1734 11 22 : Coachman’s account of travelling expenses

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 6:16PM by Petra Mitchinson

22 Nov 1734. COACHMAN’S ACCOUNT OF TRAVELLING EXPENSES. A neat account. A bit grubby on the back. 8” x 12”. Brouth oates 1 – 0 for hay 0 – 4 for diner 0 – 8 for ayle 0 – 5 for shooing 0 – 7 ————————————————————— 3 – 0 Bowes hores heay 2 – 0 keorn 4 – 6 exstrodners 1 – 0 cordners 1 – 0 ostler 1 – 0 for a showe 0 – 6 for ye gide and ayle 1 – 4 ————————————————————— 11 – 4 White Smocks 4 Horsies hay 2 – 0 oats & beons 3 – 9 eating 2 – 0 ayle 2 – 0 osler 1 – 0 Chargies one ye rods 1 – 0 going throue ye feld 0 – 2 going throw ye parke 0 – 6 and ye Gide 2 – 0 ————————————————————- 14 – 5 ———- for ye horses showing 7 – 2 for ale 0 – 4 for a new wipe 2 – 0 wipe Cord 0 – 8 for mending my butes 1 – 2 ———— 10 – 8 ———— mending ye polpes 0 – 2 mending a bridle 0 – 2 for 6 pound of butter 1 – 6 ———— 1 : 10 ———— Totall: 2 : 1 : 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novr: ye 22d / 1734 / Recd of Sr Christr: MUSGRAVE Barrt by the hands of Lan: SIMPSON two pounds one shilling & three pence being ye full Contents of the within Bill by me [signed] Joseph FRANKLIN