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Subject: Thomas Elfe Account Book, Jan 1773 From: Steven J. Coker Date: July 29, 1998
THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE
Published By The South Carolina Historical Society
Volume XXXVII (pp. 118-122)
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THE THOMAS ELFE ACCOUNT BOOK 1765-1775
Contributed by MABEL L. WEBBER
Copied by ELIZABETH H. JERVEY
JANUARY 1773
Sundries Dr. to Shop
.64 Cape Bryan 4th Mending a Glass Frame £ .10
18 Mending a draw & Sundry
Jobs 10/ a Poplar Bedstead £6 6.10 7.
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.131 Cortongue James 8th a Ceader Coffin wth.
handles plates & Nails 35.
.139 Caw Mrs Widow 15th a Mahogy Bedstead post }
Swell'd & Carv'd & a Mahoy. Cornish £50. }
(23rd) fixg. Pullies in a Sett } 54.
Bed Larths 60/ }
.80 Dawson John 12th a Mahogany desk for Mrs monks 45.
.102 Drayton John 23rd Mendg. ye Teaster
Larth of a Bed & putg. up ye Curtains &ca 1.10
.95 Frazier Alexander 4th Mending a Chair .10
.136 Fullerton John 8th 86 feet fret
a 4/ 17. 4
23rd 14 feet fret work a 6/3
87/6 (30th) 2 ps fret catt 30/ 5.17.6 23. 1.6
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.120 Farr Thomas 12th Mending a dining table .10
.111 Fewtrel 16th Mending a Tea Board 7.6
.122 Goden Isaac 16th putg. up a Bed Cornish & Curtains 1.
.121 William Glen Junr. Mendg. 2 Splat Back Chairs 3.
.146 Howard Daniel Coll. 8th Mahoy.
desk & Book Case wth glass doors 140.
16 an Easy Chair 30.
29. a Square Tea Table wth a
rim £12 a Tray for it £3 15. 185.
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.123 Hawie Robert 16th a frame for
a Tea Tray 5.
23rd Takg. down & putg. up a
Bedstead 10/Mendg. ye
Teaster Larths 7/6 .17.6 5.17.6
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.32 Hoyland Mary Ann 16th Mendg. a Table &
Stand 1.
.95 Hunt John 23rd a Mahogany Slab Frame 26.
.132 Jones Sarah 2nd 1 New Lock &
fixing 3 on drawers 12. 6
Sundry other jobs 10. 1. 2.6
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.124 Lloyd John 4th for Sundry jobs .10
.93 Lockwood Joshua 4th Mending 4 knive Cases 1.10
.145 Langford Nicholas 23rd for a Library Book Case 110.
.145 Matthews Ann & John 2nd a Easy Chair
wth. Castors for Mrs. Randall 30.
.146 Miles Ann 12th Mending a Swinging Glass Frame 1.
.147 Norvel Izabella 23rd a dressing drawers 24.
.79 Peronneau Alexander 23rd 12 Screw hooks 1. 2.6
Putting up and taking down Bedsteads 1.10 2.12.6
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.127 Steward John 8th 1 large Square
Table with 2 leaves & 2d side
Board do Roundd off to match with do 58.
12th a Coffee Pott Handle 1.12.6
16th a Mahogany Slab Frame and Top 26. 85.12.6
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.135 Swanson Robert 12th a popular Bedstead 16.
.117 Salter Richd. 15th a Mahogany Bedstead 26.
a Sett Box Castors 1. 27.
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.128 Simpson Sarah 23rd a Ladies
Dressg drawers 45.
a Sett of Castors 2. 47.
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£734. 4
Sundries Dr. to Shop Brot. Up £734. 4
.147 Swallow William 30th takg of &
putg on a Lock. to a desk £1.
a Cradle 15. 16.
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.148 Thomas Edward 4th for a Chamber Table 10.
.97 Waring Thomas 16th Mendg a Stand 15/do
a Chair 15/ 1.10
.141 Cash as p day Book 207. 7.6
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.142 £969. 1.6
Sundries Dr to Handicraft Slaves
.26 House in Friend Street 1st for Carpenters } 6.15.6
work done & Materials }
.34 Lott in King Street 1st for ditto 4.
.140 Bonds & Notes 1st for Wm. Patterson's Note for 88.
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.143 £98.15.6
.140 Bonds & Notes Dr to House Negroes £300.
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.138 8. for Daniel Harpers Bond payable
January 1-1774 for a Negro Boy named Jacko
.56 Profit & Loss Dr. to Sundries £2. 10
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.135 To Smith Upholster 4th for an abatment 2.
.81 To John Blott 12 for do. .10
.132 Sarah Jones Dr. to Miss Susannah Jones £8.
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.132
for a Mistake in the Christian Name it being
Sarah instead of Susannah and which is now rectified
.141 Cash Dr. to Sundries £550. 4.9
.140 To Bonds & Notes 4th in full of
McGillivray's Bond £100.
6th in part of Thomas Cokers
Note 20.
& for Matthew Hutchins 11.16.3
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131.16.3
.92 To Interest Account 4th for interest on
McGillivray's Bond 27.
.133 To Thomas Legare 6th Receiv'd in full 6.
.31 To Ofspring Pearce 8th do do 91.10
.42 To Two Tenements in Brod. Street 12th 40.
.81 To John Blott 12th do. do 9.10
.103 To John Marshall 12th do. do. 25. 5
.143 To Handit. Slaves 12th for 6 months work of Cysare 108.
.89 To William Wayne 12th Recd. in full 3.
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carried over £442. 1.3
Cash Dr. Sundries Brot. Forward £442. 1.3
.56 To Profit & Loss 12th gain'd £5
14th gain'd £2. 8.9 7. 8.9
.46 To William Darby 14th Received in full 11. 7.9
.117 To John Hatfield 20th Receiv'd 10.15.
.148 To Shop my Own Sundries sold this month 78.12
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£550. 4.9
Sundries Dr. to Cash £896. 9.9
.113 House Expences for sundry Expences this
month as p Cash Book £225. .3
.56 Profit & Loss 12th for
abatement to John Marshall 5.
18 Gave away 90.
25th do. do. 2. 5 92.12
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.61 Lott in Queen Street 18th pd. in pt. to
Benjn. Baker for Building a house 405.
.142 Shop
4th paid William Hutchinson for Work £1.15
6 do. Crips 3.10
12 do. John Blott 47. 7.6
do. for 700 feet Cypress to G salter 22.15
do. William Wayne 10.15
18 do. to Fullerton 1.12.6
do. to Love for Work 10.
23 do. Woodberry & Lord for Sundries 2.12.6
25 do. to Burnham in full for Work 67.
do. for Making Sacking Bottoms 6.10 173.17.6
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(To be continued)
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