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Williams, William: Daybook

Recorded Source Name:
William Williams Day Book
Place:
Deerfield, MA
Contributor:

From the collection of Smith College Library
Northampton, MA

Description:
William "Bill" Williams (1711-1784) kept this day book recording day-to-day transactions for the years 1750-1753. A member of the prominent Williams family, Bill Williams raised and commanded militia troops during the colonial wars of the 1740s and '50s; he also supplied various forts along the Massachusetts frontier. Now in the Special Collections of Smith College, the day book records transactions at a store Williams briefly operated in Deerfield, Massachusetts, managed by his kinsman Elijah Williams of Deerfield. Bill Williams relocated to present-day Pittsfield in 1752.

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1750 to 1753 1750-1753

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id

Jno Bush Dr

To ¾ yards Broad Cloth at 126/ £4--14--6

To &

... 		1750 Jan 22 John Bush, 3459

John Bush Dr.

To 2pr. Stockings at 26/ £2..12.. ..

To 1 pr. Mitt

... 		1750 Jan 24 John Bush, 3460

Colo. Oliver Patridge Dr

To 2 Lotts at New Framingham & 2 at

... 		1750 Feb 16 Calab Sharp, 500 3461

Colo Oliver Partridge  Cr

By his Negro Sharp  £500.. ..

 		1750 Feb 16 Calab Sharp, 500 1346

John Bush Cr

By so much he paid O. Tayler £5..5..7

 		1750 Feb 23 John Bush, 3462

Othniel Taylor  Dr

To Cash paid John Bush  £5..5..7

 		1750 Feb 23 John Bush, 3463

John Bush  Dr

To ½ pd Shott pd Phin Mun £..1..8.

 		1750 Feb 25 John Bush, 3465

Ensn. Ebenr. Wells Dr

To ¾ yd. Duffills dd. Casar at 31/6

... 		1750 Dec 4 , 3448

Samuel Dickinson Dr

To ½ yd. Bays [baize] dd. Yr. negro .. 5 ..

... 		1750 Dec 4 Negro Boy, 5 6.0 667

John Bush Dr.

To 1 Jill Rum  [no charge recorded]

 		1750 Dec 8 John Bush, 3449

John Bush Dr

To 1 Sett Mrs Rows Letters  £5 – 8

... 		1750 Dec 10 John Bush, 3450

John Bush Dr

To 1 Dram [rum?] £--1-- --

 		1750 Dec 24 John Bush, 3451

John Bush, Dr

To 4 yards of Wollen Linen Check at 25/ £5 -- -- --

... 		1750 Dec 31 John Bush, 3452
1751 Jan 5 John Bush, 3453

John Bush Dr

To 1 Qt Rum   £ --10 --

1751 Jan 5 John Bush, 3454

John Bush Dr

To 2 pr. Garters 1 Dram £--11—

 		1751 Jan 9 John Bush, 3455

John Bush Dr

To 1 pr. Studds [?] Sunday  £ .. ..3 .. ..

 		1751 Jan 16 John Bush, 3456

John Bush Dr

To 2 pr Stockings at 26/  £ 2 .. 12 ..

To 1 pr

... 		1751 Jan 24 John Bush, 3458

Hugh Morrison Dr

To 1 Cap dd. your Negro £1 .. 5 ..

 		1751 Feb 7 , 3464
Jonathan Ashley Dr To 2 doz. [?] [ ? ] dd Thato [Cato?] 1751 Feb 21 Cato Cole, 457

John Bush Dr

To 1 doz Rings £..8.. ..

To 2 doz Hooks .. 6.. .

 		1751 Mar 26 John Bush, 3466

Samuel Dickinson Dr.

To ¾ yd. Garlix @29/6

dd. Sharp

 		1751 Apr 12 Calab Sharp, 3467

Samuel Dickinson  Dr

To 2 yards Broad Cloth at 10 8 £10

... 		1751 Apr 26 Calab Sharp, 15 9.0 560

Samuel Dickinson Dr

To 1 lb. 10 d Nails dd. Sharp £.. 7 .. 6

 		1751 May 2 Calab Sharp, 7 6.0 668

John Bush Dr

To 11 Buttons at 4/      &nb

... 		1751 Jun 11 John Bush, 3468

John Harmon Bush Dr

To 1 Cap       &

... 		1751 Jun 14 John Bush, 3469

Elijah Williams Esqr. Dr

To Teem & Sharp ½ Day

To Teem 1

... 		1751 Jun 19 Calab Sharp, 3470

Joseph Stebbens of NF Dr

To 2 Cart Boxes at 11 ½ at 2/3  &p

... 		1751 Jun 20 , 3471

Town of Deerfield Dr

To 1 Days Work of Sharp Caleb

  In ending

... 		1751 Jun 28 Calab Sharp, 3472

Sharp Caleb Dr

To 4 yds. Tow Cloath      

... 		1751 Jul 9 Calab Sharp, 3473

Samuel Dickinson Dr

To ¼ [dozen?] Needles dd. Sharp £ ..

... 		1757 Jan 16 John Bush, 3457

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1792 to 1794 Volume #3, Nov. 23, 1792-May 2, 1794

(PVMA#: PVMA 13185)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id

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