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Invoice of Sundries Ship'd by order of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor for the use of the settlement on Sable Island [?] the Schoonoer Eagle Joseph Darby master

Halifax 2d July 1807

4 Barrels New Mess Pork .................. @ 120/. 24 -----
3 ditto Ryeflour ...................................... @ 32/6 4 17 6
1 ditto Scratch wheatflour....................... @ 40/. 2
1 Barrel Rice [nett?] ..... [cu?] 1..3.14 ..@ 32/6 3 ---- 11
1 Barrel .................. --,, 1,, --
10 1/2 Bushels Indian Corn .....................@ 5/ 2 12. 6
3 Barrels for ditto --- 3 ---
30 Gallons of Rum ...................................@3/6 5 5 ---
24 1/2 Gallons Molasses .........................@2/6 3. 1 3
Barrell for do .. --- 4 ---
1 Tierce pease ...................5 Bushels ......@10/ 2.10 ---
1 Box Brown Soap ...........61 ld .............@8d 2 --- 8
a chaldron of Coal in 6 Porter Hhds .............. 2 --- 9
6 Porter Casts to hold oil ...........................@12/6 3. 15 ---
4 Scyths @5/ _is 20/_ 2 hammers @3/_ is 6/...... 1. 6 ---
1 doz. Gimblets 2/6. 9 ld German steel 9/...... -- 11. 6
8 ld of Nails 7/4-- 1 blank book 3/. quire paper 2/6 -- 12 10
6 narrow axes @7/6-- 45/. 3 Cowbells 22/6 ....... 3. 7. 6
6 Boat oars............................................................ -- 11 8
A Box containing various medicines from Mr Philipps 2.12. 9
20 ld Bohea Tea @ 2/10 pr ld & flannel bag 3/ ...... 2.19. 8
1 Keg vinegar . 5. Gallon's @4 [p g?] & Keg 2/6... 1. 2. 6
paid for truckage ............. -- 5. 6
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178 E.E. M.W. £ 69. 6. 6

[Transcriber's note: Where ld appears, the letters seem to refer to lb. The crossbar across the l is a convention of clerical writing in the period. But this clerk's handwriting unusually abbreviates pound as ld, not lb.]