From Robert Bass: Bill to the Estate of Benjamin Franklin (unpublished)

The Estate of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin To Robt. Bass Dr.

1769
Januy 7Hi pearl Barley------------------26
10large pewter glyster syringe---------176
1½n Laudanum------------------39
11Ivory pipe----------------------16
large pewter pipe-----------------39
14Arm’d pipe and Bladder-----------26
15Hi pearl Barley------------------26
20Hi Sago------------------------5-
Feby 15Laudanum repeated---------------9
161n. red Bark--------------------3-
28Hi rose water--------------------26
Mah. 15Hi pearl barley-------------------26
16Quart bottle pepper mint water------76
Smelling Salts--------------------16
18Arm’d pipe [?]-------------------26
large bladder-------------------1-
24Laudanum repeated---------------39
27Arm’d pipe---------------------26
2 bottles elastic [?]----------------53
Apl. 5Laudanum repeated---------------39
7Arm’d pipe---------------------26
8Laudanum----------------------39
May 6Arm’d pipe---------------------26
10Laudanum----------------------89
Arm’d pipe---------------------26
14Quart Bottle Fine oil---------------5-
21Laudanum----------------------39
26Opium pills --------45----------39
29Cargo bladder-------------------16
June 3wafer paper---------------------1-
Carri’d over£586
Brt. over£586
1789
June 24Pepper mint Losenges--------------110
27Spirit of wine--------------------1-
July 17Opium Pills---------------------39
20Castor oil-----------------------16
22Bottle Fine oil--------------------16
Arm’d pipe---------------------26
30Arm’d pipes n:2------------------5-
Augt 10Laudanum----------------------39
Opium Pills---------------------39
14Bottle Fine oil--------------------5-
19Quart Bottle pepper mint water------76
25Bot. pepper Mint water------------76
26Laudanum----------------------39
31Bot. Fine oil---------------------5-
Sept 5Huxhamn Tincture of Bark---------26
1n. Isinglass---------------------2-
14Two salt mouth’d white Flint
Bottles-------------------------126
18Spirit of Camphor----------------26
1n Cinnamon Carraway and Coriander
seeds---------------------------36
30Essence of pepper Mint-------------6-
Oct 313 half pint white vials------------66
7Bottle Fine oil--------------------5-
9Castor oil-----------------------2-
15Laudanum----------------------39
Nov. 2Arm’d pipe---------------------26
8Bot. Fine oil---------------------5-
155n Castor oil---------------------76
20Laudanum----------------------39
24Bot. Fine oil---------------------5-
Dec. 15Balsam [?]----------------------16
Bottle Fine oil--------------------5-
Laudanum----------------------39
Arm’d Pipe---------------------26
Carri’d over£ 1281
Brt. ovr.£ 1281
1790
Jany 6Bottle Fine oil--------------------5-
84n galls powderd-----------------19
124n. Daffy’s elixir-----------------39
15Laudanum----------------------39
Feby 2Bottle Fime oil--------------------5-
17Laudanum----------------------39
25Arm’d pipe---------------------26
Mah 1Bottle Fine oil--------------------5-
Laudamum----------------------39
8Hi Spirit of wine-----------------39
18Essence pepper Mint---------------6-
19Basilicon------------------------1-
22Salt Prunelle---------------------2-
25Bot. Fine oil---------------------5-
27Anderson’s pills------------------26
Apl. 5Laudanum----------------------39
8Soap Liniment-------------------39
13Lavender water------------------26
15Asthmatic Elixir------------------26
£ 15151

City of Philadelphia

Robt. Bass maketh oath that the above account is in all respects just and true, and that the above sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings and one penny is justly due to him from the estate of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin.

Robt. Bass

Sworn before me this 15th. of April 1791 Reynold Keene One of the Alderman
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