190 Thomas Hollis Makes a Gift to Harvard

    [February–July 1719]

    D. Gilbert & Craddock’s Account

    [July 8 1719]

    Account Sales, Charges And Neat proceeds of One Cask of Cutlery, and Twelve Casks nails Received per the Patience and Judith, John Osborne Commander from London On the Proper account and Risk of Mr. Thomas Hollis Merchant there—

    1719

    June 22

    By William Downes for a Cask of Cutlery No. (13)

    Cost Sterling Clear of Charges

    £ 30. 2. 6

    Advance at 200 per Cent

    60. 5.–

    The Charges as per agreement

    . 9. 6

    £ 90. 17–

    23

    By Shem Drowne for a Cask of Nails

    No. 2 qt.1 105 m. 2d G: 14 oz. at 14d £

    6. 3. 8

    Advance at 200 per Cent

    12. 7. 4

    18. 11.–

    July 2

    By John Dolbear for a Cask of Nails

    No. 12 qt. 15 m. 20d 21 G at 7/

    £ 5. 6. 8

    Advance at 200 per Cent

    10. 13. 4

    16.–.–

    By John Tyler for the Following 10 Casks of Nails

    No. 1 qt. 112 m. hobbs at 14 d

    £ 6. 11. 10

    3. qt. 109 m. 3d 2½ G at 16d

    7. 11. 4½

    4. qt. 70 m. 4. 4 G at 23d

    6.15.8

    5 qt. 69 m. ditto at 23d

    6.13.9

    6 qt. 65 m. ditto

    6. 6.1

    7 qt. 64 m. ditto

    6. 4.2

    8 qt. 35 m. 6d 7½ G at 3/

    5. 6.6

    9 qt. 23 m. 8d 11 G at 4/

    4.13.6

    10 qt. 21½ m. 10d 14 G at 5/

    5. 9.2

    11 qt. 22 m. ditto

    5.11.8

    £ 61. 3.8½

    Advance at 200 per Cent

    122. 7.5

    183.11.1½

    £308.19.1½

    Charges to be deducted—

    To Dammage on the Nails

    £ 9.10.–

    To the Master Freight

    2.10.–

    To Carting Portering and Wharfing

    . 3.–

    12. 3.–

    Neat proceeds

    £296.16.1½

    Errors Excepted In Boston—

    New England the 8th July 1719—

    per Gilbert and Cradock

    Hollis Letters and Papers, p. 3. “qt.” stands for containing; see note to No. 188 for other symbols.