CATALOG NUMBER V 1710 Q
OBJECT NAME Contract for Repair Work
DATE May 28, 1799
AUTHOR
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE James
PLACES Sawmill, flour mill,
KEYWORDS “Little Mill”, “Old Mill”, construction, repairs, labor
May 28 1799
George Tomkins and James spoke have / at My Desire Estimated how many days work / it will take to Repair the Little Mill and / Repair the Old Mills with the Runing work / to say the Water Wheles and Cogg Whell Trunnel / head, and What belons to the Mill Work with / a hew bed and new Sill [+ in ] and Raise the old mill / and make the flow and day all in as good / order as is Reasonable the number of days
3
I have agreed with Geo. Tomkins
he is to compleat the mill work as above
and to git the Cants and Coggs I must bring
all the Timber to the mill he is to what is
wanted If I have no such Timber for £ 60 _
to compleat the above by the first day of
October next PVC
32
13
5
10
3
2
2
12
65
149 at 6/
6
89 I 4
44.14/..at 6/
…………………..£ 44.10.0
For the Board……15-10-0
60-0-0 so far
For making the flew and dam
And Raising the will and
Gitting the Cants and Coggs all
Which I am to see that it is
Brought to the mill so that
I have no more trouble with it £ 20-0-0
£ 80-0-0
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[LABEL]
George Tomkins
Relative to
Rebuild the Old Mill
Works to Compleat
It by 1st of Octo’r: 99
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