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William Penn's Account with Samuel Jennings, Receiver General, 1690-1693Source: The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 35, No. 2 (1911), pp. 199-210Published by: The Historical Society of PennsylvaniaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20085546 .
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William Penn's Account. 199
WILLIAM PENN'S ACCOUNT
WITH
SAMUEL JENNINGS, RECEIVER GENERAL,
1690-1693.
[The following account of payments made by Samuel Jennings, Ee
ceiver General of Pennsylvania for William Penn, contain many items
of interest. We are indebted to the Archive Department of the State
Library at Harrisburg, Penna., for the copy made from the original.]
? s. d.
To Derirk & Claus Jonson for a can
nooe had from them formerly as pr. ac't.14
To Ben Holt for work done at Pens
berry ....... 5
To Bernard Devonigh in pie for heanes
sold by him to Saml Hergent as pr. acct.2 9 9
To Jos. English the contents of a bill
due to Mr. Hatton .... 6
To 1 bbl. of molasses to Pensberry . 2 2
To 1 bbl. of pork.2 17 6 To Wm. Howell pr. John Bevan . . 11
4 mo.
To 1 pr. shoes for the negro ... 6
To Tho. Fitzwater for work done at the
mill.6
5 mo.
To Richard Wilson .... 115
To James Williams .... 16
To David Lloyd for attachmt agt .
Edmundsons goods .... 16
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200 William Penn's Account.
To John White a retaining fee
To Saml King for a Eent Roll of Kent
County . .
To John Gilbert fraight of .
To 4| gallons of rum to Pensberry To 3J yds. blew linnen .
To 23 lb of nails att 15 p lb .
To powder lib 3s ld p4 Pap. & Ink 2s 6 To ft of powdered 36J ft att To annoseedwater
To Rum 4 gallons To ? 1 bbl. To Thomas Revell
To David Powell for driving Cattle To James Taylor for work done at Pens
berry ...
To ditto f John Phily .
To Thomas Grove for his journey to
York when he went for Capt. Mark
ham's f Rrt. . .
To suger powder & shot to Pensberry .
To Expense for boate hire to bring John
Phily to Pensberry &c.
To James Delaplane for freight of 106
bus. of whate .
To John King for a deckt Shallop
7 mo.
To the Indians fr. Borror of Commis
sioners . . . ,
68 yds. dufialls att 5s 6d f yd 5 yds. broad Cloth att 10s
14 yds. Kersey at 6s
2J yds. broad Cloth at 25s f yd. 4 yds. bremy att .
1 blew shirt ....
1
3
1
1
30
18
2
4
8.
12
1
18
7
8
5
9
1
16
15
13
4
4
12
6
d.
14
10
4
2
2
7
7
9
7
4
2
9
6
6
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William Penn's Account.
19J yds. linnen att 2/2 .
10 yds. blew linen att 22d Silk & buttons ....
To Renlets 38 6 gall, mollasses 10s
To 300 ft of Tobacco . .
To Arthur Cook for Goods to the Indians
To a small boat to follow the Shallop To Joseph Steams for making servants
Clothes.
To Wm. Steam for a rudder iron for
Shallop . . . . i
To James Walliams ^ of the Charge for
recovering a forfeiture
To ditto for Custome of suger To James Tayler for work done at Pens
berry ......
To molasses for Pensberry 5 gallon To 1 pr. shooes for old Phily 6" .
To Rum 2 gallon .....
To salt 1 bushell.
To powder J ft 18d To horse hire for Tho. Grove to York 12s .
To Expenses in going through the three lower Countys to get suit Rents & set
tle accts.
?
2
2
6
2
28
4
13
8
10
12
4
14
17
8
7
8
4
13
6
d.
3
4
4
8
6
1?20 9 mo.
To Joseph Adams for work done at
Pensberry To John Gilbert .
To Cotton byrds att.
To nails 5 ft att. .
To kersey 3J yds. att. 7s
To broad flanel 2| yds. To 3 skins att.
To 6 doz. buttons .
9
2
18
5
4
7
3
3
4
6
6
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202 William Penn's Account.
? s. d.
To silk & thread 3s & blew linnen 6s 6d . 10
To linnen 3J yds. at 28 . ... 7
To molasses to Pensberry 32 gal. att. 18d
fg. ...... 28
To a new b VI. 3 6 To James West for repairing the Shutters 3 11 1 To linnen & cotton 3s yd. silk 18d . 5 1
10?10 mo.
To fraight of 10 bbls. of beef to be ship at Chester. 6
To the widow boy er ^ order of the
Commissioners ..... 4 11 11
To Tho. Budd on Rich. Guys actfc as f Re't. 9 2
To Joseph Wilson as ^ Rec't. for Car
riage . . . . . . . 8 4 9
To Philip Howell for shoes to Pensberry, 4 4 9
formerly by John Lust To Wm. Snowden for haleing timber to
the mill . . . ... 1
IS?12 mo.
To Henry Williams for rent of a house
Capt. Markham had of him at N".
Castle ...... 6 10
To Nathaniel Lukin .... 12
To Jacob Turner ^ order of Com. as ^
Rec't.18
To Willm. Biles for work done by Tho. Hodson's servants as f) Rec't. . . 1 16
1 mo.
To Wm. Biles the ballance of his accfct
as f Rec't..22 2 9
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To Jos. Wood in pl'e of what was due
to his father at ^ Rec't. .
To John Bartley for surveying land in
East Jersey. To Mary Bradshaw ^ order of Governor
To taking up & Cutting a stray horse .
To expenses in the County of Chester ^ three journeys with the Sheriffe & de
fending a suit ag't. Rob. Swer & adjust
ing Acct8 & my rents ....
?
5
5
5
10
2 mo.
To Bartho. Striet f order of Capt Markham .
To Pensberry 1 brl. of beefe
To molasses 10 gal. To sugar 12 att. .
To nails 20 ft) att. 14d .
To nails large 5 ft) att .
To powder 1 ft) shot 4 ft) att
To salt 1 bu. att .
To 1 pr. hose
To Pensbery 1 quire pap. To blew lin. 7| yds. 22d To 71 yds. white ditto 2/2 To Rum 4 gallons 1 qt. To John Phily To expenses myself a man & 2 horses
neare a month in the lower Countys To Dan Raton for boat hire in Thomas
Fitzwater's time
To Ephraim Jackson for work formerly done at Pensberry
To driving of Cattle from Lewis .
To Forriage & pasturidg. on the roads
2
1
2
7
2
4
5
4
3
5
5
5
5
1
13
16
17
6
8
10
10
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204 William Penn's Account.
5 mo.
To John Parsons bill ....
To Tamina the Indian 6 guns instead ot
9 they being better than ordinary To 8 match Coates
To 10 duch. blankets .
To 10 kettles ....
To bread, beare, &c.
To Bartholomew Coppork To Jenkin Lewis for work at millas
acct. ......
To Tho. Williams for paleing garden & orchard as ^ accu .
To Pensberry 28 gal. molasses
To 10 gall, of Rum
To 1 bu. of salt ....
To 1 brl. of pork ....
To blew lin.
To 1 coil rope
?
2
9
4
9
3
15
2
1
6
7
1
11
15
5
15
4
4
1692
8.?4 mo.
To fraight o? sundrys to Pensberry
5 mo.
To Edward Hunlock as f Rec't. . . 4
To Dennis Rorkford for driving Cattle . 4
To Saml. King for ditto ... 2
To John Rodman ^ John Adams for mollasses formerly had ... 3
To John Cook for a bull ... 3
To Wm. Storkdale ^ order of Com for
improvements on a plantation of the
governor in New Castle County 28
4
17
10
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William Penn's Account.
To Mary Boaks that was due to her hus
band in his life .....
To Ellin Hawkins for work done by her husband at Pensberry formerly
.
To Saml. Harriot fraight To Josuah Carpenter ^ abatm't of his
fine ......
To 1 ft of nails for the boat .
To Charles Pirkring To nails 30 ft of nails .
To John Chandler as f Rec't.
To the Indians, Rum, bread ^ order of
Corn".
To fraight of 25 bus. of Indian Corn To nails 12 ft 10 lb. mill To wheat for Pensberry from John Clark
8 bushels.
To Smith work ....
To Phinehas Pemberton the ballance of
James Harrisons ace" f? ordr of
Comers.
To oates 7 bus. att.
To expenses in going twice to the County of Bucks to the rents
To County of Chester ditto .
To Edward Blake on ace" of Frederick
Philips. To Pensberry a cheese .
1
2
106
1 1
3 2
10
13 6
1 18 10
1
12 8
12
12 5
3 14
4 10
18 4
169S
1%..?1 mo.
To 3 yds. sacking .
To 4 yds. blew linnen To pep & perneta .
6
1
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206 William Penn's Account.
To ft of sugar To oat meale & ginger
.
To 2 bus. of ground malt
To Rum 1| gallon To 6 bus. of Indian Corn
To malt
To Tho. Murla for work done about the
house in Philadelphia . . .
To Wm. Balenger for his share of fraight To "Wm. Bradford on ace" of Jon. Clark
To Wm. Crosdel f order of Wm. Mark
ham .
To Wm. Crosdell for bringing in horses
&c.
To Ira Rossill for Cutting nine Colts To Denis Rothford the ballance of his
acctt as f Rec't.
To driving and butchering of Cattle from Pensberry to Philadelphia
To Tho. Marie f order of W. Mark
ham ......
To Pensberry rum & sugar .
To 4 yds. of Cloth
To 9J yds. of Cotton .
To thread, soap, & oatmeale .
To powder & lead .
To nails
To Oren bros. 11 yds. at 18d
To hose & thread ....
To flanel & powder To James Adkinson f) order from the
Commissera ....
To Wm. Sneade ....
To Tho. Cross ....
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
1
21
1
3
1
9
7
15
18
18
13
4
10
10
7
12
10
10
14
8
8
1
2
2
16
4
4
14
6
2
6
4
6
6
9
3
7
6
6
10
6
6
9
3
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2 mo.
? s.
To John Goodson 6 yrs. sallary at 10
bus. of wheat f Acct. ending 13* -?- 12
next at 4s. as ^ Rec't. .
To John Barclay surveing land in East
Jersey as ̂ Rec't.18 7
1693
To John Calow for work done at Pens
berry . . .... 18
To Lyonel Brittan . . . . 16
To George Hoatzroate seed Corn at
Pensberry ...... 18
To Israel Taylor ^ order of the Com1'
for cureing negro Jack legg . 4 10
To Roger Parke for Cureing negro Sam 9 9 To John Wells the Corroner & Jury
1 fees on a man that hanged himself
at Jos. Hylers ..... 18
To John Martin Cash he formerly layd out at Pensberry . . . . 5 10
16?2 mo.
To Tho. Pert for work. , . . 4
To 2 horse Collars . . . . 9
To pasturing & a months feeding the
horse sold Fra Jones ... 1 10
To John Phily as f Rect. ... 2 10
To Wm. Balenger towards his share of
fraight as ^ Rect.2
To Jacob Dubro for his p* of a stray horse . . . . ... 1 10
To Nicholas Wain for a mare . . 5
To Tho. Hardin for a mare . . . 4 10
To Rich. Wain for a mare . . . 5
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208 William Penn's Account.
To Authur Cooke in p'l'e of a bill due in James Roades time as "ty Rect.
To John Chanler for money he disburst
for the use of Pensberry's family To ditto for 7| bus. whate as "$ acctt. .
? s. d.
20
3 7 11 1 10
7?9 mo.
To Tho. Gordon secretary of East Jersey about the lands there taken up as ^
Rect. ......
10 mo.
To ditto for a patent as f) Rect
To Ben Chambers on the society's acctt.
f Rect. .
To ditto on his own ace" as f* Rect.
To ditto the full ballance of his acct Rect . .
To 10 galls, molasses to Pensberry To Rum 3 galls.
.
To oat meale & sugar . . .
To spice 3s 24?powder & shot. 5s 7*
To wolen cloth 6 yds. .
To blew linen 7 yds.
39 10
1 1
17
1 12
13 2
13 7 8 4
10
8
8 6 6 2 9
1693
To Cotton 3? yds. att. ....
To thread & shot.
To Wm. Biddle for sundries to Pens
berry ^ Jos. Mitter ....
To David Lloyd for 10 yds. of match Coate formerly had for the Indians % L. Cock.
10
2
10
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39 14
39 11
To Tho. Zenner about looking after
mines . . . . . . 5
To expenses in the lower Countys . 5 9
To Jos. Wilcox for Cordage ... 59
To Tho. Marsh at Salem for repair of
banks, &c.11 8
To Fra Davenport on acct. of Jon. Home 11 15
To 3J years sallery at 50? f Ann . 175 To Cows, Calves, &ca. in all 24 head of
Cattle from Sussex County sent to
Pensberry. To suit, rents in the County of Bucks. ^
pd. in at Pensberry expressed there
the plit'ulers whereof may soon be
on the Credit side of this acctfc .
To John Blackwell f Robt. Turner
To Ben Chambers in his defense of him
self agt. pickring in Edmondson's Case
as f Rec't. . . . .
To Andrew Griscome ^ order of the
Commr for surveying & measuring the
new buildings at Pensberry To Jenkin Lewis .....
To Tho. Lloyd & Rich. Hilliards .
To Cash pd. Saml. Oldale in pl'e of a
fatt Cow bought of him for the gov erner ^ J Swafer .... 2
To Robt. Turner 3 years sallery as Commr 6
To Jos. Walker for his wife's service
formerly at Pensberry ... 13
To James Fox for serge due to him as ^
James Harrison's booke ... 1 7
To Anthony Burges f Fra Rawles in
Rent for work formerly done at Pens.
as f Rec't..3 9 VOL. XXXV.?14
15
8
16
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210 William Penn's Account.
? 8.
To John Barns Sussex by discount . 1 12 To Wm. Yardley Collecting Rents in
Bucks County as ^ ace" . . . 16 2
To fees for surveying a ship ... 3
To Ben Chambers for collecting the
rents ^ of the whole being 224? 10s.
2d. . 22 8 To widow Boy er the ballance of her accu 15
To Geo. Foreman for Collecting the
rents in Chester County . . . 9 13
To Saml. King Collecting rents in Kent
County being 128-0-9 ... 12 16
To Edward Gibbs Collecting rents in N.
Castle County 167-7-9J ... 16 15
To Saml. Preston Collecting rents Sussex
County amounting to ?132-9s-2d . 13 4
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