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Invoice of supplies sent to Isle Sable in the schooner Eagle, Joseph Darby Master, by order of Sir John Wentworth

17 August 1805. — 2 pages : 30 x 50 cm.

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Invoice of supplys sent to Isle Sable in the Schooner Eagle Joseph Darby Master. by order of His Excellency Sir John Wentworth Bart. Lieutenant Governor 17th 1805
10 Barrels flour @ 45/ 22.10
9 Barrels Port @ 90/ 40.10
15..0.0 ship Biscuit @ 32/6 24.7 6
10..0.0 Ditto @ 40/ 20.
1 Barrel Pease @ 26/ 1.6
4 Barrels Herring @ 17/ 3 10
A Tierce molasses 51 Gallon 4/6 11 9 6
a new tierce for ditto .8
10 Gallons Fayal Wine 27/6 @ keg 5/ 4
20 Gallons Spirits @6/ [a?] Keg 6/ 6.6
6 Bushels Salt @4/ & 2 fish Barrels for [do?) 7/ 1.11.0
40 [??] Bohea Tea @ 3/3£ 6.10.0
10 [??] Souchong Tea @ 6/….3.
6 Loaves refined sugar 4.87[??] @1/2 2.16.3
4 [??] pepper 8/- 1 doz mustard 9/ 17.0
5 gallons vinegar @4/ 1.0.0
Keg for ditto 4/bag for Tea 2/ 6.0 14.9.3
1291 feet Spruce Boards @50/ 3.4.7
3 sharp pointed shovels @7/£1.1.0
4 axes @6/6 - 26/ - asett cart boxes 4/8 1.10.8
50[??] 20 [ ??] .7 Nails 31/3 - 100 [??] -10.[??] 66/8 4.17.11
6 Scythe - @ 5/[?] 30/ - 4 flatt files 7/6 1.17.6
50 [??] Gunpowder @ 2/- 100/- 2 bags shott 30/ 6.10.0
3 Cow Bells @ 3/4 10.
2 Boxes essence of Spruce @20/ 2 18.7.1
1 Chaldron Coal 1.17.3
4 Ash oars 57 [feet] @ 6 1.8
2 pair woolen Drawers 11/ - 2 pair trowsers 26/6 1.17.6
2 pair hose yarn @3/6 .7
2 [??] salts - 4/ 1 [?] Sulphur 1/9 - 1/4 [?] Camphire 7/ .12.9
Chamomile flours . 1.3
32 flour Barrells for Biscuit [?] and [heading?] 2.
Opening & [herding?] Pork & [?ining] for [isumenation?] 2.4
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Con't over £ 180.5.0



2 pages 30 x 50 cm

Date: 17 August 1805

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 133

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