Invoice from Robert Cary & Company, 17 November 1766
Invoice from Robert Cary & Company
London 17th Novr 1766.
Invoice of Costs & Charges of Goods Shiped on board the Lord Campden John Johnstoun Commander for Virginia upon the proper Account and risque of Colo. George Washington & to him Consigned Vizt1
| Theo. Crowley Iron | |
| 25 M 8d. Nails @3/6 | £ 4. 7. 6 |
| Cask | . 1.10 |
| 25 M 8d. Nails @3/6 | 4. 7. 6 |
| Cask | . 1.10 |
| 20 M 10d. Nails 4/3 | 4. 5. 0 |
| Cask | . 1.10 |
| 20 M 10d. Nails 4/3 | 4. 5. |
| Cask | . 1.10 |
| 12 M 20d. Nails 6/3 | 3.15. |
| Cask | . 1.10 |
| 25 lb. best Glew 6d. | .12. 6 |
| 3 la: padlocks A 1/9 | . 5. 3 |
| 3 Ditto B 2/3 | . 6. 9 |
| 3 la: plate Stock Locks wt. Bars & Screws A 6/2 | .18. 6 |
| 3 Ditto B 7/6 | 1. 2. 6 |
| ½ doz. turng Chissels sorted @10/ pr Dozn | . 5. |
| 4 la: Curry Combs 1/ | . 4. |
| 1 brass sliding Parrallel Rule | . 7. 6 |
| 1 12 Inch brass Gunter Scale with Inches & tenths on one side & Inches & 12ths on the other | .19. 6 |
| Cask | . 2. 6 |
| A bundle qty | |
| 3 Bars of German Steel wt. 0. 1 Qr. 23 lb. @56/ | 1. 5. 6 |
| 1 Bar blisterd Steel wt. 0. 1 Qr. 22 lb. @32/8 | .14. 2 |
| Chas Wilkins Oil &ca | |
| 1⟨g.⟩ 1Q. op. of fine Oyl @9/ | .11. 3 |
| 1 bottle for Do | . 1. |
| 10 Sml barls Lamp bla. | . 1. 3 |
| 1 Baskt for Oyl & bla[ckin]g | . . 8 |
| Sarah Bennet Bisquet | |
| 2 Qr white Bisquet 32/ | .16. |
| Kilderkin headg &ca | . 6. |
| Humphry’s & Co. Blankets2 | |
| 2 ps. fine stripd Blankg @80/ | 8. 0. 0 |
| 4 dozn plaid Hose No. 3 11/6 | 2. 6. 0 |
| 4 dozn Do Do No. 4 12/6 | 2.10. |
| Packing Cloth for 1 Bale | . 5. |
| James Gordon Seeds | |
| 1 Peck of Gardn Peas | . 4. |
| 1 Ditto dwarf Marrow do | . 4. |
| 1 Do white Non parl Do | . 4. |
| 1 Do green Do | . 4. |
| 1 Oz. early Sugr loaf Cabbage | . 1. |
| 1 Oz. late Do | . 1. |
| 3 Oz. Scarlet Raddish | . . 6 |
| 3 Oz. short toped Do | . . 6 |
| 1 Oz. best Savoy | . . 6 |
| 1 Oz. Lattice | . 1. 6 |
| 1 Oz. Scarlet Onion | . . 6 |
| 4 Bags | . 2. 0 |
| 7 Bottles for Do | . 1. 9 |
| 1 Case | . 2. 6 |
| John Brazier Guns3 | |
| 4 fowling pieces 4 foot in the Barl sml bore brass Mounted with Walnut Stocks Screw pin locks list Cases &ca @15/6 | 3. 2. 0 |
| A Wood Case | . 2. 0 |
| Andrews & Co. Grocery | |
| 6 lb. whi: Ginger @9d. | . 4. 6 |
| best fig blue 3 lb. 1/6 | . 4. 6 |
| 1 lb. french Indigo 5/6 | . 5. 6 |
| 10 lb. Jordon Almds 1/6 | .13. 4 |
| 4 lb. finest Sago 20d. | . 6. 8 |
| 10 fine dble loaves Sugr wt 69 lb. 10¾ | 3. 1. 9 3/4 |
| 10 Single Do Do weight 1 C. 0 Q. 8½ lb. @72/ | 3.17. 5 1/4 |
| Cask | . 3. 6 |
| Chest Cord & Cording | .17. 6 |
| Frans Nalder Cheese | |
| 1 Cheshire Cheese 29¾ lb. @5d. | .12. 4 |
| 2 dble Gloucr Do 28 Do 6d. | .14. 0 |
| A Case | . 1. 2 |
| Robt Cartony Tea | |
| 5 lb. finest Hyson Tea @18/ | 4.10. 0 |
| 5 lb. fine Green Do 14/ | 3.10. 0 |
| Tin Sugar box & case | . 8. |
| Susanna Coleman Breec[he]s | |
| 1 pair Buck Breeches | 1. 8. 0 |
| Richards & Co. Hose | |
| 6 pr Mens super[fin]e grey worsted Hose @6/ | 1.16. 0 |
| 6 pr Do 4d. fine wt. thrd Do 7/ | 2. 2. 0 |
| Wm Tidmarsh Cards | |
| 4 pr of Tow Cards @16/ | . 5. 4 |
| 4 pr of Strong Wool 24/ | . 8. 0 |
| 2 pr of Stock Cards 3/6 | . 7. 0 |
| 2 pr of Strong Do 4/ | . 8. 0 |
| Wm Crozer Braziel4 | |
| 4 lb. of Braziel @7d. | . 2. 4 |
| Elizath Nicholls Brushes | |
| 2 pair Weavers Brushes | . 2. 8 |
| Willm Kilpin Tools | |
| To 4 Shekels5 | . 4. 8 |
| To a pr of yard Temples | . 1. 0 |
| To a pair of Pickers & a pr Shears | . 2. 0 |
| John Payne Buckles | |
| A pair of Silver knee Buckles | . 7. |
| A Sett of Filligree Metal gilt Buckles in a case | .17. 0 |
| Mary Scott & Son Cutlery | |
| ½ dozn buck Tables [knives] | . 3. 9 |
| 1 dozn green Ivory Tables swelld bosom Forks | 1.10. 0 |
| 1 fine Buffalo bladed pocket knife London made | .10. 6 |
| 2 fine cuttg out Scissars 1/6 | . 3. |
| 1 pr large strong Do | . .10 |
| 2 pr Do 2/ | . 4. |
| ½ dozn pr green Ivory Tables [knives] | .14. 0 |
| 2 setts strong Diamd cut steel Buckles @1/6 | . 3. |
| 1 Butchers Steel | . 1. 8 |
| 1 Curriers Steel | . .10 |
| 1 fine polished Gun Vice | . 2. 6 |
| 2 dozn horn Combs 1/2 | . 2. 4 |
| 1 pr Taylors Shears | . 1. 1 |
| 200 sml perch hooks | . . 6 |
| Thoms Johnston Turnery | |
| 6 la: dry rubg Clamps | .12. |
| Mount & Page Staty | |
| ½ Rheam Paper | . 3. 6 |
| 10 Qrs. best 4to Paper | . 4. 6 |
| ½ Rheam fine Dutch arms cut | . 6. 6 |
| J. Brotherton Books6 | |
| Larboratory or School of Arts—out of Print Museum Rusticum 33 Nos. bound in 6 Vols. | 1.19. 0 |
| Handmaid to the Arts 2 Vols. | .12. 0 |
| Diaper Weavers director or figure Weavrs compn not to be found | |
| Timoy Bevan & Son Apothy | |
| 4 Oz. Magnes Alba | . 1. 3 |
| 2 Oz. best Rhubarb | . 3. 6 |
| 2 Oz. Matthews Pills | . 2. |
| 6 Oz. Spirits Hartshorn | . 1. 6 |
| 1 lb. 6 oz. Daffes Elixer 2/8 | . 3. 8 |
| 2 Oz. Pilex duobus | . 2. 0 |
| 2 Oz. Cosia | . 2. 0 |
| Bryony Water 2 lb.7 | . 4. 2 |
| 8 Oz. red Precipitate | . 4. |
| 25 lb. Antimony (dear) 5d. | .10. 5 |
| 4 lb. flower of Brimstone | . 1. 6 |
| 4 lb. whe Arsenack | . 2. |
| 3 bottle’s & 3 Sml Pots | . . 9 1/2 |
| 2 flint stopd Bottles | . 1. 1 |
| Box & Cord | . 1. 2 |
| Chas Brown Corks | |
| 10 Groce of Corks @2/ | 1. 0. 0 |
| 1 Bag | . . 6 |
| Mrs Shelbury & Co. Milli[ner]y | |
| To Necklace & Earings | 1. 1. 0 |
| 4 yds pea green Ribn @7d. | . 2. 4 |
| 4 yds blew Do | . 2. 4 |
| 4 yds crimson Do | . 2. 4 |
| 3 Egrets for Do | . 6. 0 |
| A piece of Hair Ribbn | .18. 6 |
| Velvet Satten Cloak wt. silk Shag & broad⟨line⟩, Ribn & Makg | 4.19. 0 |
| 4 M short Whites 9d. | . 3. 0 |
| 1 M best Londn Needles | . 4. 6 |
| 4 Oz. 4d. thrd 4 Oz. 6d. Ditto | . 3. 2 |
| 4 Oz. 8d. Do 4 Oz. 12d. Ditto | . 5. 8 |
| 4 Oz. 8d. Cotton | . 2. 4 |
| 4 Oz. barbers Netting Silk | . 6. 6 |
| 4 Oz. Chineese Do | .12. 6 |
| A Neat Tortoise shell Comb & case | . 4. 0 |
| 3 pr kid Gloves col[ore]d | . 6. 6 |
| 3 pr Mitts @1/6 | . 4. 6 |
| A Neat Fan | . 5. |
| 1 Groce Shirt Buttons | . 3. |
| Box & Cask | . 3. 6 |
| Davidson & Co. Sadlery | |
| 4 pair Stirrip leathers 1/1½ | . 4. 6 |
| 2 Checkd Sadl. Cloths bound 2/6 | . 5. |
| Jno. Didsbury8 Shoes | |
| 4 pr wd. heeld Shoes | 1.14. 0 |
| 2 pr Toed Clogs | .10. 0 |
| Jno. Stabler Linnen | |
| 5 Ells fine Gulix Holl[an]d 7/ | 1.15. 0 |
| 3 Ells Suprfine Do 9/6 | 1. 8. 6 |
| 3 ps. super[fin]e Irish high bleachd yard wide No. 19 76 yds @5/ | 19. |
| 1 ps. fine Engh Cambk No. 223 | 3. 4. 0 |
| 4 yds fine 6/4 Muslin No. 1 5/ | 1. 0. 0 |
| 4 yd super[fin]e yd wide Do Jacconet No. 2 @8/ | 1.12. 0 |
| 4 yds sup[erfin]e 6/4 Do Do No. 3 13/ | 2.12. 0 |
| 12 fine rich silk handfs 4/ | 2. 8. 0 |
| Case | . .10 |
| Benja. Kenton Porter | |
| 12 doz. fine old Porter Bottled Packd & wired 6/6 | 3.18. 0 |
| 3 Hampers | . 6. 0 |
| pd Cartage & Shippg | . 3. 0 |
| Richd Farrer & Co. China | |
| 2 blew & white China Milk Pots | . 4. 0 |
| 4 Slop Basons Do | . 7. 0 |
| 1 Galln Punch Bowl | .14. 0 |
| 1 two Qt Do Nankn bordr | . 6. 6 |
| 2 Sugr Dishes & Covers | . 4. 6 |
| 4 fine painted Image Quart Mugs @10/ | 2. 0. 0 |
| Box | . 1. 6 |
| John Spicer Shott | |
| 0 C. 1 Qr. 0 lb. Small Shott 21/ | . 5. 3 |
| 0 C. 1 Q. 0 lb. of la: Bird Shott 18/6 | . 4. 7 1/2 |
| 0 C. 2 Q. 0 lb. Shott No. 1 & 2 17/6 | . 8. 9 |
| 4 Bags 8d. Cask 6d. Carra. 6d. | . 1. 8 |
| Mary Vaughton Sieves | |
| 1 dozn fine Iron Wheat Sieves @4/ | 2. 8. 0 |
| headg & mattg | . 4. 6 |
| Water & Porting | . 2. 0 |
| [total] | 145. 9.—9 |
| Entry Out Searchers Fees & Shippg Charges | 3. 4. 6 |
| Freight Primage & Bills of Loading | 4.13. 6 |
| Premo of £160 Insured at 2½ prCt & Policy | 4. 5.— |
| Commn at 2½ pct | 3.18.— |
| [£]161. 1.— | |
Errors Excepted pr Robert Cary & Co.
ALB, DLC:GW.
1. GW ordered these goods on 23 and 28 June 1766 and acknowledged receipt on 4 April 1767. GW also received Cary’s invoice of this date for goods for John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis.
2. Humphreys & Co., warehousemen, were at 5 Lothbery in 1767. See the identification of Humphreys & Harris in Cary’s invoice, 13 Feb. 1765, n.7.
3. John Brazier’s gunmaking business was in the Minories in London.
4. Crozier & Waugh at 1 Turnwheel Lane, Cannon Street, were merchants and dry salters.
5. GW evidently copied this incorrectly from Cary’s invoice. He had ordered four shuttles on 23 June.
6. James Brotherton, a bookseller in Cornhill in 1765, was joined by John Sewell in 1770, and together they published books and pamphlets.
7. Aqua bryoniae, made from a root, was used in the treatment of female complaints and of convulsions in children.
8. GW wrote directly to John Didsbury on 23 June 1766 for these shoes.
9. GW used a dash here and in three of the next five entries.