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.

Title

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.

Identifier

MS1936.3.2121
Folder 205

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Ink on paper

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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 April 26, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/2121.