1820 10 24 : Account and receipt for slate for Castlerigg

Update on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 1:03PM by Petra Mitchinson

24 Oct 1820. ACCOUNT AND RECEIPT FOR SLATE FOR CASTLERIGG. Two fresh, very neat and clean documents, an account and a receipt with an impressed duty stamp. Some small scribbled calculations not transcribed. Sir P. MUSGRAVE Dr To H. CHAPMAN Oct 24th 1820 To 82 Load London Slate 6/6 pr Do 26 – 13 – 0 8 Load Country Do 8/6 pr Do 2 – 4 – 0 ——————— £ 28 – 17 – 0 [signed] H. CHAPMAN ——————— Oct the 24 1820 Settled ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ————————- £ 28 ~ 17 ~ 0 Penrith October 24th. 1820 ————————- Received of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. by the payment of L S DIXON Twenty Eight Pounds 17s/–d for Blue Slate for Castle Rigg Dwelling House as per annexed Bill by me [signed] H. CHAPMAN