1734 04 20 : Six months' accounts for post letters
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 9:04PM 
Petra Mitchinson
20 Apr 1734. SIX MONTHS’ ACCOUNTS FOR POST LETTERS. Bundle 18, Docs 6-12. Docs 7-12 were wrapped together inside Doc 6 and are the monthly accounts which are summarised in Doc 6. Bundle 18, Doc 6. 21 cm x 16.5 cm. Pd Mr DOBSONs Bills for Post letters for six months Aperill 20th 1734/ 1 : 17 : 6 (11) Exr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Account of Post Letters per C. DOBSON in October 0 : 6 : 10 in November 0 : 3 : 2 in December 0 : 6 : 8 in Janry. 0 : 8 : 7 in February 0 : 8 : 8 in March 0 : 3 : 7 —————— 1 : 17 : 6 —————— 20th. April 1734 Recd. of Mr. Lan~ SIMPSON ye Sum~e of One pound Seaventeen Shill~ & Six pence in full for Letters & other small payments for ye last Six Months as per ye Severall Bills enclosed per me [signed] Chris: DOBSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 7. 13 cm x 10 cm. Post Lettrs. &c in Oct 1733 0 : 6 : 10 ————————— Recd. of Mr. Lan: SIMPSON for Letters &c. being Six Shill: & ten pence per me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post Letters Oct. 1733. 3d. 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 9 8th. 1 to L. SIMPSON 0 : 0 : 3 17th. 1 to my Lady 0 : 1 : 2 31 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 8 —————- 2 : 10 —————- 2 Bottles of Daffy 0 : 2 : 6 The Boat at Corby 0 : 0 : 6 Keep: ye Chair all Night } at Wetherell } 0 : 0 : 6 Wash: Linnen 0 : 0 : 6 ————- 0 : 4 : 0 ————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 8. 15 cm x 9 cm. Post Lettrs. in Novr. 1733 – 0 : 3 : 2 —————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novr. Letts. per C. DOBSON 1733 7th. one to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 10th. one to Do. 0 : 0 : 7 14th. 2 to Do. 0 : 0 : 7 17th. 1 to my Lady 0 : 1 : 2 1 from Tho RUDD 0 : 0 : 3 21. 1 to Sr. Chr~ MUS: 0 : 0 : 3 ————- 0 : 3 : 2 Recd. of Mr. L. SIMPSON ye Sum~e of thre Shill & two pence per me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 9. 16 cm x 10 cm. Post Lettrs. in Dec 1733. 0 . 6 . 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post Letters per C. DOBSON Decr 1733. 9th. 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 3 2 Letters for LEWTHWT. 0 : 0 : 6 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 ————- 0 : 1 : 5 ————- 2 Bottles of Daffy for L. M 0 : 2 : 6 1 Sheet Stamp paper 0 : 1 : 9 1 pack of clean Cards to } ye Young Ladies per Sr. } 0 : 1 : 0 Chr~ order } ————- 0 : 5 : 3 ————- Recd. of Mr Lan~ SIMPSON ye full Contents of ye. Bill being Six Shill & Eight pence per me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 10. 18 cm x 8.5 cm. Post Letters in Janry. 1733. 0 : 8 : 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post Letters per C. DOBSON for Janry. 1733/34 7th. one to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 3 one to Do. 0 : 0 : 4 14th. 2 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 11 16. 1 to Do. 0 : 0 : 4 1 to Do. 0 : 0 : 3 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 7 26 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 1 : 2 1 to my Lady 0 : 1 : 2 1 to Mr. MUSGRAVE 0 : 0 : 4 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 3 ————- 0 : 5 : 7 ————- Given ANSON for Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 6 Do. to his Boy 0 : 0 : 6 Giv: Mr. PATTISON’s Servt. } 0 : 1 : 0 for bring: a Letter } ————- Exps. at Cowby 0 : 1 : 0 ————- 0 : 8 : 7 ————- Recd. of Mr. Lan: SIMPSON ye full Contents of this per ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 11. 16 cm x 10 cm. Post Letters &c in Febry. 1733. 0 : 8 : 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post Letters per C. DOBSON Febry. 1733./ 3d. one to my Lady 0 : 0 : 7 10th. one to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 3 22d One to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 ————- 0 : 1 : 2 ————- Given Mr. HASELL’s Servt. wn } he brot. ye Cherry Brandy } 0 : 5 : 0 2 Bottels of Daffy for L. M. 0 : 2 : 6 ————- 0 : 7 : 6 0 : 1 : 2 ————- Recd. of Mr. Lan~ SIMPSON 0 : 8 : 8 ye full Contents being ————- eight shill~ & eight pence per me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 18, Doc 12. 16 cm x 10 cm. Post Letters in March 1733/34 0 : 3 : 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post Letters in March 1733/34 2d. 1 to my Lady 0 : 1 : 2 9 2 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 7 27. 1 to my Lady 0 : 1 : 2 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 30 1 to Sr. Chr~ 0 : 0 : 4 ————- 0 : 3 : 7 ————-
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