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Halifax NS. 3rd June 1834
The Commissioners of Sable Island
To Angus Fraser dr

For 1 Chest Congo Tea N. 6137 -110 - 23 = 87 lbs @ 1/11 8; 6; 9 (check mark sym)
" 1 Barrel Best Nevis Sugar 2.2.20 = 2.1.10 " 35/- 4; 2; 0 (check mark sym)
" 1 Cask Strong Premium Rum Contg(?) 54Galls " 3/7 9; 13; 6 (check mark sym)
" 1 Barrel best Green Coffee 200-18-118 lbs " 1/- 9; 2; 0 (check mark sym)
" 1 Barrel " Oatmeal 2.0.24 - 24 - 2 Cwt Net " 17/6 1;15;0 (check mark sym)
" 1 Barrel " Canada Cooking Pease " - - 1; 8;6 (check mark sym)
_____ 34 7 9
" 2 Barrels " Molasses - 32
_30__ 62 Galls " 1/8 5; 3; 4 (check mark sym)
" 5 Bags best Navy Bread ea 1 cwt(scored out] " 27/6 6;17;6 (check mark sym)
" 8 " P.E.Island Oats contg 30 Bushels " 2/- 3;0;0 (check mark sym)
" 20 Y'ds best twilled Sacking for Bags - " 1/1 1;1;8 (check mark sym)
" 6 lbs " Souchong Tea 3/9 - - - - -- 1;2;6 (check mark sym)
" 100 Cargo Musket Flints (best kind) - 0;2;9 (check mark sym)
_____ 17 7 9
" 1 Box No. 1 Chocolate 25 lbs ea 18/9 Box 1/- 0;19;9 (check mark sym)
" 1 Keg Superfine Mustard Contg 10 lbs " 1/3 0;12;6 (check mark sym)
" 13 3/4 Bushels Liverpool fine Salt - - " 1/6 1;0;7 1/2 (check mark sym)
" 2 Banbury Stock Locks - - - " 1/6 0;3;1 (check mark sym)
" 1 Single Spout Tin Lamp - - - - 0;1;6 (check mark sym)
" 4 Lbs Best American Hops - - " 3/- 0;12;0 (check mark sym)
_____ 3 9 4 1/2
" 4 " " Hyson (?) Tea - - - " 6/3 1;5;0 (check mark sym)
" 3 Loaves Single Refined Sugar 33 3/4 lbs " 7 1/2 1;1;1 1/2 (check mark sym)
" 4 Eighteen thread St Peters Codlines - " 2/11 0;11;8 (check mark sym)
" 25 lbs 20 inch symbol (?) fine Rose Nails " 4 1/2 0;9;4 1/2 (check mark sym)
" 13 " 16 inch symbol (?) " ditto(?) ditto(?) - - " 5 0;5;5 (check mark sym)
" 12 " 15 inch symbol (?) " ditto(?) ditto(?) - - "5 1/2 0;5;6 (check mark sym)
_____ 3 18 1
" 1 Fifty five gallon Iron band Wine Cask for Rum 0;7;0 (check mark sym)
" 2 Thirty " " " (?) " " " " 5 0;10;0 (check mark sym)
" 4 Hardwood Barrels for Salt - - - " 1/3 0;5;0 (check mark sym)
" paid John Roxby per a/c for coopering Casks etc 0;2;8 (check mark sym)
" " trucking the whole to Kings Wharf & load " 7 1/2 0;3;9 (check mark sym) 1 8 5
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£60 11 4 1/2
Received payment by a
check by J H Tidmarsh Esquire
on the Province Treasured
6th June 1834 E.E.
Angus Fraser (signature)

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