1826 11 07 : Penrith nurseryman's account for trees and shrubs

Update on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8:06PM by Petra Mitchinson

07 Nov 1826. PENRITH NURSERYMAN’S ACCOUNT FOR TREES AND SHRUBS. Fresh, neat and clean account and receipt. The receipt has an impressed duty stamp and is stuck to the bottom left corner of the account. C 90. R 13. John MOSES Forest Trees, Shrubs &c £ 19 “ 0 “ 0 ——————————————- November 7th. 1826. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Penrith Nov 29th. 1825 Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart Bot of John MOSES £ s d 12 Paestinia Rose – “ 9 “ – 6 Hyacinths nam’d – “ 9 “ – Dec 5 …. 3000 Strong Quicks at 13/ 1 “ 19 “ – Soloman HUDSON____ Mains ……… 14 …. 3400 D. 2 “ 4 “ – 2 Std Cherrys ….. 1/5 – “ 3 “ – one of the Cottages 1 St Pear & 1 Std Apple – “ 1 “ 8 Mains Feb 28. 1826 …. 9 Std Apples of Sorts – “ 6 “ – Castlerigg March 7 ….. 2000 Quicks 1 “ 6 “ – 4000 Strong Larches at 14/ 2 “ 16 “ – 2000 Ditto Scotch Firs at 10/ 1 “ – “ – Got by EDGAR 11 .. 600 Strong Larches at 14/ – “ 8 “ 5 got by SIMPSON 13 .. 550 Larches & 50 Spruce – “ 8 “ 5 15 … 600 Ditto – “ 8 “ 5 28 … 6000 Ditto at 13/ 3 “ 18 “ – 300 Alders – “ 6 “ – April 7 …. 2000 Larches at 12/ 1 “ 4 “ – Kirkoswald 100 Elms – “ 2 “ – 2 Dwf Orlean Plums } – “ 2 “ 6 1 Dwf Mary Arche [?] Cherry }Thos WATSON – “ 1 “ 3 1 Dwf Jargond [?] Pear } – “ 1 “ – 17 …. 9 Portugal Laurels – “ 3 “ 9 4 Yews – “ 2 “ – 4 Red Cedars – “ 2 “ – 10 Strip’d Hollies – “ 10 “ – 4 Anbutters [?] – “ 4 “ – 2 Sweet Bays – “ 1 “ 6 4 Lauristinus – “ 2 “ – 2 Phitareas – “ 1 “ 6 ½ oz Coth [?] flower – “ 1 “ 6 27 Papers of Thurnals [?] – “ 6 “ 9 1 oz Migneonette – “ 1 “ 6 ——————— £ 19 “ 10 “ 2 Deduct, error in a former Bill 10 –– ——————— £ 19 “ – “ 2 ======== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Penrith Nov 7. 1826 Reciev’d of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. by payment of L S DIXON the Sum of nineteen Pounds for Sundrie Forest trees Shrubs &c as per Bill annex’d by me [signed] John MOSES