Comments on: lewis_0037 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/lewis_0037/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Stella van der Gucht https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/lewis_0037/#comment-1372748 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:28:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lewis_0037.jpg#comment-1372748 I was very happy to find this receipt as it is connected to my own family history . I have a papers connected to this address. Amongst is a receipt which I believe is from a previous iron monger at this address. It is a beautiful handwritten receipt and I have added information about it below.
Thank you for a wonderful website.
Stella

Charles Berners Esq to Mr Crow
1812. To Robert Amis, Dr

March 17 for 1 new hook and 1 mended. £0.0.8
Nov 11 a hook & 3 staples. £0.0.9
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£. 1.5
To Mr Skipp

March 5 For 7lb of spikes £ 0.2.01/2

To Mr Gower

April 6 For 2 anchors 11lb. £0.5.6
2 staples. 0.0.4
23. A stone of spikes. 0.4.1
Gateirons 8lbs 0.4.0
5 staples & eye mended. 0.1.2
June 16. 8 lb of nails. 0.4.0
A stone of spikes 0.4.1
Sept 2 A eye mended. 0.4.0
Oct 16. A hook & eye mended. 0.0.8
26. 6lb of spikes & 2lb of nails. 0.2.9
A latch and bolt & hoop. 0.1.2
2 eyes mended. 0.0.4
Nov 2nd. 4 holdfasts. 0.2.0
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Settled Robert Amis 1.10.5

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