Letter – William Wilson to James Standsfield – 21 Sep 1683

Document Type: Letter
Date: 21 Sep 1683
Correspondent: William Wilson
Recipient: James Standsfield
Archive Source: NRS RH15 102 6 2
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From 10 May 83 to 20 Sep                   L



Timber carried by Wm Aikin                75

Chopcoale carried by him                 218

                                         293             07:06:06



Ditto Atkin Dr for Meale             02:04:00

allowed to Wm Wilson for him            11:05

pd 4 Lode half at Edenbr             01:01:00

deducted in pt wt is due Allan Boar  01:10:00

                                     05:06:05            05:06:05

									   02:00:01

                                                         07:06:06

Timber carried by Gilbert Mccall           73

Chopcoale                                  81

                                          154            03:17:00

							

ditto Mccall Dr for Meale            00:11:00

                                     03:06:00



Timber carried by Wm Hair                  17

Chopcoale                                  44

                                           61            00:15:06



Ditto Hair Dr for Meale              00:11:00

allowd to Wm Wilson for him             01:11:04

<£  s  p C>                          00:12:11:04

00:02:06:02                             02:06:02



Timber carried by Rbt Douglas              50

Chopcoale                                  10

                                           60            00:15:00



Timber per Thos Glencors                   06            00:03:00

Chopcoale by Ja Blackett                   79            01:19:06

Chopcoale by Wm Dyell                      14            00:07:00

Chopcoale by Ja Graham                     41            01:00:06

Chopcoale by Jno Arthur                     4            00:02:00

Chopcoale by Jas Dyell                      2            00:01:00

                                                         16:07:00



Blackcoale to the Smythy                    9

Blackcoale to the Mill                     69



[overleaf:]

                                             £  s  d

 2:00: 1    To Wm Aikin   To Ball    1)       02:00:01

 3.06:00    To Gilbert Maccall       2)        3:06.00

 0. 2. 6.2  To Wm Hair               3)        0.02. 6.2

 0.15: 0    To Ro.t Douglas          4)        0.15:00

 0. 3. 0    To Thomas Glencorr       5)        0. 3. 0

                                         X     1.19. 6

                                         X      .07.00

 1:00: 6    To James Graham          6)        1:00.06

                                         X     0. 2. 0

0.01. 0    To Jno. Dyell            7)        0: 1. 0

 7:08: 7:2                                     9=16= 6.2



Received by mee W. Wilson Stewart for the Leadworks att Wanlockhead from Sr James Standsfield Seaven pound eight shill & seaven pence sterling & 1/3 for paying the seaven persons above named for carriage of Timber & chopcoall conforme to the.r p.ticular acco.ts within. In witness written by the said Sr James I have sub[scribe]d these p.sents at Wanlockhead this 20th of Sepr <Jay> foure score & three years before their witnesses Ro.t Douglas greve their & Alex Enslie serv to the sd S. James: two pounds ster and a penny is p.sently paid to William Aikin & soe Recd onely five pound eight shill six pence 2/3 ster to bee pd to the Six remaning persons above

5:08:06:2  

Will Wilson/ Rot douglas witness/ Alex Enslie witness [all sign]



[annotated:] 20 Sepr 1683 Receipt William Wilson £5 8s 6 2/3 d sterling to pay some workemen within named
RH15/102/6/2/90 This is a fairly untidy account focused on carriage of timber and ‘chopcoale’, presumably chopwood to be dried and used as fuel at the smelting hearths. The L referred to throughout probably stands for ‘loads’, typically a horseload

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