Bill from John Wilcox to Eneas Morgan, Overseer to the Western Pequot Indians

 
 
Overseers of the Indian Tribe in the Town of Groton to John Wilcox
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1822
March 29
To one pair thick shoes to Ann Wampey
$1.50
 
 
April 6
To three loads wood to Ann Wampey
.36
 
 
January 2
To one peck corn to Ann Wampey
.21
 
1823
March 3
To three pounds five ounces pork to Ann Wampey
.27
 
 
 
To five quarts meal to Ann Wampey
.15
 
 
March 24
To five quarts meal to Ann Wampey
.15
 
 
April 5
To three pounds eleven ounces pork to Ann Wampey
+.29
$2.78
 
 
 
 
 
1822
 
To one and a half bushels turnips
+.17
 
 
 
 
 
$2.95
 
July 9
To one shirt $1 to Moses Sunsamon 1 dollar
 
 
 
 
To one pair trousers to Moses Sunsamon 50 cents
1.50
 
 
March 24
To one peck potatoes to Moses Sunsamon 
+.08
 
 
 
 
 
1.58
 
November 12
To seven pounds fish to Phebe Sunsamon
.28
 
 
November 18
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
 
 
To one peck potatoes to Phebe Sunsamon
.08
 
 
November 28
To three yards flannel to Phebe Sunsamon
1.62
 
 
November 30
To four quarts meal to Phebe Sunsamon
.12
 
 
December 4
To four quarts meal to Phebe Sunsamon
.12
 
 
December 13
To two and a half pounds pork to Phebe Sunsamon
.20
 
 
 
To two quarts meal to Phebe Sunsamon
.06
 
 
December 16
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
 
December 31
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
1823
January 15
To four pounds thirteen ounces pork to Phebe Sunsamon
.38
 
 
January 20
To three pounds thirteen ounces pork to Phebe Sunsamon
.24
 
 
January 29
To three quarts meal to Phebe Sunsamon
.09
 
 
February 12
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
 
February 18
To three pounds two ounces pork to Phebe Sunsamon
.25
 
 
March 7
To two and a half fish to Phebe Sunsamon
 .08
 
 
 
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
 
March 10
To two pounds eleven ounces pork to Phebe Sunsamon
.26
 
 
March 17
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
.21
 
 
April 2
To one peck corn to Phebe Sunsamon
+.21
$5.25
 
 
 
 
 
1822
December 14
To one peck potatoes to Hannah Miller 
.08
 
1823
January 15
To one peck potatoes to Hannah Miller 
.08
 
 
January 21
To a half a bushel corn to Hannah Miller
.42
 
 
February 17
To one peck corn to Hannah Miller 
.21
 
 
March 13
To two pounds ten ounces pork to Hannah Miller
+.20
$0.99
 
 
 
 
 
1822
December 17
To one peck corn to Polly Charles
.21
0.21
 
 
 
 
 
1823
January 7
To mending shoes for James Sunsamon
.36
 
 
January 8
To one peck corn to James Sunsamon
.21
 
 
January 9
To three candles 5 cents to James Sunsamon
.05
 
 
 
To one pair shoes $1.34, 1 peck corn 21 cents to James Sunsamon
+1.55
$2.17
 
 
 
 
 
1823
January 14
To carting 194 feet board to Betsy Squib
.75
 
 
 
To drawing three logs to saw mill to Betsy Squib
1.34
 
 
February 14
To one peck corn to Betsy Squib
.21
 
 
February 15
To two pounds pork to Betsy Squib
.16
 
 
February 18
To three and three quarter pounds pork to Betsy Squib
.30
 
 
March 4
To two quarts meal 6 cents and two pounds three ounces pork 17 cents to Betsy Squib
+.23
$2.99
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 30
To two quarts meal to Dosia Deshon
.06
 
 
February 8
To two pounds twelve ounces pork 22 cents and one peck corn 21 cents to Dosia Deshon
.43
 
 
 
To one peck potatoes to Dosia Deshon
.08
 
 
February 13
To four pounds four ounces pork to Dosia Deshon
.34
 
 
February 22
To mending one pair shoes to Dosia Deshon
.25
 
 
March 10
To three pounds seven ounces pork to Dosia Deshon
+.28
$1.44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To repairs on barn
 
5.84
 
 
To putting in fireplace
 
6.00
 
 
To 175 bricks
 
.92
 
 
To six pounds nails
 
1.00
 
 
To getting wood for the Tribe
 
10.00
 
 
To making twelve rods wall
 
+9.75
 
 
 
 
50.62
 
 
 
 
 
1823
January 24
To three yards shirting1 to Sarah
 
+.60
 
 
 
 
$51.36
 
 
To my note
 
+4.42
 
 
Received in full the above account
 
$55.78
 
 
Deduct for note in the above account
 
-4.42
 
 
 
 
51.36
 
 
John Wilcox
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Endorsement:
John Wilcox account against the Indian Tribe Groton / to be entered
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • 1. A general term for any fabric used in making men's or women's shirts. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 556.