Henry Cabell Reid Account Book

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Bacon ashed April 26 1843–123 Hams

Bacon ashed April 25 1844–101 Hams

Bacon ashed April 7th 1845–74 Hams 79 Shoulders

acct. clothing furnished servants

1843 April

14: Dick–two cotton shirts

15: Tom–two ditto

22: Davie–two shirts

26: Jesse–2 shirts

29: Primus–2 shirts

29: Edward–2 Ditto

May 1: Jake–2 Ditto

May 2: Roland–2 Kit–2 Gains–2 George–2

Mat 2: Watson–2

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Women’s Clothing, for 1843
 

May 2:

Nancy at the Plantation two undergarments for herself and two for each of her children.

Annie at Mulberry Hill 2 garments.

May 3:

Delphy and each of her children 2 undergarments apiece.

Caroline and each of her children 2 undergarments apiece

Caroline 2 tow aprons

Clarissa and each of her children 2 undergarments apiece

Clarissa 1 tow cloth apron

Sarah 2 undergarments

July:

Charlotte 2 undergarments

August 2:

Sent nancy and Delphy 13 & ¾ lb. of Rolls to spin.

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Acct shoes furnished fall of 1843:
 

October 23:

Albert 1 large pair stitch down 12

Tom 1 ditto 10

Edward 1 ditto 13

David 1 ditto 13

Richard 1 ditto 11

Jacob 1 ditto 10

November 4:

Gains 1 ditto 10

Watson 1 ditto 10

Jesse ditto

Christopher ditto

Caleb ditto

November 13:

Primus ditto 11

January 23:

Albert (illegible) having burned out his others.

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Womens dresses for 1844:
 

May 14th:

Sent Delphy cotton dress

Nancy dress

Charlotte dress

Lucinda dress

Eliza dress

Sarah dress

Anny dress

Clarissa dress

Ann Jane dress

June 17th:

Martha blue cotton frock

Women’s Clothing 1844

January 10th: 1 Tow linen apron

Clarissa 1st–1 cotton apron 1 tow

Caroline 1st–1 cotton apron

April 22–Clarissa 2 undergarments and her two girls 2 apiece

April 22–Anny at M. Hill 2 undergarments

May 24–Sarah a plaid cotton apron

May 23–Charlotte 3 cotton aprons, 2 white 1 plaid.

June 3–Delphy at plantation 2 undergarments & each of her children 2 and Jim her little boy 1 pair pants. Susan a frock.

June 3–Nancy at plantation 2 undergarments & each of her children 2 apiece.  Caroline 2 undergarments and Sinny 2

June 17–Nancy 2 aprons cotton and tow linen.

13th of January Sarah Ann Clayburne 6 weeks

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1844:

Albert two shirts since Christmas

April 13:

Tom 1 cotton shirt

Primus 2 cotton shirts

Jesse 2 ditto

About Christmas Patrick 2 March Willis 2

April 22–sent Roland 2 cotton shirts

April 29:

Gains 2 shirts

Kit 2 ditto

George 2 ditto

Isaac 2 ditto

May 15: Dick 1 shirt

May 16: Tom 1 ditto

May 17: Edward 1 shirt

May 27: Edward 1 shirt.  Old George 1 shirt and pantaloons

April 8th, 1844

Finished cutting 11 large pairs pantaloons and one pair for boy.

April 11: finished making 11 large pair pantaloons. Finished 5 fine cotton shirts.  Delphy came over and got 7 pair tow linen pantaloons

Jesse 2 pair

Watson 1 pair (another pair June 3)

Isaac 1 pair (another pair June 3)

Kit 1 pair (another pair June 3)

Gains 1 pair (another pair June 3)

George 1 pair (another pair June 3)

Willis 1 pair (another pair June 3)

Peter 1 pair (another pair June 3)

May 15th:

Edward 2 pair pantaloons

Dick 2 pair ditto

Davie 2 pair ditto

Primus 2 pair ditto

Albert 2 pair ditto

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May 1844:

Summer Pants

May 15: Sam 2 pair pantaloons

May 16: Jacob 2 pair

June 3: Jacob 1 pair

1845:

January 26–Mrs. Bobbett sent home the last of 13 dozen yarn which pays for her wool and a dozen over.  

Janurary 28th: Mrs. Bobbett got 10 lb. lard.

May 29th: Nancy sent 6 chickens–the first

24 ½ lb. Rolls sent to Mrs. Bobbett 17th May 1844 including the sheet.

Mrs Bobett sent home 14 hanks (of yarn) with 4 cuts in each last of May.

June 10th: got home 15 hanks 4 cuts each.

April 13th–sent Mrs. Bobbett 21 lb. rolls to spin.  Got it home spun about the first week in May

June 18th: Miss Susan Davies came and got 27 ½ lb. wool for Mrs. Bobbett including the blanket which weighed 2 lb.

June 18th: Annie sent 13 young chickens fit to fry–first she sent this year.  

July 3: Annie sent 15 nice young chickens.

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December 1844–
 

Socks given to the Servants:

Primus 1 pair

Caleb 1 pair

Edward 1 pair

Davie 1 pair

Willis 1 pair

Jacob 1 pair

Patrick 1 pair

1844:

May 19th and 30th: Charlton whitewashed–gave chambre downstairs library and our room 2 coats dining room one coat and brushed a little in the entries–gave the front entry one coat.

December 1844:

Delphy’s boys Jesse Watson Isaac and Jim each a pair winter pantaloons.  Tom 1 pair pants.  Delphy 1 cotton apron.

Last of April 1845: Charlton whitewashed–gave chamber downstairs and library two coats each, parlour and dining room one coat each front entryway one coat our room two coats stairways one coat–

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December 26th 1844

Miss Hetty McKeever has finished 5 cloth coats for Men–Albert Tom Davie Edward and Jacob–

Roland Dick Primus Caleb are to get coats yet.

December 12th 1844: just finished cuttin winter pantaloons for all the people large and small 19 pairs in all–Caleb and Patrick not included.

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1845
 

March 31st gave Davie Edward Jacob and Dick 2 shirts each. Before this some weeks sent Nancy & Roland & each of their children their cotton undergarments.

First of March sent all Delphys children 2 undergarments each not any for herself.

April 17th: Tom 2 shirts.  Same day sent Nancys boys each one pair tow linen pants and Roland a pair.  

May 20th: Gave Nancy her mothers undergarments to make and two aprons for herself and two for her daughter Jane Ann two aprons and two tow towels.

May 30th: have given each of the men and boys 1 pair tow linen pantaloons.

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1845:
 

In May Nancy sent 6 chickens.

June 17th Amy at M. Hill sent 16 chickens.

July 30th, 1845: Mr. Cross’s waggon came and took the wool in bundles–a fine bundle weighing 62 lb another not fine weighing 52 lb another 25 ½ lb another 16 ¼ another 8 lb another 28 ¾ lb.