THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE
Published By The South Carolina Historical Society
Volume XXXVII (pp. 87-90)
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THE THOMAS ELFE ACCOUNT BOOK 1765-1775
Contributed by MABEL L. WEBBER
Copied by ELIZABETH H. JERVEY

AUGUST 1773

     Sundries      D.r to    Shop
.161 Ancrums & Chiffelle 1st To 1 Close Stool Chair         £ 12.
.154 Boquett Peter 20th To 2 Teaboards
     & 2 Bottle do                             £ 4.
     To a dining Table                          14.
     To a Close Stool Chair                     12.
     To a poplar Bedstead                        6.10
     To a Tea Table £10 2 do Boards 60/         13.           49.10
                                             ___________
.161 Broughton Andrew Sen.r 22d a full Trimed
       Ceader Coffin for your Grand Child                     14.
.161 Cape Brion 1 To mendg a Safe, putting on a
       Lock & 1 pr Brass hinges/ found/                        1.5
.76  Chiffelle Philotheus 16th To 3 foot 9 Inch Dining Table  18.
.80  Dawson John 7 To putt.g on Castors & mending Sundries      .10
.159 Evans George 4th To a mahoy Stand                         5.
.162 Elliott Charles 16th 
       To a Breakfast Table                    £18.
       To a dining Table                        14.
       To a Cloose Stool Chair & pan            18.10
       To a Bason Stand wth a frett             12.           62.10
                                             ___________
.69  Elliott Sabina 24 To 12 Window 
       Blinds a 15/                            £ 9.
       To 1000 Tin Tacks 15/ 12 dozn
         Brass hooks 35/                         2.10
       To 12 Buttons & Screws &ac                 .15          12.5
                                             ___________   ___________
                                         carried forward   £ 175.
     Sundries      D.r to Shop           Bro.t forward     £ 175.
.62  Fisher John 14th To 213 Feet of poplar Plank
       a £7 p Cd feet                                         14.18.2
.29  Gaillard John 19 To a Chineas
       Teable wth a Stretcher                  £26.
       28 To a Bason Stand £9 a
         Chamber Table £10                      19.           45.
                                             ___________ 
.69  Lownds Rawlins 4th To mend.g 1
       Cloose Stool Chair and 5 Mahoy
       do                                      £ 2. 10.
       7 To mend.g 2 maho.y d.o wth new tops     2.
       19 To d.o 2 d.o Brass nails               1.10
       To d.o maho.y Dining Table                 .15          6.15
                                             ___________
.159 Ladson Robert 4 To 2 french arm Chairs                   60.
.71  Leger & Greenwood 19th To a hatt drawers /
       omitted                                                30.
.93  Lockwood Joshua 20th To a Show Glass £10
       a fale Bottom 20/                                      11.
.162 Lewis Lesterjett 20 To 6 Maho.y
       Chairs                                  £45.
       To a Mahoy dining Table                  13.
       28 To a d.o desk                         45.          103.
                                             ___________
.146 Miles Ann 12 To mend.g a dressing 
       drawers                                 £ 2.
       To 3 new handles & 2 Sk.s                 1.            3.
                                             ___________
.23  Osborn Thomas 1 To mend.g a
       Stand wth a frett Rim                   £ 2.
       To a poplar Beadstead                     6.10
       30 To a double chest of drawers          75.
       To a Sett of Brass Castors                2.           85.10
                                             ___________
.162 Peterman Lewis 30th To a maho.y Bedstead 
       wth Castors                                            26.15
.105 Smith James 14 To a Chamber Table         £10.
       To Taking down & putting up a
       Beadstead 10/ mend.g a chair 10/          1.
       19 To a Tea Kettle Stand wth a frett     10.           21.
                                             ___________
.127 Steward John 14 To taking down a bedstead                  .5
.148 Thomas Edward 14th To a bason Stand                      10.
.163 Wigg Wm. Hazard 7th To a plain
.163 Wigg Wm. Hazard 7th To 2 plain
       Mahoy. Card Tables                      £30.
       (of port royal) To a Breakfast
       do. £18 a China do £20                   38.           68.
                                             ___________

.83 Yonge Francis 4 To a large Mahoy. Round Tea Table         13.
____                                                       ___________
.142                                                       £ 673.3.2
     Sundries   Dr. to David Oliphant
.140 Bonds & Notes 19 For his note payable Januy.
       next wth Interest                                   £ 182.
.56  Profit & Loss 19 For abatemt. on Oliphants Acct.          5.2.6
____                                                       ___________
.107                                                       £ 187.2.6
.141 Cash      Dr. to          Sundries                    £ 262.6.3
.11  To William Bamfield 17th                                 14.
.102 To John Drayton 17th in full to the 1st June last        26.
.162 To Lewis Lestarjette on Acct.                            24.
                                                           ___________
                                             carried over  £  64.
     Cash   Dr. to        Sundries          Brot. forward  £  64.
.142 To Shop    For Sundries Sold for Cash                    22.16.3
.56  To Profit & Loss Gain'd 1st                              30.
.38  To Plantation 17th for frute 16th                        43.
.42  To Two Tenements 17th for 1/4 years Rent                   82.10
.143 To Handicraft Slaves of Wm Wayne                         20.
     Sundries     Dr. to   Cash
.64  Jacob Valk 9th pd. my Note for                        £ 550.
.142 Shop 2 paid John Love for Work            £30.
          9 ditto Henry Talbourt for Stuff     107.10
            ditto Nathl. Puncheron               6.10
            ditto John Blott in full            13.7.6
         22 ditto John Ralph in full             35.
         27 ditto Wm. Wayne                      8.          200.7.6
                                             ___________
.56  Profit & Loss       9 Gave away                          37.
.113 House Expences So much this mo. as pr Cash Book         118.
                                                           ___________
                                                           £ 905.7.6

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