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David Hoyt Account Book: May 1768-1803

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
This is one of two account books kept by David Hoyt (1722-1814) of Deerfield, Massachusetts. An innkeeper, wigmaker, and farmer, Hoyt's account book records the sale and purchase of beverages, foodstuffs, and miscellaneous items as well as charges for boarders from 1768-1803. Both of David Hoyt’s account books are part of a collection of more than 600 account books currently in the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library kept by local merchants, professionals, farmers, craftspeople, and business firms from the 17th - 20th centuries.

Table of contents

1768 to 1803 1768-1803

(PVMA#: 5342)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• Cill Prince  4 1768 Drucilla Prince, 1675
• Prince Peters 41 1768 Prince Peters, 1676
• Septr Cill Prince Dr to sundres
from old Book Page 20  5 12 4 		1782 Sep Drucilla Prince, 5 12 4.0 1678
• to Snuff /[5 osc?] - - 10 1782 Sep Drucilla Prince, 10.0 3435
• 1782 to Soleing a Pare Shoes - 2 4 1782 Oct Drucilla Prince, 2 4.0 3433
• Octor to Pint of Salt & needle  - - 4 1782 Oct Drucilla Prince, 4.0 3434
• Novmr to Cash 12/  -12- 1782 Nov Drucilla Prince, 12 3432
• to a paper of Pins - - 5 1782 Nov Drucilla Prince, 5.0 3430
• to a pare of Stockigs  -3- 1782 Nov Drucilla Prince, 3 3431
• to Cash Paid mr arms  - 2 8 1782 Nov Drucilla Prince, 2 8.0 3428
• Nomr to Cloath for petty Cote & making & Cash  - 12- 1782 Nov Drucilla Prince, 12 3429
• to Cash DD abijah pr order  -6- 1782 Dec Drucilla Prince, 6 3425
• to keeping yr another horse 4 nights  -2- 1782 Dec Drucilla Prince, 2 3424
• to a pint & 1/2 & 1/2 Gill Rum Dacy  - 1 8 1782 Dec Drucilla Prince, 1 8.0 3427
• Decemr to Cash went home - - 7 1782 Dec Drucilla Prince, 7.0 3426
• to 3 1/2 Yards Black made [Solbid?]  12 10 1782 Dec Drucilla Prince, 12 10.0 3423
• Cill Prince went home the twenty first Day Novemr 1783 1783 Nov Drucilla Prince, 9 3419
• Novmr 1791 To Cash Paid her    -3-
       ... 		1791 Nov Drucilla Prince, 3 3422
• Frances Freeman Stole from me at Sundres Times 3 Gallons of Brandy for... 1793 Aug 12 Frances Freeman, 2177
• 1793 12 Day of august Frances Freeman Negro Come to Live with me for 2... 1793 Aug 12 Frances Freeman, 2176
• to Gill Rum with John .....6 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 6.0 2168
• to Bitters Soam Do to Bitters/3-    6 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 6.0 2169
• to Soam Brandy /4    4 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 4.0 2170
• to thread to make Jacket ...2 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 2.0 2166
• Fto Sundres Eben Barnard 19 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 19 2167
• Brought from Day Book 6 9 2 1793 Sep Frances Freeman, 6 9 2.0 2172
• Sept to mug to g to lyden..1 2 1793 Sep Frances Freeman, 1 2.0 2171
• Octr to a Glass Brandy - 8 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 8.0 2173
• Som Brandy & Bitters Settled  7 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 7.0 2175
• 3 Glass Bitters 9 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 9.0 2174
• Novmr 12 1793 then Balland all accompt with Cill Prince 9 0 0 1793 Nov 12 Drucilla Prince, 9 3420
• by 60 week work at 3/pr week 9 0 0 1793 Nov Drucilla Prince, 9 3418
• Novm 1793 To Cash - 8 - 1793 Nov Drucilla Prince, 8 3421
• Ballancd all accompts with Cill Prince 1793 Nov Drucilla Prince, 3417

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