"  9 A  do -- ..............................................  1428 "
  " 10 A  do -- ..............................................  1340 " 
 No. 1 A bbl -- ..............................................   308 " 
  "  2 A  do -- ..............................................   216 " 
  "  3 A  do -- ..............................................   220 " 
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							       14201   
    duty a 4-1/2 pct .........................................   639  
Trimming and fitting hhds. ...................................    80   
							       ________ 

							       14920 lbs. 
To Commission for Invoicing & Shipping at 10 pct .............  1492     
							       ________   
									
							       16412  

Then follows six other invoices similar to above, and all shipped on same vessel and time, aggregating a total of 135,765 pounds.

This old ledger of 1681-1688 has been handed down through six generations, from the first William of that early date, and brought to Kentucky 1798 by Clement Hearne, and now, 1907, in the possession of the author of this book, at Independence, Missouri. There were quite a number of blank leaves in it, many of which have been filled by different ones through whose hands it has passed, with a variety of things and subjects, all of which are interesting to look over and read, some of which I copy verbatim as follows:

A letter from a son to his father March 17th day 1780.

‘With all dutiful Respect I trouble you with these Lines to enquire of the Good State of your Health, of which i shall be extremely Glad to heare and to present you My most humble Duty and tenders of filial and most affectionate Service. I have not had the favor of a letter from you since that from you dated the 17th of March last, which I replyd to Every next Post, and in such Particulars as you Enjoined me, I have sent you Sir, by Samuel Simple the pemsey Carrier, A Spaniel dog Which is an Excellent Good one of his Kind and fit for the Sport of your Place his name is Try and is very free for the Water and if he hath any fault it is being a little too eager but he is young and may be brought to. Wont you please to have him. I hope my Mother is well to whom

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Thanks to Catherine Bradford for transcribing this page.