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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

William Osborne to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Osborne, William Winthrop, John, Jr.

1644-12-07

Acounts of disbursements at the Furnace to the 7 of december 1644
li s d
paid per me in Wages and Charges 264 8 3
paid per me to the Carpenters 067 12 9
paid per me to the dam maker besides mr. Wintropp notes 062 7 7
394 8 7
Receapts per me
of mr. Wintropp 189 1 7
of mr. Tinge 054 9 11
of mr. Webb 049 2 5
of mr. Welles of Roxbury 17 8 7
of mr. Huise 23 0 4
333 2 10
of mager Sedgwick 29 0 0
362 2 10
Sir

I haue not charged my selfe withe sack that came last home because I haue not spoke with you about it but you may as you please put it on acounts nor all the Iron geres nailes hinges and other thinges that I had out of the Chamber that went to the vse of the furnace but all other things I haue made Receaved I price as I sold them as you will find in my book the Augares and all those things I haue put downe Receaud 29li of Mager Sedgwicks Counte but I cannot perfeckly tell till I haue a note from his book but I suppose I haue put downe full: I could desire that you and I might compare our books together but this at present I haue here gathered it may at farther vew be better perfected.

499

the debts that are owing are as the were last week or more: but the Smith at Dorchester his bill was not mentioned which is allmost 4li

I charg my selfe with 189li 1s 7d, the 3 Casks of sack not counted.

William Osborne

Endorsed by John Winthrop, Jr.: Willm. Osburnes account Clerk of the Iron Worke.

1.

W. 1. 158. For Osborne, see Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, III. 319.