Lucy Terry Prince
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Jonathan Ashley's account book
- Date:
- 1752 - 1759
- Item Type:
- manuscript
About
The Reverend Jonathan Ashley (1712-1780) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, enslaved three people over a 40-year period: Jin Cole, her son Cato, and a man called Titus. Ashley used this account book to record charges for work he hired out Cato and Titus to perform for various trading partners in the 1750s, including Samuel Dickinson.
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List of orders for to Mr Samuel Allen Old Tenor |
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1756 |
for Joseph Allen all I owed him |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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April 15. 1756 |
for Mr John Catlin all I owed him |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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24 |
for John Nims |
3 |
12 |
6 |
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26 |
for Coll Hinsdell all I owed him |
2 |
9 |
0 |
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May 7 |
for William Arms |
4 |
10 |
0 |
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May 11 |
for Jeremiah Nims all I owed him |
1 |
1 |
4+ |
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15 |
for Lieut Hawks all I owed him |
4 |
10 |
0 |
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17 |
for Lieut Hoit all I owed him |
4 |
2 |
6 |
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Recieved of Major Williams |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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of Samuel Childs Constable |
37 |
10 |
0 |
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21 |
order for Samuel Bardwell |
3 |
17 |
6+ |
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22 |
for Asa Childs all I owed him |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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25 |
Gave an order to N. Frary |
28 |
16 |
0 |
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which was all I owed him 8-8-0 |
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27 |
to Joseph Stebbins 12£ 19s & for John Morrison |
21 |
7 |
6 |
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Lawful
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mony
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28 |
to Lieut Field towards what I owed him |
2 |
5 |
9 |
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17
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4
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2OT
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31 |
to John Shelden all I owed him |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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May 31 |
Recieved of Major Williams |
45 |
0 |
0 |
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June 9 |
to Moses Severance |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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June 15 |
to Samll Hinsdell all I owed him |
4 |
10 |
0 |
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18 |
to Widow Hinsdell |
7 |
7 |
6+ |
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July 1 |
to Jonathan Wells all I owed him |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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July 9 1756 |
to William Arms for Jona |
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Arms towards what I owed him |
7 |
7 |
6+ |
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July 9 |
to Thomas Arms all I owed him |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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July 23 |
to Elijah Arms all I owed him |
10 |
16 |
0 |
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August 13. |
to Solomon Newton all I owed him |
1 |
10 |
0 |
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August |
Recieved of Samll Child Co[?] |
15 |
12 |
6 |
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Sept. 1 |
an order to Moses Nims all I owed him |
1 |
15 |
0 |
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Oct 5. |
Recieved of Major Williams |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Oct 30 |
to Moses Severance |
5 |
10 |
0 |
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Decem. 18 |
to Joseph Catlin which was all I owed him |
1 |
18 |
4 |
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295 |
9 |
7 |
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| Dickinson Samuel |
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| To Table & [ ] board |
2
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| 1755 | Credit to a Horse to Weathersfield |
3
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10
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0
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| To Samuels yoke of Cattle a day |
1
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5
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0
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| 1756 | To a Load of pine 40s |
2
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0
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0
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| Mowing-- | ||||
| 1757 | A pair of Indian Shoes |
2
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5
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0
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| To Catos driving a plow a day |
0
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10
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0
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| 8: | To Nath. Fencing a day 15s |
0
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15
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0
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| To 1 lb of Indigo |
6
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0
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0
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| ½ Bushell of Salt |
1
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5
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0
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20
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10
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0
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23
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0
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0
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| March 29, 1758 | Balance all |
43
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10
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0
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| Accounts with Samuel Dickinson | ||||
| Dickinson Samuel | ||||
| Debtor to a note |
29
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0
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0
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pay for Mrs Stevens
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| To Titus Mowing a day to for mowing Market Land |
1
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0
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0
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| 1755 | Debtor to 2 Days Titus Mowing |
2
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0
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0
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| May 1757 | To Cato mowing Bushel |
0
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15
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0
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| June 27 | To Titus Mowing a day |
1
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0
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0
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3
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15
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0
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| Oct 11 1756 | Sr Bardwell Come to Board with us Tarried 5 weeks paid |
34
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10
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0
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