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		Slade & Co. General Ledger 1783 - 1784 Folio #20
		Account Of: Thomas Riggs
		NOTE: See bottom of page for abbreviations used:
Date	Qty	Description	Debit			Credit			Balance
			£	s	p	£	s	p	£	s	p
1783		Balance owing at the end of the fishing season	26	14	2.5				26	14	2.5
19 Nov 1783	1 gal	Tar	0	4	0				26	18	2.5
19 Nov 1783	.5 lb	Yarn	0	3	0				27	1	2.5
19 Jan 1784	.5 lb	Pepper	0	2	3				27	3	5.5
19 Jan 1784	1 gal	Brandy	0	6	0				27	9	5.5
06 Feb 1783	1 gal	Brandy	0	6	0				27	15	5.5
06 Feb 1783	2 yd	Lincy (?)	0	6	0				28	1	5.5
04 Mar 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				28	4	5.5
04 Mar 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				28	7	5.5
05 Mar 1784	.5 bbl	Beef	1	10	0				29	17	5.5
18 Mar 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				30	0	5.5
29 Mar 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				30	3	5.5
30 Mar 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				30	6	5.5
31 Mar 1784	1 gal	Brandy	0	6	0				30	12	5.5
12 Apr 1784	.5 rand	Genging twine	0	1	6				30	13	11.5
16 Apr 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	15	5.5
18 Apr 1784	10 lb	Butter	0	12	6				31	7	11.5
18 Apr 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				31	9	5.5
10 May 1784	257.5 gal	Seal Oyl				17	0	3	14	9	2.5
10 May 1784	22 ea	Harp (seal) skins
10 May 1784	28 ea	Bedlamer (seal) skins (both totalled as one amount)				2	7	0	12	2	2.5
10 May 1784	7 qt	Brandy	0	10	6				12	12	8.5
11 May 1784	1 gal	Brandy	0	6	0				12	18	8.5
12 May 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				13	1	8.5
18 May 1784	10 lb	Butter	0	12	6				13	14	2.5
18 May 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				13	15	8.5
29 May 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				13	17	2.5
31 May 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				13	18	8.5
31 May 1784	4 ea	Longshore lines	0	10	0				14	8	8.5
06 Jun 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				14	10	2.5
06 Jun 1784		To correct an error in addition on last account	1	0	0				15	10	2.5
16 Jun 1784	1 cwt	Bread and bagg	0	32	0				17	2	2.5
16 Jun 1784	1 gal	Oyl	0	8	0				17	10	2.5
16 Jun 1784	6 yd	Rufsia linen	0	12	0				18	2	2.5
16 Jun 1784	1 ea	Boats kettle	0	5	0				18	7	2.5
16 Jun 1784	1 pr	Mens shoes	0	8	0				18	15	2.5
16 Jun 1784	2 qt	Beer	0	1	3				18	16	5.5
20 Jun 1784	7 hh	Salt	7	0	0				25	16	5.5
20 Jun 1784		Not clear. Something purchased at Twillingate	0	5	0				26	1	5.5
20 Jun 1784		Passage for the boy Riggs aboard Fame	4	0	0				30	1	5.5
26 Jun 1784	.25	Grace pipes	0	1	6				30	2	11.5
26 Jun 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	4	5.5
17 Jul 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	5	11.5
18 Jul 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	7	5.5
05 Aug 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	8	11.5
09 Aug 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				30	10	5.5
09 Aug 1784	1 tierce	Bread	0	41	0				32	11	5.5
09 Aug 1784	1 bbl	Pork	4	0	0				36	11	5.5
09 Aug 1784	1 gal	Oyl	0	8	0				36	19	5.5
27 Aug 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				37	2	5.5
28 Aug 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	1	6				37	3	11.5
30 Aug 1784	2 qt	Brandy	0	3	0				37	6	11.5
31 Aug 1784	6 qt	Brandy	0	9	0				37	15	11.5
01 Sep 1784	1 gal	Brandy	0	6	0				38	1	11.5
03 Sep 1784	45 qtls	Fish				27	0	0	11	1	11.5
03 Sep 1784	25 gal	Oyl				1	5	0	9	16	11.5
03 Sep 1784		Overcharge on 2 cwt bread				0	4	0	9	12	11.5
03 Sep 1784		Overcharge on 2 cwt bread last fall				0	10	0	9	2	11.5
03 Sep 1784		To be paid in England - William Thomas Roach				0	5	0	8	17	11.5
03 Sep 1784		Balance due to Jonathan Slade				8	12	11.5	0	5	0
08 Sep 1784	3 qts	Brandy	0	4	6				0	9	6
11 Sep 1784	1 qt	Brandy	0	2	0				0	11	6
1784		Amount owing at the end of the fishing season							0	0	0
Definitions	bbl	barrel
	bolts	a length of woven goods, especially as it comes on a roll from the loom.
	cwt	one hundred pounds by weight
	fath	fathom - a linear measure of six feet
	gal	gallon
	hh	hogshead
	pease	dried, yellow split peas
	qt	quart
	qtl	quintal - a weight equivalent to between 100 - 130 lbs
	rann
	tierce	an old measure of capacity equivalent to 42 wine gallons
	Note	Reference is made to the purchase of bread and baggs. This is assumed to be hard bread, or
		what we have come to call hard tack. The baggs obviously refers to the container in which the
		bread was shipped, and had some monetary value.
		1 pound = 20 shillings
		1 shilling = 12 pence

Contributed & Transcribed by Terryt Alexander (2016)

Page Last Modified: Tuesday February 09, 2016 (Don Tate)

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