Eastern Pequot Overseer Account from June 20, 1845 to June 3, 1846
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The Pequot Indians in North Stonington in account with Elias Hewitt |
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Debit |
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1845 |
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June 20 |
To this sum due me on settlement with County Court as will appear by my account |
$ 27.97 |
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June 27 |
To calico1 and trimmings for dress for Polly Shelly |
1.30 |
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August 9 |
To this sum paid Isaac Williams for keeping Philena |
10.00 |
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September 15 |
To shirt for Henry Shantup 50 cents |
.50 |
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September 15 |
To calico for dress, two cotton cloth for shirt for Philena |
1.11 |
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December 1 |
To this sum paid Jack Randall for keeping Philena and one pair shoes as per his bill |
10.00 |
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December 18 |
To four pounds nails for Cyrus Shelly |
.28 |
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December 25 |
To one pair brogans2 for Henry Shantup |
1.34 |
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December 25 |
To cotton shirt for Henry Shantup |
.50 |
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1846 |
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January 1 |
To hat at Dudley R. Wheeler's for Henry Shantup |
.38 |
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January 15 |
To pair brogans for Philena |
1.17 |
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January 15 |
To wood for Molly Gardner |
.50 |
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January 24 |
To load wood for Molly Gardner |
1.25 |
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January 24 |
To shirt and britches for Cyrus Shelly |
1.25 |
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February 10 |
To five pounds pork at 8 cents and six pounds beef at 6 cents cut for Molly Gardner |
.76 |
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To one quarter pound tea for Molly Gardner |
.24 |
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To six quarts meal for Molly Gardner |
.25 |
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March 6 |
To cloth and making shirt for Henry Shantup |
.50 |
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To one pair stockings 34 cents and leather for boots for Henry Shantup |
.84 |
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To six quarts meal for Molly Gardner |
.20 |
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March 9 |
To cloth for dress and two shirts for Philena |
1.48 |
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March 9 |
To pair booties for Molly Gardner |
1.08 |
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March 9 |
To four quarts meal for Molly Gardner |
.16 |
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To small load wood for Molly Gardner |
.75 |
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April 8 |
To cash for Cyrus Shelly |
1.00 |
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April 8 |
To eight pounds of pork and four quarts meal for Shantup |
.80 |
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April 8 |
To three pounds crackers 24 cents, two quarts molasses 20 cents, and one half pound tea for Cyrus Shelly all |
.82 |
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April 10 |
To shirt 50 cents, stockings 34 cents, to shirt 75 cents, and handkerchief 20 cents for Cyrus Shelly's grave cloths |
1.79 |
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April 10 |
To ten pounds pork 80 cents, eight pounds beef 48 cents, twelve pounds flour 48 cents, and two pounds candles 25 cents for Cyrus Shelly when he died |
2.31 |
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April 20 |
To this sum paid David Holmes for coffin for Cyrus Shelly |
3.00 |
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April 20 |
.75 |
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May 6 |
To eight pounds of pork for Henry Shantup |
.64 |
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To this sum paid Jack Randall for keeping Philena |
6.00 |
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May 16 |
To cash for Samuel Shantup |
.25 |
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To three bushels oats $1.20, six pounds clover seed 60 cents, and peck hurd4 50 cents to sow on Samuel Shantup's lot |
2.30 |
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To team and hands to plow and sow oats |
3.00 |
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June 3 |
To shirt 34 cents, six pounds pork 42 cents, and tobacco 12 cents for Samuel Shantup |
.88 |
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To interest on balance due me on settlement and cash advanced up to April 1846 when I received the rent |
2.00 |
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To paid Levi Walker, Doctor, for doctoring, etc. |
9.00 |
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To my services rendered during the year. It is the sum which has generally been allowed |
20.00 |
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June 12 |
To this day to court to settle account and expenses |
2.00 |
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To paid clerks fees |
.81 |
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$ 121.18 |
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Contra Credit |
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1846 |
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April |
By this sum received of Samuel Stanton, Esq., for rent of pasture from April 1846 To April 1847 |
$ 100.00 |
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April |
By the feed in Cyrus Shelly lot this year |
3.00 |
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$-103.00 |
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Balance due Elias Hewitt |
$18.005 |
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Judicial Action: |
Elias Hewitt account with Pequot Indians.6 Allowed so ordered. File |
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Docketing: |
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- 1. In the United States, calico is a generic term for a plain weave cotton or blended fabric that usually having small busy printed pattern. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles.
- 2. From the Irish word for shoe, bróc, a brogan is a coarse untanned leather lace-up shoe reaching to the ankle. It was used as work boots in the wet bogs of Ireland and Scotland as early as the 16th Century. It became the military footwear during the American Revolution and Civil War. While the brogan later became a fashion trend after Thomas Jefferson wore a pair to his inauguration, it remained a mainstay as a heavy work-shoe. Because they were manufactured on straight lasts, brogans did not have a left or right version, making them inexpensive to make but uncomfortable to wear, causing blisters until the leather was broken in. Wikipedia. OED.
- 3. Francis McCarty
- 4. The fibre of the hemp plant, extracted from the stem and used to make rope, strong fabrics, and paper. OED
- 5. The amount here is incorrect. It should read $18.18.
- 6. Deleted Text: Accepted