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Enclosure: Invoice for Freight and Duties, 4 January 1804

Enclosure: Invoice for Freight and Duties

Paid freight to Washington for 1 Barrell Mississippi Water $ . 67
 Porterage . 66
freight to the Owners of the Ship Eliza for 1 Butt of Sherry Wine 11. 00
Do.    "     " Edward for 2 pipes Lisbon Do 10. 50
 
Duties on 1 Butt Sherry Wine 55. 44
Do " 2 pipes Lisbon Do 82. 50
Cooperage for uncasing & Casing 1 Butt & 2 pipes in Order to have them Guaged . 75
Porterage  1. 00
$162. 52

[In TJ’s hand:]

1. butt 2. pipes
Sherry Lisbon
freight 11. 10.50
duties 55.44 82.50
66.44 93.
46.50 per pipe

55.44 D duty @ .40 cents gives the contents of the butt to be 138½ galls. by gage

82.50 duty @ .30 cents gives 275. galls. for the 2. pipes or 137½ galls. each by gage.

MS (MHi); in a clerk’s hand, calculations by TJ at foot of text; undated.

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