16 Jan 1734/5. BLACKSMITH’S MONTHLY ACCOUNT FOR DECEMBER 1734. A fresh, very neat and clean detailed account. 8” x 12”. Black Smiths Bill for Decr. 1734 1 : 7 : 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr Christopher Bill December 1734 s d 4 day A key made for kitchen 0 – 5 5 day A team mending 1 – 6 8 day for nales 0 – 4 10 day a wheall mending for plow 1 – 4 12 day four peneworth of nales for plow 0 – 4 12 day taffey one new Shew 3 removs 0 – 6. 12 day ten clouts made for the plow 1 – 2. 2 old Streaks: 13 day Black mare four new Shews 1 – 0 13 day Buton 2 removs 0 – 3 13 day apare of fork granes mending 0 – 3 14 day a teame mending 0 – 6. 14 day Sr Christopher pad 4 removs 0 – 4 15 day A teame mending 0 – 10. 15 day dimond 4 new shews 1 – 6. 15 day Lyon 4 mew Shews 1 – 6 16 day for nales 0 – 8. 16 day 13 pound of Iron Laid on a coulter 3 – 9. 16 day A Sock Lyeing 0 – 4 17 day toby 4 new Shews 1 – 6. 17 day a pan mending 0 – 8 17 day 6 Stours made for A cart 3 – 0 made of our own Iron 17 day 6 washers made 0 – 6. 17 day wat 4 removs 0 – 6 17 day Mr MUSGRAVE padd 4 removs 0 – 4. 17 day A winddow Stansher mending 0 – 5 28 day A pare of prickers mending 0 – 6. 28 day – naness [?] 0 – 3 29 day for 8 cart cluts 2 – 8 —————————— £ s d ——————— 1 7 10 ——————— Deduct for Streaks 10 2 ——————— 1 : 7 : 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16. Janry. 1734 Recd. of Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart. per Chr~ DOBSON the Sum~e of one pound Seven Shill~: in full for Work done this Month of December per me [signed] John IRELAND