Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers
(#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
Title of document: Account of Disbursements by William
Nichols, September 1, 1826
Author: William Nichols
Description: 3 pages, 4 page images
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Call number 40005 (University Archives,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Account of Disbursements by
William Nichols,
September 1, 1826
Nichols, William
Page 1
Acct. of disbursement by
Wm Nichols for labour and materials in repairing the
Presidents House
and
Stewards Hall
; getting timbers, making brick, and building
the new
Chapel
; taking down Cupola from
South College
, repairing the roof, and building a Belfrey in
the yard agreeably with instructions given by the
Building Committee in March
18241
John Robbs bill for masons work on
the foundation of
Chapel
including the face @ rock in the plinth Steps
and window sills & the steps & some Capitals, & Bars of the
Portoco, the foundation & plinth of the Belfry
The
Trustees of the
University of North Carolina in a/c with
Wm Nichols
Dr.
To Cash advanced at sundry times for
Trustees as per vouchers passed on
$1341.43
Disbursements for labour, waggoning, &
3508.16
Labour of
Coln Polk's Carpenters from 1st Jany. 1825 to 5th August as per
certified rate
158.33
Labour of do from 13th Sept.
1825 to 5 Aug. 1826
725.30
Commissions to Agent on $6000
expended
360.00
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$6593.22
Cr.
By Cash recd. at sundry times
$1033.00
Warrant
Sept. 1st 1826
418.55 ⅔
By Cash Dec. 8
2440.00
By three Warrants in favour of
Coln Polk
1383.63
By warrant in favour of
John Robb
775.60
By due Bill to balance
542.44
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$6593.22
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Endnotes:
1. Included in Nichols's list are a number of men—Henry, Peter, Attoman, Harry, Dick, Nelson, Luke, Ned, and Clayton—who were probably enslaved African Americans working as bricklayers on buildings at the University of North Carolina in the 1820s.
2. Cain & Moore was possibly a local business that dealt in building supplies.