Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... Friday, June 4th, 1790. Bought of Abram Wells, $34.26 in Virginia money and Continental papers, for which gave him $9 and 4 I 6 P. M. Paid him for keeping my horse two days, js. od. Bought of Wells this afternoon $2,600 in Virginia paper at $3 per thousand. Swapt horses with McFarland.gave him $20 to boot, to be paid when I come on again. Left with McFarland the following articles at the prices appended to be sold for me: 3Yl yds. coating, DEGREES2 Iu. \d. 6 hair clasps, 5 6 9 teaspoons @ 2 9 per dozen, ... 2 1 blue and white bandana handkerchief, . 126 3 DEGREES yds. nankeen (a) 3, 11 3 Paid the tailor 12 for making and mending clothes. Gave him an order on McFarland's account against me. Saturday, June 5th. Took breakfast at McFarland's. I started for Washington about half-past seven. Paid for making overalls 5 . Got to Washington at half past five. Paid for shoeing my horse behind 3 9. Sunday, June 6th. Started for Devoe's Ferry. Paid bill to Wilson DEGREESo 7 DEGREES. id. "hostler, 4 Ferriage at Devoe's, 6 Showery afternoon. . Got to Simrill's, sun half an hour high. Monday, June 7th. Wrote a letter to leave at Capt. Bartlett's for I. Choate, directing him to proceed to Buffalo. Left an order for him to get my horse, ect., and half a guinea in cash with Mrs. Bartlett. Paid bill to Simrill for supper, breakfast and seven quarts of oats, o 3*. 2d. Found my horse, which I had lost, at Col. Budd's. Paid him for keeping. Took horse to James Pearce's to pasture at 6 P. M. per month. Found my mare which I had left with Capt. Beckwith had been in keeping with James Pearce since Tuesday, the 25th of May, at the same price as the horse. Ordered Pearce to get my saddle and bridle from Beckwith and to deliver both horses, with the saddle and
