The Day Books of Robert Ellis

The Day Books of Robert Ellis, Part 2.

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The Day Books Of Robert Ellis

Bedeque, Part 2

Pg. 63 con't	12 June 1846	Lent M^cEwen A new Scale Beam. 7 lbs & 1 lb weight ½ & 1/4 lead
	13	Renbow went to Chaley
	22	M^cEwen 3/4 day plastering bed
	23	George Stanlake Turning 2 Naves for Ox Cart-- 3^s
	24	M^cEwen 1 day framing [s?] table
	27	M^cEwen A New Bed Stead except two Foot Posts-- 12^s
	29	C^r M^cEwen 2 lbs white lead
	1^st July	Doctor Wiggins 1 Q^t. Veal 16 1/4 veal @ 4^d-- 5/5^d
Page 64	1^st July 1846	Mrs. Tanton (widow) 1 Q^tr Veal 16 1/4 lbs @ 4^d-- 5/5^d
	"	Lent Mrs. J. Green Q^t Veal 16 ½ lbs
	9	C^r. M^cEwen 12 Codfish @ 2^d
	13.14. &c	6 Days M^cEwen. Fixing Front Door Lock. Fitting up Barr- Fixing Partition in Bed Room. Made Flour Hutch & got out framing for four Doors &c
	17	C^r. M^cEwen 54 lbs Flour @ 2 ½^d 1 Scythe Stone 10^d
	20	J. [S?] Brown St. Eleanors 2 Colums for Chimney PieceTurn^d @ 2/6^d-- 5^s 1 Rose Sett- 9^d
		Cut Grass today in Calf Pasture
	21^st	Cha^s Braod- 1 day Fitting Door Jambs & Moulding. Doctor's Room
Page 65	23^rd July 1846	Dr. Wiggins 1/4 veal 16 lbs @ 4^d
		M^r. Jos^h Green 1/4 veal 17 lbs C^r. Aug 19^th Q^tr Lamb 6 lbs Sep^tr C^r. 1/4 lamb 6 ½ lbs
	25	Nelly went to Stanlake Lee Aug^st 2^nd Blackey Aug^st 30^th
	27.28	Cha^s Broad 2 days Making & Hanging 6 Pannell Door with Mortice Lock
	29	Cut Grass Today
	7^th Aug^st	C^r. M^cEwen ½ Lb Tobacco
	14.15^th Sep^tr	5 Days Church [St. Eleanors] Altering Pulpit, Desk, Comminio Rail. Raise the Floor 14 Inches £3 As P^r Agreement
	25^th	G. Gelly-(Tailor) 6 Bushells Potatoes C^r. By making two Coats for Henery
	29.30 Sep^t, 1.2.3^rd Oct^r	5 Days St. Eleanors Church Finishing Window in the Communion @ 7^s P^r day 1 lbs Nails 1^s
Pg. 66	20^th Oct 1846	C^r. Rev^d Doctor Wiggins 15^s cash in Favor of Church Work
	27	Cutting 36 Panes for School House St. Eleanors @ 1^d 3^s For [T?] Tanton [Wm/Mrs?] & J. Wiggins
	10.11 & c Nov^r	4 ½ Day Painting Mr Joseph Green House-- £2/2/0
	13.14	Tho^s Rogers 2 days Thrashing Wheat
	16.17	2 Days Finishing Painting Mr. Green House Us^d 6 Gall Oil Lbs White Lead
	16.17.18	Rogers 3 days Finishing Thrashing Whe
	14 Dec^r	Made Two New Birch Tables for Wm. Jameson with Turned Legs 40^s
	23	Tho^s. Murray 1 day New Stuff Sopha 6^s
	12^th Jan^y 1847	C^r. M^r. Broad 1/1/4 yard Diaper @ 20^d
Pg. 67	18^th Jan^y 1847	C^r, Doctor Wiggins 5 ½ Bushells Wheat - on Account of Church Work Finishing Windows &c &c @7^s
	18.19.20	Finishing Four Windows in St. Eleanors Church @ 20^s Made & fix Base Moulding Round Nails Chancel 12^s
		Rev^d. Doctor Wiggins 28 lbs Butter Sent at Rose Bank @ 1^s Jan^y 1845
	8^th Feb^y	Joseph Green Making a Horse Sleigh 15^s
	16	Arrange Accounts with George Darby D^r. £5/14/0 C^r. £5/2/9 Ballance 11/3^d Settled 14^th Ap^r [signed] R. Ellis 14^th Ap^l C^r. 5 ½ Bushells Oats@ 2^s
		C^r. Dr. Wiggins P^r Church Work from George Darby £3/10/0
	25^th	C^r. Joes^h Green 1 Bundle Shingles
Pg. 68	16^th March 1847	Doctor Wiggins 4 Picture Frames @ 4^d
	19.	D^r. Wiggins bill made out-- £4/19/4 Church Bill-- £9/14/6
	20 22	Colourd glass in Church Window (Chancel) with Sugar of Lead Ground in Oil Mix Turpinet... D^o. 4 Window by the side-- Put down new Carpet in Chancel 6^d altogether
	24	Made two Stools & covered them For Chancel St. Eleanors Church @ 4^d---8^d
		M^r. Wiggins Bill made out-- £4/19/4 Church D^o. -- £10/10/- 1849 Rec'^d an order from D^r. Wiggins on Cha^s. Broad £ 5/5/- Balance due Church Work
	29^th	C^r. Jos^h Green 500 Hay for Making Wood Sleigh
	3^rd Ap^l	Rev^d D^r. Wiggins 4 lbs land @ 9^d
	7^th	C^r. Jos^ph Green 3 Bushell Wheat--2^d for painting house the half of 42^d
Pg. 69	9^th Ap^l 1847	Geo. Stanlake To Turning two Collums & Rose Sett. For Parlor Chimney Piece 3/9^d
	12.	C^r. Cha^s. Broad 1 Bushell Barley
	24.	M^r. John Morris Repairing Chairs, Feet of Chest Drawers & c.5^s Paid R. Ellis
	"	C^r. Doctor Wiggins 5 Bushells Potatoes for seed
	27	M^rs. Broad P^r. Of Birch Tables 3 ½ ft. Squre with Turn Legs 35^s Took home today
	16^th May	C^r. Joe^sh Green 1 Hundred Hay
	"	C^r. McEwen 1 Peck of Wheat
	20	W^m. Williams Turning 4 Bed Post Birch for French Bed Stead @ 1/3^d
	21 22	Sow'd ½ Bushell Buck Wheat " 2/4 Bushell Wheat on Potato Land
	24	Reinbow Fould
	25	C^r. Mr. Jos^h Green 1 Bushell Barley
Pg. 70	26^th May 1847	Sow,d 3 Pecks Barley. Old Garden Field
	7^th June	C^r. Josh Green ½ B. Barley
	12	W. Williams. Turn,d 4 Bed Posts. French 5^s
	15	Finishd Planting Potatoes Peter Schurman Married Today The Sterner [Steamer?] Conquerer from Shediac Arrive at Bedeque Stop one Hour. Saild for Ch'Town
		22^nd Cherry/July 10^th Pinkey/Augst 3^rd Nelly/ Augst 19^th Blackey
	9^th July	Jos^ph Green Painting Skirting 2 rooms 1/6^d
	10^th	John Sail,d from Charlotte for London in the new Brig Othello/ Arrive 10^th Aug^st
	12 13	Cut cover in Old Garden Ploughed Down Buckwheat
	14	Sowed Buck
	23	Begun to cut Grass
	3 Aug^st 7^th 9	Ship a cow on board the Henry Carman Schooner for Kennth Forbes- Care of James Sharp Took out the cow as the Schooner put back Reship this morning
Pg. 71	9^th Aug^st 1847	C^r. Mrs. Broad 1 lbs Tea
	"	Borrowed of John Tanton 1 ½ Bushell Wheat or Pay 7^s Pr Bushell cash Paid
	17^th	W^m. Williams- To. Turning Four Bed posts @ 18^d
	28^th	Sold colt one year old to David Schurman for a P^r. Of Oxen raising three years & 20^s
	30^th	D. Schurman took away colt this morning
	13.14 &c. Sep^tr	6 Days at w. Nefs St. Eleanors- Papering & painting Parlour & Bedroom--Rought Boarding & Shingling Stable Lent him 35 lbs Shingle Nails including Box
	20^th 21&c	W. Ness 6 Days Shingleing Stable & Fitting up D^o.
	27 28 &c	W. Ness 6 Days A^bt. Stable Fitting up doors putting on locks &c
	1^st Oct 9^th	C^r. By one P^r. Hames 8/6^d 1 lb Tea 10 ½ lbs Mutton ½ Gallon Mollasses
	4.5 &c	4 Days fitting doors and attendance court / time
Pg. 72	13^th Oct 1847	C^r. W^m Ness To. 6 yds Print @20^d 18 oz Leather for insoles 3 yds Huckaback
	14	C^r. W^m. Ness Cash 40^s
	20	C^r. W^m Ness 2 yds Leather Binding
	23^rd	W^m. Glover (Taylor) Bill made out £2/14/6 Settl'd R.E.
		C^r. Wm Ness 1 lb Tea 5^s
	25^th	D^r. Malcolm Shaw (Blacksmith) 1 Heiffer Calf 20^s
	"	Put colt at David Schurman to wain Return next morning
	27th.28th	Mr. Josh Green 1 1/4 day fixing spouts
	30^th	D^r. Geo Darby 1 day getting out stuff for three P^r. Sashes & one case C^r. D^o 3 days ploughing B. Kanada with a pair of horses @ 10 P^r. Day
	2^nd 3 & c Nov^r	George Darby 5 days Making sashes, case, put in D^o. Putting up Studs for Lathing &c
Pg. 73	3^rd Nov^r 1847	Recd of Mr John Murray £5/1/10 ½ due M^rs Forbes Ballance of Note Potatoes 27 ½ lb
	Monday 8 10.11.12.13	George Darby 1 day Studding & Lathing Bedroom 3 ½ days G. Darby lathing & Plastering &c C^r. G. Darby 1 bushell Buchwheat Lent 2 lbs shingle Nails
	Tuesday16 20^th	1 day G. Darby plastering C^r. G Darby Piece of upper Leather for Vamps of Boots 3^s
	22.23	G. Darby 2 days leying Floor &c
	25	C^r. M^rs. Broad ½ lb Tea @4^s
	"	C^r. W^m. Ness 1 lb Tea
	26	Geo. Darby 1 day Made door & put Skirtain round room &c
	1^st Dec^r	C^r. M^rs. Josh Green P^r. Insoles for Boots 9^d
Pg. 74	7^th Dec^r 1847	C. Davidson 1 day Plastering 6^s
	9.10. 11^th	W^m. Ness 2 ½ days removing end door to back of house D^o window where door was
	11^th	C^r. W^m Ness 3 yds Pink Ribbon
	13.14 &c 17^th	W^m. Ness 4 ½ days finishing end window, plastering. Made Settle Box C^r. W^m. Ness 20^s cash
	21. 22 &c 24	W^m. Ness 4 days Made & put in new window room over Kitchen abt other windows C^r. W^m. Ness 21^st 2 sheep @ 20^s " 3 qts Mollasses " 1 ½ lb yellow soap @ 7^d " 4 cakes soap @ 3^d " 1 ½ pints Gin
	22^nd	C^r. Jos^h Green 4 hundred Barley Straw
	"	Lent M^rs. Ness 38 1/4 lbs Beef
Pg. 75	28.29.30.31 Dec^r 1847 28^th	W^m. Ness 3 ½ days fitting up windows. Leying floor. Bricking up fire place. Made table &c &c 4 Turkeys @ 3/6^d
	"	C^r. W^m. Ness 1 lb Tea
	"	C^r. Jeo^h Green Load of straw
	29	C^r. G. Darby Upper Leather for a P^r boots for Henry
	1^st Jan^y1848	Henry a new P^r. Boots made by P. Slattery
	8^th	M^r. Ness Bill made out £9/16/6
	"	Tom Rogers Thrashing today Wheat
	12^th 13^th	W. Ness 1 day made & fix Laths for Parlor window Furniture 3 Turkeys @ 3/6^d C^r. W. ness 2 3/4 yds [mould?] skin @ 4/6^d 2 lbs Tea @ 4^s 1 ½ pint Gin Jack knife
Pg. 76	18^th Jan^y 1848	W^m. McEwen to. 1 Laundry Stove with Pipe 40^s
	22^nd	G. Stanlake 2 Birch arm chairs @ 20^s
	31	M^r. Cha^s Broad Bill made out £14/12/11
	1^st Feb^y	C^r. Cha^s Broads Bill £14/13/4 ½ Settle [signed] R. Ellis [balance in Robert's favour] 5 ½ ^d
	5 3^rd	First snow storm this winter M^rs. J. Green 1 living Turkey 4^s
	8^th	Settl,d with Mr. Ness-- Ballance in my favour £1/0/9 [signed] R. Ellis
		Wm Ness To 1 butlers tray 10^s
	12^th	W^m. McEwen ½ pint Best Rum
	17^th 28^th	C^r. W^m. Ness 8 yds Gray Cotton @ 9^d 2 Hankerchiefts @ 2^s 1 lb Tea 4^s 3 qts Mollasses @ 9^d 1 Load Wheat Straw 600
Pg. 77	6^th March 1848 Ap^l 20 23 July [out of date order]	M^rs. Josh Green A tub of Butter 25 lbs @ 1^s C^r. By cash 3/9^s C^r. By cash 20^s 1/3^d due 4 1/4 lbs Butter C^r. Cash 1/6^d due 2/9^d
	10[March]	C^r. W^m. Ness 3 lbs Tallow
	13	C^r. G. Darby ½ bushell barley
	14	W^m. Ness 2 turkeys @ 3/6^d
	15	C^r. David Schurman 600 Oat Straw @ 1^s
	21	C^r. W^m. Ness 6^s-- P^r. Order Tho^s. Rogers - Goods
		W^m. Kanada Bill Ballance £1/16/7½
	31	C^r. W^m. Ness To. 1 Lb. Tea. Part of Calf Skin
	4^th5 &c. Ap^l	W^m. Ness 5 Days getting out Base Moulds. Room over Kitchen. Ab^t. Door &c. &c.
	10 &c. 15	W^m. Ness 2 lbs Butter @ 1^s 6 days fixing Archet [Ranes?] to Windows. Doors Getting out Base Mould. Painting &c. 2 lbs. Butter @1^s C^r. By 2 lbs. Starch @ 18^d
Pg. 78	17.18 &c Ap^l 1848 20 21 22	W^m. Ness 4 days getting Moulding Big Room C^r. By ½ Bushell Potatoes Good Friday 1 day Raising Old House & Leying Floor old Chimney Place
	Monday 24	W^m. Ness. 6 days Finishing Windows Putting Base Moulding Round 4 Rooms, Painting &c. C^r. By 20^s Cash. Bottle Brandy
	Monday 1^st May&c. 5^th	W^m. Ness 2 lbs Butter@1^s 6 days Building between two Houses Removing Dresser &c. C^r. By 2 lbs Tea @ 4^s 3 yds Cotton 11 Bushells Potatoes @ 3^s 3 Bushells Seed Wheat @ 9^s Lent 9 lbs nails & 35 before. Shingles (23^rd) 2 lbs D^o. 46 lbs.
	Monday 8 13	W^m. Ness 6 days ab^t Bar Room- C^r. By Cash 22^s
	Monday 15 20	W^m. Ness 6 Days Fitting Barr &c. 2 lbs Butter 2 ½ lbs Butter C^r. By 2 Lbs Tea @ 4^s 1/4 lbs Tea 1/3 Cockey
Pg. 79	Monday 22^nd May 1848	W^m. Ness 6 Hundred Hay @ 3^s C^r. By 5 Bushells Oats @ 3^s
	23.24&c. 27^th	W^m. Ness 5 Days painting Front 3 Coats & other Jobs 2 lbs butter @ 1^s
	Monday 5 6 10	C^r. W^m. Nefs 31 ½ lbs Meal D^r. 4 Hundred Hay- 6 Days Attending at Court Time 5 ½ lbs Butter @ 1^s C^r. By cash 24^s
	Monday 12^th	W^m. Nefs. Half a Veal 28 ½ lbs @ 3^d
	"	Mr^s. Jos^h. Green 1/4 Veal 13 lbs @ 4^d
Pg. 80	13^th June 1848 17	W^m. Nefs 4 lbs Butter @ 1^s 4 3/4 Days Skirting Stairs. Put up Hand Rail & Partition Large Room. 2 1/ lbs Butter @ 1^s-- A Birch Newell 2/3^d C^r. 5 Thousand Shingles @ 7^s Cash 2/3^d
	19^th 21^st	W^m. Nefs 4 lbs Butter @1^s C^r. By 32 lbs Meal & Flour Fore Qtr Mutton 1 Reel Cotton 9 ½ yds Print @ 1/6^d 1 yd Brown Cotton 1 1/4 Ribbon
	22^nd	W^m. Nefs 2 lbs Butter
	22.23^rd	Joseph Green 2 days Paper'd & Painted Small Parlor
	27	C^r. W^m. Nefs 4 Thousand Shingles
	3^rd July 6	C^r. W^m. Nefs 1 Barrel Flour [53/-?] Hannah went to Miramichi with Nefs-
		Blackey 1 July/ Jessy 14^th June/ Juddy Augst 28^th / Nelly Septr 9^th [Calfed/Foaled]
	26 22	Mrs. Broad. A Birch Turn'd Newell 2/6^d W^m. Nefs Bill £20/9/4 ½ C^r. By Bill Rendered £20/6/2 ½ [Balance] 3/2^d Settled Settl'd this day [Sgd.] R. Ellis
Pg. 81	26 July 1848	M^rs. Broad 1 Birch Newell 2/6^d
	1^st Aug^st	Went at Port Hill W. Pickard Launch
	4	M^rs. Broad Turning 2 Rosesett for Chimney Piece @ 9^d
	6 11	C^r. M^rs. Jos^h. Green 6 3/4 Veal D^r. M^rs. Jos^h. Green 136 lbs Indian meal to be return in Flour (12^th) Return meal
	12^th	C^r. W^m. Nefs One Gall Spirits 12^s
	14^th 6^th Sep^r	W^m. Nefs Return 10 ½ lbs Mutton W^m. Nefs Return 5 1/4 lbs Mutton
	9^th Sep^r	Lent Jameson 28 3/4 lbs Shingle Nails include the Bag (22) 10 Lbs nails D^o. Return 28^th Ap^l 1849 Nov^r 3^rd Return 2lbs 2 oz.
	16	Had of M^r. Nefs 10 ½ lbs Mutton
		Kenneth [Forbes?] came on a Visit 7^th. Retun the 16^th
	19^th	M^rs. Ben Darby. Took Box Tea of K. B. Forbes. 14 lbs @ 4^s-- To be paid in Oats @ 2^s P^r. Bushell. This Fall
		John Small Jun^r. Made P^r. Boots for Hannah 6^s --- Paid
Pg. 82	20^th Sep^tr 1848	Sold Jameson a Heiffer for 2250 Feet Hemlock Boards Brought Home 342 Feet
	22 23 5^th Oct^r	[Brought Home] 374 Feet [Brought Home] 720 Feet [Brought Home] 703 Feet
	Monday 25	W^m. Nefs 5 ½ days Made & Fix New Windows. End Old House. Stuff Sopha Made Step Ladder & Old Kitchen &c. &c. C^r. W^m. Nefs Tallow. Mend Gould Ring 9^d
	Monday 3 Oc^r.	W^m. Nefs 1 day Ab^t Stairs in kitchen &c.
	10^th Nov 15 19	C^r. Geo. Stanlake 2 ½ Bushell barley @ 3^s 10 Bushells Turnips @ 15^d 10 Bushells Turnips D^o. 40 Bushells 10 Bushells Turnips
	"	C^r. Jos^h. Green 100 Feet 1 3/4 " Pine 10^s
	21.22.23.24	M^r. Ness 4 Days Working Ab^t Schoon Industry North Side
	18^th Dec	1 Day at the School House Near G. Darby. Put in Window Frame & Helping Ab^t Roof
Pg. 83	20^th Dec 1848	James Gourlie 2 Turkeys @ 3/6^d
	26	Jos^h. Green Arrange Accounts This Day Ballance Due R. Ellis 17/1^d
	27	Jos^h. Green 3 lbs Butter @ 1^s C^r. D^o. 50 feet 1 3/4 Pine @ 10^s C^r. D^o. 1 lb Tea @ 3^s
	28	W^m. McEwen Bill made out. £5/2/0
	"	James Kinsman Sen^r Bill -- £1/17/4 29^th Nov 1843 Borrowed 2 lbs House Shoe Nails 8 Dec^r Borrowed 2 lbs Horse shoe Nails
	29^th	Made 3 Sash Cases for School House Near G. Darby To be Paid by E. Read 4' 10" by 2' 5" C^r. By P^r. Boots for Henry
	30	Arrange A/C with McEwen D^r. £5/2/0 C^r. £2/16/6 Ballance Due R. Ellis £2/5/6
	4^th Jan^y 1849	C^r. McEwen P^r. Boots 25^s
Pg. 84	5 Jan^y 1849	Copy in the other Book C^r. W^m. Nefs 1 Bunch Cotton Warp
	15	M^rs. Jos^h. Green 1 ½ lb Butter @ 1^s
	24	Finish hauling 10 Chord Fire Wood from Peter Schurman
	26	M^r. Jos^h. Green 1 lb Butter 1^s
	27	M^rs. Jos^h. Green 2 1/4 lbs Butter @ 1^s
	15^th Feb^y	C^r. David Schurman 7cwt- 5 lb Oat Straw and 6cwt -- Last winter
	16	C^r. Jos^h. Green 20 Feet of Inch pine Board
	27	C. C. Davidson, Pine Table 4' Long by 2' 3' [wide] with a Drawer -- 15^s
	"	Rob^t. Glover To. 13 P^r. Of 12 Light Sashes @ 6^d= £3/18/0
	28	Cr. Robt. Glover 1 Bushell Potatoes
	1 March	Cr. Davis Schurman 7 cwt Oat Straw & 1 Bushell Potatoes
Pg. 85 Pg. 86		Bedeque, PEIsland. Apl 22^nd /46 Be it remembered that we Robert Ellis. Ship Owner Even Thomas. late Master Mariner & Ship Owner both of Bedeque & Chas. Richards of Vernon River in this Island. Ship wright having been Requested by Thos. Hogan Comander of the British Queen of Halifax and Mr. Wm. Welsh the agent of the Owners Residing at Halifax to hold a survay on the said Vessell. she having Wintered at this port in consequence of have been Stranded last fall Near Sea Cow head. Near the entrance of this Harbour Report that the said Vessell having been properly hove down in this Harbour with the Garbourd str[uc?]k quite out. We have examined the keel & the Bottom of the said Vessell and found No Matural damage done more than a little Chafing on the Keel and some of the seams on the Bilge [strake?] and a few of the [tr?]unalls started cause by striking on the Sand. Bar and am of Opinion that the said vessell Bottom having been now properly Overhauld and the Garbourd & Bilge [Horse?] & caulk,d extra fastening driven in and a Number of trunals having been board Out and New Ones driven in and the seams.[horsed?] from the keel to the Bends and top sides & decks caulk we are of an Opinion that the said vessell may may [sic] be pronounced Sea Worthy to the best of Our judgements we have Also examined the inside of the Vessell and find nothing indicating any brakage of the floors of timbers. [signed in Robert hand] Robert Ellis Even Thomas Charles Richards
Pg. 87	Septr 1848-13 July 1849	[This page has entries concerning "Log Wood" sales to , or purchases from various people, including:] Mrs. Josh. Green Geo. Stanlake R. Ellis Elizabeth Stanlake Netus Darby
Pg. 87,88,89		[Entries on these pages deal with accounts of various people, ie: Reed Schoolmaster; Doctor Cook; Wm. Watters; George West]
Pg. 90,91		[Only a small portion of this page remains & has figures on one side of it & nothing on the other]
Pg. 93 Pg. 94 Pg. 95		Specification for work Required to be done towards finishing the Episcopal Church at St. Eleanors [St. John's Anglican] To Make & fix,d a Neat pannelled front to the Gallery extending a crofs the building of good pine the frame work not to be less then 1 3/4 inch thick when finish.d To be plain on the inside & a Neat Moulding round each pannell & a astragal planted on or the pannell to be raised as may be prefered on the outside, To have a broad cap & moulding on the top & a neat Cornice below on the front of the Gallery beam. at the bottom-- To Make and fix.d a Stout six pannelled door. Moulding on both sides. with a good knob handle Lock. & hinges. Complete for the gallery. To Make and finish completely a Staircase in the Tower with turned Newels & plain Balusters the steps to be of 1 1/4 inch thick clear spruce & the risers inch do. Mitred to plain cut bracketts with hollow Mouldings under the Noseing. & returned Over the bracket the hand rail to be of good Birch with a Neat round cap. At the bottom & [R?]amps at the Newels &c and to be returned round the head of the Stairs on the landing-- To Make and fix,d Twenty four single and two double pews as shewn in the plan with doors and seats caps &c complete. The backs to be Pannelled with squre framing not lefs then 1 ½ inch thick when finished The doors & Elbows and fronts that is all next the Aisle and Comm-union Rail &c to be pannelled with Mouldings and Astragals on the pannels or Raise pannels as Specified for the front of the Gallery. And to have a good Spring latch to each pew-- To Make & fix two pulpits. or pulpit and Reading desk alike, Octagonal on the plan & framed One pannel on each side, with Neat Cornice and book board on the top and a Neat bold Moulding Round the bottom, supported by a stout Column to each and fastened to the wall at the back. The pannels to be Moulded Round with Astrg[u?]l &c. as Specified above. the steps to the pulpit and desk to be Made like the Stairs in the Tower. Only much lighter with hard wood. Rail. Ramps &c with a scroll-- At the Bottom of each adiditional [sic] or instead of Newell and Cap as specified for the Other Staircase To Make a Neat hardwood communion table with turned
con't		legs Much stouter then for a Common table of such pattern as may be directed by the Commitee. Also a straight communion Rail of hardwood (Birch) with turned hardwood balusters all very stout and neatly polished, to rest on the soft wood kneeling board with a softwood riser on each side unlefs the floor of the Chancel be raised One step higher then the floor. of the body of the church. the kneeling board to be from 10 to 12 inches broad exclusive of the part on which the balusters are to be fixed. part of the Rail to be made to open with a strong neat hinges, on the inside for pafsage to the Communion table-- All the work to be neatly and substantially done according to the foregoing Specification and Annexed plan including seats to the Pews pulpit. Desk. and front of the Pews as shown on the plan with every thing. Required to complete the whole of the Aforesaid work including all Mateirals,[sic] according to the true intent and maining [sic] of this Specification and as set forth in the annexed plan in a Neat Substantial and workmanlike Manner- Charlottetown January 10^th 1842 NB All the wood to be good pine except the spruce steps &c and hardwood rails &c specified above--
Pg.97	5^th May 1845	M^rs. Forbes A/C with [I?] Murry Rec^d. of I. Murry first note £6/5/0 Rec^d. Twelve months intrest on £12/10--14^s
	13^th May	Had of I. Murry 27 ½ bushells potatoes @ 1/3---£1/14/4 ½
	8^th May 1845 14^th June	Goods bought for M^rs. Forbes 2 hams 29 ½ lbs @ 5 ½ ^d from [Casks?] 1 sack of potatoes. 4 ½ Bushells 63 lbs oatmeal @ 1 ½ ^d 144 lbs Oatmeal @ 1 ½ ^d
Pg. 98		[A sketch drawn in pencil with a ruler of a piece of land, 3 ½ chains along the road line x 7 chains x 6 chains along the front x 6 chains 20 links]
Pg.99	1848	M^rs. Jos^ph Green. Butter A/C
Pg. 100		[Written upside down on page-- it is page B-31 from back of book]

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