[William Hall]: Account of Benjamin Franklin with the Estate of David Hall
AD: American Philosophical Society
[February 1, 1766]

Benjamin Franklin Esqr; in account with the Estate of David Hall

decd. Dr. [Debit Column A]

1766
Feby. 1. To a Balance of Acct. due Decst. as
per Mr. J.P. Settlement of this date
See Letter Mar. 17, 1770. 993 11 6
Sundries Sinc the above Settlement as
per said Letter
Mar. 8. To Cash £200
July 12 To Ditto 91
Novr. 25 To Ditto 50
Decr. 27 To Ditto 160
[176]8
Jany. 8 To Ditto 100
Sept. 1. To Ditto 30
[176]9
Mar. 16 To Ditto 45
To Sundries out of the
Shop 11 3 6 687 3 6
£1680 15
Feby. 16 By Your half of £1457
8s. Recd. for the Ga-
zette from Feby. 1st.
1766 to this Day
728 14
By your half of £318
5s. Recd. June 18,
159 2 6
1767 of Samuel
Preston Moore Esqr.
159 2 6
By your half of Cash
Received for Work
done as Credited in
the Leidger in the
above mentioned
Time Amounting to
£389 14s. 1d.
194 17
Balance due this date and carried below
1082 13 6
598 1 6
£1680 15

[Dr] [Debit Column B]

1770
Mar. 16 To Balance brought down 598 1 6
1771[?]
Jany. 25. To Cash for purchas-
ing a Bill of Exchange £50
for £30 - - Ster:
£50
Augst. 16 To Cash pd. Balance
of an Acct. from the
Estate of the late Mr.
William Branson
against you by Order
7 19 7
To my Part of Eleven
years and three
Quarts. Gazette dis-
counted in Mr. Bran-
son's Acct. against you
2 18 9
Octr.18 To Cash pd. Mrs.
Franklin
24
29 To Ditto pd. Robert
Erwin by Mrs.
Franklins Order
7 12
Novr.29 To Ditto pd. Mrs.
Franklin for the pur-
chasing a Lot of
Ground for you of
Mr. Parker
100
To Sundries had in
the Shop 6 13 2 199 3 6
 
£797 5

[Credit Column B] [Cr.]

1772
Jany. 28 By your half of £358
13s. Recd. for the Ga-
zette from Feby. 17th.
1770 to this date
179 6 6
By your half of £183
17s. 10 ½d. Received
for Work done as
Credited in the 90 18 11
Leidger in the above
time mentioned
Amountg.
270 5 5
Balance due this date carried below 526 19 7
£797 5

[Dr.] [Debit Column C]

1773
Jany.28 To Balance brought down 526 19 7

[Credit Column C] [Cr.]

1772
Decr.31 By your half of £97
0s. 10d. Recd. for the
Gazette from Jany.
28. to the 24 of Decr.
following the time of
my Fathers Decease
48 10 5
By your half of £38
6s. Receivd for Work
done as Credited in
the Ledgrs. in the
above time mentioned
Amtg.
19 3
67 13 5
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