Household Expenses, 15–22 March 1790
Household Expenses
[15–22 March 1790]
⟨illegible⟩kles and the Quantity Consumed weekly in the family of the President of the United States Exclusive of marketing & Ctr. from 15th of March to 22 1790
| Jno. Hyde | |
| ⟨illegible⟩ of weekly expenditures exclusive of marketing &c. | £29.14.11 |
| Weekly Marketing—with amount of Butcher’s, Baker’s Brewer’s, Fruit, Milk bills &c. as rendered in by Mr Hyde, on an average, since his entering service— | 40.00. 0 |
| Total amt of weekly consumption | £69.14.11 |
| Estimate of yearly expenditures. | ||
| Dollars | ||
| Consumption of 52 weeks say @ 80£ or 200 Dolls. | 10,400 | |
| House Rent | 1,000 | |
| Wood—(say 8 Cords per week at 4 Dollars) | 624 | |
| 16 Horses including keeping, Shoeing &c. @ 50 Dols. ea. | 800 | |
| Salaries & Wages | ||
| Dollars | ||
| 1 | @ 800 | |
| 3 @ 600 Dolls. each | 1800 | |
| 1 @ 300 Dolls. | 300 | |
| Mr Hyde | 300 | |
| Val. de Chambre @ 30 Guins. | 140 | |
| Cook (say at 12 Dollars) | 144 | |
| 5 Servants @ 7 Dolls. per mo. | 420 | |
| 6 Women @ 5 Dollars per mo. | 360 | |
| 4,264 | ||
| Carred over— | 17,088 | |
| Austin, Giles & Paris @ 5 Dols. ea. per mo. | 180 | |
| Christopher, Moll & Oney @ 4 Do. ea. per mo. | 144 | |
| 324 | ||
| 6 Suits of Livery @ 34 Dolls. each | 204 | |
| 6 Hatts @ 4 Dolls. | 24 | |
| 6 Surtouts @ 12 Dolls. | 72 | |
| 3 pr boots @ 6 Dolls. | 18 | |
| Livery &ca as above for Giles, Paris, & Christopher @ 40 Dolls. ea. | 120 | |
| 438 | ||
| Dollars | 17,850 | |
| Annual Compensation1 | 25,000 | Dollars |
| Estimate as above | 17.850 | Do |
| remains for other Exps. | 7.150 | |
| Overcharge of £10 per week in 52 weeks is | 1.300 | |
| remains for Contgt exps. | 8.450 | Dollars |
D, N: Miscellaneous Manuscripts, vol. 2.
1. This is a reference to GW’s annual salary as president.