1827 05 24 : Butcher's receipt for slaughtering heifers & pigs

Update on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8:44PM by Petra Mitchinson

24 May 1827. BUTCHER’S RECEIPT FOR SLAUGHTERING HEIFERS & PIGS. A neat and clean receipt. 4” x 6”. No. 2. Edwd. NIXON Butching. £ ~ “ 17 “ 6 —————————- May 24th. 1827. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 24. 1827. Received of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart by payment of L S DIXON Seventeen Shillings & Sixpence for Slaughtering 7 Heifers & 5 Pigs, from Septr. 30 last till this day by me – 4 Heifers one half at 1/3 = 5 “ 0 } [signed] Edward NIXON 3 Do – – 2/6 = 7 “ 6 } 5 Pigs ––––––– 1/- = 5 “ 0 } ————- } £ 17 “ 6 } ————- }