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Account Book of John Mills, 1775-1785 (Folios 202-273+)

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John Mills was a merchant residing in Alexandria, Virginia. This ledger comprises transactions that occurred between 1775 and Mills's death in 1784; at least 2 different authors created the ledger based on the handwriting found within it. Accounts include both men and women and connections Mills had with individuals in London; King George County, Loudoun County, and Fairfax County, Virginia; and Maryland. The accounts are grouped in alphabetical order by geographic location.

Mills built his home on Shuter's Hill, the present day location of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial; the ledger details the purchase of the land in 1779 for 389 pounds and carries through its construction detailing the purchase of bricks and the enslaved labor used to construct it.

This ledger includes 485 accounts across 274 folios, plus 4 additional folios detailing summary transactions from other ledger and memorandum books. This Work contains folios 202 to 273 and the additional folios. Be sure to check out the list of account holders and their associated folios, if you are interested in a specific person.

The original manuscript may be found within the collections of the various Hooe & Company ledgers at the New York Public Library.

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Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
John Gwinn 1779-07-22 Credit By 4 Months & 16 days wages from 6th March to this date included } a [at] £148..15..[0] p [per] Year } false false Currency Virginia 63 5 7.5
John Gwinn 1779-07 Credit [By] Ballance [Balance] due false false Currency Virginia 83 6 4.5
John Gwinn 1779-07 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 146 12
Lunn Washington 1779-07-19 Credit By Shooter's Hill for Smiths Acct. [Account] not allowed false true 33 Currency Virginia 4
Lunn Washington 1779-07-19 Credit By ditto [Shooter's Hill] for 2 months hire Carpenter Gust. [Gustavus] a [at] £15 false true 33 Currency Virginia 30
Lunn Washington 1779-07-19 Credit By ditto [Shooter's Hill] for 20.5 days hire ditto [Carpenter Gustavus] a [at] 20/ p [per] day false true 33 Currency Virginia 20 10
Lunn Washington 1779-07-19 Credit By Provision acct. [account] for 20 Barrels Corn a [at] £16 false false 38 Currency Virginia 320
Lunn Washington 1779-07-19 Credit By Medze [Merchandise] for salting 10 Barrells [Barrels] fish a [at] £50 false false 215 Currency Virginia 50
Lunn Washington 1779-11 Credit By Cash false false 131 Currency Virginia 100
Lunn Washington 1779-11 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 524 10
Lunn Washington 1780-03-17 Credit By Bake House Debt for Ship Stuff & Cask as p [per] Invoice false false 235 Currency Virginia 2221 12
Lunn Washington 1780-03-17 Credit By Bake House Debt for Flower [Four] to Amot. [Amount] as p [per] Invoice false false 259 235 Currency Virginia 9285 18
Lunn Washington 1780-03-17 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 11507 10
Lunn Washington 1780-12-23 Credit By Provision Accot. [Account] for Hay 6332 [pounds] a [at] £300 p [per] Ton Petty Jour. [Journal] false false Currency Virginia 949 16
Lunn Washington 1780-12 Credit [Total] false false Currency Virginia 949 16
Lunn Washington 1782-08-10 Credit By Generall [General] Expence [Expense] for 10 Barrl. [Barrels] Corn [at] 8/ false false 234 Currency Virginia 4
Lunn Washington 1782-09-20 Credit By Do [General Expense] Debt 10 Barrls [Barrels] Do [Corn] [at] 10/ false false 261 Currency Virginia 5
Lunn Washington 1782-10 Credit By Genl [General] Expence [Expense] for 10 Barrls [Barrels] Do [Corn] omitted [at] 12/ false false 261 Currency Virginia 6
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Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Debit To Purchase Acct. [Account] Cr. [Credit] for 160 Barrels flour deld. [delivered] A Ritchie 800..0..0 false true 196 Currency Virginia 800
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Debit To Wells Cowper & Co. [Company] Cr. [Credit] for 10 Barrels Pork false false 210 Currency Virginia 400
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Debit To Archabald Richies Cr. [Credit] on Acct. [Account] Bread false false 189 Currency Virginia 323 15 3
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Debit To ditto's [Archibald Ritchie] Cr. [Credit] for Commission on Sales Bread false false 189 Currency Virginia 53 1 1.5
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-09 Debit To Cash paid for 15 Bushels Salt a [at] 100/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 75
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-09 Debit To do. [Cash] paid for 5 fish Barrels a [at] 60/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-12 Debit To Cash paid freight of 10 Barrels Pork [at] 60/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 30
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Debit To do. [Cash] paid for one Barrel Beef false false 124 Currency Virginia 18
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-15 Debit To do. [Cash] paid for Trimming 5 fish Barrels @ [at] 10/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 2 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-24 Debit To Cash paid weighing Barrel flower [flour] false false 124 Currency Virginia 2
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-28 Debit To do. [Cash] paid for 2 Barrls. [Barrels] flower [flour] Ntt. [Net] 440 a [at] £15 & Barrels 36/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 67 16
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-06-17 Debit To do. [Cash] paid drayage Bread from ye [the] Warf [Wharf] false true 126 Currency Virginia 12
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-06-17 Debit To Hooe & Harrisons for freight of fish false false 200 Currency Virginia 3
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-01 Debit To William Hartshorne for 1 Hhd [Hogshead] Rum 114 Galls. [Gallons] a [at] £7 false true 174 Currency Virginia 798
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-01 Debit To William Bushby for 35.75 Gall [Gallons] Oyl [Oil] a [at] 30/ false true 209 Currency Virginia 53 12 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-01 Debit To ditto [William] Bushby for carriage of ditto [Oil] from Dunmore a [at] 6/ false true 212 Currency Virginia 10 14 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-01 Debit To Robert Mathews for 365 w [pounds] Bread & Casks false true 212 Currency Virginia 371
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-20 Debit To Cash paid for 9 Barrells [Barrels] Tarr [Tar] a [at] £9..12..0 false false 127 Currency Virginia 86 8
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-20 Debit To Lund Washington for curing 10 Barrells [Barrels] fish false true 214 Currency Virginia 50
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-31 Debit To William Thompson for Goods purchased of him false true 227 Currency Virginia 47641 5 4
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-31 Debit To Cash paid purchase Goods of Hooe & Harrisons false true 123 Currency Virginia 675 12
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-07-31 Debit [Total] Amount to Fo. [Folio] 225 false false Currency Virginia 51475 8 8.5
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-06-12 Credit [By] Amt. [Amount] Brought over false false Currency Virginia 1878 4 1.25
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account false false
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Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By John Corrie removed from fol [folio] 196 to his Dt [Debit] in fol [folio] false true 196 6 Currency Virginia 26 17 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By Purchase Account in fol [folio] 196 carried to Disbursmt [Disbursement] Acct [Account] Debt [Debits] in folio [blank] for 716w [pounds] Bread & Casks to Amt [Amount] false false 196 190 Currency Virginia 22 13 7
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By Archibald Ritchies Dt [Debit] for 160 flour Barrels retd [returned] false true 189 Currency Virginia 13 16 8
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By do [Archibald Ritchies] Dt [Debit] for Gross Sales of 161 Barrels Bread false true 189 Currency Virginia 1481 7 2.25
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By Wm [William] Hunts Dt [Debit] for 4 w [pounds] Brow [Brown] Sugar [at] 4/6 false true 212 Currency Virginia 18
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-01 Credit By ditto's [William Hunt] Dt [Debit] for 5 w [pounds] Butter [at] 6/ false true 212 Currency Virginia 1 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-06 Credit By Cash, for 30 w [pounds] Fatt [at] 3/ false false 123 Currency Virginia 4 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-07 Credit By Lawrence Porter's Dt [Debit] for 0.5 Bushel Salt false true 208 Currency Virginia 2 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-15 Credit By ditto's [Lawrence Porter] Dt [Debit] for 4 w [pounds] Sugar a [at] 15/ false true 208 Currency Virginia 3
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Credit By William Hunts Dt [Debit] for 3 w [pounds] Lard a [at] 3/ false true 212 Currency Virginia 9
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-13 Credit By William Bowlings Dt [Debit] for 0.5 Gallon Rum false true 218 Currency Virginia 2 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Credit By William Hunts Dt [Debit] for 20 yds [yards] Brown Sheeting a [at] 10/ false true 212 Currency Virginia 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Credit By ditto's [William Hunt] Dt [Debit] for 7 yds [yards] Dowlass a [at] 15/ false true 212 Currency Virginia 5 5
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Credit By John Gwinns Dt [Debit] for 7 yards do [Dowlass] a [at] 20/ false true 214 Currency Virginia 7
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-14 Credit By Wm [William] Hunts Dt [Debit] for 6 yards White plains false true 212 Currency Virginia 12
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-03 Credit By Provision Dt [Debit] for 6 Pints Whiskey a [at] 7/6 false false 29 Currency Virginia 2 5
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-04 Credit By ditto [Provision] do [Debit] for 1 Quart do [Whiskey] false false 29 Currency Virginia 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-17 Credit By Provision Account for one Barrl [Barrel] Beef false false 35 Currency Virginia 18
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-24 Credit By Cash for Barrl [barrel] flower [flour] Ntt [Net] 206 w [pounds] a [at] 10£; and Barrel 24/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 21 16
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-28 Credit By Provision Acct [Account] for 1 barrl [barrel] flower [flour] Nt [Net] 220 w [pounds] a [at] £15; & Bl [Barrel] 18/ false false 35 Currency Virginia 33 18
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-28 Credit By ditto [Provision Account] for 2 Bushels Salt a [at] 100/ false false 35 Currency Virginia 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-30 Credit By ditto [Provision Account] for 1 Barrel Pork false false 35 Currency Virginia 30
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-20 Credit By William Hunt for 2 w [pounds] ditto Sugar false true 212 Currency Virginia 2 Uncertain what the ditto represents?
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-28 Credit By Edward Warren for 6 w [pounds] ditto [Sugar] [at] 20/ false true 222 Currency Virginia 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-26 Credit By Cash for 4 w [pounds] Lard a [at] 3/ false false 124 Currency Virginia 12
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-26 Credit By Isaac Gosling for 8 w [pounds] ditto [Lard] [at] 6/ false true 221 Currency Virginia 2 8
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-17 Credit By William Bowling 3 Pints Rum false true 218 Currency Virginia 1 17 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-19 Credit By G [General] expence [expenses] 1.5 Gallons ditto [Rum] false false 34 Currency Virginia 4 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-19 Credit By William Bowling 6 pints ditto [Rum] false true 218 Currency Virginia 3 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-24 Credit By ditto [William Bowling] 0.5 Gallon [Rum] false true 218 Currency Virginia 2 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-26 Credit By Edward Warren 5 gallons ditto [Rum] false true 222 Currency Virginia 32 10
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-17 Credit By Isaac Gosling for 12 w [pounds] Butter [at] 6/ false true 221 Currency Virginia 3 12
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-17 Credit By Agness Stonemire 1 Qt [Quart] Whiskey false true 205 Currency Virginia 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-26 Credit By Lawrence Porter 1 Qt [Quart] ditto [Whiskey] false true 208 Currency Virginia 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-04-26 Credit By ditto [Lawrence Porter] for 70 w [pounds] Midlings a [at] 80/ false true 208 Currency Virginia 2 16
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-07 Credit By ditto [Lawrence Porter] for 4 w [pounds] Sugar a [at] 30/ false true 208 Currency Virginia 6
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-17 Credit By John Jolly 10 w [pounds] ditto [Sugar] a [at] 8d 0..6..8 8 prices is false true 211 Currency Virginia 2 13 4 8 prices is?
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-17 Credit By Thomas McClauskin 10w [pounds] ditto [Sugar] a [at] 8d 0..6..8 8 prices is false true 211 Currency Virginia 2 13 4 8 prices is?
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-22 Credit By William Bowling 10w [pounds] ditto [Sugar] a [at] 30/ false true 218 Currency Virginia 15
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-01 Credit By Cash for 8 w [pounds] Lard [at] 6/ false false 125 Currency Virginia 2 8
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-01 Credit By do [Cash] for 7 w [pounds] ditto [Lard] [at] 4/ false false 125 Currency Virginia 1 8
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-22 Credit By Wm [William] Bowling for 6 w [pounds] flower a [at] 3/4 false true 218 Currency Virginia 1
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-08 Credit By Sabrett Scott for Sundries false true 222 Currency Virginia 60
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-17 Credit By Thomas McClauskin 4 Galls [Gallons] Whiskey [at] 3/ [is] 12/ 8 prices is false true 211 Currency Virginia 4 16 8 prices is?
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1778-05-17 Credit By John Jolly 6 Galls [Gallons] do [Whiskey] a [at] 3/ [is] 18/ 8 prices false true 211 Currency Virginia 7 4 8 prices is?
Merchandize [Merchandise] Account 1779-05-22 Credit [Total] Amt [Amount] carried over false false Currency Virginia 1878 4 1.25
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Prefix First Name Last Name Suffix Profession Location Reference Date Dr/Cr Entry Same Entry Names/Places Journal Folio Reference Folio Reference Raw Material RM Quantity RM Qualifier Money Type 1 Colony_1 Pound_1 Shilling_1 Pence_1 Money Type 2 Colony_2 Pound_2 Shilling_2 Pence_2 Comments
Jacob Cox 1779-03-30 Debit To waggoning 2 loads plank from the warf a [at] 24 false true 26 216 Sterling Virginia 2 0
Jacob Cox 1779-10-19 Debit To merchandise false false 216 Sterling Virginia 75
Jacob cox 1780-01-07 Debit To M3 blank to be returend in pike false false 216 Sterling Virginia
Jacob Cox 1780-11-25 Debit To shooter Hill C [currency?] for wagon hire in J. M. Journal false true 67 216 Sterling Virginia 200
Jacob Cox 1780-11-25 Debit To ditto ditto C for Wagon hire false false 67 216 Sterling Virginia 50
Jacob Cox 1782-01-31 Debit To wagon hire: C: for hauling 1.5 cord wood false false 255 216 Sterling Virginia 9
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779 Debit To amount your debit from folio II false false 216 Currency Virginia 2019 19 2.5
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-02-25 Debit To cash paid freight of goods for Mr. Lockhead false false 122 216 Currency Virginia 6
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-04-15 Debit To balance p [per] Contra false false Currency Virginia 2110 3 3
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To allowance made by you on 4236 Tobo [tobacco] false false Currency Virginia 42 7 2.5
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To 32.5 Md [Maryland] Sail Duck returned false false Currency Virginia 32 10
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To Simon Frazier's br? false true Currency Virginia 6 12
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To Sloop Kingston br? for sundries ? false true Sterling Virginia 153 10 9.75
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To 74th Freight false false Currency Virginia 1016 17 7.25
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To ditto sales false false Currency Virginia 750
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To 1th/0 sold Doctr [doctor] Spratt you charged him false true Virginia 58 7 3
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-06-19 Debit To Arthur Sinclair's br? false true 200 Virginia 40
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-07-01 Debit To James Nills Esq [esquire] false true Virginia
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-07-01 Debit To balance due for freight of Mr. Lockhead's chest false true Virginia
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-12-11 Debit To Rob Malheid's Cr [credit] for his order accepted false true Virginia
Mills Frazier and Cosby 1779-04-27 Debit Jour [journal] To Mr. Anchoz false true Virginia
Debit To cash paid by mef of Rob and Alex in Kiono to Rich Lenion false true Virginia
Debit To Rob Malheiv false true Virginia
Debit To error in Account false false
Debit false false
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