Examples
of Indiamen’s Receipts for Wages
These
can be used in conjunction with the entries for Indiamen’s pay ledgers as can be seen from these examples.
Source: BL: IOR
L/MAR/B/627L(2) - LYNN - Receipts for Wages 1740
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.. ‘ ‘RECEIVED
this 6 ---- of November 1740 --- Charles Foulis
------------------- the Sum of fiftynine pounds seven ------ Shillings five
----------------- for Service performed on board Ship Lynn
Captain Charles Gilbert Commander as the Third Mate Per me Charls Foulis’ |
} } }.......59.7.2 } } |
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‘RECEIVED this 31 ---- of October
1740 ------ Charles Todd - --------- the Sum of forty six pounds three Shillings and eleven pence for Service performed on board Ship Lynn
Captain Charles Gilbert Commander as the Boatswain
Per me Charles Todd’ |
} } }.......46:3.11 } } |
Source: BL: IOR: L/MAR/B/549P(2) - LORD ANSON - Receipts for Wages 1752
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Marked ‘1’:-
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‘RECEIVED this 24th Day of July 1752
by me Charles Foulis
-------------------------------------- the Sum of Two Hundred and Fourteen Pounds
Eight Shillings and Four Pence, being in
full for Wages, Debts, and all Demands, for Service performed on
board the Ship Lord Anson
------------------------------------------------------ as Commander Chas Foulis’ |
} } }.......214:8:4 } } } |
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‘44’:-
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‘RECEIVED this 4th Day of July 1752
by me Elizabeth
Adamson------------------------------------- the Sum of Twenty one ----------- Pounds
Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence, being in
full for Wages, Debts, and all Demands, for Service performed on
board the Ship Lord Anson --------------- Captain Charles Foulis
-------- Commander by William Adamson Deceased to
whom I am Executrix In Church Head Alley East Smithfield
Elizabeth Adamson’ |
} } }.......21:13.4 } } } |
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