Christmas expenditure 1829

16th December 2015
Anne Sophia Harvey Domestic Expenditure 1829

From Anne Sophia Harvey's account book (brown leather), Domestic Expenditure, [from] 1 January 1829, part of Library's extensive Harvey Collection. Anne Sophia Grut (1802-1844) was daughter of Peter Grut and Anne Collings, and married John Harvey. This account book ends in December 1834. A second account book, Anne Sophia Harvey's Household Expenditure, 1 July 1838, ends in December 1842.

December 1829
December
 
£
s
d
1Porterage J Hale of 2 Benches 30 Nov  5
23 lbs brown sugar  11¼ 
3Wesleyan Missions 2
"Mangling 1d, Black Lead Pencil 3d  4
"4 Doz. Sherry of Js De Lisle/gratuity @ 26/-   
"Subscription to the Verdict against the Irish55 
P Harris 1 Doz. Port Wine 20 Aug. 15  
"" 6 T[-] 22 lbs Candles @ 6½ [unintelligible note] 1111
" [third] Pipe Port Wine £3311  
8Remnt. Sage Cold Bombazeen 3½ yds 211
 First Week 1718
9Turnips 1d, 10 yds Brown lining @ 3d  27
"Couple of Sark Chickens 18
11Whiting 3d, two Rabbits 1/4 
14Postages @ 7 Sep to this day  
15 Lye 1d, Jews' Society 4/7 48
16 Washerwoman 3/-, ½ H Tea 1/4 34
"Plate Chest14 
17Mrs Falla, ironing 1/3 3
"2 large Whiting   
 Second Week107
 Amount carried over234¾ 
183 yds flannel @ 1/- 3 
"figs 4d½, Carrots 1d, poor woman 1/3 1
20Sacrament Sunday 
21highly carved Tortoiseshell Comb  
"Mother of Pearl visiting Card Case 9 
23 P Henry mending writing table  21
24Turkey 8 lbs 3/10, Partridge 10d 8
"34 lbs Beef & Suet/ribs & rump @ 6d  17  
"Flour 8¼ months milk to 19th 4/4½ 5
 Third Week 3
26Kitty Riley, 6 mths wages to this day 3136
"Hare 2/6, 2 pces Tape 6d & 1/6d 
"2½ yds flannel 1/1 per yard 8½ 
1 paper needles 3d  
"7 yds coloured print @ 9d (New Year's gift to Nancy) 53
12 yds print @ 8½ 
29 Clearing away the snow  5
"Salt 4d, 12 thrushes 5d, larks 5d  12
30A water hen/poule d'Auregny   5
 Fourth week4168½ 
     
 
Total in December
31 
15 
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