Encapsulated Collection #27.
I find it interesting to see old receipts. Different spellings, different use of words and phrases and the amount paid for work. In this 1834 bill, Jonathan Fogg, Jr., was paid a dollar a day for all his work and jobs except for proportioning school money. Interesting…
1834 – The Town of Scarborough to Jonathan Fogg Jr.
To one day laying out a road from W. Holmes to Saco line 1.00
To half day drawing warrents .50
To three days making Highway tax 3.00
To half day makin out notices .50
To making State Town and County tax six days 6.00
To one day letting out poor 1.00
To one day on business 1.00
To one day proportioning school money .50
To one day running Holmes Road 1.00
To one half day drawing jury men .50
To half day letting out Holmes Road .50
To one half day drawing jury men .50
To one half day attending to the Poor 1.00
To three days setting for abatements 3.00
To one half day making returns of schoolers for state .50
To one day drawing warrents for March meeting .50
To one half day drawing jurymen .50
21.50
Transcription by Don Taylor, Scarborough Historical Society. Encapsulated Collection 27.