Account for Wine and Brandy
Document 1798Account of bordeaux, brandy, and claret with B. Rhodes, J. Harris & Co. Drawn up by Hodgdon, Commissary of Military Stores.
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[Endorsement on cover:]
B. Rhodes J. Harris & Co
Account [undecipherable] Sales of
[undecipherable] Pipes Brandy & [undecipherable] Cases
[undecipherable] Claret [undecipherable]
Sam[uel] Hodgdon [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[30.4068]
Account Sales 20 Pipes Bordeaux Brandy & 6 Cases Medoc Claret, Sold on account & risque of Samuel Hodgdon Esqr. Philadelphia — vizto —
1797
Sept 16 6 Cases Claret 16 doz & 7/12 @ 7 50 cents ¶ doz 125.12
& 6 Cases @ 33⅓ Cents ea . . . . .05
[Oct.] 12 . . . . 1 Pipe Brandy Galls [undecipherable] / 136.40
[date] . . . . 1 do . . . . [undecipherable] 142.50
25 . . . . 1 do . . . . . . . 95 " 142.50
Sept 5 . . . . 4 do . . do 301 10/6 533.40
" 13 . . . . 1 do . . do 95 4/ 139.33
" 27 . . . . 1 do . . do 92 " 134.93
Octr 2 . . . 1 do . . do 94 10/9 134.74
" 5 . . . . 1 do . . do 95 10/6 133.00
" 10 . . . . 1 do . . do 95 1/ 139.33
" 26 . . . . 1 do . . do 93 " 136.40
Novr 13 . . . . 1 do (Ullage) do 67 10/6 93.00
" " . . . . 1 (little) do 52 10/ 109.33
Decr 26 . . . . 1 do . . do 47 4/ [undecipherable]
1798
Jany 24 . . . . 1 do . . do [undecipherable: 09?] " 130.58
March 13 . . . . 1 do* . . do 93 " 136.40
" 16 . . . . 1 do (Ullage) do 2 " 120.27
Apr. 16 . . . . 1 do . . do 95 " 142.50
20 Pipes 1033 Galls 2,647.63
$ 2,772.75
Charges vizto —
To Porterage 20 Pipes 66 . . . $1.67
" Gauging & Coopering . . . . 2.67
" Storage Wine & Brandy . . . 19.03
" Duties do . . . . . . 474.59
" Insurance do . . . . . . 120.50
" Advertising do . . . . . . 5.33
" Commissn on 2772[undecipherable] @ 2½ pr Ct 69.32 690.91
Net Proceeds $ 2,073.[undecipherable]
Errors Excepted,
Philada Novr 29. 179[undecipherable] —
B. Rhodes J. Harris & Co
Account Sales of [undecipherable] whole & [undecipherable] half Bags Bourbon Co[ffee?]
Sold on account & risque of Samuel Hodgdon Esqr. Philada —
1790
lbs Drs Cts
Apr. 16 9 whole & 4 half Bags 100[undecipherable] @ 25 Cts 272.25
" 30 1 " " 111 26 20.06
May 1 1 " 53 " 13.78
" 4 1 " " 117 " 20.06
June 1 1 " " 111 " 20.06
" 26 1 . . " 111 " 20.06
[?] 2 10 . . " 1102 5 275.75
[?] 12 1 . . " 111 26 20.06
" 16 3 " 324 " [undecipherable].24
" 23 10 " 1005 25 271.25
" " 1 " 110 26 20.60
Augt 1 1 . . " 55 " 14.30
" 6 10 " " 1001 25 271.50
" 11 1 " " 109 26 20.59
" 15 10 " 1092 26 203.92
" " 1 " " 106 " 27.56
" 21 1 " " 109 " 20.34
" 22 4 " . . . 435 " 113.10
" " 1 " " 115 " 29.[undecipherable]
" 23 4 " " 440 26½ 116.60
" 23 1 " " 100 27 29.16
Sept 11 1 " " 216 26½ 57.24
" 24 2 . . " 216 26½ 57.24
" " 2 " " 200 27 56.16
" 29 3 " " 324 " [undecipherable].40
June 10 omitted . . . 1 " 107 26 27.02
70 whole & 6 half Bags 8029[undecipherable] lbs 2,261.04
Charges vizto —
To Storage . . . . . . . . . . $10.33
" Porterage . . . . . . . . . . 2.67
" Freight . . . . . . . . . . 260.00
" Insurance . . . . . . . . . . 200.50
" Duties . . . . . . . . . . 300.50
" Commissn on 2261[undecipherable] @ 2½ pr Ct 56.54 [undecipherable].54
Net Proceeds $ 1,423.[undecipherable]
Advertising
Errors Excepted,
Philada Novr 29. 1790 —
B. Rhodes J. Harris & Co
Type
Document Signed
Description
Account of bordeaux, brandy, and claret with B. Rhodes, J. Harris & Co. Drawn up by Hodgdon, Commissary of Military Stores.
Date
11/29/1798
Recipient
Document number
1798112928101
Page start
1
Notable persons
B. Rhodes, J. Harris & Co.
Samuel Hodgdon
contractor
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
wine
bordeaux
brandy
claret
liquor
alcohol
account
contract

