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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

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Bill of John Pigot1
Pigot, John Revell, John

1630-03-05

1629 Bought of Jno. Pigot grocer
li. s. d.
March 5 Corne powder2 30 barrells Att 03 li. 15 s. 00 d. 112. 10. 00
More. Fine powder 20 bar. Att 4 li. 00 00 per bar. 080. 00. 00
More. For Duble. Caskes 51 at 22 d. per Cask .... 004. 13. 06
More. for Cartage of the Caskes....... 000. 02. 00
More for Inglish match: 3.2.00....... 004. 11. 0
201. 16. 6
Rec. 101. 15. 0
Rest 100. 01. 6
li. s. d.
Resd 20 00 00
36. 00. 00
45. 15. 00 of mr. wentrope.
101 15 00

Endorsed: Mr. Reuell account.

1.

W. 1. 75. Pigot's acquittance and the notes of Revell and Winthrop are at W. 1. 76–77.

2.

On “corned,” or granulated, gunpowder see Encyclopoedia Britannica (1929), XI. 3, and infra, page 280.