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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
BILL OF EXPENSE FOR WEDDING BALL
potosi April 12 th 1817
B Bill
George Hammond
To Wm Ficklin Dr Cash for candels @-------------------------------------------· 5. 75 Snme for shugnr @------------------------------------------- 4. 69 Snme for Spice@-------------------------------------------- 4;00 2 sbotes@ 2 E----------------------------------------------- 4.00 12 doz eggs@ 2---------------------------------------------- 2. 00 61b coffee@ 50_______________________________________________ 3.00 3 gallons Whiskey @ 2________________________________________ 6. 00 2 doz hens@ 3---------------------------------------------- 6.00 paid Brinker for flower------------------------------------ 5. 00
40 44 • 40 14
32 lb butter@ 20----~--------------------------------------- 6.40 Negro heigber________________________________________________ 6.00 2 fidlers@ 4------------------------------ •----------------- ·S.00 dryed fruites @---------------------------------------------- 1.50 1 lb pepper@ 75____________________________________ · ________ 75 preserves and cream__________________________________________ 3. 00
2565 25t.J
66 09 Advance____________________________________________________________ 25 00
91. 09
C' by Stephen Austin__________________________________________ 5. 00 by 6 lb coffee @ 50------------'------------------------------- 3. 00 6 lb Sugnr 31¼------------------------------------------------ 1. 87½ ½ quire pnper________________________________________________ .37½ 5 loads ,vood @ 1--------------------------------------------- 5. 00 R Bruffer____________________________________________________ 5.50 8 days negro wowau__________________________________________ 4. 00
24.75 A.mt of debt brot· over________________________________________ 91. 09 29. 04 $62.05 A.mt. ofC'brot· over__________________________________________ 24.75 3½ bushels Corn @ 75____________________________________ 2. 62½ 27.37½ 1/3 of 100 lbs flower not used------------- ---------------- 1. 66½ 29.04 [Endorsed by Stephen F. Austin:] Wm, Ficklins a/c o-£ Bnll given for G. Hammond ~this wedding which was paid for by S. F Austin.
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