Account of building materials for schoolhouse at Havre de Grace, March - Nov. 1867
- Title
- Account of building materials for schoolhouse at Havre de Grace, March - Nov. 1867
- Date
- 03-01-1867
- Description
- 21 entries detailing materials sent to Havre de Grace including lumber, windows, nails, and desks. Also includes charges for freight and carpenter services. Some flooring, siding, shingles, etc. came from hospital wards. Total amount on account listed as 1353.73. People named in account include: Peter Shrines, E. Pratt, Chappell & Leary, A & G.T. Lyon, Thomas Trotter, Arthur Vosburg, William Potts, John DuBois, Arthur Emory, and C. Sidney Morris.
- References
- Isaiah DeCoursey
- French Madden
- William Potts
- John DuBois
- Peter Shrines
- E. Pratt
- Chappell & Leary
- A & S.T. Lyon
- Thomas Trotter
- Arthur Vosburg
- Arthur Emory
- and C. Sidney Morris
- Related Financial Supporters
- Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People
- Source
- Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Transcript
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Havre-de-Grace Md. School House
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[[Date | Item | Unit Price | Total]]
1867 March 1" | From Barracks, Stables &c. through Balto Asso'n. | |
| 10,360 feet Lumber | |
| 10 Windows | |
| 1 Door | |
| 8 Sec. of Roof | Est. | 250.00
Jan'y 10" | Purchased of Peter Shrines | |
| For 7 Kegs Nails @ 7.41 | 51.87 |
| 2 Kegs Nails @ 8.44 | 16.88 | $68.75
April | Freight on lumber shipped to Havre de Grace as per bill of B.P. & W.R.R. May 1" 1867 | 47.70 | 47.70
| Bur. | |
April 13 | Hauling Lumber to Depots - En-route for Havre-de-Grace 25 loads @ $2.50 | 62.50 | 62.50
| Purchased of E Pratt & Bro. | |
April 16 | 3 Kegs Nails @ 6.84 | 20.52 | 20.52
| Purchased of E Pratt & Bro. | |
Aug 21" | For 1 Keg Nails 3d | 6.75 |
| Drayage | 75 | 7.50
| Per bill of Chappell & Leary | |
Aug 21" | 1 Barrell (40 1/2 galls) Linseed oil @ 1.37 | 55.48 |
| 200 lbs White Lead (N.Y. prem.) @ 12 | 24.00 |
| 75 lbs Brandon Red (box) @ 4 1/2 | 3.38 |
| 125 lbs Brandon Yellos (1/2 Bbl) @ 4 1/2 | 5.62 |
| 10 lbs Lampblack @ 15 | 1.50 |
| 10 lbs Patent Dryer @ 17 1/2 | 1.75 |
| 5 Galls Spts Turpentine @ 95 | 4.75 | 96.48
| | | 553.45
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Harford Co.
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[[Date | Item | Unit Price | Total]]
| | | 553.45
| Per bill of A & G T. Lyon & Co. | |
Aug 15 | 100 lbs nails @ 7¢ | 7.00 |
| 120 lbs nails @ 7¢ | 8.40 | 15.40
Aug 21 | Per bill of Thos Trotter & Sons | |
| 40 Bush. Lime @ 50¢ | 20.00 |
| 3 Hgh'ds Contg [[?Frame]] @ 1.50 | 4.50 |
| 16 Bush. Hair @ 50 | 8.00 | 32.50
| Per bill of Arthur Vosburg Havre-de-Grace | |
Aug 8 | 3000 ft Siding @ 25¢ | 75.00 |
| 608 ft Scantling @ 32 1/2 | 19.76
| Hauling same | 2.50 | 97.26
| Per bill of A & G T. Lyon & Co. | |
Aug 8" | For 1/2 Keg nails @ 7.50 | 3.75 | 3.75
| Per bill of Wm. Potts | |
Sept 11" | For services as Carpenter from Aug. 30" to Sept 11" 1867 11 days @ $2.75 day | 30.25 |
Oct 3" | For services as Carpenter from Sept 13" to Oct. 3" 1867 17 days @ $2.75 day | 46.75 | $77.00
| Per bill of John Du Bois | |
Nov 25 | For 144 ft Hemlock Joist @ .2¢ | 2.88 |
| 153 ft 4/4 Culls (Pine Lumber) @ .3 | 4.59
| 400 ft W.P. Flooring @ .3 1/2 | 14.00
| 10,000 Plastering Lath @ 4.00 | 40.00
| 900 ft W.P. Fencing 4/4 @ .3 | 27.00
| 275 ft W.P. Scantling @ .3 | 8.25
| 300 ft 4/4 dressed T. & G. Culls @ .3 1/2 | 10.50 | 107.22
| Carried ford page 46 | | $866.58
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Havre-de-Grace Md, School House
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[[Date | Item | Unit Price | Total]]
1867 Apl 13 | From Hospital Wards (thro' office) | |
| 4000 ft Flooring | |
| 4000 ft Siding | |
| 2000 ft Common boards | |
| 208 ft Scantling | |
| 19 Window frames | |
| 1800 Laths | Est'd. | 250.00
| Consigned to Isaiah DeCourcy - Havre de Grace| |
Apl 16 | From Hospital Wards (thro' office) | |
| 2660 feet Scantling | |
| 3312 feet 3 x 6 Scantling 92 pcs. 24 ft long | |
| 300 feet 6 x 6 Scantling 2 pcs. 50 ft long | |
| 144 feet 6 x 6 Scantling 2 pcs. 24 ft long | |
| 540 feet 6 x 6 Scantling 10 pcs. 18 ft long | |
| 3381 feet Scantling | |
| 1500 feet Shingles | |
| 200 feet strips for braces | |
| 39 Window sashes | |
| 4 Doors with frames | |
| 2 Transoms | Cost to Bureau Est'd | 150.00
| Consigned to Isaiah De Courcy | |
| Per Bill of Thos. Trotton & Sons. | |
Sept 17" | For 30 1/12 Bush. Lime @ .60¢ | 18.30 |
| 2 Hhd's Cont'g same @ 1.50 | 3.00 |
| 10 Bush Hair @ 50 | 5.00 | 26.30
| Per bill of French Madden | |
Oct. 19" | 36 School Desks (deliv'd H. de Grace) @ $3.45 | 135.00 |
C.B. Oct. 19" | 1 Teacher's Desk | 5.48 |
| 4 Seats @ $2.18 | 8.72 | 149.20
| Per bill of A and S T. Lyon and Co | |
Nov 23" | For 75 lbs nails @ .7 | 5.25 |
| 1 doz prs Hinges 3 x 2 1/2 @ 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 1 doz Butts 3 x 3 1/2 | 3.00 |
| 2 Gross Screws @ 1, 2 1/2 | 2.25 |
| Carried forward | 14.50 |
| Amt carried forward | | $175.50
| | | 425.50
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Havre-de-Grace (Cont'd)
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[[Date | Item | Unit Price | Total]]
| Amt Brot. forward | | [[strikethrough]] 175.50 [[/strikethrough]] 425.50
| Lyons bill continued - Brot. forward | 14.50 |
| For 1 Keg nails | 7.00 |
| 2 Knob Locks @ .88¢ | 1.76 |
| 1 Knob Lock | 1.65 |
| 1 Stone Crock | .18 |
| 2 Gross Screws 1/65 1/75 | 1.40 |
| 20 prs Hinges @ 25¢ | 5.00 |
| 4 doz. Screws .8 | .32 | $31.81
| Per bill of Arthur Emory & Co | |
Dec 24 | 1 Lock | .75 | .75
| | | $458.06
| Brot. fwrd. from Pg. 10 & 11 | | 886.58
| | | $1344.64
| Per bill of C. Sidney Morris & Co | |
Dec 2 | For 20 Springs & Catches @ .20 | 4.00 |
| For 40 Frame Turn Buckles @ .10 | 4.00 |
| For 2 Gross Screws @ .53 & .56 | 1.09 | 9.09
| | | 1353.73
Part of Account of building materials for schoolhouse at Havre de Grace, March - Nov. 1867