| Memorandum Book of Dabney McGehee |
| October 31, 1816 -
November 20, 1816 |
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| October
31st 1816 |
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| Expenses
at Ira Griffins |
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$4.12 ½ |
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| Nov 1 |
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at Whitehall |
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$1.75 |
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at Isaac Evans |
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$4.50 |
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Ferriage at Little River |
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$0.37 ½ |
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Dr. at Savanna |
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$0.75 |
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Paid by myself |
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$9.50 ¼ |
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| Money
put in by company |
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W. Young |
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$10.50 |
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Z Meriwether Jr |
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$5.00 |
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Z. Meriwether Sr. |
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$5.00 |
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B. Hatter |
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$10.00 |
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| Amount
put in 1st Nov |
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$30.50 |
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| Nov 2 |
Paid at David Wrights |
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$2.50 |
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Breakfast at Thos Mynes |
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$2.50 |
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4 cups @ bread |
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$0.43 ¾ |
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at Mr. Chapman |
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$4.50 |
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| Nov
2 amount brought over |
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$9.43 ¾ |
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Breakfast at Wallers pays |
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for 1/2 bu corn - 6
bundles fodder etc |
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$1.87 ½ |
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| Nov 3 |
At M. D. McAllisters |
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$0.12 ½ |
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For Brandy |
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$0.12 ½ |
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For Gingerbread |
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$0.37 ½ |
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Crossing Acony (?) |
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$0.43 ¾ |
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Sugar & Coffee milk |
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$5.50 |
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Breakfast etc. |
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$4.87 ½ |
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| Nov 4 |
Corn, fodder, etc. at Mr
Evans |
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$3.87 ½ |
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at Saml Chapmans for |
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corn bread trouble etc |
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$4.50 |
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Corn meal etc |
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$0.75 |
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Powder & fish hooks
F.H. |
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$1.12 ½ |
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| Nov 5 |
Horse feed, supper, etc |
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$7.12 ½ |
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At Fort Hawkins |
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At the Station for corn
& breakfast etc. |
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$8.50 ½ |
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$41.62 ½ |
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| Nov 5 |
Amt funds brought up |
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$30.00 |
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Dr Z Meriwether Sr put
in |
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$5.00 |
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Dr. Z Meriwether Jr put
in |
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$5.00 |
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$40.00 |
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| Nov 6 |
Amt brought up |
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$41.62 ½ |
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Ferriage over Flint river |
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$0.75 |
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Ferriage over Ochmulga
(omitted) |
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$0.75 |
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| Nov 7 |
to Indians for chestnuts |
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$1.87 ½ |
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chickens, fodder &
potatoes |
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$44.00 ¼ |
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| Nov 8 1816 |
Amt of Funds brot
over |
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$40.00 |
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Dr. Z Meriwether Sr. |
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$2.00 |
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Dr. Z Meriwether Jr |
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$9.00 |
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William Young |
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$0.50 |
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| Nov 10th |
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$51.50 |
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Dr. Z Meriwether Sr. |
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$1.50 |
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Dr. Z Meriwether Jr |
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$10.00 |
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Amt of funds brought up |
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$63.00 |
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| 12th |
At Fort Jackson
Capt. |
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Hatter put in funds |
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$10.00 |
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$73.00 |
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| 14th |
Dr. Z. Meriwether Sr |
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$1.06 ¼ |
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| 15th |
Dr at Chattahoochee (F.
C) |
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$2.00 |
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Dr crossing Chattahoochee |
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$1.00 |
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| 18th |
pd for crossing Okmulga |
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$0.62 ½ |
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Capt. Hatter |
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$10.00 |
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Dr. Z. Meriwether Jr |
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$2.00 |
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| 19th |
Dr. Z. Meriwether Sr |
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$4.62 ½ |
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Mr. James Cochran: |
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Sir, Please |
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to pay Dabney McGehee
four |
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dollars & 75 cents
which you |
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borrowed in cash when I
entered |
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& youll oblige etc. |
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Peter X Arnold |
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11th Nov 1816 |
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Benj J. Hatter |
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Amt brot over |
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$44.00 |
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| Nov 8 |
4 bushels corn @ $1.25 |
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$5.00 |
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crossing Chattahoochee |
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$1.50 |
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Bacon at Fort |
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$7.37 ½ |
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| 9th |
6 hoecakes of Spanish Tom |
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$.62 ½ |
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24 bundles of fodder |
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$0.75 |
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Bread of Negro Ceasar |
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$1.25 |
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Dr of negro woman |
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$1.50 |
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| 10th |
paid for 1 12/ bushels
corn |
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$2.25 |
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for fodder 8 bundles |
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$0.25 |
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For supper of milk &
butter etc |
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$1.12 ½ |
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For fodder |
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$1.37 ½ |
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| 11th |
paid Wm. Ship for fodder |
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$.37 ½ |
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paid for a pumpkin |
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$.06 ¾ |
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crossing Tallipoosa |
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$1.37 ½ |
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| 12th |
paid at Fort Jackson |
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$12.75 |
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for horse etc etc |
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$76.06 ¼ |
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after Young left us out
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the same funds |
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$1.37 ½ |
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$77.43 ¾ |
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| 13th |
1 1/2 bushels of corn @
$1.50 |
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$2.25 |
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4 dinners & 1 pumpkin |
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$1.64 |
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1 1/2 bushels of corn
& fodder |
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$2.50 |
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Turkey of an Indian |
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$0.25 |
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| 14th |
at Lucky Randals |
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$4.06 ¼ |
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| 15th |
at Fort Mitchel |
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recrossing Talipoosa |
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$2.50 |
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amt carried over |
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$88.31 ¼ |
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crossing Chattawhoochee |
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$1.00 |
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Goobers peas of Indian |
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$0.12 ½ |
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| Nov 16th |
Crossing Flint river |
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$0.50 |
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| 18th |
paid at agency |
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for a day & 2 nights |
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$12.50 |
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crossing Pakmalga |
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$0.62 ½ |
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| 24th |
expenses at Fort Hawkins |
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$4.62 ½ |
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$107.18 ¾ |
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Here Capt. B. Hatter left
us |
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paid at Millidgeville |
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$6.00 |
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crossing acony |
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$0.62 ½ |
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pd. Supper etc at Nathan
Piners |
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$2.62 ½ |
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Breakfast etc at M. Hynes |
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$1.75 |
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at M. Ryhts Dr.
Meriwether pd |
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$3.00 |
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D. McGehee pd |
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$1.25 |
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$121.43 ¾ |
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| Nov 26th |
After Hatter left us |
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Doct Z. Meriwether Sr.
paid |
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$1.00 |
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for horse feed &
breakfast |
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Doct. Z M. Sen put
in |
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at Millidgeville |
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$10.00 |
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