Dr. William Canniff Papers

Sydney

Day Book No 2 fro[fold]

This 29th July 1790

----

Martin Butler Cr [credit]

by 3 Days work @ 2/

---- 30th ----

Mr Jno German Snr  Cr

by a Gallon Spirits Bo

           Do

for 10 ½# Fine flour lent

---- 31st ----

Thomas Colquham C[tear]

by 3 ½ days work @ ⅛  /6?

----

Jno German Snr D[torn]

for 3 ½  yds Callico @ 5/

----

Mr Jno Fairman Dr [debtor]

for ¼ hundred weight flour ?

the 28th July

----

Wm Launsbury  Cr   [Lownsberry]

By the Vemfor? and Quarters

for a pair of shoes  3/6

----

Wm Bell

for leather for shoes  3/6

??in Launsbury

for Ditto for MacKensons  2/6

from Mr Fairman }

----

August the 2nd [1790]

Martin Butler  Cr

By wheat, Potatoe & Indian

Corn which is now on

Mr John Crysdells Land [Crysdale]

and to be delivered to

Ferguson & Bell  £5/0

when they are ready to [torn]

taken off --

[Page 2]

Sydney 2nd August [1790]

Martin Butler Dr

paid Jno Fairman

for you at your Request }  26/6

----

Mr Jno Fairman  Cr

by Martin Butler  26/6

----

Martin Butler Cr

By True R-----?  5/-

---- Ditto ----

[tear on left side]

?2 ½ yards Strands @ £9/   22/6

? ½ yds Linnen @ ⅗    3/5/10 ½

for a Black Sh ??         7/

? 4 yards indian? @ 9/6 14/

?? ¼

bread /9 ½

----

Mr German  Cr

by 1 Quart Spirits Barrd

----

C Martin Butler  Dr

for 1 pair of shoes  9/

Cr

By 9th Butler from Mr Smyth 9/

----

Widdow Smyth Dr

for paid Martin Butler for you  9/

----

Mr Jno German  Cr

by a bottle Spirits to Bor

----

Mr Ostrum  Cr

by 5# porke @ 7 ½

?? Tobacco pipes

[Page 3]

Sydney 6th August 1790

Mr Jno Fairman  Cr

by cash 15/

----

Mr Jno German  Dr

for 1# Powder

---- 17th ----

Mr Samuel Sherwood  Cr

by 8 ½ # Sugar @ --

---- 10th ----

Mr Jno German  Dr

for ½# Soap (per Polly or Lewis)  /7

----

Joshua Gould Smyth [Goldsmith]

by a Sickel  3/

---- 15 ----

Wm Johnson  Cr

by one days work   [torn]

----

Mr Jno Crysdell

by 1Gall 1Qts  1Pts Rum Borro

at Harvest time

---- 10 ----

Wm Launsbury  Cr

By a Drawing Knife  10/

----

Private E  Dr

For 2# Tea  1/

a gun paper

----

Wm Bea  Dr

For Pd Vandusen  31/

---- 17 ----

John Ferguson  Dr

For 3yd Callico

1 P?  ?? ??

[Page 4]

Sydney 17th Nov 17[90]

Mr Jno Fairman  Cr

by 2# Butter @  2/

---- Dr ----

for 1# sugar  2/

for 1# Soan?  11/2

for 4 Skeens Thread  /4

----

Mr Archd Chisholm  Dr

for 1# Loaf lent}

by Joney Fairman}   ½

---- 20 ----

Mr Wm Launsbury  Cr

by Leather for the

uppers of one pr Shoes  3/6

----

for 2 raccoons  2/6

for 6 nok Hats  1/

----

Mr Osbrum  Cr

by 17th Gammon @  1/17

---- 22 ----

Mr Jno German Dr

for 6 Fusil Flints  /6

---- 24th ----

Mr Jno Crysdel  Cr

by 13 days boarding

at Harvest time @

5/ per week }  10/

----

Joshua Goldsmith  Cr

By a Cunch? Shell  5/

----

Mr Crysdell  Dr

for 2 ½ yds Malton @ 4/  10/

[Page 5]

Sydney 26th August 90

Mr Jno Crysdell  Cr

by Drawing in wheat for

mo 2 days work of one man

   Dr

for 2 days works paid

25th & 26th at Logging

---- 29th ----

Mr Fairman  Cr

by 2# Butter @ 1/  2/

---- 31st ----

Mr Jno Stalker  Dr

for 1 pair Shoes  8/

----

Mr Jno German Snr

By 10 ½# flour return

----

Mr Smyth  Cr

by 1# Butter  @1 [torn]

pr Polly German

----

September 5th 90

Mr Jno Fairman  Dr

for 1# Gun Powder  5/

---- 6th ----

Mr John German Senr

for 1# Gun Powder  5/

---- 9th ----

Capt Isaac Servens  Cr

by cash   1/1

----

Mr Jno German  Dr

for 3# Powder @ 5  15/

6 Oct for Ditto  2/6

----

Caleb Gilbert

for 1# Butter from Mr Smith  1/1

[Page 6]

Sydney 9th Sept 9[0]

Wm Spencer[s?] negro  Dr

for ½# Tobacco  1/9

for ½# powder   2/6

4/3

---- 12 ----

Mrs Smith  Cr

by 8# Butter @ 1/  8/

----

Mr Jno Blacker  Cr [Bleecker]

by a Gallon Rum Returned

---- 14 ----

Mr Jno Fairman  Cr

by 2# Butter @ 1/  2/

---- 16 ----

Mr Jno Crysdel  Cr

[torn]y Leather for a pair

of moucinsons for }  ⅙  [moccasins]

Alexander Ferguson}

by finding Stalker and}

Lott when Theshing}

----

Mr’s Dodds & Johnston  Dr

for 1# powder  5/

----

John Ferguson  Dr

for moucinsons for Alexander  ⅙

----

John Lott  Cr

by Days work Thrash

[Page 7]

Sydney 16th Sepr 1790

Jno Stalker  Cr

by Thrashing

---- Oct 2nd ----

Wm Bell Dr

for cash when going to Kingston 22nd Sepr }  7/6

for for paid McAuleey & Markland }  47/10

    Cr

by Vandusen 1/

by a pepper bon?  /9

by 1# mustard  ¾

---- 9th ----

Orry Rose  Cr

by 2 ¼ Days work with your fence 1/

----

Stephen Gilbert Esqr  Cr

by 2 Basketts wheat @

---- 12th ----

Ralph Osterum  Cr

by 4 /2 Bas Whet @

to be Pd in Cash, wheat or [torn]

---- 10th ----

John Chisholm  Cr

by ¾ days work of your Horses and Sen Herd?  ¾

---- 21st ----

Mr John Crysdell  Cr

by 1 ½ Bushells wheat@

---- 2 ----

Widdow Smith  Cr

by 2# Butte @ 1/  2/

---- 9th Nov ----

Wm Spencer Capt ???  Cr

by cash  4/3

---- 11th ----

Wm Sherhard  Dr [Sherrard]

for 2 Skeens Thread  /2

[page 8]

Sydney 11th Nov 1790

Wm Sharrard?  Cr

by your son one day threshing  ⅛

[page 9]

Inventory taken 29th Novemeber 1790

26 pp gartering   7/6

19 Looking glasses   ⅛

5# Vermillion 10/

105 yds Linnen lace @6

1 pp Bed Lace 12/6

7 ½ pp None so pretty 1/3 [decorative braid or tape]

3 prs Scarlet garters 3/

80 hanks mohair @6

90 flints @1

4 prs W. Worsted/ Gloves 2/6

5 yds Blue Coating 6/6

5 packing needles -

2 Beaver Spears 2/6

5 dow? Buttons 1/6

6 Crapes -

76 Gun worms @6

90 Canoe awls @4 - @3

50 FireSteels @6

2 Razors 1/6

23 Clasp Knives 1/2

10 Couteaux 1/

15 Scalping Knives 1/6

4 Brass Tomahawks 5/

2 ½# Thread -

4 Blk Slk Handkerchief 7/6

12 yds Indian Ribbon 1/

4 ½ yds Broad Do [Ribbon] 2/

9 yds Callicoe 5/

1 pattern Molton Leggings 5/

----

Wm Launsbury Cr

By Sundries to Jno Ferguson 17/6

[page 10]

Sydney Dec 2 1790

Samuel Reid Dr

For 4 skeins Thread @4

----

Eliza Reid Dr

For 4 skeins Thread @4

---- 4th ----

Eliza Reid Dr

for 1 ½ yd Bead Law @4d - /6d

----

John German  Dr

for 3 skeins Thread /3d

----

John Reed Dr

for thread /6d

---- 11th ----

Wm [Mr?] Crysdal  Dr

for a black Llk? handkerchiff for Elow? /10

---- 13 ----

Caleb Gilbert  Dr

for a Stick Mochair /6d

---- 20th ----

Ory Rose Cr

by going to mill 10/

---- 21st ----

Mr Jno Crysdall Dr

for 1 pew? nonesopretty 1/10

for 1 stick Mochair /6

---- 22 -----

Mr Jno German Dr

for 6 Skiens Thread /6

---- 27th ----

Wm [Mr?] Crysdal Cr

By a Black Silk Handkerchiff Returnd

[page 11]

Sydney 11th Jany 1791

John German   Cr

By Sundries 12/6

----

Wm Bell Dr

for Sundries 12/6

---- 14th ----

Wm Bell Dr

for a pattron of Indian Leggings Red Molton

----

Wm German Cr

by a Glass Rum to David the Mohawk   2d

----

Wm Bell Dr

for 1 Stick Green Twist

for 1 Skein Thread

---- 16th ----

Mr John Crysdal Cr

by a pair buckskin Briches 27/

----

Wm Bell Dr

for Briches 1-7-6

----

Mrs Rebeca Crysdal Cr

By Ballance of account this day at Settlement   11/2

---- 12 ----

Mr German Dr

for 1 Skein Thread /1

----

Old Currotte Dr

for 3 Skeins Thread one

muskrat skin

[page 12]

Sydney 22nd Jany 1791

Eliza Reid  Dr

for 1 ½ yds Broad Ribbon @ 2/6 - 3/9

for 2 Skeins Thread /2

----

Duncan Mcaurther [McArthur]

by a pair moccinsons  2/6

----

Wm Bell  Dr

for moccinsons  2/6

Duncan MacAurther  2/6

----

Old Currotte  Dr

for 6 fishing rods last summer  /9

----

Wm Bell  Dr

for 3 yds Less one nad? of Broad Ribbon

----

Mr Jno German  Cr

by a bottle rum at Freol? Noure? Bearings  2/6

----

Mr Jno Fairman  Dr

for a Bottle Rum  2/6

---- Feby 5th ----

Wm Bell  Dr

for a Black Handkff

---- 14th ----

Private Expense  Dr

for 1# Best Green Tea  6/6

for 1# Common Ditto  4/6

11/0

[page 13]

Sydney 16th Feby 1791

Mrs Fairman  Dr

for one pattron of a Shirt Callico  12/6

---- 27th ----

Orry Rose  Dr

for one Clasp Knife  1/6

----

Mr Germain  Cr

By a pint Rum  1/3

----

Wm Bell  Dr

for one Claspp Knife

----

John Reed   Cr

by bring in the Turnips for Caulquhum Fredericks  1/8 [Coonrad Frederick?]

Dr

for one Clasp Knife  1/8

---- 28th ----

John German  Cr

by 5 ½# Gun Powder Returned £1-7-6

----

By a watter bucket  3/6

By 2# Nails  2/6

By washing Bill & ea?   2-13-8

---- March 4th 1791 ----

Wm Sherrard Senr  Dr

for one pack knives  1/6

----

Wm Sherard Junr  Dr

for one pack knives  1/6

[page 14]

Sydney 6th Mar  1791

Wm Sole  Dr

for a Stick Brown Twist  /6

---- 16th March ----

Wm Sole  Dr

for 6 yds gartering @ /3d  1/6

---- 22nd ----

Josua Goldsmith  Cr

by Cash  2/7

----

Mrs German  Cr

by 2# Butter borrowed and omitted when the account was settled  2/

---- 29th ----

Widdow Smyth  Cr

by ½# Butter per Mr Launsberry  /6

---- Apr 7th ----

Mrs German  Cr

by 4 ¾# Maple Sugar @

----

Wm Launsberry Dr

for a Clasp Knife  1/6

---- 9th ----

Wm Launsberry  Dr

for one Looking Glass  1/6

----

Borrowed from Mr Launsberry 6# Small Duck Shott

[page 15]

Sydney 20th April 1791

Widdow Smith  Cr

by Butter Left at Crysdales  18# Inst?  2/

---- 25th ----

Josua Goldsmith  Dr

for one Looking Glass  1/6

---- 24th ----

Duncan McAurthur  Dr

for ½# Powder  2/6

---- May 2nd ----

John Lott Senr  Cr

by 4 By: fall wheat @ 3/6  - 14/0

by 2 Do Spring Do @ 3/4 - 6/8

£1-6-8

----

Wm Sherard Senr  Dr

for 1 Days work Credited to you for your son  1/8

----

Wm Sherard Junr  Cr

By 1 Days work  1/8

----- 3rd ----

John German  Dr

for 6 fusil flints  /6

---- 6 ----

Josua Goldsmith  Cr

by 2 ½# Leather @ 2/6  6/?

---- 8th ----

Mr Fairman  Cr

by 2# Butter @ 1/2?

----

Mr German  Cr

by 15 ¾# Maple Sugar @ /7 ½

9/10 ¾

[page 16]

Sydney 11th May 1791

Mr German  Cr

by ¼ yd R??hio? Shecting? Borrowd

Dr

for 4 Skeins white Thread Lent

---- 12th ----

Wm Dougan  Dr

for 1 pair Dearskin moccisons  2/6

For ¼# Tobacco  /6

for 1/2? a Day Lost  12th first

---- 10th ----

Settled with David Sagar [Sager]

this day and is Dr to him  5/6

---- 16th ----

Wm Dougan  Dr

for ½ day to go to Sherwood

---- 19th ----

Mr John Germain Senr  Dr

for 4 bu potatoes @ 2/   2/

for 6 bu Ditto @ 2/  12/

----

Wm Dougan  Dr

for one day lost

---- 21st ----

Wm Dougan  Dr

for ½ day lost

---- 23rd ----

Settled with Wm Dougan in full and paid him 8/9

[page 17]

Sydney 24th May 1791

David Sagor [Sager?] Cr

by Repairing a Hroc? which was not Settled for at Settling  /6

---- 30th ---

Mr Germain  Dr

for 2 Skeins Thread (per Polly)  /2d

----

W. Bell  Dr

for 1 ¾ yds Callico @

for 3 Skeins Thread

---- 31st ----

John German Junr

for a [hard to read - crossed out] Callico

---- 31st ----

Thomas Calquhune  Dr

for 2 Skeins Blue Thread pr Little Motte Ostrum  /2

---- June 2nd ----

Will Lownsberry  Dr

for ¾# Bavor? Stones @

---- 5th ----

Wm Lownsbery  Cr

By 2 papers Cut Tobacco

---- 17th ----

Mr German  Dr

for 4 Skeins Thread  /4

----

Eliza Smith  Cr

by 2#  Butter from Mrs C  2/

[page 18]

Sydney 18th June 1791

Mr German  Dr

for ¼# Pepper Lint  1/6

---- 24th ----

John Germain  Dr

for 4 bushels ? wheat Lent which is to be return

after Harvest with one peck for Bus Intrest

---- 25th ----

Mrs Fairman  Cr

by 1 ½#  Butter @ 1/   1/6

---- 29th ----

Mr Germain  Dr

for Gun worm (to Jacob)  /3d

----

July 16th 1791

Mrs Fairman  Cr

By 1#  Butter  /10d

---- Aug 7 ----

Mrs Fairman  Dr

for a pair worsted Gloves  2/6

----

Mrs Germain  Dr

for a pair worsted Gloves  2/6

----

Mrs Fairman  Cr

by 1# Butter  1/

[page 19]

Sydney 27th Augt 1791

Josua Gouldsmyth  Dr  [Goldsmith]

for 6 flints

---- Sepr 1 ----

Stephen Gilbert Esqr  Cr

By one Days work of your oxen and a Driver  ?/

---- Octr 4th ----

Wm Lounsberry  Dr

for 6 flints  /6

for a vornctiss?  2/

----

John Lott Junr  Cr

By 2 days work of your oxen and a Driver  8/

----

Widdow Smyth  Cr

By 1# Butter  1/

---- John German  Dr

14 Flints

for 3 fire steels @?d  1/0

---- 5 ----

Josua Gouldsmith  Dr

for ½ Bushell Potatoes  1/

---- 6 ----

John Crysdell  Cr

By Ballance of your acct to this Day at Settlement for self & wife £ 2-8-3?

[page 20]

Sydney 15th Oct 91

Josua Gouldsmith  Dr

for 3 half bushells of potatoes  3/

---- 18th ----

Wm Johnston  Dr

for a Clasp Knife  ⅙

----

Josua Gouldsmith  Dr

for 3 yds Gartering  1/

---- 23rd ----

Ralph Ostirum  Dr  [Ostrum]

for your acct paid in full this date

----

Thomas Colquhum  Dr

for your acct paid in full to this date

----

Wm Johnston  Cr

By 25th Buff @ 4  8/4

----  27 ----

John Crysdell  Dr

For your acct paid in full   2-8-3

----

Wm Johnston  Dr

for 2 Days work at Building your Chimney

for 1 Ditto Laying your floor

1 Ditto Roofing the House

1 Ditto Gable Ends

[page 21]

Sydney 20th Feby 1792

Wm Sherard Junr  Dr

for a pair of garters  1/

---- March 10th ----

John Macarthur  Dr

for 6 Bushells potatoes @  2/6

---- 22 ----

David Palmer

for a Small Stack of Hay  12/6

----

John Ferguson

for Lamann  }  Dr

for 1 ½ Ton Hay in the meddow Back of Mr John Harmans?

20 bushells wheat  @ 3/6

3 ½ Do  Do  @  3/9

---- 12th August ----

for 2 bushells wheat @  3/9

----

Wm Johnston  Cr

By one Day Cutting Brush at Landy Point

----

David Palmer  Dr

for 3 hundred and fifty weight of Timothy Hay @ 2/  }  7/6

[Note the gap from 1792 to 1795 and the change from Sydney to Thurlow in the year 1795.]

---- 1795 Novr 25th Thurlow ----

Wm Yerns [Yearns] Dr

for 1 pair pair of Britches  25/6

[page 22]

Thurlow 25th Novr 1795

John Ferguson  Dr

for 4 days Work at Building a Chimney  16/

@ 4/ - in Pine?

----

David Palmer  Dr

for Difference in a change for a Cow -

Laying of 2 axes and a cow bell

----

John Fairman  Dr

for 2 ½ yds of Green Bean? @  3/3  - 8/1 ½

----

for 7lbs of Shingles

nails @ 1/2  - 8/ - 2

----

Archd Chisholm  Dr

for 1 Day plowing with my oxen  3/6

for 4 ½ Days in Harvest @ 4/18/-

----

By a pair of How? Packs  2/6

By a pig 5

---- Dec 1st ----

Wm Yerns  Dr

for an ax  4/6

for a pair of Legins making  1/3

----

John Yerns  Dr

for an ax  4/6

---- Cr ----

by 2 Days work @ 1/6  3/0

By 2 Dittto Ditto  3/

Carried over  6

[page 23]

Thurlow 12th Decr

Wm Yerns  Dr

for 1lbs Tobaco  ⅙

---- 26th ----

John Yerns  Cr

by 2 Days work  3/

Brought forward  6/

---- 7 Jany 1796 ----

Wm Yerns  Cr

[page 24]

[blank]

[page 25]

Philip Zwick  Cr

by 7 ½ Days worked  2/   15/

[large empty space]

Dr

for getting your ax Laid by Seagar    3/6

For 200 cart  Cannell    10/

----

13/6

Potatoes 1/6

£0 - 15/0

----

Still Dr } for paid Sagar for the ax again 1-0

John Reid Dr

for a pair half Totes? of English Leather}

one Days worked} 2/6

----

Philip Zwick  Dr

for making a pair of Thou patks   1/

[page 26]

Mem: of things out

At MrGerman

a tin pudding pan { Mr Fairman

2 tin Milk pan       } Brought

a Ginter? Tea pot} Home

----

Sauterday 8th January 91

Lent Mr Germain ½ a Bus Flour Loosley put in - paid

---- 24th ----

Borrow from Mr Sherard

4 Small Candles Equal to 2

mold  Ditto

---- 27th ----

Borrowed from MrGermn

the Small Bark Bottle full Green Tea  - paid

----

A Small Tea Cup full Tea from Ditto

1st Feby

----

paid Germain the 3 ½ Days work which he had my Bond for

and in the whole of what work I owe him

---- 25th June ----

Borrowd from Mr German

2 Small White Tea Cup full Tea

9 Ounces Maple Sugar

¼# Butter

[page 27]

29th Novr 1790

Borrowed of Caleb Gilbert

One Candle

---- 4th Decr ----

Borrowed of Mrs German

One Candle

----

Borrowd of Joshua Goldsmith

six quarts cane? flour

---- 5 ----

Borrd of Mrs German

tho full of one ?? small China Tea cup of B. Tea

Also two full of the largest Bowl of Flour

---- 12 ----

Lent Mr German

1 Copper Kettle}

½ a Bushell      } potatoes

---- 23rd ----

Lent Mrs Germain a Tierce? of Bran - Looley put in

Returned 2 Large boles of flour - settled

---- 26th ----

Borrowed of Mrs Germa[torn]

One candle

----

1791 January 2nd

Lent Mr German the Lar[torn] tub full of Bran thru[torn] as Hard as it could  -

----

Lent Mr Lan  M [torn and faint, hard to read]

one bushell flou[torn]

[page 28]

Sauterday 18th Septr 1790

?? Wheat Ground

½ Ditto at Home

The 5 ½ bus out of 101 Sheaves wheat

---- Novr ----

22 ½ Bushells Ditto Ground being the whole

----

April 8th

Lent Mr Crysdale

54? nails 8 which was long ones - for his sons Coffin

----

Sole Commenced Reaping hoold? the 9th May 1791

----

Wm ?ougan Commenced to w?? the 6th May 1791

@ 30s  pr month and to be found Bed Board & Washing

---- Aug 11th & 21st  ----

Lent Germain

1? Paid -- Returned 18 Oct

[page 29]

1790

Lent MrCrysdell 9th Oct

2 Lin Linnes full Sault?

Lent Mr German 5 Wooden Boles full flour 23rd Sepr 90

21st Nov the above 5 wooden Boles flour Returned

----

Sydney 20th Feby

2 fine steels

2 Clasp knives

1 Coteau

2 Scalping Kni[torn]

4 Gunn worm

8 Flynts

20 Bolls

1 pr Scarlet [torn]

and was ????????

for the Bolls 10 M. Rats and one Martin Skin  ??

Matiurunks Wife is D[torn]

for part of the Garters [torn]

pair of Leather Mitt

---- 27th ----

Lent to old Mr Reeds for [torn]

Veneson  2 ½# Powder

25 Bolls

----

Sole Got Venneson for the powder? whilst I was at Kingston.

the Bolls remains thes? yd

[page 30]

Sydney 1st Sept 1790

Borrowd

1 ??? @ 6 1/4

1 Ditto Ditto  6 1/16

1 Ditto Ditto 6 3/4

Mr German 19# - 2

----

From Mr Fairman Borrowd

1 Loafe Bread 7 ¼#  14th Sept 90

----

[torn] owd from Mr Crysdell

[torn] ts Rane? which is take

[torn] and ????

[torn] ne J had a Bee

----

Gouldsmith

the 23rd Sept 9 tin

?? full flour

-- the above flour

[torn] is Returned by Gouldsmith

----

[torn]ole went to Launsbury

[torn]6th Apr 1791 he C?

[torn] this house about the

[torn] on 20th Jany

----

Wm Dougan Conu?

worked 6th May 1791

fix from 13 onward