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Key subjects include “Court expenses,” “Prisoners,” and the names of individuals such as Joseph Dickinson, Sarah Balfour Lewis, Andrew Rhodes, Daniel Osborne, Nathan Black, John Griffith (Leach), Noah Brooks, Tom Myre, Prine Nigw, and Negro Tom. The ledger lists weekly board costs, shoe purchases, tub allocations, and advertising expenses, with amounts expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence.
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@andrew_rhodes:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@daniel_osborne:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@nathan_black:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@john_griffith:person {alias: "Leach", role: "State Prisoner"}
@noah_brooks:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@tom_myre:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@prine_nigw:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@negro_tom:person {role: "State Prisoner"}
@charles_chevercy:person {role: "File clerk"}
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@court_expenses_augur_abraham -> held at -> @connecticut_state_library
@court_expenses_augur_abraham -> location -> @new_haven_connecticutState of Connecticut to Abraham Auger Esq. To 24 weeks board of Joseph Dickinson, a State Prisoner and washing, bedding & extraordinary trouble as per list. £8.8.0 To one covered for poor Dickinson 10/-a pair of shoes 7/6, 1 ten shillings 1.0.6 To 2 tubs for Prisoners 2/6 To 24 weeks board of Sarah Balfour Lewis, a State Prisoner 5/- for work from the 14th day of Aug. 1799 to this time 6.0.0 To 13 weeks board of Andrew Rhodes, a State Prisoner 5/- for work from Aug. 8th to Nov. 8th when he broke Goal. To commitment 3.6 To cost of advertisement for Andrew To 6 days board of Daniel Osborne Esq. from July 6th to July 12th when he broke Goal, a State Prisoner 5.- To board of commitment 2.- To 8 days board of Daniel Osborne a State Prisoner from Jan. 21 to 29th to this day 2/6 per week 5.9 To cost of commitment 2.- To 2 days board of Nathan Black for a State Prisoner of commitment 4.4.0 To 3 weeks and 2 days board of John Griffith otherwise called Leach a State Prisoner 5.7.- To commitment 2.0 To 2 weeks board of Noah Brooks a State Prisoner 5/- 12.0 To 2 weeks board of Tom Myre a State Prisoner 12.0 2d of 10f. commitment 2f. 4.12.0 To 2 blanchets for State Prisoners 3.6 To advertisement for Tom 3.6 To 6 weeks board of Prine Nigw lacking one day a State Prisoner 5/- 1.9.3 To commitment of Prine 2.0 Or do gaven £24.12.0 Errors corrected Abraham Auger Esq. Filed Charles Chevercy
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