Table 4.4

Mary Foley, Renews Account with Goodridge's, 1839-41

1839 ledger, fol. 383

Dr. £  s  d Cr. £  s  d
Date Folio Date Folio
1839
Octr 19 590 To 2 lbs Sugar 1.2 Decr 6 717 By Bad Debts 1.2


1840 ledger, fol. 337

Dr. £  s  d Cr. £  s  d
Date Folio Date Folio
1839
Decr 14 To Bad Debts 1.2
Decr 28 20 " 8 yards Calico 6.8
1840
July 28 308 " 1 yard Black Merinos 3    April 21 99 By 1 Dozn Eggs 1   
Augt 3 318 " 3½ yards red Merino 9.8 Augt 22 362
Augt 3 318s " 5¼ yards slate color Do 14.6 " 12 Ducks 15  
Amount to Folio 342 -.16.-
Augt 3 319 " 1 Pair Small Boys Shoes 6    Augt To amount from opposite 2.1.0
Amount opposite £2.1.0 Augt 8 339 " 3 lb Sugar 1.9
Septr 9 412 " 6½ yds Shirting 6/6
5 yds Merino @ 2/9-13/9
Amount to Folio 342

1.0.3
£3.3.0


1840 ledger, fol. 342

Dr. £  s  d Cr. £  s  d
Date Folio Date Folio
1840
Decr To Amount from Folio 337 3.3.0 Octr 20 486 By amount from Folio 337 16   
Decr 607 " Balance due her 1.0.9 Octr 20 486 " Philip Power 6   
£4.3.9 Novr 5 519 " John Sheen 7   
Decr 8 568 " House Expense Cream 19   
Decr 8 568 " 11 Ducks 13.9
Decr 8 568 " William Rowe 12   
Decr 8 568 " John Beer 10   
£4.3.9


1841 ledger, fol. 246

Dr. £  s  d Cr. £  s  d
Date Folio Date Folio
1840 1840
Decr 29 26 To 4 lbs 15 ozs Soap 2.11 Decr 14 By Balance 1.0.9
Decr 29 26 " 1 lb Candles 1.2
1841 1841
Jany 19 42 " 1 pair Womans Shoes 7.6 Jany 20 44 By 2 Brls Potatoes 12   
Jany 19 42 " 3½ yds Shirting 3.6 Feby 8 53 " Milk & Cream 2.6
Jany 19 42 " 4½ yds B[lac]k Merino 11.3 Septr 11 367 " 14 Ducks 17.4
Jany 19 42 " 3 yds. White Serge 7.5 Novr 8 453 " 6 Ducks 7.6
Feby 8 52 " 3½ yds Blue Serge 9.7 Novr 18 453 " Cream 3   
Feby 8 52 " 6 yds Calico 4.6 Novr 8 453 " 2 Pigs 10   
Feby 8 52 " 2 lbs 7 ozs Soap 1.5 Novr 8 453 " 1 Brl Potatoes 8   
Feby 8 52 " 2½ yds Shirting 2.6 Novr 22 489 " Bad Debts 2.4
June 2 183 " 1 Blanket 9   
June 2 183 " 5 ozs Thread 2   
June 18 222 " 2 yards Black Merino 5.6
June 30 241 " 1 Pair Womans Hose 2.9
July 27 293 " 4½ lbs Soap 2.8
July 27 293 " 1 lb White Lead 1   
Septr 28 343 " 6 yards blay [?] Calico 5   
Octr 9 404 " 3¾ yards Shirting 3.9
£4.3.5 £4.3.5

Notes: The typography of this table reflects my effort to render faithfully the idiosyncracies of the original document.

Sources: PANL, MG 473, Goodridge Collection, 1839 ledger, fol. 383, and 1841 ledger, fol. 246; MHA, Goodridge fonts, 1840 ledger, fols. 337 and 342.


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