BILLS OF PARCELS.

When goods are sold, it is customary for the seller to deliver to the buyer, a note of their contents and prices, with a total of their value cast up; this is called a bill of parcels.

Bought of F. W. Leopold,

New Italy, Jan. 1st, 1836.

Jason M. Mahan,

12 yards superfine broad cloth, at $4 50

$54 00

3 do. blue muslin,

BOOK BILL.

A Book Bill is the copy of the account that one person has against another, and is made out from the book accounts, and presented for settlement and payment.

Rasselas Thomas, Dr.

1835.

To Henry S. Faulks, & Co.

Jan. 6th, To 4 yards superfine cloth, at $4 25
May 14th, To 5 do. Irish linen,

$17 00

85

4 25

July 23d, To 12 do. Russia sheeting,

Sept. 26th, To 30 pounds rice,

1836.

May 16th, Received payment in full,

C, D. No. 1 a 50
C. B. No. 1 a 4

HENRY S. FAULKS.

BILL OF LADING.

Shipped in good order, by A. Boardman, on
the good ship Washington, A. Boardman,
master, now riding at anchor in the bay of
Funchal, and bound for Boston, to say,
5 quarter casks of wine,
4 pipes of wine,

Being marked and numbered as in the mar-
gin, and are to be delivered in the like good
order (dangers of the seas, fire and enemies
excepted) at the aforesaid port of Boston,
unto C. Denman or his assigns, he or they
paying freight for the said goods, with pri-
mage and average accustomed. In witness
whereof, the master of said ship hath affirmed
to three bills of lading, of this tenor and
date, the one of which being accomplished,
the other two to be void.

A. BOARDMAN.

Funchal, July 10th, 1836.

Sales of sundry merchandize at Funchal, on account of C. Denman, merchant, of Boston; being part of the cargo of

the ship Washington.

$ cts.

100 barrels of Beef, at 16 dolls.

1600 00

150 barrels of Pork, at 20 dolls.

10000 feet of White Pine Boards, at 25 dolls.

3000 00

250 00

4850 00

Invoice of wines shipped at Funchal, on board the ship Washington, by A. Boardman, master of said ship, on account and risques of C. Denman, a native citizen of the United States, resident at Boston, and consigned to him.

Disbursements of the ship Washington, A. B. master.

April 1 To fresh Meat and Vegetables,
To one cask of Wine for ship's use,

1836.

G. Dunn, owner of ship Wash-
ington.

May 11 To disbursements of the ship

Washington, at Funchal,

To do. at Madeira,

To wine, as per invoice,

To a bill of exchange for £100
sterling, drawn by E. F., mer-
chant, Funchal, on G. N., mer-
chant, London, at par,

June 6 By net sales of merchandize at

Funchal,

To balance due the owners of

$cts. 2 12 15.00

said ship,

2028 48

ington.

Dr.

Cr.

April 1 To 1 qr. cask of Wine,

14 By two barrels Beef sold for $16
per barrel,

To cash, to balance,

30 00

32 00

2 00

$32 00 $32 00

A Seaman's Receipt.

Received at Boston, May 6th, 1836, of Aaron Boardmar, master of the ship Washington, fifty dollars, in full for wages, and in full satisfaction for other demands against the owners, master and officers of said ship.

$50 00

JACK HALYARD.

A Receipt in full of all demands.

Received, May 10th, 1836, of Henry Hogan, twenty seven dollars, sixty four cents, in full of all demands.

$27 64

A Receipt for rent.

JAMES JUSTICE.

Received, June 2nd, 1836, of Timothy Hedge, one hundred and fifteen dollars, in full for one year's rent, due the first of April last.

$115 00

Another.

PETER TAKEALL.

Received, October 4th, 1836, of Job Warner, the sum of twenty seven dollars, in money, which, with twenty five dollars and fifty cents more, disbursed by the said Job Warner, for repairs and taxes of the tenements he now occupies, making in the whole fifty two dollars and fifty cents, the same being in full for a half year's rent, due the 1st of October, instant.

$52 50

JOHN RECEIVER.

For money received of a third person. Received, November 8th, 1835, of Peter Amos, by the hands of Francis Porter, the sum of Ten Dollars, Fifty Cents, on account.

$10 50.

JESSE HUGHES.

For Interest due on a Bond. Received, Jan. 1st, 1836, of James Brooks, the sum of Thirty Dollars, in full for one year's interest of Five Hun