1792 02 09 : 01 : Account for Low Fog Close well repairs
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 2:07PM
Petra Mitchinson in Builders, Cumberland, LOWTHIAN, NICHOLSON

 

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 6:34PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

09 Feb 1792 (1). ACCOUNT FOR LOW FOG CLOSE WELL REPAIRS. A neat and clean account. 5” x 8”. Jos. LOWTHIANs Bill for work done at Highba Lowfogclose Well Repairs Expences for Repairing the Draw Well s d To Drawing out the water & examining the well 3 – To Ino. NICHOLSON Three Days setting the wood 5 – To Nails – 4 To the Mason 6 8 To Cleaning the well out 3 – To bringing a Roller from Renwick Fell – 6 To five Days victuals 3 9 To four Cart Load of Stones from Barron Wood 4 – Our own Laborer setting in the well Top two Days 2 8 Spent one Shilling 1 0 ————— 1 ~ 9 ~ 11 Recd. 9th. Febry. 1792 one pound nine shillings and eleven pence for the above by me [signed] Joseph LOWTHAN

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