Accompt [Account] book of Richard Robertson, oversman at Dollar, for expenses depursed by John Drysdale of Townhead, Chamberlain of Campbell, to the persons underwritten since the last compting for the oncast at the coal heugh [mine] and advancing materials thereto in manner underwritten, from 19th January 1712.
19th January 1712 list: John Brown - 5 days; Alexr Brown - 5 days; William Birret - 5 days; John Reid - 5 days; John Miller - 5 days; George Marshall [Mershell] and his bearer - both 6 days; Brown's bearer - 5 days; Bruce, the bearer - 5 days; The oversman - 6 days; Accompting for four pints of ale. 26th January 1712: John Brown - 5 days; Alexr Brown - 5 days; William Birret - 5 days; George Marshall - 5 days; John Reid -5 days; John Miller - 5 days; Marshall the bearer - 5 days; Brown the bearer - 5 days; Oversman - 6 days; Accompt four pints of ale. 2nd February 1712: John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Brown the bearer - 6 days; Bruce the bearer - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; Accompt for four pints of ale. 9th February; John Brown - 5 days; Alexander Brown - 5 days; William Birret - 5.5 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Bruce the bearer - 6 days; Brown the bearer - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; Accompt four pints of ale; 16th February 1712: John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; James Hally [?] - 5 days; John Hally [?] - 5 days; William Birret - 5 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall -6 days; Bruce the bearer - 6 days; Brown the bearer - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; Robert Marshall, wright - 3 days; James Marshall, wright - 4 days; Accompt for eight pints of ale. 23rd February 1712: John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 5 days; JamesHally - 6 days; John Hally - 6 days; William Birret - 3 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 5 days; John Guild - 5 days; James Guild - 3 days; Bruce the bearer - 5 days; Brown the bearer - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; Robert Marshall - 4 days; James Marshall - 3 days; To the workmen, an accompt ten pints of ale. 1st March 1712: John Brown - 5 days; Alexander Brown - 5 days; James Hally - 6 days; John Hally - 6 days; William Birret - 5 days; John Reid - 6 days; [?] Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 5 days; John Guild - 5 days; James Guild - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; 10 pints of ale for the workmen. 8th March 1712: James Hally and his son - 4 days each; John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; William Birret - 1 day; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 5 days; Duncan Dougall - 5 days; John Guild - 5 days; James Guild - 5 days; Oversman - 6 days; 10 pints of ale for the workmen. 15th March 1712: John Brown - 3 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 6 days; John Guild - 6 days; David Dewar - 6 days and 2 nights; Oversman - 6 days; to the workmen at several times compting 13 shillings 4 pence; John Sharp, smith, for ironing shovel and rolling wages for mending buckets and other necessarys from 22 December to this day; Robert Marshall, 2 and a half days. 22nd March 1712: John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 5 days; David Dewar 3.5 days; Duncan Dougall - 6 days; John Guild - 6 days; Oversman - 6 days; George Sinclair - 1 day; John Harrower - 1 day; to the workmen 17 pints one chopin of ale; Robert Marshall - half day; Compting 4 pints of ale. 29th March 1712: John Brown - 6 days: Alexander Brown - 6 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 6 days; John Guild - 6 days; John Harrower - 6 days; James Christie [Chrysty] - 2 days; to the workmen 3 gallons of ale; Robert Marshall - half day; Brown the bearer - 8 shillings (no number of days listed); Accompt for 4 pints of ale; 5th April 1712: John Brown - 6 days; Alexander Brown - 6 days; John Reid - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 6 days; John Guild - 6 days; John Harrower - 6 days; Colin Miller - 2 days; Andrew Christie - 4 days; Oversman - 6 days; Robert Marshall, wright - 1 day; Brown the bearer - 5 days; Brown's wife the bearer - 5 days; to the workmen at several times 23 pints. 12th April 1712: John Brown - 6 days: Alexander Brown - 6 days; Duncan Dougall - 6 days; John Miller - 6 days; John Guild - 6 days; John Harrower - 6 days;
To James Renny merchant in Alloa for 22 dales [deal planks] at 10/- the piece with 3/4d custom, totalling £11-3-4d. For a windless tow from Leith [?], £15-13-4d. Payment of £41-14-0d to a 139 men Leving (?) water ….? Six shillings and a chopin of ale each; For damage done to the Western Town ground by the coal heugh to the birlayman, £6.0.0; To Duncan McLarene, smith, for making to the windlass, 14/-; To Alexander Balfoaur for a horse lyre (and) to the workmen from Dollar to Duddingston, and waiting for three days, 18/-; To Andrew Christie for y't summeend £1.10.00; Item to supply Paterson for a coal well pits and wages, £3.00.0; To Alexander Sinclair, smith, for work wrought by him for working iron, making nails, and other things, £5.05.04; To John Gill, sievewright, for scuperines and putting them on to witt 14, 18/-; To John Hutton, cooper, for making and mending buckets to the windows, £2.03.00; all totalling £88.19.00; Summa on all the foregoing pages (see separate spreadsheet) is £1,736.13.04. To John Bruce the 14 days bygone, 10 darg at 6/- per darg is £3.00.00; To John Harrower ye said space 11 darg, £3.06.00; Summa now £1,742.19.04. I Richard Robertsone [Robertson] oversman, do hearby attest the verity of the foregoing accounts upon the 10 leaves [pages] preceding and declares that the same was wrought for by the persons foresaid and paid by the Chamberlain, submitted by me at Dollar 22nd January 1713 (signed) Richard Robertson.
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