Receipt for items, issued to Elizabeth Wise by Robert Barham, 1856, March -December
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Receipt for items, issued to Elizabeth Wise by Robert Barham, 1856, March -December
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Receipt issued to Elizabeth Wise by Robert Barham for goods and services purchased from March-December, 1856. Items listed include lard, sugar, flour, a wooden bucket, sweet potatoes, and a hat. Services listed on the receipt include covering washing clothes for Henry.
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| 1856 | Mrs E Wise In apt. with Robert Barham for things bought at Store and Cash paid her by him at different times |
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| March 8 | To 16 lbs. of flower @ 6¼ cts. | 1.00 |
| 3 lbs of Sugar @ 11 cts. | 33 | |
| April 8 | 1 wood bucket 25 cts. & 3 lbs Sugar @ 10 cts. | 55 |
| 18 | by Cash paid | 25 |
| July 24 | 1 lb of Lard @ 16 | 16 |
| 3 Hundred Slabs @ 75 cts per hund | 2.25 | |
| .. .. | &; covering kitchen | 2 00 |
| Sept. 23 | 1 lb of Lard @ 1/ | 16 |
| & for washing clothes for henry | 52 | |
| 30 | by Cash paid | 5 00 |
| October 10 | 1½ bushel Sweet potatoes | 37 |
| $12.59 | ||
| Dec. 1st | To Cash paid | 25 |
| To 1 hat for henry | 25 | |
| $ 8 09 |
Received Payment Robert Barham
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Barham, Robert , “Receipt for items, issued to Elizabeth Wise by Robert Barham, 1856, March -December,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 25, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/158.
