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Palm oil and millet

Ship’s trade

pag. 78

1761, 23 Dec. [22 December, according to the logbook] at Junk River [Marshall]

1 hogshead of palm oil

  • 36 lb. leaf tobacco à ƒ 0:5 = ƒ 8:0
  • 20 small earthenware jugs à 0:2 27/32 = ƒ 2:16 14/16
  • 40 wine glasses = ƒ 2:0
  • 6 dozen woman’s snake knives = ƒ 3:12
  • 8 pcs. lb. sticks of copper à ƒ0:12 29/32 ƒ = 5:30 10/16

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ƒ 21.12.8

 

 

Purchased millet and consumption of tobacco pipes for the slaves

29 January [22 December 1761, according to the logbook]

At Piement and Malleget

  • 1 dozen man’s baleen knives, ƒ 0:16:0