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Dr. (debtor) W. Edward Hodgson in Accounts with the Commissioner for the
Affairs of Sable Island

Left side of Ledger Cr
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1820
July 26 To Paid your order to Joseph Darby 10 -- --
Sept 23 ditto do 12. 10 --
1821 July 26 Your son William for your account 10 -- --
1822 May 20 Your order in favor of Your daughter 10 -- --
ditto to Joseph Darby 2. 12. 7½
1823 July 14 ditto do 14 8 7
ditto Your Wife 30 -- --
Oct'r 10 ditto Joseph Darby 9 6 3
1824 July 1 ditto do 22 18 --
1825 Decr 31 W & E Wallace for supply's sent you 22 17 11
1826 June/July You in Halifax at different times 80 -- --
Aug't 8 You - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 -- --
274 13 4
Balance 444 16 ½
£ 719 10 --
Aug't. 9 To Cash Paid him this day by E Wallace
1827 after delivering his account yesterday 20 -- --
March 15 To Paid his daughter Elizabeth Hodgson 8 -- --
31 To Paid Edw. Wallace his attorney 23 3 10
May 23 To Paid ditto 56 10 --
June 20 To Paid his order to Joseph Darby 15 15 10
To this sum omitted in the acct above
Paid Your son William for Your Acct 32 -- --
P(per)Receipt 26th July 1821 paid £ 98 18 8
Bala. paid E.W. this day 345 16 11

Right side of Ledger
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1820
Septr. By the wages of his son Fr. Hodgson as a hired
servant on Sable