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Invoice of supplies purchased and shipped on board the schooner Harriet for use of the Establishment on Sable Island

19 June 1823. — 3 pages : 30 x 49 cm.

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Invoice of Supply's purchased & Shipped on board the Schooner Harriet by order of His Excellency The Lieut Governor for the use of the Establishment on Sable Island 19th June 1823.
10 Bags of Ship Bread 25/ 12 10 ~
10 Bags for ditto 1/6 ~ 15 ~
5 Barrels Fine flour 42/6 10 12 6
3 do Rye - do 30/ 4 10 ~
3 do Indian Meal 25/ 3 15 ~
6 do Beef 60/ 18 ~ ~
3 do Pork 80/ 12 ~ ~
1 do Rice [illegible] 1:3.7 25/ 2 5 5
1 Cask Molasses 27 Gallons 1/9 2 7 3
8 Barrels Salt 7/ 2 16 ~
1 do Sugar [illegible] 2:2 1 40/ 5 ~ 4 1/2
1 Cask Rum 28 Gallons 4 5 12 ~
1 Barrel Oatmeal [illegible] 1:3 24 28/ 2 15 ~
40 tbs Souchong Tea 5/6 11 ~ ~
1 Keg Port Wine 10 Gallons 14/ 7 ~ ~
1 Keg for do 5/6 ~ 5 6
1 Dozen Rag Stones 3/6 ~ 3 6
2 Shovels [ea @ 6/?] 2 Devonshire Shovels ea 3/9 ~ ~ 19 6
1 Bake Oven 11/6 6 tbs Brimstone 8 4/ ~~ ~ 15 6
6 Joints Stovepipe & 2 Elbows 34 tbs 1/ 1 14 ~
4 Copper Spout Lamps 1/9 ~ 7 ~
2 tbs Cotton Wick 3/9 - 7/6. 2 Milk Kettles ea 5/ ~ ~ ~ ~ 17 6
1 Milk Strainer 3/. 1 Milk Cullinder 5/ ~ 8 ~
1 Hand Saw ~ 9 ~
Carried forward £ 106.8. 0 1/2.


3 pages 30 x 49 cm

Date: 19 June 1823

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 294

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