To Thomas Jefferson from John H. Craven, 5 June 1808
John H. Craven in account with Th: Jefferson
Dr. | £ | ||||
1808. | Jan. 1. | To rent for 1807. now due | 350– | 0– | 0 |
nail acct. from Aug. 11. to Dec. 19. 07. £1-7-11. | 1– | 7– | 11 | ||
Apr. 22 | To 1½ gallon clover seed | 9– | 0 | ||
351. | 16. | 11 |
Cr. | £ | s | d | ||
By | 66½ bushels of wheat @5/ | 16– | 15– | 0 | |
150. barrels corn @12/ | 90– | 0– | 0 | ||
bacon. 111. ℔ @ 1/ | 5– | 11– | 0 | ||
tallow 20¾ ℔ | 1– | 0– | 9 | ||
potatoes 7½ bush. @ 4/6. | 1– | 13– | 9 | ||
fodder 10,80S ℔ @4/ | 21– | 12– | 0 | ||
tops & shucks | 6– | 0– | 0 | ||
hauling | 9– | 17– | 6 | ||
batteauing 10. bush. coal from the pits @ 22 2/2 & cost @ .16 | 1– | 4– | 9 | ||
2. cows. £8.8 2. mules £45 | 207–2–9 | 53. | 8. | 0 | |
butter 179 ℔ @1/3 | 11– | 3– | 9 | ||
soap 12. ℔ @1/ | 12– | 0 | |||
wax 7½ ℔ @ 1/6 | 11– | 3 | |||
beef 450 ℔ (in May | 9– | 7– | 6 | ||
veal 83. ℔ @ 6d. | 2– | 1– | 6 | ||
wheat for Wm. Maddox | 2– | 2– | 6 | ||
John Perry’s order | 21– | 0– | 0 | ||
hire of 2 boys at brick yard @ 1/ per day each | 51–3–6 | 4– | 5– | 0 | |
Dinsmore. | butter 45½ ℔ @ 1/3 | 2– | 16– | 10½ | |
beef. 297 ℔ in July. Oct: Nov. @ 30/ per Cwt. | 4– | 4– | 7 | ||
315. ℔ in Dec. & Feb. @ 4d½ | 5– | 17– | 8 | ||
veal 44. ℔ @ 6d. | 1– | 2– | 0 | ||
pork 1024. ℔ @ 42/ | 21– | 10– | 0 | ||
potatoes. 8. bush. @ 4/ | 1– | 12– | 0 | ||
cabbages. 75. @ 3d. | 0– | 18– | 9 | ||
salt. 1½ bush. @ | 38–13–4½ | 0– | 11– | 6 | |
error of addition | 4–10 | ||||
May 29. veal & butter. & June 2. butter £3–29–. batteauing £2–3–6 | 5–6–3 | ||||
Balance due Th: Jefferson | 49–6–3 | ||||
June 5. 1808. | Settled and agreed to | 351–16–11 |
Th: Jefferson
John H Craven
MHi: Coolidge Collection.