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47 [circled at top]
Halifax, Nova Scotia 2nd Oct. 1815
le[first part cut off at edge] Thomas N. Jeffery Collection of majestys Customs this port
Bought of Wallace & Russell.
[first part cut off at edge] the use of the Negroes settled at Preston, by order of [first part cut off at edge] Excellency Sir John [Coape?] Sherbrooke ~
8 Whip Saws & Tillers . . . . . 507// 20 / " / "
4 Cross cut ditto . . . . . . 257// 5 / " / "
6 Cast steel Hand Saws . . . . . 11/ . // 3 / 6 /"
30 Narrow Axes . . . . . . 6/.// 9 / " / "
6 Broad ditto . . . . . . . . . 6/ // / 16 / "
4 Augers ea 1 2/6 1 1/2 3/1 in. . . . . . // "/ 5 / "
4 Chissels ea 1/6 6/ & 1/1 7/ . . . . . . // " / 13 / "
4 Gouges 1/3 6/ 4 drawing knives 10/ 2/6 // " / 15 / "
1 doz nail gimblets ass. S . . . . . // " 2 / 3
21 [M?] 10c nails . . . . . . . 876 // 8 / 18 / 6
36 [M?] 4 c ditto . . . . . . 413 // 7 / 13 / "
30 Pair Ho Hinges . . . . . 21 // 3 / " / "\
1 1/2 [t?] 5 in spikes . . . . . . 56/. // 4 / 4 / "
125 Feet 7 + 9 Glass . . . . 907. // 5 / 12 / 6
4 Iron Squares 4. 8/. 4 pair Compasses .. 1/3 37 // " / 13 / "
3 Grindstones - 6/ . 187. 6 Hammers 216 157 // 1 / 13 / "
6 Spike Gimblets 1/6. 6 Handsaw files 319 7c1/2 // " / 12 / 9
6 Crop cut files [?c] 4/6 6 whip ditto - 11 6/. // " / 10 / 6
2 Saw sets - 1/6 3/. 6 Adres 3/9 22/6 // 1 / 5 / 6
1 Cast Iron weight ea 14 57 & 28 7/6 [?] // " / 12 / 6
2 Froes - 12/. 6/. 4 Pick Axes - 107 407 . . // 2 12 / "
£ 79 / 4 / 6
1 Scale Beam . . . . 257 // 1 /5/ "
Halifax, 21 Novem. 1815, Rec payment of £ // 80/ 9 / 6
above from M. Rich'.Bent by collecton
Witness [Chr..v?] Clarke Wallace & Russell