Finney Orphans Accounts 1775 - Transcribed by Gail M. Walczyk

George Finney Orphan To John Darby his Guardian
Dr 1772 November 20th
To 11/2 yards homespun Cloath @ 2/. £00.03.0
To 11/2 yds Check Linen @ 2/. 00.03.0
To 1 pair Shoes 3/4. 1 pair of Hoes 3/4. 00.06.8
To 11/2 yds binding @ 3d 21/2 yds Check @ 2/. 00.05.4 1/2
To 31/2 yards Virginia Cloath @ 2/. 00.07.0
To 1 yard Check Linen 00.02.0
To 1 Felt Hatt Bot of Scott & Ker 00.02.3
To 11/4 yard Oznabrigs 1/. of B. [-----] 00.01.3
To 23/4 yards Linsewoolsey @ 2/. 00.05.6
To 1 Spelling Book 2/. Bot of Wm Stone 00.02.0
To 11/2 yard Stript Linen @ 2/. 00.03.0
To 11/2 yard of Linen & Woollen Cloath @ 2/. 00.02.6
To 1 pair Thread Hoes @ 3/6. 00.02.6
To 3 yards Virginia Cloath @ 2/. 3 yards of
Check @ 2/. 00.12.0
To 1 pair Shoes 4/. 2 yards fine Linen @ 3/. 00.10.0
To Cash paid for making Said Linen 1/3. 00.01.3
To 1 Felt Hatt bought of Scott & Ker 00.03.9
To Cash paid Wm McCain for Schooling 02.05.0
To 2 Years and four Months board @£ng 11.13.4
Credit
By the hire of a Negro for the year 1773 £05.00.0
By Ditto do 1774 05.00.0
[Total] £10.00.0

Abel Finney Orphan, to John Darby his Guardian
Dr 1772 Septr 20th
To 11/2 yd of Virginia Cloath £00.03.0
1773 Febry 13th
To 1 pair Shoes 00.03.4
To 1 pair of Hoes 00.03.4
To 11/2 yards of Binding @ 3d 00.00.4 1/4
To 21/2 yd of Linen @ 2/. 00.05.0
To 11/2 yd of do 00.03.0
To 31/2 yd of Virginia Cloath 00.07.0
To 1 yd of Ditto 00.02.0
August 30th 00.02.3
To 1 felt Hatt
October 20th
To 1 Bottle of Batesmans Drops 00.01.6
November 20th
To 1 Sheet 00.07.6
To Cash paid Spencer Barns for making a coffin 00.05.0
To Mr. Bundick for Plank 00.02.6
To 1ld Loaf Sugar 00.01.3
To 11/2 Gallons Rum at 4/. 00.06.0
To 1 year two months Board @ £r making a coffin 05.16.8
[Total] £08. 07.8 1/4

Polley Finney Orphan to John Darby her Guardian
Dr 1772 December 10th
To 1 pair of Shoes Bot Scott & Ker £00.07.6
To 2 Check Handkerchiefs @ 2/6. 00.05.0
Tp 1 yard Ribin 00.01.3
To 1 paper of pins 00.01.0
To 1 Quire of Paper 00.01.3
To 4 Months & a half Schooling @ 2/6. 00.11.3
To 41/2 Months Board @ £ Schooling @ 2/6. 01.17.6
£03.04.9
Credit
By the Hire of a Negro Fellow for the year 1772 £05.00.0
By the hire of Ditto for do 1773 06.00.0
Total £11.00.0

At a Court held for Accomack County February 28th 1775. John Darby presented and made oath to the above Account and admitted to Record.


Source:

Walczyk, Gail M. Accomack County Orphans Accounts 1771-1780. Coram NY: Peter's Row, 2000, pp. 49, 50.

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