Harrison Co. TX - William Grimes Papers In the account book of Wm. Grimes, Sr., was a sheet of paper bearing the following accounts; in his a handwriting J. B. Woraham took two tables for $ 3.25 dog Irons 1.00 Eliza Simpson 11 plates, 1 dish, skillet & Iron 3.05 1 water pale .40 Expense for Alice & Sarah 1.25 From Mobile to N. 0. paid for Sarah 7.00 At N. 0. part of conveyance to steamer 22.50 From N. 0. to Shreveport both 2.30 Porterage at N. 0. & Shreveport boat 12.50 From S'port to Marshall & board 2.50 At Marshall for tavern bill .50 Carrying out to Hall's Board at Hall's, Wm. 2.75, A 2.50, S 5.00 8.25 Total 50.80 Sarah's board at Shreveport 1.25 Socks for child at Marshall .25 Feb. 20 Wm to get shoes Fa 3.00 (no entry) 65.00 Total ? 126.30 (about Illegible) 259.00 $130.70 I paid out for Everitt as follow:- per To Mr. Barton (written over Thomas) account^ 1.00 State line to Mobile 5.00 Board at Mobile 7.00 Passage to N. 0. for 5 6.25 From lake to city & hack hire 2.50 Paid for shoes & stockings N. 0. (scratched out) Passage to Shreveport 37.50 Board on steamer at S'port 3.15 For stage fare & board at Mrs. Epps 18.12-1/2 Flannel for Mary 5 yds 1.50 Board bill in Marshall 4.50 Conveyance to Hall's 1.00 Board at Hall's, 25 cts per meal corn fodder horse feed potatoes etc 26.10 Dr. Buford bill 45.00 Paid over to J. F. Everitt 300.00 456.25 459.72-1/2 Shoes & Stockings N. 0. Lard 4.70 $ 464.42-1/2 Other figures - 87.70 988.40 250.00 100.00 86.56 119.05 400.00 1074.96 + 150.95 = 587.70 - 587.70 = 487.26 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Timmons ___________________________________________________________________