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Appendix C
CONSTRUCTION PAYMENTS FOR FRANKLIN HOUSE ADDITION AND MARKET STREET BUILDINGS (1785-1787)
July 1786 Advanc'd to Workmen on the Building who began the 11th Inst 8 Dollars hard [£] 3 - -
[July] 26 [1786] Advanc'd to Mr. Bache to pay Workmen for me 100 Dollars 37.10.0
July 27 [1786] Advanced to Mr. Bache for the Building 40    
[Sept.] 3 [1786] Paid Mr Taylor Bricklayer on Acc.t 16 Dollars 6 - -
[Sept.] 8 [1786] Drew on the Bank for 308.7 Dollars in favour of
Jones Clark Cresson, Board Mercht
9 --- for 40 Dollars in favr of Wm Stewart
9 --- for 80 Dollars in favr of Isaac Leven
20 --- for 48.37 Dollars in favr of William Moore Post Office
23 --- for 41.30 Dollars in favr of Mary Wilson Carpet
23 --- for 472.16/90 Dollars in favr of Clemt Biddle Land
Sept. 29 [1786] Paid Rose Brickmaker on Acct by Dross [or Draft] 30    
[Sept.] 30 [1786] Paid Wm Stewart (the 26th) on Acct of Halling 15 . .
[Sept.] 30 [1786] Paid 4 Dollars for Water Tables & 1/2 a Dollar for Halling 1.13.9
[Oct. 4, 1786] Paid Hall, Carpenter on Acct drew for 20 Drs of it on Bank 37.10  
[Oct. 4, 1786] Paid Barlime bumor [burner?] for 88 Bushels of Lime at 1/4 5.17.4
[Oct.] 6 [1786] Advanc'd Taylor Bricklayer 80 Dollars 30 - -
Oct. 7 [1786] Paid Sherer for Stone & Halling 1.16.?
[Oct.] 10 [17986] Paid to Mr Taylor for one of the Labourers 6.?.?
[Oct.] 11, [1786] Paid Phile for Rum for Labourers 5.1?.?
[Oct] 12 [1786] Paid John Morrison in full for 24 Perches of Stone at 5/ p Perch 6 - -
[Oct.] 13 [1786] Paid Johannes Barr for 212 Bushels of Lime at 1/6 -- being in full 15.18.0
[Oct. 13, 1786] Paid on Acct of Bricks to David Rose 5 - -
[Oct.] 13 [1786] Advanc'd to Mr Taylor for Labourers for which he will account with Mr Bache 5 - -
[Oct.] 14, [1786] Paid Mr Taylor on Acct . . 20£ Paper Draft on Bank - 20£ 40.8.0
[Oct.] 16, 1786] Paid for two Loads of Lime at 15d and 18d a Bushel 3.0.0
[Oct.] 19 [1786] Paid for 37 Perch of Stone to Timothy Kirby at 7/ p Perch 12.19.--
[Oct.] 20 [1786] Paid for Mortar Tube - 12
[Oct.] 21, [1785] Paid John Staut for Lime 316 Bushels at 1/4 Drew on Bank for 10.6.8 of it 20.6.8
[Oct. 21, 1786] Paid Peter Loeser for 213 Bushels of Lime at 1/4 Drew on Bank for £7.4.0 of it 14.?.?
[Oct. 23, 1786] Gave Hall for the Raising Entertainment 5. - -
[Oct. 23, 1786] Paid Wm Stewart in full for halling Earth 17 - -
[Oct. 23, 1786] Paid for Water table Bricks - 15 -
[Oct. 23, 1786] Paid a Carter for halling Stones ?.?.?
[Oct. 23, 1786] Paid Rose Bricklayer on Acct p Orders on Bank 100 - -
[Oct.] 27 [1786] Paid J. Hall Carpenter on Acct of which 30 p order on Bank 40.0.0
[Oct.] 28 [1786] Paid for Lime 2.17.-
[Oct. 29, 1786] Paid Benja Taylor Bricklayer on Acct of which 30 £ Papers & 20 £ Draft on Bank this the 27th Instant 4.5  
Oct. 28 [1786] Paid Peter Dearer [Deam or Deaser] & Co. by Benja Taylor-which with the 5£ before on the 13th Inst. is in full for this Labour 50    
[Nov.] 4 [1786] Paid Peter Loeser for 96 Bushels Lime at 1/4 6.8.0
[Nov.] 6 [1786] Paid Wetherill and Touman for Boards & Scantling 82.10.6
[Nov. 6, 1786] Paid Christian Donet for 65 Bushels Lime at 1/4 4.6.8
[Nov. 6, 1786] Paid B. Taylor for a Labourer 11.3
[Nov. 6, 1786] Paid John Fries for Scaffold Poles 3.15  
[Nov. 9, 1786] Paid Hall, Carpenter, on Acct 20 - -
[Nov. 9, 1786] Paid Staut for 173 Bushels of Lime at 1/4 11.10.8
[Nov. 9, 1786] Paid Benja Taylor on Acct 18.15 -
[Nov. 9, 1786] Paid D. Rose on Acct 100 Dollars 37.10 -
[Nov.] 14 [1786] Gave Hall for the Raising Dinner 11.5  
[Nov.] 15 [1786] Paid James Reynolds for Brackets in full 16 - -
[Nov. 15, 1786] Paid Jacob Eckfeldt for Scaffold Poles 1.10  
[Nov.] 16 [1786] Paid Jacob Graff for 6000 Bricks at 3/ 9 - -
[Nov. 16, 1786] Paid for Halling Stones to Mr Taylor 4
[Nov. 18, 1786] Paid Andrew Bowers for 71 Bushels Lime at 1/4 p 4.11.7
[Nov.] 18 [1786] Paid Hall, Carpenter, on Acct 20.5  
[Nov.] 22 [1786] Paid Jacob Greimer, Nailmaker, in part for Nails 11.5  
[Nov.] 24 [1786] Paid David Rose on Acct of Bricks £100 by draft from the Banks 100 - -
Nov. 24 [1786] Paid Benja Taylor in Part for Bricklaying 18.15  
[Nov. 24, 1786] Paid Nathan Sheppard for Wayne & Mansfield for Scantling 6.6.6
[Nov.] 25 [1786] Paid Jacob Mince for Sand
60 Loads at 3/911.5.0
50 Do at 38.17.0

£20.2-
 [20. 2 -]
[Nov. 25, 1786] Paid Wm Stewart for Hauling Earth &c Memo the Halling of the Scantling £1.15.0 is to be deducted out of Isaac Lewis' Bill 24.12.9
[Nov. 25, 1786] Paid Benja Taylor for the Men that pil'd Bricks & ninepence over 3.6.3
[Nov.] 28 [1786] Paid Isaac Lewis in full for Scantling, he having receiv'd 30£ before 91.2.0
[Nov. 28, 1786] Paid Jacob Stort for 229 Bushels Lime at 1/4 15.5.4
[Dec. 2, 1786] Paid Benja Taylor Bricklayer on Acct 100.0.0
Dec 2 [1786] Paid Jno Hall Carpenter on Acct 42.10.0
[Dec.] 5 [1786] Paid James Hendricks, Smith, in full 3.10.6
[Dec.] 7 [1786] Paid Wm Stewart for 3 Loads of Sand 15  
[Dec.] 7 [1786] Paid Andrew Bowen for 3 Load of Lime 103 Bushels at 1/4 6.17.2
[Dec.] 11 [1786] Paid David Rose on Acct of Bricks 50.0.2
[Dec. 11, 1786] Paid John Phile in full for Rum for workmen 16.13  
[Dec.] 15 [1786] Paid John Hall on Acct. 24    
[Dec.] 20 [1786] Paid Godfrey Miller (the 16th last) for 30 Bushels Lime 2    
[Dec. 28, 1786] Paid David Rose on Acc.t of Bricks 100 Dollars order on Bank 37.10  
[Dec.] 28 [1786] Paid John Hall 100 Dollars. Order on Bank, on Acc.t of Carpenters Work 37.10  
Jan. 5 1787 Paid Jacob Greiner in full for Nails 16.19.2 1/2
[Jan. 6, 1787] Paid a Labourer thro' the Hands of Mr Taylor for 7 Days at 5/ p Day for cleaning the Cellars & Alley 1.15 -
[Jan. 16, 1787] Paid Mccullough & Peterson for Cedar Plank & Carting 2.1.11
[Jan.] 16, [1787] Paid David Rose on Acc.t pr Bricks 7.10.0
[Jan.] 20 [1787] Paid Bache & Shee by order on the Bank for window Glass, all but a Piece of Linen £15.11.6 49.5.6
[Jan.] 23 [1787] Paid Geo. Sheed for Hair he bought of Wm Savery for Plaistorg 3.3.4
[Jan.] 25 [1787] Paid David Rose in full of his Bill for Bricks l9.5.0
[Jan. 26, 1787] Paid Benja & Enoch Taylor on Acct of Brick laying 35. - -
[Jan.] 26 [1787] Paid John Hall on Acct for Carpenter's Work 40.0.0
[Feb.] 5 [1787] Paid Jno McElwee for Glass by Order on Bank--Memo by Mistake the Order was 6 Dollars short, wch is to be allow'd in Settlement-- this Settled 21.16.-
Feb. 7 [1787] Paid John Hall Fifty Dollars on Acc.t 18.15.-
[Feb.] 14 [1787] Paid John Hall Carpenter on Acc.t 30.0.0
[Feb.] 19 [1787] Paid George Sheed for 30 Bushels of Hair bought of Ros[s] in 3.9.9
[Feb.] 26 [1787] Paid Thos Hodgson for 11800 Laths at 10/6 6.3.11
[Feb. 26, 1787] Paid George Sheed for 3200 Laths at 9/ & Hauling 1.16.3
[Feb.] 27 [1787] Paid Warder Parker & Co. for Copper 26 6.4
[Feb. 27, 1787] Paid John Hall on Acc.t of Carpenters Work 50 - -
[Feb. 28, 1787] Paid David Rose in full for Bricks 7.6.3
[March 1, 1787] Paid Benja Taylor on Acct of Bricklaying 21 - -
[March 1, 1787] Paid Knight and Newman for Shingles in full 60.2.6
March 1, 1787] Paid Jones, Clark and Cresson for Boards in full 51.16.5
[March 2, 1787] Paid George Sheed for Lime &c 52/ and 16/ 3.7.-
[March 2, 1787] Paid Simmonds and Robeson for Boards 7.9.6
[March] 2 [1787] Paid John McElwee on Acc.t of Painting & Glazing 94 Dollars 35.5
[March 2, 1787] Mr Bache renders me an Acc.t of the Sums he has paid for Labour & Materials for the new Buildings, with the Money I put into his Hands. -of which appears to be

For Labour --24.11.8
For Hauling2.0.0

2.5  

9.0.0

4.4.4

9.0.0

1.- -

15.0.0

4.- -

4.0.0

1.13.8

17.0.0

37.14.8

1.7.6




57.7.6
For Stone2.0.0
For Lime7.6  

5.15.6

4.19.0

15.17.0

5.6.6

30.12.0
 For Boards
& Hauling		115.10.7
[in pencil]
2    
3.6.5
[ " " ]
28.12.0

30.6.0




148.17.0




30.12.0




37.14.8




5.6.6




57.7.6




279.17.8



Error Deducted2    




277.17.8

And he gives me Credit for Cash advanc'd . . . which makes a Ballance in my Favour of £35.13.5 for which he has given me Credit in the preceeding Acct--


B Mar. 10 [1787] Bought of a Dutch Carter 10 000 Laths at 7/6 and halling pd to Geo Sheed p Order on Bank 3.15 -
- 3.9
B Mar 15 [1787] Paid John Hall on Acct of Carpenters Work 30 - -

Paid John Norman, for 45 Bushels of Lime3.15 -

Paid John Arthur for for [sic] 35 Bushels Do2.12.16

Franklin's Waste Book 1785-1787, American Philosophical Society


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