Letter – John Curtis to James Standsfield – 23 Feb 1677

1677

Delivered by me John Courties for the Lead Mines of Wanlock Head for Account of Sr Jamees Standfeild and Mr William Blackett from 11th November till the 2nd of february 1677

                                             £  s  d

Edward Lethatt    67 dayes at 14d p day      3 18  2

Thomas Snowball   43 dayes at 14d p day      2 10  2

Edmond Jock	      13 days at 14d p day       0 15  2

Nicholas deblish   1 day at 14d p day        0  1  2

Lowrance fox       7 days at 14d p day       0  8  2

John Smedley      42 days at 14d p day       2  9  0

John berry        41 days at 12d p day       2  1  0

daniell Walker	58 days at 14d p day  2 [sic] 4  4

Peter Standford	42 days at 14d p day       2  9  0

Richard Baxter	23 days at 11d p day       1  1  1

Robart Hinde	29 days at 14d p day       1  3 10

John Moffitt	39 days at 7d p day        1  2  9

John Johnson	25 days at 7d p day        0 14  7

James Tompson	24 days at 7d p day        0 14  0

John Wilson	      27 days half mark          0 15  0

Sanders Millerr   21 days at 7d p day        0 12  3

James Robson      18 days at 7d p day        0 10  6

William Mecall    22 days at half mark       0 12  2

Sanders Telfare   10 days at 6d p day        0  5  0

Robart Black      18 days at 7d p day        0 10  6

Sanders Hamlton   01 day at 7d p day         0  0  7

Georg Watt        1 day at 7d p day          0  0  7

Andrew Chrighton  2 day at 12d p day         0  2  0

William <fayee>   20 days at 7d p day        0 11  8

Archball fowler   6 days at half mark        0  3  4

Tho: Errington & his ptners for Sinking     14  0  0 

  & driveing 40 fathams at 7s p fatham 

Robart Hind & his ptners for 2 fatham        0 19  1 1/2

  And halfe a yeard at 8-6 p fatham

John Wilson sto 1 1/2 of Candles at 6s       0  9  0 

from Kilmarnack 12 1/2 sto of Candles       3  6  0

  at 5-4 p stone

for the Carryage of them                    0  5  0

for one Lanterne                            0  1  0

for my Rydeing Charges since I came which   5  6  5

  Sr James was pleased by agreement to pay 	

For one half yeares wages in Arrears       12 10  0

John Wilson       16 hundr of <stoprise>    0  5  4

                    at 4s p hund

John Wilson       2 hun: rungs at 8d p hund 0  1  4

James Mecall      26 horse of wood          0 10 10

                    at 5d p horse

John Mecall       4 horse of wood           0  1  8

Gilbert Mecall    6 horse of wood           0  2  6

William Atkin     20 hundr of stop          0  6  8

                    at 4 p hund

Lowrance hare     11 hund stop at 4d        0  3  8

James Mecall      for cutting & dressing    0  8  9

                    15 dozern of wood at 

                    7d p dozern

                                           64 18  4



Leadheells Feb 23rd 1677

Receved from william dunbar in neame and Dehalf of Sr James Standsfield the soum of thirtie fore pounds sterleing and that in part payment of the above cerettin soume of sextie four pounds 18 s 4d  sterleing for work wrought at wanlockhead myns the which I grant the recept by mee, John Curtis



[annotated:] Accompt of Leed Myns Wanlockhead with Jno Curties receipt for £35 23th Feby 1676/7