£450


0


0


67


10


0


382


10


0


£5]


0


0


allowed Boston April 14. 1760 Errors Excepted


EDWARD KING



S.


d.


4


10


0


5


0


0


15


0


1 Large gun Barrell


2 Bayonetts & ammunition


1 Trammell


1 Drum


£


S.


d.


15


0


0


2


5


0


1


10


0


a Brass Warming pan


2


5


0


1 Dozen of axes Untempered


5


0


0


224


15


0


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


75


An Account of Sundrys Burnt in the Late Fire Belonging To James Lamb


March 20. 1760. £ s. d. 120 0 0


A Barn


5 yds Superfine Blue Cloth £10.10


52


4 rds Brade Gold lase 8.0'


32


2 marvel Slabs


30


2 Saddles & 3 Bridels


23


2 Coats


26


2 Jackets


24


a Chister Draws


20


a Black Silk knitt pattron


15


a new Gray Wig


12


1 Gross Double washd Buttons


11


a Scarlet jack


10


10 0


13 Mink Skins 15./


9


15


a Sacking Battom Bedsted


12


2 Bedsteds & cords


10


a Black Walnutt Table


10


a Quirl of Roap


7


10


0


2 Blankets


7


a black Walnutt chair


6


6 Red Fox Skins 20/


6


2 otter Skins


5


an Iron Bonnd Hogshed


4


10


a Black Worsted Breechs patron


4


10


a New Trammel


4


10


a Loaf { Sugar


5


2 oz Burnt Silver


4


10


3 Syder Barels


3


4 Straw Bottom Chairs


3


2 Flatt Hoop tubs


3


a Folden Board


3


2 Bushels Meal


3


2 Silver Tea Spoons


1


10


5 yds Beaver Coating 2.5


11


5


4 rds Bear Skin 2.5


9


2 yd Blue Drab 8.


6


6 Bags Silk twist Buttons 3.10


21


Old Tennor


£564


10 0


JAMES LAMB


allowed


£72


8 0


Account of Sundrys Beloning to Sarah Larkin which was Burnt Lost & Damaged in the Late Fire


4 Setts of Furniture for Desk


1 paire of And Irons


£


s. d.


18 0 0


2 5 0


0


a pr Black Velvet Brich


7


10


76


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


2 Chairs


6 yds Gold Lace


9


0


0


2 new Gepand Muggs


1


10


0


1 Bedstcad


1


10 0


Glass and Chaney Broke


4


0


0


Chairs Burnt & Broke


2


10


0


Desk Broke


1


2


0


Damage Done ye Jack


3


0


0


Old Tenor


£44


17


0


Law1 Money allowed


£5


0


0


SARAH LARKIN


lives opposite Secretary Oliver.


Inventory of Meriam Lawson's Sustaind by the Late terrible Fire vizt


1 House in Water Street


800


0 0


3 Sackin Bottom Bedsteads


20


0


0


6 Good Chamber Chairs £6.0/ 6 Kitchen d° 60/.


9


0


0


1 Ovel table £3. 10/. 1 Tea ditto £2.0/. 5


10 0


1 Square ditto £3. 15/. 2 Old Fashion Case of draws 60 6


15


. 0


1 Large Folding Board 40/. 1 Close horse & Line 26/ 3 0


1 new Spining Wheel & Real.


4 0 0


1 pair Bellows 25/. 1 frying pan & Beason. 27/6.


2


12


6


1 pair Flatt Irons 1 Fender 2 Trammels


3


10


0


1 Iron Kettle 2 pair Stillyards


3


5


0


2-12 Bottle cases 4 doz quart Bottles


17 0


0


1 Case of Candies Molds 7/6. Candlestick & Snuffers 1 gridiron & Trivett 1 15


1 Large Tea Kettle 1 good Brass Jack 13


10


0


1 pepper Mill & Box 40/. Sundry Tin Ware 18/.


2


18 0


Sundry Woodware £12. 5/. Sundry Iron do £9. 10/. 21


6 Basketts Sundy Chaina Glass & Earthen


11


14 0


0


2 pair Sheets & other Linnen 4 Curtains


14


0


0


3 Brushes 2 pair Tongs 1 Brass pott Lid


3


17


0


1 Gold Ring 1 Tea Spoon 10 Knives & Forks


4


15 0


2 Blanketts 2 Pillows 1 Bolster & 1 Counterpin


10


0


0


£970


7 0


MIRIAM LAWSON allowed £129 7 7



S.


d.


2


0


0


5


19


63


£


S.


d.


0


6


1 Looking Glass. 2 Pictures Sundy Books


11


15 0


0


77


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


Accot of Goods lost in the fire 20th March 1760.



s.


d.


To one hhd Sugar


16


0


0


To one hhd 3 of Sugar


21 0


0


To one Q' hhd of Sugar


4 10 0


To half hhd of flour


3


15


0


To a cask of Starch


13


0


0


To ten cheeses


32


0


0


To pork and Beef


15


0


0


To Butter


2


10


0


To six pound of coffe


1


16


0


To Salt


1


17


0


To Meal & Malt


2


5


0


To Rice


1


17


0


To Sope


2


5


0


To too Cases of draws


20


0


0


To too tables


6


0


0


To Six Chirse


12


0


0


To Sund chairs


9


0


0


To four Bed stits


20


0


0


To a number of Augres


5


8


0


To a parsel of Canlking tools


4


0


0


To three pound of pepper


1


19


0


To indigo


1


5


0


To an Ax and ads


2


0


0


To five Stone potts


4


10


0


To flatt irons and candel sticks - iron box


4 0


0


To a driping pan and choping knife


2 0


0


To a pessel and morter - tosting iron


3


5


0


To five trays and citching tables


5


0


0


To a toilite and stand


2


5


0


To a pair of Bellos and broom brush


3


12


0


To three doz of Bottles to Sundrs of erthen ware


3


9


0


To a porrig pot and cittles and Seven pales


3


15


0


To a mans coat and bed Quilt and a poplin gown


15


0


0)


To a parsel of lead and beam of a scles and Brass scales


4


0


0


To a parsel of knives and forks


1 0


0


To two Bnshells of onions


2


5 0


£261


1 0


SARAH LOW


L My


34


16 13


An Account of the Loss Joseph Lowden Boatbnilder Sustained by the late fire March 20th 1760


One Boatbuilders Shed Valned at


350


0


0


One Blacksmiths Shop Valued at


220


0 0


Boat Timber amounting to


30


0 0


Oak plank and boards


20


0


0


d.


£. s.


10


0


To hogs fatt


78


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


£


s.


d.


Tools


15


0 0


Moulds Ribbons &c for a Boat


30


0


0


Old Tennor


£665


0


0


JOSEPH LOWDEN L M


88


13


4.


allowed.


Account of the Loss Sustained by the Late Fire in Boston - by John Mellus Vizt


£


S.


d.


A Sign


10 Basketts charcoal


2


10


0


a Chair Body


17


0


0


a Chimney


25


0


0


carpenters work in the front Windows & the Shutters


28


0


0


Window weights


2


5


0


Table Leaf & Draw


3


10


0


Powder Box & Drawers


7


0


0


a Cink 60/. cup board 30/. 3 Stands 60/.


7


10


0


a Canvis Shade. & the wood & painting


4


10


0


a Vise 35/. Razors 45/.


4


0


0


Glass 43 Squares at 7/6.


16


2


6


Door & Lock


6


0


0


Shelves 1 Bench 1 Stool 1 chair 1 Hair Pott & Pail


3 0


0


a Grey Wigg


20


0


0


186


7


6


deduct


16


4


6


£170


3 0


Law! My.


£22


13.82


Errors Excepted


JOHN MELLUS


An Account of the Loss Sustained by Joseph Marion in the late Terrible Fire 20th March 1760.


£


s. d.


a black Coat & Sundry other articles


15


0


0


two Family pictures & 1 coat of arms


15


0


0


£46


0 0


40


0


0


A large chest wherein was a pair plus breeches a black Jackett, a beaver hatt and the Outside of £16 0


0


a trunk of Valuable books


-


79


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


a handsome trunk with Sundry Articles in it 2 canes, two Ruggs & a brown holland Sheet 5 Chairs & 1 Kitchen Table


5 Knives & four forks. 8 pewter plates & 1 dish. an Iron two quart Skillet & 1 brass Sauce pan an Ironing box & heaters & stand. five quart muggs 3 porringers 3 large Earthen dishes. 2 pint muggs 3 white Stoue cnps. stone pickle potts. 1 pair double flint Decanters & 2 pitchers. } cord of wood. 3 forms beer barrell tubs Cags Sundry boxes & pair of fire buckets. a Letter Case & muff. a pair of Leather Breeches & pair of Stockings Sundry other Articles



s. d.


45 0 0 1


£91


0 0


Joseph Marion in Lindalls Buildings.


An Inventory of Watt is Consumed belonging to ye Estait of Edward Mann by the Lait Fier Consumed.


£


s.


d.


To } a Doz" of chairs at ye First Coarst


£0


16 0


To one mapell Chair


0


6


0


To one copper Sarce pann


0


6 0


To one Brass Skillett


0


6


0


To one chist


0


18


0


To one pair of Sheets


0


12


0


To one Old Bead


0


12


0


To } a Doz" of Kniefs & Forks


0


5


0


To one Bell


0


16


4


To one Fierlock


1


16


0


To three candlesticks at 1/.


0


3


0


To three pair of Woosted Stockings at


0


16


0


To one Coodlyne


0


5


0


Law" Money


7 14


4


Boston May se 6. 1760.


EDWARD MANN


An Account of the Loss sustained by Sarah Manson in the Fire which happened in Boston March 20th 1760.


a strip'd Cotton Gown


a pair


3


0 0


a Bible


1


5 0


2


10


0


a pair new worsted Stockings


£


s.


d.


3


0


0


2 Shifts


2


5


0


JOS MARION


£12 2 8


80


CITY DOCUMENT No. 100.


a long Cravat


5 Holland Caps Cambric Borders


a pair white Thread Gloves


15


0


Law1 Money


1 18


8


Test


her SARAH X MANSON mark


Acco of my loss by the Fire 20th March 1760.


1 Bedsted & Cord


2 0


0


1 under Bed


10


0


1 Small Brass Kittle


8


0


1 Brass Skillet


5


0


8 chairs


1 10


0


1 Ovel Table


10


0


2 Squar Ditto


1


10


0


1 Candle Iron


2


0


1 Iron Pot


1


0


0


1 Iron Skillet


5


0


1 Ironing Box & Heators


1


0


0


1 Plate Pewter


2


6


1 Spining wheel & Real


1


0


0


3 Washing Tubs


10


0


1 Small chest


10


0


1 Doz & } Books


2


0


0


Sundrys Earthen & Glass


1


0


0


1 Tea Canester


4


0


1 Cradle


1


0


0


1 Frying Pan


10


0


1 Table Cloth & 6 Towels


0


15


0


2 Sheets 1 Short Gown


1


0


0


2 Baskets


0


10 0


1 Shovel & Tongs


1


0


0


1 Doz & } Bottles


1


16


0


3 Doz knives & Forkes


2


0


0


3 Spoons & Salt Sellers


0


7


6


1 Lanthorn


0


10


0


1 Small Cag


0


7


6


1 Bread Tray


0


10


0 0


1 Gridiron


0


5


0


1 Barrel


0


6


0


2 meal Bags


0


15


0


1 Ston Jar 4 Plats


0


10


0


5 Porringers 2 Pitchers


0


15


0


3 Pans 2 Salts. 2 Basons


1


0


0


£


s.


do


10


0


1


5


0


£14 10


0


Sam1 Procter.


1 Pair Hand Irons


1


10


81


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.



s.


d.


5 Wine glasses. 2 mugs


2 Bowls 4 Potts


1


0


0


0


9


0


0


15


0


0


3


0


0


7


6


Old Tenors £33


€4


8


43


DORTHY MARION


Boston May 7. 1760.


Gentlemen.


The Subcriber Lost in the Late fier of the 20th March Last a Brick hous in Mackrel Lane that was well fineshd. & Slated and accomodated With Out houses convenantly, worth one hundred & thirty three pounds & Law full Money hath Rented for Many years past for Eight pounds & Should have had Ten pounds a year from the next Quarter which was near up.


ye Humb1 Sert


THOR MARSHALL


To the Gentlemen Select men


of the Town of Boston-allowed £133. 6. 8.


An Estimate of the loss Sustained in the Late fire by Hugh Moor as nigh as at present can be recollected Vizt. In the cellar.


3 Barrells Cyder & ye Barrells


£15


0


0


200 Beef at 2/


20


0


0


42b Butter at 5/


10


10


0


22


10


0


9 Empty Barrells & G Washing Tubbs


12


0


0


3 Empty hohds


3


15


0


40" Try'd Tallow


9


0


0


3 Butter Tubbs


1 10


0


140 Pork at 2/6


17


10


0


Sundry Other small articles in the Cellar salt eggs &c In the Room & up stairs


8


0


0


2 Tables pine for Kitchen


6


0


0


2 Trammells & 1p' hand irons 6 chairs


7


10


0


5 pr Shoes


7


0


0


chanay Curtains Rods & Tails


10


0


0


2 large chests & a Case & Bottles


15


0


0


7 sheets at 60/


21


0


0


mens cloaths of Sundry Sorts


21


0


0


110 Ells of Oznabrigs at 5/


27


10


1 pr flat Irons & Box Irons


2 10


0


0


15


0


1 Hand Brush 1 Broom


? Pails 2 wooding Bowls


1 Skimer 1 Ladel .


1 Seive 1 tin tunnel


3


0


allowed


11


0


0


4 Bedstead & 1 folding Board & Cords


15


10 0


3 Barrells Soap & Barrells Potatoes & Sundry Sawce


4


10


0


A


82


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


2w Sugr & Barrell


15


0


0


China Deph & Glass ware .


8


0 0


Pewter & Sundrys in the Kitchen


10


0 0


& Sundry Other small things in the garret


20


0


0


Hay & Bran


23


0


0


a Count'g house


60


0


0


13 Cord wood Cost


7


10


0


Cart Tackling


10


0


0


1 Sled


5


0


0


1 Saddle & Bridle


9


0


0


Boston April 18. 1760


Errors Excepted.


HUGH MOORE


allowed


£60


2 0


1760. April ye 17 the acompt of what I Lost in the Late fier.


2 Bariles of Sider


10


0


0


4 Dozin of glas Bottels


4


10


0


4 good washing tubes


2


0


0


a Beaf Baril and 2 Pickel Pots


2


10


0


a Coard & half of wood


12


0


0


2 Water Hogsits 2 good water paels


1


10


0


1 Hogsit of Ashis


1


0


0


a half Baril of Sope gres


4


0


0


Parte of 2 Barils of sas & half Baril of smol Bear.


3


0


0


a good wood hors and wood ax


3


10


0


thre good amty Bariles and 1 good Cher


4


0


0


a hous Brush and stand


2


10


0


a sat of Pinking Irons


2


5


0


a Parte of Cantel of Eating fish


2


0


0


glas and Chane


4


10


0


a fier shufil and Chafendish


2


5


0


Tea Kitel and Candel Box


3


10


0


a Looking glass


2


5


0


a trunk of Cloas


20


0


0


Part of 2 Bariles of meal


2


0


0


a chist of hops


4


10


0


Parte of a Baril of Brand


1


0


0


a sute of Calleo Curtings and Linen


12


0


0


Stoekings and shoues


1


10


0


Cloes Line and folding Board


3


10


0


a Large Bundel of shingles


1


10


0


a Large Cloas Baskit and a Boer Cot


2


5


0


tan Large Earthen Pots


2


0


0


a Quilten fraim


0


18


0


£


S.


d.


2 good amty sider Bariles


2


0


0


-


£450


15 0


£


s.


d.


& other Rooms


83


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


£


s.


d.


2 mel Bags


1


0


0


a Bag of salt


0


10


0


a Hogsit of sand


2


0


0


Puter and Knifs and forks


2


10


0


Curten Rods and head Bord with mane other trifels


1


5


0


£127


13


0


deduct


7


13


0


JAMES PRICHARD


£16


15


Allowed


An Account of the Personall Estate Burnt &c by the Late fire that belonged to Joseph Richardson Mar 20th 1760.


£


S.


d.


To a Press Beadstead


1


17


4


To 1 Cloth sett Tout


2


0


0


To a Cloth Coat & Briches


1 17


4


To a Cornish head Cloth & Valians


16


0


To a pair new Shoes


4


0


To nine Doza Bottles


1


1


4


To a Gown


12


0


To a Capuchion


8


0


To 2 yds Perchian


10


8


To 43 yds holland at 5/4


1


4


0


To two Picktures


2


8


To one pair Brass Branches & Chimnie hooks


13


4


To a frying pan & flesh fork.


6


8


To three Brass Candle Sticks


12


0


To three Chairs


8


0


To a Safe


12


0


To two Large Washing stools


6


0


To three Washing Tubbs


8


0


To nine Barrels


18


0


To a Axe & Wadges


8


0


To two Cord Wood


2


0


0


To 30 W' Bacon


12


0


To a Time peice & Waits &c.


18


8


To one Iron Bound hhd


4


0


To a Large Spy Glass.


12


0


To a Sword


10


8


To nine china Cups & Saucers


8


0


To one Doz" Glasses & Six Bakers


12


0


To a Broom Brush


2


8


To a Parcell Books


1


6


8


To three White Aprons


16°


0


Errors Excepted


£23


8 0


JOSEPH RICHARDSON


120


0 0


84


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


Boston May ye 2 : 1760.


Captin Benoni Smith Lost by the Great fier on the 20th of March Last, Burn'd oute In Mackrell Lane the folowing Goods.


£


S. d.


2 Gross & } New Bottles at 40/


5


0 0


to Cash Lost


2


11


0


to 3 Cord Wood In the Cellar


12 0


foulding Board & Close horss In the Kitchin


12


0


3 Emty Barrils In the Kitchin Tubbs & Sunderis


12


0


Kitchin furnitur &c


10


0


2 Store Cheasts


18


0


Errors Excepted.


£11 5 6


MARY SMITH


allowed.


£


S.


d.


1 Bed, 2 Bolsters, Coverlid and. Quilts Sundry valuable Tools


18


0


0


1 Bedstead a pr Curtain Rods mahony Stand Buffet with sundry things belonging to it.


10


0


0


1 pr Irons 2 pr Heaters


1


10


0


2 Tables and a frame of Chest & Draws


5


0


0


9 Chairs, 2 two quart Skillets Brass


15


5


0


Warming Pan 1 pr Brass Irons


7


0


0


Doz Candle moulds 2 Barrs Cyder, three empty.


10


10


0


3 Stone Potts wth pickles. 4 ads. 2 Firkins empty.


5


10


0


3 pr Shoes, 1 pr Goloshoes, 2 pr Clogs 3 pr Hose


9


0


0


2 Brushes a Broom 3 doz knives and forks


2


15


0


2 Dishes 2 Plates, ¿ doz Skewers and forks Coffee Mill, 1 pr And Irons


3


0


0


3 Candlesticks, some china and sundry things broke Meal Trough - Candle Box


1


0


0


1 Stow, 2 quart tin pot Skimmer


10


0


& Sundry other things lost


2


0


0


Old Tenor.


£134 0 0


L. Money


£17 17 4


An Account of Mehetable Snodens Loss in ye


late fire on ye 20th March 1760. lives near Dr Wm Clark


widow & 1 Child


MEHETABLE SNODEN


4


The Loss Sustained by Robert Taylor in the Late fire to the Nighest Computation. March 20th. 1760.


0


0


9


0


0


2


0


0


2


10


0


7


10


0


2 0


0


20


10


6


85


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


To Soal Leather & Last.


£12


12


0


To two beadsteads and three bead coards.


12


15 0


To 1 spinning wheel 1 trammel 1 flat Iron and brass skillet


S


3


0


To 1 Table half barrel flour 1 Dozn Bottles


11


S 0


To 1 saw 1 axx and halfe coard of Wood.


S


10 0


To China Ware


4 0 0


To 1 Barrel Potatoes 1 barrel turnips 1 empty barrel and a washing tub


3


4


0


To 1 Chair 1 rowling pin 1 Hogshead and Iron bound half barrel.


To 1 Clothes Line 1 pr hooks 1 piece binding and two pales .


To 1 Cheafing Dish 1 pair of buckskin Glonves and 1 Ink horn


To 1 Great Coat 2 Nives and 1 Candlestick.


10 0 0


To 1 tea spoon 2 pair of shoes and a Wood Horse. S 12 6


To 2 treas 1 can. 2 butter pots and halfe Doz". wooden plates.


5


1 0


To 1 Blanket 1 puter Bason and four puter spoons. 4 4 0


To 1 Barrel Lamblack 1 Ceeler 3 shelves and cuting Board.


2 18 0


To 4 Napkins and two table cloths


6 0 0


old tennor


£107


12


6


deduct


7


12 6


100


0 0


Lawful Money Errors Excepted allowed.


£14


7 0


ROBERT TAYLOR.


An Inventory of Sundrys Burnt in the Late Great Fire Belong- ing to Mary Waldo widow Boston March 20th. 1760.


£ s. d.


2 Black Walnott Draws & the fraim of Chest Draws.


18 0 0


6 Black Walnott Leather Bottom Chairs new


48 0 0


1 Ovall Maple Table


1 Small Kitchin Table


1 10 0


5 Straw Bottom Chairs Cost 50/ pr.


12


10


0


2 Cordª Bedsteads


6 0


0


1 p' Iron Snuffers


0


4 0


1 Callaco Quilt


6 15


0


2 pound Canisters


2


0


0


1 Jappª Tea Table


4


10


0


1 pr Money Scails


1 10


0


1 Cradle painted Green


.


5


10


1 Brass Kittle Six pail full


12 0


0


1 Copper pott one pail full


7 10


0


2 Tea Kittles one Two Quart ye other Six Quart.


8


0


0


5 15 0


4 2 0


4 4 0


6 15 0


3 children chairs one of ym Black Walnott


2 10


0


86


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 100.


1 Copper Sauspan one point new


1 Brass Ladle & Skimmer


1 flatt Copper Candlestick


1 pr Iron Candlesticks Brass Rim'd


15


0


1 Iron frying pan


2


5


0


1 Iron Dripping pan


2


10


0


1 Iron Chaffindish


1


10 0


1 Delph Pudd& Dish


0


15 0


1 Cooller about 8 Quarts


0


10


0


8 pewter plates


4


0


0


1 Hard Mettle Quart pott


1


10


0


1 Tin Collender


1


2


6


1 pr Wool cards new


1


2


6


1 point Bason


0


.7


6


1 Linning Spinning Wheel


3


10


0


1 Case Bottles holds one Gallo & points


1


2


6


1 Empty Case for Bottles


0


12


0


12 doz" Quart Bottles


2


0


0


1 pr Kitchin Andirons


3


10


0


1 pr flatt Irons


2


5


0


2 Small Stone Judgs


15


0


1 Box Iron & Heater


2


5


0


1 Large Bread peal


0


5


0


1 pr New Gallowshoes English


2


10


0


8 Enamell China Cups & Sausers


· 2 Ditto Do. Tea potts.


2 D°. Do


canisters


1 D°. D° Cream pott


45


0 0


1 D° Do Boat


1 Do Do


Sauser for Tea pott


2


0


0


Sundry Wine Glasses Beakers &c


3


0


0


1 Mahogona Waitor


1


10


0


1 Spitt


1 Gilt Corner Cubbart


4 Volume of Palmela


8


0


0


1 pr Kitchin Bellows


2


5


0


Sundry Books of Value


4


10


0


1 child Silver Spoon 1


3


5


0


1 Sett Brushes new Almost


2


15


0


Omitted. 6 1b Cotton wool at 12/6.


265


16


0


3


15 0


1


10


0


3


15


0


4 Pictures in frames Glaz'd


1 Ditto Glazd


3


0


0


1 Tea Spoon Silver


£


S.


d.


2


5


0


3


0


1 15


.0 0


236


16


0


1 D° D° Sugar Dish


& other China


1 Quart Decantor Double flint


87


MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1760.


2 Hoop Petticoats 1 pr Stays


1 Coffee Mill


1


10


0


Old Tenor


281


11


0


Is L. M.


37


10


9


MARY WALDO.


Mary Hawk Widow & her Daughter Mary Bardin with Four small Children having saved nothing but what was on their Backs, of any value - the following acct of the Loss they sustained.



s.


d.


10 high Back' chairs 3/4


1 13


4


4 common chairs 2/8


10


8


1 feather Bed & 2 pillows


3


0


0


a chest of Draws .


1 6


8


1 pr Flat Irons


8


0


1 Corded Bedsted


8


1 New Tea kettle


10


8


1 new Bread Trough


2


0


1 Iron pott


4


0


1 Large Frying pan


3


4


1 pr Bellows


3


0


1 half Barrell


1


4


1 small chest


1


8


2 foot wood


6


0


2 Straw Beds


16


0


Knives & forks


5


0


1 China Bowl 2/5 2 Earthend 2/2


4


7


1 doz wine Glasses


4


0


Beaker & Cans


3


()


1 sieve 1/. 1 pr Large stays 8/.


9


0


1 Brass Candlestick


4


0


1 Cradle


5


0


1 Quilting Fraim


2


8


2 Bibles & about 18 Bound Books


12


0


1 small Looking glass


3


6


All their own Linnen their Childrens Linnen their Bedding & their own Cloaths which at a moderate computation is valued at




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