MS 118.  Literal transcription – misspellings are left intact, xxx denotes illegible word, italicized items are my own comments for clarification.  Please note that in some instances, the letter “s” may have been replaced with the letter “f,” as was the custom at that time – TG.

Ledger:

                        Stacy Potts                                                    D’r

1784 Sept             To Making Billy 2 Shirts at 2/9                    5.6

October            To Making Stacy 2 Shirts at 2/6                    5.0

                        To Making Stacy Potts 7 D’o 5/0                        1.15.0

Dec’r               To Making Stacy Potts 3 do. 3/0                9.0

                        To Making Stacy Potts 6 Stock’s at 1.0      6.0

1785 Fe’b            To risboning 2 Shirts    1/0                                  2.0

                        To making Billy 3 Shirts at 3/0                     9.0

                        To making Stacy 3 Shirts at 2/9                     8.3

May                 To making Billy 2 pr of trousers at 1/6          3.0

                        To making Stacy 2 pr of trousers at 1/3          2.6

                        To making Stacy 1 Jacket                             3.0

August              To making Becke 2 Shifts at 1/3                  2.6

                        To making Girls Peticoats                                     2.0

                        To making Joseph 2 Slips & Peticoats             2.6

                        To thread tape & Buttons for Stacy Potts          2.6

1786 Oct            To making the Girls 4 frocks.                             12.0

                        To making Billy 1 Shirts                               3.0

                        To making Billy 2 Shirts at 4/0                     8.0

April                 To making Stacy 3 Shirts at 3/0                     9.0

                        To making Anney 3 Shifts                            4.0

                        To making Stacy Potts 1 Shirt                    5.0

                        To making Billy 3 Shirts at 2/9                     8.3

                        To making Joseph 3 Shirts at 1/0                  3.0

                        To making Becke 1 Shift at 1/6                    1.6

                        To making the Girls 2 frocks at 3/6                  7.0

May                 To making Joseph 1 frock at 2/6                  2.6

                        To making Anne 1 peticoat                                       1.0

                        To making Billy 2 pr of trousers                   3.6

                        To Stacy 1 pr of trousers                                      1.6

July                  To making Stacy 3 Shirts at 2/9                     8.3

                        To making Stacy 2 pr of trousers 1/6                      3.0

                                    Caried forward             (Pounds symbol) 9.9.3

1787 May            To making Joseph 2 jackets at 1/6                3.0

                                    Brought over                                            9.9.3

                        To making Joseph 2 pr of trousers at 1/3      2.6

                        To making Joseph 3 Shirts at 1/0                  3.0

                        To making Joseph 1 frock at 2/6                  2.6

                        To making the Girls 2 Shifts at 1/6                      3.0

                        To making Billy 1 pr of trousers at 1/6          1.6

                        To making Billy 2 Shirts at 2/9                     5.6

October             To making Billy 2 Shirts at 4/6                     9.0

                        To making the Girls 2 frocks at 3/9                  7.6

                        To making Stacy Potts 3 Shirts at 5/0                      15.0

1788 January            To making Susy 2 Shirts at 3/0                     6.0

                        To making Joseph 2 Shirts at 1/6                  3.0

                        To making Anne 2 Shifts at 2/0                     4.0

                        To making Becke 2 d’o at 1/6                                 3.0

                                    Caried forward (Pounds symbol)     12.17.9

1784 Nov’r 1             To Stacy Potts 4 Years Board             at             40.0.0

                        To Stacy … 4 Years Board                 at             25.0.0

1785 Feb’y 17            To Billy… 3 Years Board               at            30.0.0

            Au’t 12 To the Girls 3 Years Board                 at            50.0.0

I have examined the above Account and have to obferve that I am at a lofs to know why thou should charge more for Billys Board than for John Potts and as I have several Children to pay for should think thou might affoard to take them at (Pounds symbol) 20 per year one with another and therefore I have stated it in that manner that is at 40 Pounds myself Billey at 25 Pounds and the others all together at 20 Pounds per year each & if that is satisfactory to thee I shall be content to xxx so however if thou should still infist on the above Charges I will not make my difference about it for the time past but provide otherways for the time to come-

            The Account as I have Stated is on the other side

                                                Brought forward              Pounds 12.17.9

1785 Oct             To nitting 2 pr of Stocking for Anne                   4.0

                        To nitting 2 pr for Becke  at 1/6                  3.0

                        To nitting 1 pr for Billy                                 4.0

                        To nitting 1 pr for Stacy                               2.6

                        To nitting 1 pr for Stacy                               3.0

                        To nitting & finding thread for the Girls 3 pr             10.0

1787 Decemb’r To Spining of Yarn 4 pounds at 4/0                            16.0

                        To nitting Stacy Potts 1 pr of Stockings            5.0

                        To nitting 1 pr of Stockings for Billy                     3.6

1788                To nitting 2 pr for Stacy at 2/4                     5.6

                        To nitting 2 pr for Anne at 2/0                     4.0

                        To nitting 2 pr for Becke at 2/0                    4.0

                        To nitting 2 pr for Joseph at 2/0                   4.0

                                                                        (Pounds)         16.6.3

March 1             To Board as Stated to this Day

                        In the inclofed account}                                  411.13.4

                                                                        (Pounds)            427.19.7

Elizabeth Clayton                        D’r

                        To 4 Yards & ¼ chak Linning at 2/3                   9.7 ½

                        To 2 Handkerchief at 2/6                               5.0