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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 library of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association kept by local merchants, professionals, farmers, craftspeople, and business firms from the 17th - 20th centuries.

Table of contents

1768 to 1803

(PVMA#: 5342)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• Remembrance Grandy 1768 Remembrance Grandy, 1677
• Prince Peters 1768 Prince Peters, 1676
• Cill Prince 1768 Drucilla Prince, 1675
• Cill Prince Dr to sundries 1782 Sep Drucilla Prince, 1678
• 12 Day of August Frances Freeman Negro come to live with me for 2 month at seven Dollar pr month 1793 Aug 12 Frances Freeman, 2176
• Frances Freeman Stole from me at Sundrees Times 3 gallons of Brandy for which I charge him ten Dollars Setled the above accompt with France Negro 1793 Aug 12 Frances Freeman, 2177
• Frances Freeman Dr to Soam Brandy 4 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 4 2170
• Frances Freeman Dr to thread to make Jacket ...2 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 2 2166
• Frances Freeman Dr to Sundries Eben Barnard 19 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 19 2167
• Frances Freeman Dr to Gill Rum with John .....6 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 6 2168
• Frances Freeman Dr to Bitters Do to Soam Bitters/3 6 1793 Aug 28 Frances Freeman, 6 2169
• Frances Freeman Dr to mug to go to lyden..1 2 1793 Sep Frances Freeman, 1 2 2171
• Frances Freeman Brought from Day Book 6 9 2 1793 Sep Frances Freeman, 6 9 2 2172
• Frances Freeman Dr to 3 Glass bitters 9 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 9 2174
• Frances Freeman Dr to som Brandy & Bitters 7 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 7 2175
• Frances Freeman Dr to a glass brandy - 8 1793 Oct Frances Freeman, 8 2173
Sharp Caleb Dr to 1/2 Pint of Rhum  0  0  5 1761 Calab Sharp, 5 2844
Sharp Caleb Dr to mug Phlip   0   0   6 1761 Calab Sharp, 6 2843
Sharp Caleb Dr to my oxen to Cart pine  0  0  8 1761 Calab Sharp, 8 2839

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