Augustine P. Davis Papers, 1854-1868 - Buckingham Co. VA The following transcriptions are of loose papers found in the ledger of Augustine P. Davis, blacksmith working from his homeplace in northeast Buckingham Co., near the Cumberland line. **** 1864 Notice To the customers of this shop to cum forward and furnish me with corn sufishant(sic) for bread & thay can get thr worke Done at old prices by furnish ing me with corn wheat or meat at old prices suficient for my famly and if paid in confederate money thay will have to pay what ever it is selling for in gold or silver if tha fail to furnish me with provision Thay will fail to be acomodated with their work December the 5-1864 Augustaine Davis **** Notice For woork(sic) done at this shop Cash will be required or corn wheat meat at the old prices and if money paid it must be the amount of what gold & silver is selling for **** Austin Davis in a/c with C. H. Harris 1866 March 5 Call visit to your wife $1.00 " 16 Visit to Ditto 2.00 " " Medicine for Ditto .25 June 10 Visit to Ditto 2.00 " " Calomel & Ipecac for Ditto .50 " 12 Visit to Ditto 2.00 Nov. 2 Prescriptions for your daughter Delia and caus- tic for Ditto 1.50 _____ $9.25 Due 1 Jany 1867 **** Mr. Augustin Davis To Woodson R. Newton Dr 1867 March 15 To one Bushel onions at 7/6 $1.25 April 20 To one Stack Top Fodder at 21/- 3.50 August 23 To 3 3/8g Cider at 1/- 0.56 27 To 3 3/8g Cider at 1/- 0.56 Sept 6 To 3 gallons Cider at 1/- 0.50 14 To 3 gallons Cider at 1/- 0.50 16 To 3 gallons Cider at 1/- 0.50 Oct 4 To 3 gallons Cider at 1/- 0.50 Nov 28 To 2 gallons Vinegar at 3/- 1.00 _____ Due January 1 1868 $8.87 **** Augustin Davis To Woodson R. Newton Dr 1868 March 24 To one stack of Top fodder at 15/- $2.50 April 23 ditto to one stack top fodder at 12/- 02.00 August 23 to one gallon Vinnegar at 3/- 00.50 Oct 8 to one gallon Vinnegar at 3/- 00.50 _____ Received the above account in full 5.50 Sept 6 1869 Woodson R. Newton (on the reverse side is the following) [entire heading is marked out, but appears to read: Emmaline ____ To Woodson R. Newton] 1868 August 1 to 1/2 Bushel Corn at 42/- 00.70 17 to 3/4 Bushel Corn at 45/- 01.21 Sept 7 to one Bushel Corn at $8 per Barrel 01.60 22 to 1/2 Bushel Corn at $8 per Barrel 00.80 Oct 3 to 3/4 Bushel Corn at $8 per Barrel 01.20 17 to 1/2 Bushel Corn at $8 per Barrel 00.80 27 to 1/2 Bushel Corn at $8 per Barrel 00.80 December 8 to one Barrel Corn new 06.50 **** Mr Austin Davis 1854 To Perkins & Wilkinson June 8 To halfsoling Boots and half p__ting 9/- $1.50 E to E to 1st July 1854 **** Honey Hill, Sept. 19th 1865 Wm A. Davis, Dr to A__ Smith To 3 1/2 yds bleached domestic @ 40 140 2 1/2 " yellow " @ 60 150 1 cravat @ 75 75 1 spool cotton & buttons, 15 1 dressing comb, 50 ___ $430 (on reverse) Recd payment in full S C Wilki--n Febr 11 1869 **** Gold Hill 10th October 1866 Dr Mr Thomas H Davis in a/c with Ward & Smith To 10 lbs sugar 20- $2.00 " 10 " nails " 1.10 " 2 " shot 18 .38 " 1/2 " powder 75 .37 _____ 23 " Cr By Butter $1.28 $3.85 1.28 _____ amt due $2.57 Recd payment in full of above a/c (page torn off here) **** Submitted by David Bartley **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************