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Title: Thomas A. Waitt's Bill for Labour Done March 13 to April 29, [1837], May 5, 1837: Electronic Edition.
Author: Waitt, Thomas A.
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
Text transcribed by Bari Helms
Images scanned by Bari Helms
Text encoded by Risa Mulligan
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 13K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

No Copyright in US

The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text: English
Revision history:
2005-08-24, Risa Mulligan finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Thomas A. Waitt's Bill for Labour Done March 13 to April 29, [1837], May 5, 1837
Author: Thomas A. Waitt
Description: 2 pages, 2 page images
Note: Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Thomas A. Waitt's Bill for Labour Done March 13 to April 29, [1837], May 5, 1837
Waitt, Thomas A.



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The Trustees of the University of North Carolina
In Account with Thos A. Waitt. Dr —
For Labour done from the 13 of March to the 29 of April inclusive as below—
Carpenters
. . To 41 Days illegible by Self at $3 per Day . . . . . $123.
To 42 Do By [Kendal] B. Waitt . 1.62½ . . . . . Do . . . . . 68.25
To 24 Do By John B. Griffin . 1.50 . . . . . Do . . . . . 36.
To 20¼ Do By Anderson Vandiford . 1.40 . . . . . Do . . . . . 28.35
To 37¼ Do By Wm. Davis . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 46.57
To 37¼ Do By Thos. Jenkins . . . . . 1.12 . . . . . Do . . . . . 41.91
To 36½ Do By Gray. Utley . . . . . 1. . . . . . Do . . . . . 36.25
. . To 9½ Do By Leroy Anderson . . . . . 1. . . . . . Do . . . . . 9.50
. . To 40½ Do By Jus. Smith . . . . . 1. . . . . . Do . . . . . 40.50
To 30¼ Do By Wm. Dules . . . . . 1. . . . . . Do . . . . . 30.25
To 14 Do By Ben. King . . . . . .75 . . . . . Do . . . . . 10.50
$471.08
Plasterers & Masons
To 27 Do By Stewart . . . . . 1.50 . . . . . Do . . . . . 40.50
To 37 Do By Chester . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 40.25
To 47 Do By Peter 1 . . . . . 1.50 . . . . . Do . . . . . 61.50
To 8 Do By Cicero . . . . . 1.75 . . . . . Do . . . . . 10.50
To 41¾ Do . . . . . By Calvin . . . . . 1. . . . . . Do . . . . . 41.75
To 11½ Do . . . . . By Clinton . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 14.38
To 16 . . . . . Do . . . . . By Gee . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 20.
To 6 . . . . . Do By Evans . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 7.50
$242.38
Rock Cutters
. . To 19½ . . . . . Do By John White 2.25 . . . . . Do . . . . . 43.88
$43.88
Labourers
To 39½ Do By . . . . . Lewis . . . . . .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 23.70
To 36 Do By . . . . . Tom . . . . . .60—Do— 21.60
To 42 Do By . . . . . Redin . . . . . .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 25.30
To 24 Do By . . . . . Abraham . . . . . .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 14.40
To 6 Do By . . . . . Thomas . . . . . .40 . . . . . Do . . . . . 2.40
To 1 Do By . . . . . Ben . . . . . .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . .60
To 42 Do By . . . . . Jordan . . . . . .40 . . . . . Do . . . . . 16.80
To 13¾ Do By . . . . . Henderson .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 8.25
To 12 Do By . . . . . Ephraim . . . . . .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 7.20
To 27½ Do By . . . . . John Whitaker .60 . . . . . Do . . . . . 16.50
$136.65
Waggons
To 29 Do By Roberson's Waggon 3.50 Do . . . . . 101.50
To 4⅓ Do By Clayter's Do 3.50 Do . . . . . 15.17
$116.67

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✓Upon marked believed to be paid off.

Endnotes:

1. This may or may not be the same "Peter" named in "John C. White's Bill for Labor of Negro Workmen [n.d.]."