General account of building a store in Fairfax 1 lot in the town of Winchester, 7 September 1785–15 May 1787. Building finished 1 September 1786. 7 pp., 19.5x31.7cm. Repaired.
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General account of building a store in Fairfax 1 lot in the town of Winchester, 7 September 1785–15 May 1787. Building finished 1 September 1786. 7 pp., 19.5x31.7cm. Repaired.
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MS1936.3.2121
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Folder 205
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[1791, Jan. 26]
The Account of the Building of the New Store
Grainery railing in the loft & Ca...Dr To J. H. Norton
1785 | ||||||
Septemr | 7 | To Cash pd Diging the foundation of the chimney | 1 | 6 | ||
19 | To Goods for loading logs | 2 | 9 | |||
21 | To Do for hauling Do | 6 | ||||
22 | To 1 1/2 Days hire of man horse & Cart | 6/ | 9 | |||
24 | To 1/2 days hire of a man to put plank on the Kiln | 1 | 6 | |||
25 | To haughling Logs & Scantling | 1 | 10 | |||
To 3 days hire of a man to load Logs | 9 | |||||
To..1...Do...Do Scantling | 3 | |||||
To 2 loads wood to dry the plank | 12 | |||||
1/4...Do...Do | 1 | 6 | ||||
Octr | 10 | To 50 Nails | 7 1/2 | |||
12 | To 2 loads wood to dry the planks | 11 | ||||
shelves | 16 | |||||
13 | To 150 Nails | 1 | 10 | |||
15 | To me at the sum & C.a for the hands that raised the store | 7 | 4 | |||
To 250 Nails | 2 | 4 | ||||
17 | To 140...Do | 1 | 2 | |||
3 pints rum to the workmen | 2 | 3 | ||||
200 nails | 2 | 6 | ||||
18 | 200 Do | 2 | 2 | |||
21 | 300 sp[r]igs | 2 | 2 | |||
22 | 2000 [?] nails | 3/6 | 17 | |||
25 | 350...1 pd..Do | 1/3 | 4 | 2 1/2 | ||
29 | 100...Do | 1 | 3 | |||
31 | 300...Do | 1/3 | 10 | |||
Nov. | 1 | 900...Do | 10 | 7 | ||
1 load wood to dry the plank | 5 | |||||
2 | for 500 nails | 18 | 9 | |||
4 | To 1 Quart rum to Workmen | 1 | ||||
To Cash p.d for nails | 12 | 6 | ||||
5 | To 100...60 sprigs | 8 | ||||
8 | To 100...80 nails | 11 | ||||
11 | To 1000...Do | 8 | 6 | |||
15 | To 1 Quart rum for masons | 1 | ||||
16 | To Cash for lime | 15 | ||||
17 | To 1 Gall. rum to masons | 3 | ||||
18 | To 3 pints...Do | 1 | 6 | |||
25 sprigs | 1 | 2 | ||||
Amot Carried forward | £ | 11 | 13 | 4 1/2 |
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1785 | Amount Brot forward | £ | 11 | 18 | 4 1/2 | |
Nover | 19 | To 3 pints rum for the masons | 1 | 6 | ||
24 | To 1 Quart rum | 1 | ||||
25 | To 1800 flooring brad | 12/16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
26 | To 50 sprigs | 4 | ||||
28 | To 100 nails | 1 | 1 | |||
29 | To 1 Quart to masons | 1 | ||||
31 | To 400 nails | 11d | 3 | 8 | ||
Decr | 3 | To Goods & Cash pd for plank | 9 | |||
To Cash for nails | 6 | 3 | ||||
5 | To 418 nails | 3 | 7 | |||
8 | To 600...Do | 1/3 | 7 | 6 | ||
13 | To 900...Do | 10 | 11 | |||
15 | To 300 sprigs | ? | 2 | |||
To Goods for a tree to materials for the ? |
6 | |||||
2 p Hinges | 6/ | 12 | ||||
Cash p.d for rivits | 2 | 6 | ||||
120 nails | 1 | 3 1/2 | ||||
20 | To Cash pd wood to dry plank | 6 | ||||
Cart Lo for Locust posts | 2 | 6 | ||||
120 nails | 1 | 3 1/2 | ||||
21 | To 400 nails | 11d | 3 | 8 | ||
Cash p.d Jno Kean for Iron | 1 | 8 | ||||
22 | To 300 nails | 8 | 8 | |||
23 | To 6 p Hooks & Hinges | 1/3 | 7 | 6 | ||
5 p Large...Do | 6/ | 1 | 10 | |||
24 | To 1000 nails | 5 | 4 | |||
1 p Hinges | 1 | 6 | ||||
1786 | To 2 loads wood to dry plank | 12 | ||||
Janr | 4 | To 2 [?] nails | 17 | |||
1/2[?] Glue | 10 | |||||
200...10d nails | 2 | 1 | ||||
5 | To 800...Do | 11d | 7 | 4 | ||
Cash for paints | 5 | 2 | ||||
7 | --Cash for Celler steps | 10 | ||||
Do for hauling rails | 8 | |||||
-- | 9 | To 150 sprigs | 6 | |||
10 | To 200...Do | 1 | 11 | |||
12 | To 100..Do | 8 | ||||
1 Jug Oil | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
Amo.t Carried forward | £ | 25 | 12 | 3 |
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1786 | Amount Brot forward | 25 | 12 | 3 | ||
Janr | 12 | To hauling in the lott | 5 | 15 | ||
21 | To 6lb Spanish brown | 6d | 3 | |||
23 | to 1/2 lb Glue | 10 | ||||
25 | To 300 nails | 3 | 3 | |||
27 | To 2 lb White lead | 6d | 1 | |||
1 Jug Oil | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
30 | To Cash for Whitening | 1 | ||||
2lb White Lead | 8d | 1 | 4 | |||
15 pains Glass | 8d | 10 | ||||
Febr | 1 | To Cash for lamblack | 1 | 3 | ||
2 | ...Do | 2 | 6 | |||
3 | To 2 Hand Hire of two men for Work | 16 | ||||
6 | To 300 nails | 3 | 3 | |||
Cash p.d a man for lending the masons | 5 | |||||
1000...4d nails | 4 | 6 | ||||
200 sprigs | 8 | |||||
400 nails | 10d | 3 | 4 | |||
65 pains glass | 8d | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
8 | To 1 pint rum Masons | 6 | ||||
9 | To 1 Quart Do to a Waggoner | 1 | ||||
1 brass knob for the counting(?) room door | 2 | 6 | ||||
1 p [?] Hinges...Do | 4 | |||||
1 p Butt [hinge]...Do | 9 | |||||
Cash for twelve screws | 1 | |||||
3 pints rum to the Carpenters | 2 | 3 | ||||
14 | To 3lb white Lead | 8d | 2 | |||
30 pains Glass | 8d | 1 | 10 | |||
1 Jug Oil | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
15 | To Cash p.d painting & Glazing the store | 1 | 16 | |||
20 | To 2 locks for doors 20/ & 4/ | 1 | ||||
10 p Hinges | 2/ | 1 | ||||
1 bolt | 1 | |||||
Cash for two locks | 10 | |||||
To 7 1/2 days Waggonage of stone | 12/ | 4 | 10 | |||
2 load flag stone | 1/3 | 2 | 6 | |||
Cash p.d Iron | 7 | 11 | ||||
Do p.d maissonns(?) for an Iron bar for the Cellar door |
3 | 6 | ||||
23 | To 1lb White Lead to make putty | 8 | ||||
1lb Chalk to make putty | 6 | |||||
10oz pains glass | 8 | |||||
To the masons board | 1 | 7 | ||||
To Ryan J Waller for sundry Blacksmith work |
5 | 15 | 4 | |||
1 pint rum to the masons | 6 | |||||
To hire of an man 1 day | 3 | |||||
Carried forward | 57 | 14 | 11 |
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1786 | Amtt Brot forward | 57 | 14 | 11 | ||
May | 9 | To 1 Quart rum to masons | 1 | |||
To Cash p.d hauling the scantling for the granery |
1 | 16 | ||||
20 | To 3 days Hire of a man to level the footway |
9 | ||||
June | 26 | To Quart rum to the men when raisin[g] the Granery |
1 | 6 | ||
1...Do...Do | 9 | |||||
500 nails | 5 | 5 | ||||
July | 3 | To 700...Do | 1/6 | 10 | 6 | |
To Sundr p.d for clapboard Shingles | 2 | 13 | ||||
Cash..Do | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
1250 nails | 13 | 1 1/2 | ||||
7 | To 2550...Do | 1 | 7 | 3 1/2 | ||
To Jacob Bougher for his Acct for the Building the store |
90 | 10 | ||||
To Elisah Cowgill for his acct of mason work |
3 | 17 | ||||
To Jesse Pugh for Do | 10 | 10 | 9 1/2 | |||
To Digging the Cellar | 5 | |||||
To Locusts Posts shingles & Cellar steps | 3 | 17 | 6 | |||
To Adam Hood for sundry work some about the store as p his acct |
1 | 13 | 3 | |||
To Adam Anderson for stone | 10 | 16 | 6 | |||
To Robt Allison for Waggonage | 12 | |||||
To Robt Craigen...Do | 1 | 16 | ||||
To George Wright for sawing scantling | 12 | 13 | 6 | |||
To Frederich wanents for waggonage | 1 | 1 | ||||
To Jn.o Young for work | 3 | |||||
To Sam Boyd for Plank | 2 | 18 | 6 | |||
To Natn Lockhart...Do | 19 | 9 | 7 | |||
To Nathaniel White for shingles & Clapb | 18 | 15 | ||||
To Enoch Fenton for plank | 3 | 15 | ||||
To Jacob Pickring for Locusts Posts | 11 | 3 | ||||
To Ryan J Waller for making Hinges for Cellar Door |
17 | 6 | ||||
To James S. Dowdall for Waggonage | 10 | |||||
To A. M [?]onah for sundry work | 9 | |||||
To...Do | 3 | |||||
To Cash pd for nails | 1 | |||||
To 1250...Do | [ink blot] | 6 1/2 | ||||
Carried forward--249.[illegible].1 | £ | 249 | 17 | 1 |
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[Missing] | [Missing] | Am.t Bro.t forward | £ | 249 | 17 | / |
July | 4 | 900...nails | 1/1 | 9 | 9 | |
7 | 800...Do | 8 | 8 | |||
11 | To 113lb paint | 8d | 3 | 18 | 8 | |
1 Jug Oil | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
425 flooring brads | 1/6 | 6 | 4 1/2 | |||
12 | To Cash pd for Do | 15 | ||||
14 | To 1 m~ sod nails | 10 | 6 | |||
17 | To 3 p Hinges | 7 | 6 | |||
19 | To Cash p. for Oil | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
To Do p.d for nails | 7 | 6 | ||||
To 250...Do | 2 | 8 1/2 | ||||
20 | To 500...Do | 5 | 5 | |||
21 | To Adam Alber for smiths work | 1 | 6 | |||
24 | To 1 [?] lock | 8 | ||||
To 300 nails | 1/1 | 3 | 9 1/2 | |||
26 | To Adam Alber for work | 5 | 3 | |||
Augt | 9 | Cash for the workmen | 1 | |||
18 | To sundr for Locust posts for the pavement | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||
19 | To Cash p.d for rum for the workmen | 1 | 6 | |||
22 | To Cash pd...Do | 1 | ||||
23 | To sundr(?) to Adam Albert for work | 6 | 3 | |||
25 | To Abram(?) Mosby for 3 days of himself. cart & horse. making the footway |
1 | 1 | |||
to Benjamin Pryatt Laboring for 4 1/2 days work | 3/6 | 15 | 9 | |||
30 | To Abraham Mosby for 2 days work at the footway | 14 | ||||
To Benjamin Pryatt...Do | 3 | 6 | ||||
To Cash p.d Scantling for the rails of the pavement |
17 | 6 | ||||
Apl | 6 | To Rob.t Allison for waggon[a]ge | 3 | |||
To abram Mosby for 2 days work at the footway | 7/ | 14 | ||||
Benjamin Pryat 2 days Od | 7/6 | 7 | ||||
Amo.t Carried forward 267.6.87~ | £ | 268 | 15 | 9 1/2 |
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1786 | Amount Brot forward | [Missing]68 | [Missing] | 9 [Missing] | ||
Septr | 9 | To 5 days work of Mosby Horse & Cart at the footway | 1 | 1[illegible] | ||
To Benjamin Pryatt for 8 days work at the footway | 3/6 | 1 | 8 | |||
14 | To 3 days work of Mosby JCd | 7/ | 1 | 1 | ||
3 days...Dd...Pryatt Dd | 9/6 | 10 | 6 | |||
25 | To 4 Do...Do...of Mosby...Do | 1 | 8 | |||
To 4do...Do of Pryatt | / | 14 | ||||
28 | To Cash fo a man to tend the marin(?) | 8 | 9 | |||
Octt | 5 | To Adam Albert for work | 6 | |||
17 | To...Do...Do | 2 | 2 | |||
Nov.r | 22 | To sund for 2 pullys | 2 | |||
1787 | ||||||
Feb 7 | 1787 | 1.ll To sundy for hauling the frame of the nec[e]ssary House | 6 | |||
20 | To Jacob Pickring for locust posts | 11 | 3 | |||
March | 19 | To Jn.o Crockwell for painting the [?] |
3 | |||
22 | To Edward Smith for Nails | 3 | ||||
To J H Norton...Dd | 11 | 9 | ||||
May | 3 | To...D...for Oil | 10 | 6 | ||
4 | To 2 p [?] the Hinges | 2 | ||||
15 | To Enoch Fenton for plank | 1 | 15 | |||
To Wm [?] for Building the Granery &ca | 37 | 15 | ||||
320.15.8 1/2 | £ | 320 | 15 | 6 1/2 | ||
Deduct for overcharge 7th July 36 for work done by A. M. Horal(?) it being charged [?] £0.9.0 D.d for an over charge the £0 Febr 17[illegible] for [illegible] they being charged before |
11.3 | 1 | ||||
319 | 15 | 3 1/2 | ||||
Deduct for an overcharge in Jacob D[?]ghn Acc. |
3 | |||||
316 | 15 | 3 1/2 | ||||
We do herby certify that the above is a true statement of the expenditures by us for buildings [?] or Fairfax in Lots--on [?] of Mr Jn.o H. Norton for Danl Norton JC.o [?] Jany 26th 1791 [?] |
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Amt over | £ | 316 | 15 | 3 1/2 | ||
[1791, Jan. 26] | ||||||
To Amt of Sundries in JHN Ledger | 14 | 6 | 11 | |||
£ | 331 | 2 | 2 1/2 |
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The booking was finished the F.th of September (1786)
1786; & occupied from that period
J.H.N.
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Store
Winchester
General Accts of Building
in Fairfax, Lot in the
Town of Winchester
Citation
“General account of building a store in Fairfax 1 lot in the town of Winchester, 7 September 1785–15 May 1787. Building finished 1 September 1786. 7 pp., 19.5x31.7cm. Repaired.,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed May 2, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/2121.