HCA 30/636/4
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Transcriptions contributed by Colin Greenstreet, Michael Powell-Davies, Jen Waghorn, and Charlie Wilson
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Think laterally. Andrew Hardie's spelling in his account book in in HCA 30/636/3 is particularly unusual.
Colin (a half Scot) is convinced Hardie is a Scot, but has no proof, other than the intriguing fact that Hardie dictated his will, whilst sick and living in the "Scot's house" in Middleburg, after the Abraham had arrived there from Barbados.
Note on weights and measures from Michael Bennett: "The symbol is 'lb' for lbs of tobacco. There was very little cash circulating in the English colonies during the seventeenth century, including in Barbados. The main cash crop in production was therefore used as a commodity currency in commercial exchanges. In Barbados during the 1630s goods were bought and sold with reference to lbs of tobacco, but by the late 1640s this had changed to sugar in response to changing patterns of plantation production in Barbados."
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S Januarye:/ (1636
Mr William Newkey [?Governour] is debitor
more for 12 galons of sack at 9 shillings per galon as appears in Journal 3
more 6 galons of Oyle at 12 shillings per galon as appeares in Journal 3
more 10 galons of vynegar at 4 shillings per galon as appeares in Journal 3
more 4 galons 2 quarts of spyrits at 20 shillings per gallon as in Journal 3
more 2 gallons 1 quart and 1 pint of spyrits at 20 shillings per gallon as in Journal 3
more 5 dosen of shoes at 10 shillings per pair as in Journal 9
more 6 broad [?Noes] and 6 narrowe at 6 shillings per pair
more 1 dosen of shirts [?XX] at 10 shillings per shirts
more 6 galons of Tent wine at 10 shillings as in Journal 13
Presydent Peirce is debitor
ffor 12 servants at 500 pounds weight of Tobacco per price as in Journal 1
more ffor [?X] pieces of pewter Candlestickes at £8 per payre as in Journal 6
ffor 1 pewter Chamberpot as in JOurnal 6
more 29 pound weight of pewter at £4 per pound as appeares in Journal 6
more 3 galons of Tent wine
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ffolio 3 Anno dom 1636
January Mr James Draxe
29: ffor 3 Servants at 500lb weight of Tobacco per piece as in as in Journall
31 more 1 Case of Spyrits at 80lb per Case, as in Journall
- more 5 Gallons 2 quarts 1 pint at 20lb per galon is, as in Journall
ffebruary 3 [----line struck through----]
more 4 Gallons 1 quart of Spyrits at 20lb per Gallon as Journall
more 1 Stewing panne at ------ as Journall
more 1 [?] of Spoones 6lbs 2 Candlestikes at [?] per pair as
more 4 payre of Blankets at 30lb per pair as in Journall
more 3 payre of bodyes at 10lb per pair & [?] as in
more 2 dozen of [?] hafted kniues at 12lb & 1 dozen of [?] at £16 as in
more 1 pair of silver tipt knives at 1lb 1/2 & dozen of [?] at 10lb per pair as
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Anno Dom 1636
Feb 11 Addam [?AXdam] is Debitor
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Monday 9 For 3 pair of worsted Huse
10 For 10lb of prunes
February John [?JeXarl] is Debitor [abbreviated to Dr:] Journal [abbreviated to Jourl:]
[?] 13 For 11 yards 3/4 of linen bandle cloth sold him as appeared in
For 3 thousand of [?] nayles at 2lb the [?abbreviation], as in Journall
For 2 pieces of Mohayre at 14lb per piece as appeared in
For 19 dozen of Irish Hose at 29lb per dozen as in
For 6 [?prXinyX] at 5lb per piece ----- as Journal
more 9 [?] at 1lb 1/8 per [?] is
[?] more 110lb of lead in 10 bars at 50lb per [?abbreviation]
[?] his [?plXer] John Cortes
Beniamin Grace is Debtor
[?] For 408lb of Tobacco as by his bill accepted For the payment
of Edward Fayrehurst his debt
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