1848 08 05 : 02 : Account for farmers' dinner

Update on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 7:17PM by Petra Mitchinson

05 Aug 1848 (2). ACCOUNT FOR FARMERS’ DINNER. A neat and clean account. 7” x 7”. Pencilled remark on front in later handwriting “G & D K. OSWALD”. The 1851 census has an innkeeper John WALTON with wife Mary at the George and Dragon Inn in Kirkoswald. C 92. R 144. Ino: WALTON Farmers Dinner £ 6 “ 7 “ 6 —————————— August 5. 1848 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir George MUSGRAVE Bart. to J. WALTON 1848 August 5th £ S D 28 Dinners at 2s each 2 16 0 6 Dinners at 1s each 6 0 10 Bottles of Spirit at 4s 6d each 2 5 0 Ale 8 6 Horses hay and Corn 2 6 Music 5 0 —————— £ 6 3 0 —————— Servants – 2 0 Waiter – 2 6 —————— Settled [signed] Mary WALTON 6 “ 7 “ 6 =======