THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE
Published By The South Carolina Historical Society
Volume XXXVIII (pp. 90-94)
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THE THOMAS ELFE ACCOUNT BOOK 1765-1775
Contributed by MABEL L. WEBBER
Copied by ELIZABETH H. JERVEY

SEPTEMBER 1773
     Sundries                    Dr. to Shop
.154 Boquett, Peter 6th a dressing drawers                  £ 20.
.161 Cape Brion 13 To mending a desk
       foot & ca                              £ .5
       To do. a mahoy Cradle new top
       front arch &ca,                         2.
       To taking down & putts. up a Bedstead    .10            2.15
                                             ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
.154 Chirington Jno. 15th mendg. a Tea Table & a
       new Lock to do.                                         1.5
.76  Chiffelle Philos. 28 To half drawers                     35.
.165 Coram John 29 To a plain Ceadar Coffin Wth
       hands & plates for his daughr                          15.
.80  Dawson John 22 To 2 Mahoy. Table 31/2 feet                 33.
.159 Evans George 2 To a Mahoy. Bed
       Cornish & Larths                        £ 8.
       To 2 Window Larths wth pully's            3.
       To a Sett of Base Larths                   .15
       To putting up The rod's & ca               .5          12.
                                             -----------
.111 Fewtrell Justice. 17th To mendg. a Mahoy.
       Stand & Bedstead post                                    .10
.29  Gaillard John 6 To a double Chest
       of drawers                              £75.
                           To a Bason Stand      9.
       13 To 2 Commode card Tables              70.
       28 To 1 Chamber Table & Lock             10.
       To 1 do. wth the drawer petitioned 
         off and a lock on do.                  11.          175.
                                             -----------
.163 Gaillard David 28th To 2 dining Tables 31/2 feet           32.
                                                           -----------
                                         carried forward   £ 326.10
     Sundries                  Dr. to Shop brot. forward   £ 326.10
.31  Hutchinson Thos. 29th To a dining Table   £18.
       /at Cheraw/ To a Breakfast
                  ditto                         17.
                  To a Side board
                  ditto                         11.           46.
                                             -----------
.162 Lestarjette Lewis 3d To a bason Stand       9.
.163 Lindus Chas. Jacob 15th To a
       mahoy. Tea Table                        £12.
       To a Small Stand                          5.10
       29 To 2 Mahoy. dining Tables             26.           43.10
                                             -----------
.23  Osborn Thomas 9th To new Stuffing
       & Covering wth Hair Seating 12
       Chair Bottoms                           £20.
       To mending 12 Mahoy. Chairs               6.           26.
                                             -----------
.155 Prioleau Hix 7th To a mahoy. frame for your picture       7.7
.164 Pinckney Chas. Cortswth. 15th To
       new Stuffing and Covering with
       hair Seatg. 12 Chairs                   £17.
       29 To do. do. do.                        17.           34.
                                             -----------
.40  Pinkney Elizabeth 25th To mendg. a Tea Table              1.
.85  Smith Mary 20th To 2 Cotts wth
       posts & Larths                          £10.10
       To making ye Bottoms of a
       poplar Bedsd.                             6.10         17.
                                             -----------
.74  Scottowe Thomas 25th To 8 brass handles    £2.5
       To 4 Sks. 12/6 puttg. do on a
       drawers 20/                               1.12.6
       28 To 4 New Legs to a dining Table        2.10          6.7.6
                                             -----------
.96  Waring Richard 6th To a Childs Ceadar Coffin              3.
.77  Ward John / Mercht. / 9th To mendg. a China Tea Table     1.10
.78  Wright Alexr. 23d To a Commde
       breakfast Table wth Castors             £28.
       To a knife Tray                           2.           30.
                                             -----------
.164 Waring Benjn. 28th To 2 hair Couchins                     5.
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.142                                                       £ 556.4.6
.142 Shop     Dr.  to Bonds & Notes                        £  25.7.6
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.140
       28th for part of Thomas Cokers Note
.140 Bonds & Notes     Dr.  to Sundries                    £ 123.18
                                                           -----------
.14  To Gabriel Capers 9th for his Note in full of his 
       Acct.                                                  39.9
.106 To Benjamin Cattell 25 for his do.  do.                  84.9
.141 Cash      Dr. to     Sundries                         £2132.14.10
.65  To Jeremiah Theus 9th in full                           109.
.86  To Wellins Calcott 12th in full                          73.
.13  To Nathaniel Barnwell 13th in full                      220.
                                                           -----------
                                             carried over  £ 402.
     Cash    Dr. to             Sundries Brot. forward     £ 402.
.49  To Peter Timothy 22d                                      2.10
.118 To Thomas Buckle 221                                      2.10
.73  To John Giles 25                                         47.5
.142 To Shop  9 For mahogany &c poplar Sold    £12.5
             22                                 44.
             25 For 6 Chairs & a Teabord Sold   47.
                For                             54.
             28 For £6.12.6 and £30             36.12.6      193.17.6
                                             -----------
.26  To House & Lott Corner of Friend Street 18th
       for 1/2 Years rent                                      200.
.140 To Bonds & Notes 18th Recd. in part of Robt.
       Cochrans Bond                                         653.
.92  To Interest Acct. 18th Interest Recd. on Rt.
       Cochrans Bond due this day                            631.12.4
     Sundries                    Dr. to Cash
.56  Profit and Loss 29th paid Francis Morrelle             £ 24.
.142 Shop  9 To Jeremiah Theus pd him          £16.
          25 paid John Giles                    12.
             paid Coker                          6.12.6
             paid William Hutchinson             6.
             paid James Fullerton               68.5
          31 paid John Ralph for work           35.          143.17.6
                                             -----------
.140 Bonds and Notes 9th For my Bond to Payble
       to Wm. Roberts / pd Wm Burrows /                      500.
.92  Interest Acct. 9 For Interest paid on do.                28.8.10
.113 House Expences For So much this Mo. as P
       Cash Book                                             272.
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.141                                                       £ 968.6.4
.140 Bonds & Notes Dr. to Jacob Valk                       £ 550.
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.64 
     For J Valks Note now in T Elfs hand
.74  Thos, Scotto             Dr. To Thomas Scott          £   1.5
.160 for a Maho. Glass frame & ring charged Scott
     instead of Scotto 8 July last fo 83

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