1821 01 21 : A detailed Penrith gunsmith’s account

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:38PM by Petra Mitchinson

21 Jan 1821. A DETAILED PENRITH GUNSMITH’S ACCOUNT. A fresh, very neat and clean detailed account. 7” x 12”. C R 61 John GREEN Gunsmith £ 2 “ 2 “ 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Penrith 9th. Augt. 1820 Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. to John GREEN s d To Cutting a Stock and putting Heal Plate on 2 . 6 To a Cushen on the Stock 4 . 0 Augt. 30 To 2 Cushens on 2 Double Guns 8 . 0 To a Spring on Patent Flask 1 . 6 Sepr. 9 To Boreing a Double Gun 6 . 0 To Powder & Shoot to trie the Gun 2 . 0 To Setting the Barrels Streight 1 . 0 To a New Ramrood Lauswood 2 . 2 11 To Boreing a Double Gun 6 . 0 To a Capt Screw on Ramrood 1 . 6 Ocr. 27 To Hardening a Hammar 1 . 0 28 To Boreing a Gun 3 . 0 To Hardening a Hammar 1 . 0 Novr. 21 To Reparing a Pistol . 6 To Reparing a Gun 1 . 6 Decr. 15 To Reparing a Patent Breech 1 . 0 ————— £ 2 . 2 . 6 ————— January 24th. 1821 Settled [signed] John GREEN