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Guardian Accounts, 6 May 1765

Guardian Accounts

[6 May 1765]

	Mr John Parke Custis		Dr
			Sterling	Curry
176[4]
	To cash paid for Sundries since my last settlement with the ⟨mutilated⟩ in April 1764 viz.
	⟨mutilated⟩ a Sett of Shoe & knee Buckles for his Man	£ 0. 3.6
	To William Carlin—Taylors Acct	. 7.6
	Mr McKay entrance to Dancing	.10.
	William ⟨mutilated⟩ for Books	. 5.
	⟨Messrs Carlyle &⟩ Dalton for a pair of shoes	. 6.
	Mr Stedlar ⟨for⟩ entrance to Musick	1. 7.0
	The Secretary for ⅔ of 90 lbs.

	Tobo for Recording of the Estates Accounts	.10.		3. 8. 0
	To Mr Didsbury for Shoes chargd by mistake to Go: Washington amounting to Sterlg	£ 2.12.3
	Freight
	Insurance &ca	. 6.6
		2.18.9
	60 prCt Excha: on Ditto	1.15.3		4.14. 0
	To Charles Washingtons & Fieldg Lewis’s Bond bearing date April 30th 1764 for			800.
May 5	To payment of Francis Foster’s Mortgage this ⟨mutilated⟩ day of May 1765 for			500.
				£1308. 2. 0
1765 May 6	To Balle due Jno. Parke Custis & carried to New Acct			330. 2.11
				£1638. 4.11
	Contra		Cr
1764			Sterling	Currency
April 30	By Balle of last settled Acct of this date			429.17. 9
	By my draft on Robt Cary Esqr. & Co. and lent ⟨mutilated⟩ Jno. ⟨mutilated⟩		⟨mutilated⟩
	Washington		⟨mutilated⟩
	⟨mutilated⟩	500. 0.0

	60 pr Ct Exchange on Ditto	300. 0.0		⟨232.17. 0⟩
		800.
1765 May 4	By ⟨Cash recd of⟩ Joseph Valentine (the Steward) on Acct of the Profits arising from his Estate pr Accts Renderd			1208. 7. 2
				1638. 4.11
Errors Excepted ⟨pr⟩ Go: Washington 6th May 1765
	Miss Martha Parke Custis		Dr
			sterl.	Curry
[1764] 30 Apl	To Balle of the last Acct settled ⟨with⟩ the Genl Court of this date			89.11. 3 1/2
	⟨To Cash⟩ paid for Sundries ⟨mutilated⟩
	To Miss Wade ⟨mutilated⟩	£ 0.16. 0
	Mr Mackay ⟨mutilated⟩	.10.
	Mr Craig for ⟨mutilated⟩	1. 2. 6
	Mr Hubbard ⟨mutilated⟩	. 2. 6
	To the ⟨mutilated⟩	. 5.
	Messrs Carlyle & Dal⟨ton’s Acct⟩ for 8 Yds ⟨mutilated⟩	2. 7.
	Mr Stedlar entrance Musick	1. 7.		6. 5. 7
	To Mr Didsbury for shoes charged by a

	mistake to George Washington amounting to Sterlg	£ 2.18. 6
	Freight insurance &ca	7. 3	3. 5.9
			3. 5.9	95.16.10 1/2
	⟨Mutilated⟩ Miss Custis & carried to new Acct	114. 0.10	88.12.3
			£117. 6.7	£184. 9. 1 1/2
	Contra		Cr
			[sterling]	[currency]
1764 Apl 30	By Balle of the last Settlement ⟨mutilated⟩ of the ⟨mutilated⟩		117. 6.7
	By Cash received ⟨mutilated⟩
	Mr Willm Dandridge ⟨mutilated⟩	£ 44. 0.10
	Mr Phil. ⟨Whitehead Claiborne⟩	14.
	Mrs McKenzie	10.16.
	⟨mutilated⟩	115.12. 3 1/2
			117. 6.7	184. 9. 1 1/2
Errors Excepted pr
Go: Washington
Williamsburg 6th May 1765

Note. The above Accts are exact copies of those ⟨settled⟩ by Commissioners appointed by the Genl Court namely Peyton Randolph Burwell Bassett ⟨mutilated⟩ on the 6th day of May 1765

ViLxW: Washington’s Guardian Accounts. See Editorial Note, Washington’s Guardianship of the Custis Heirs, 21 Oct. 1761–3 Nov. 1773.

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