[Account with Massachusetts as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, August-December 1775.]
1775 Aug. 28th.
£
s
d
pd. at Davis–s at Roxbury for Oats
0:
0:
8
pd. at Watertown for Horses Servant &c
1:
14:
2
pd. at Baldwins for Oats
0:
0:
8
pd. at Buckminsters at Framingham
0:
5:
0
pd. at Bowmans at Oxford
0:
2:
4
pd. at Shermans in Grafton at Breakfast
0:
1:
8
Septr. 4. pd. at Hides in Woodstock for board and Lodgings for Selves and Servants and Horse keeping from Saturday to Monday.
1:
13:
0
pd. at Clarks at Pomfret
0:
2:
0
pd. at Carys of Windham
0:
7:
4
pd. at Lebanon Grays
0:
9:
10
pd. at Taynters in Colchester
0:
6:
0
pd. at Smiths of Haddam
0:
4:
0
pd. at Camps in Durham
0:
8:
6
pd. at Beers–s of N. Haven
0:
6:
0
pd. at Bryants of Milford
0:
8:
10
pd. at Stratford Ferry
0:
2:
0
pd. at Stratfield for Oats
0:
0:
6
pd. at Penfields of Fairfield
0:
14:
7
pd. at Betts–s of Norwalk
0:
6:
0
pd. at Fitch–s of Stamford
0:
6:
11
pd. at Knaps of Horse Neck
0:
16:
0
pd. at Bulls of White Plains
0:
3:
8
pd. at Jasper–––the Ferryman, at Dobbs Ferry for Dinners and Ferryge
0:
4:
0
pd. at Mrs. Watsons at Hackin Sack
0:
8:
10
pd. at Piersons of Newark
0:
2:
10
pd. at Elizabeth Town for Shewing Horse
0:
0:
10
pd. at Grahams Elizabeth Town
0:
18:
4
pd. for Man and Horse to Newark after our Men and to the Horsier
0:
5:
8
pd. at Woodbridge Dawsons
0:
1:
6
pd. at Brunswick, Farmers, and at the Ferry
0:
8:
0
pd. at Jones–s at Ten mile run
0:
0:
10
pd. at Princetown
0:
8:
6
pd. at Trenton
0:
3:
0
pd. at Priestly–s in Bristol
0:
12:
0
pd. at Wilsons–
0:
2:
8
pd. at Shammony [
Neshaminy
] Ferry
0:
0:
6
Cr.
Recd. of Mr. S. Adams, for his Share of our Expences on the Road from Woodstock to Philadelphia
2
5:
6:
4
1775
Sept. 14.
pd. for Paper Wax &c
0:
2:
0
Octr.
pd. for Tavern Expences on Committees
0:
6:
0
1775
Octr. 16.
pd. for Papers, Pamphlets Wax, mending a Pistoll, a Bridle &c
0:
12:
0
pd. for Tobacco, Plans of Boston Harbour, &c &c
0:
14:
0
1775
Nov. 1.
pd. Mr. John Wright his Account for pasturing my Horses, 9 dollars
2:
14:
0
Nov. 13.
Cash paid for Sundry Medicines
0:
12:
0
Novr. 15.
pd. Mr. McLane for a Leathern Breeches and Waistcoat
2:
16:
0
Novr. 27.
pd. Mrs. Lucy Leonard for Mrs. Yard £20 P. Curren
[cy]
16:
0:
0
Decr. 8 1775.
pd. Mr. Aitkens Acct.
0:
16:
0
pd. Washerwoman
1:
4:
0
pd. John Stille–s Acct.
3:
0:
0
pd. Mr. Marshalls Acct
0:
4:
0
pd. James Starrs Acct
0:
8:
10
pd. Mr. Smiths Acct
0:
10:
4
pd. Bass
2:
8:
0
pd. Lucy Leonards Acct
0:
16:
0
Mr. Wm. Barrells Acct.
2:
3:
0
Hiltsheimers Acct.
0:
8:
0
Joseph Fox–s Acct.
0:
10:
0
Wm. Shepards Acct.
10:
14:
0
one Pr. of Gloves
0:
6:
0
Mrs. Yards Acct.
23:
18:
6
3
Decr. 9. 1775. borrowed of the Hon. Saml. Adams Esqr. for which I gave him my Note of Hand
25:
0:
0
1779 [
i.e. 1775
].
Decr. 9. pd. at Andersons the red Lyon
0:
3:
4
pd. at Bassinetts at Bristow
0:
8:
2
Decr.
10.
pd. at Shammony Ferry and at Trenton Ferry
0:
1:
6
pd. at Williams–s
0:
3:
0
pd. at Hiers Princetown
0:
11:
8
pd. at Farmers
0:
4:
0
pd. at Ferry
0:
1:
6
Decr.
12.
pd. at Dawsons at Woodbridge
0:
7:
6
pd. at Grahams Elizabeth Town
0:
3:
0
pd. at Piersons Newark
0:
3:
0
pd. at Hackinsack, Phillipsborough and White Plains including the Ferriage of North River
1:
04:
0
Decr.
13.
pd. at Knaps at Horse Neck
0:
6:
0
14.
pd. at Betts–s Norwalk
0:
8:
0
pd. for shewing Horses at White Plains and this Place
0:
4:
0
pd. at Fairfield for Horse shewing Dinner &c
0:
7:
0
Decr.
16.
pd. at Bryants Milford
0:
8:
6
pd. at Bears–s N. Haven
0:
5:
0
pd. at Robinsons Wallingford and at another Tav. for Oats
0:
6:
0
pd. at Colliers in Hartford for Entertainment and Horse shoeing
0:
11:
0
pd. Mr. Nicholas Brown for a Girt and for transporting my wrecked Sulky from Horse Neck to Hartford 90 miles
1:
5:
6
pd. for Oats and Hay at Woodbridges East Hartford
0:
1:
0
pd. at Fellows, Bolton for Dinners Oats and Hay &c
0:
2:
6
pd. at Windham for Horse shewing and Entertainment
0:
7:
0
pd. at 2 Taverns for Oats
0:
1:
4
pd. at Providence for Entertainment
0:
12:
4
pd. at Moreys Norton
0:
2:
8
Decr. 21st. pd. at Coll. Howards Bridgewater
0:
6:
0
pd. Bass–s Accounts– first
1:
7:
0
–2d.
1:
11:
6
–3d.
11:
5:
0
Hire of one Horse from Aug. to 21. Deer.
Hire of another for the Same Time
4