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Receipt book. Lieutenant General Henry Fletcher, 1779-1784 (mostly 1780)

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Receipts to Gen. Fletcher for payment for work done on the Fletcher of Saltoun estate, 1780. Also odd notes, such as trees lost in the snow storm of 2 January 1784.

  1. Receipts to Lt-Gen Fletcher, for payment for work done
  2. Salton Hall. March 31, 1780, to pay the workmen. Geo Purves.
  3. Salton Hall. March 30, 1780. for levelling. John Mirrilees.
  4. June 10, 1780. for levelling. John Mirrilees.
  5. Salton Hall. February 22-April 12, 1780, .. Barclay.
  6. June 10, 1780. Laborers, Wrights, Quarryers,Sayers, Women, Hired carts; Farm servants; The Grieve. George Purves.
  7. October 21 Washing, wrights, pailing. Geo. Purvis
  8. Salton Hall. March 5, 1780 workmen employed at this place. Patrick March 31, 1780 Bannerman.
  9. Saltonhall. 16 Je 1780. statute work. David Graham Cole
  10. December 23, 1780. slating and repairs on Mrs Johnston's school house. Geo Purves.
  11. Salton Hall. September 26, 1782. for the use of the house. Mary Elliot.
  12. Odd notes of payments and receipts 1779-1783.
  13. Notes of trees lost in January 2, 1784 snow storm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1779-1784 (mostly 1780)

Physical Description

Binding: Blue paper. Ornamentation: Label stuck on with wax: "Receipts 1779 & 1780. E. S. School House." Script: Script in parts II and III tentatively identified by cataloger as Hand C.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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