1734 07 24 : Millwright's account for repairs to two mills

Update on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 6:54PM by Petra Mitchinson

24 Jul 1734. MILLWRIGHT’S ACCOUNT FOR REPAIRS TO TWO MILLS. Bundle 28, Doc 41. 21 cm x 16.5 cm. Nicholas DAWSON’s Bill & Rect: for repaireing Soulby & Hartley Low mill: July ye 24 / 1734 5 : 3 : 6 ——————————————- (22) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5th Decembr. 1732 work don for Sr. Chr MUSGRAVE Barrt. at Soulby Mill by Nicholl DOWSON for Making A Chimeny £ 0 : 3 : 0 for mending the water wheel 5 Days 0 : 7 : 6 for mending the trows & putting in } A gudghon two Days } 0 : 3 : 0 ——————— £ 0 : 13 : 6 Sr Chr Debtor to Nicholl DOWSON } for tow new Coggwheels to Hartley } 3 : 10 : 0 low mill made the Aprill & may 1734 } Sr Chr Debtor to Nicholl DOWSON } for mending Soulby Mill Bay } 1732 two pounds Mr. BIRD to } 1 : 0 : 0 pay half } —————- 5 : 3 : 6 24th July 1734 Then Recd. of Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Barrt. by the hands of Mr. Lan~ SIMPSON five pounds three shill~s. & sixpence being the full Contents above by me [signed] Nicklas DAWSON 5 3 6 3 10 – ————— 13 6