Item MFP/1/1/8 - Housekeeping account book of John Forth and Elizabeth Forth, 1800

1 volume

Includes notes on servants engaged, their conditions and wages. Also includes Mrs Forth's notes of their social engagements and family events.

Contents:

Folio 1 Expenses in House keeping..
Folio 45 Expenses of wearing apparel.
Folio 52 Butcher’s Account.
Folio 65 Corn Account.
Folio 70 Coal Account.
Folio 75 Account for cows.
Folio 78 Ale and Beer Account.
Folio 80 Stock Account
Folio 82 Casual Remarks.

Extracts:
Folio 1b.

“Dear little Johnney was Inoculated by Mr Teasdale who is in partnership with Mr Parker of Malton
on Sunday 26th of June 1800”
“Gave Mr Warwick’s Post Boy for driving us to Malton (2s 6d).

Folio 9b. April 2nd.
“We had the Parlour Kitchen & Back Kitchen Chimneys Swept when the Sweeps were at Castle
Howard (3/-). April 16th. The Smoak Jack & the Back Kitchen Jack were both taken to pieces, and
cleaned … the Smoak Jack had near two Quarts of oil put into it at the time”.
“Paid Richard for Turnpikes to Malton (1/3½d).

Folio 17b. 17th June 1800.
“Dear little Johnny was put into breeches - & Mrs Lilburn his God-mother gave him £1.1.0d. Mr Thos Forth, Do. 5/- & Mr Shaw 2/6d”

Folio 20b. 15th July 1800.
“John began to learn to Read with the Ganthorpe School Master, Mr Morley”. Paid Mr Morley for John’s Entrance Money, 2/6d.

Folio 23b. 25th Aug. 1800.
Bought material for gowns for presents to three women servants.

Folio 83a.

Grinding of corn – “We think all the above mentioned corn very honestly done & we paid a Shilling a Bushel instead of the Miller taking Montee/Mouter?”

[Extracts provided by a volunteer.]

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