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APPENDIX II
Abstracts from Some Printers' Bills in the Massachusetts Archives

1.

[From Samuel Kneeland[19]]

                 
1753  £  s   d  
June  To Paper and printing 300 of a Bill, relating to the Descent of Estates, by Order of the Secretary 
December  To Paper, printing and covering of the Commissioners Conference, with the Eastern Indians, at 6d per Book; 350  15 
1754 
January  To Paper and printing 400 blank Certificates for the Treasurer, relating to Catamounts, Wild-Cats, &c. 
February  To Paper, printing and binding in a Book, blank Receipts for the Treasurers borrowing Money for redeeming outstanding Bills 
March  To Paper, printing &c. of ditto for borrowing Money, for building a Fort at Kennebeck &c. 
To Paper and printing the Votes of the Hon. House of Representatives, from Sept. 5, 1753, to June 19, 1754, making 66 Sheets & an half, at £1-1s-4d per Sheet, as by Agreement  70  18 
To 2569 Sheets of Laws, at 2d per Sheet, and sundry Law Books, delivered by Order, from June, 1753, to Sept. 1754  23  13 

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June  To Paper and printing 500 of Dr. Mayhew's last Election Sermon, at 6d per Book  12  10 
To Paper and printing &c. 250 of Governor Dummer's Treaties with the Eastern Indians, in the years 1726, & 1727, by Order of the Hon. House of Representatives, at 1s per Book  12  10 
To Paper and printing 300 Extracts &c. of the Bill, relating to the private Consumption of Spirituous Liquors, &c. 

2.

[From Green & Russell[20]]

               
1756  £  s   d  
April  18  To Paper and Printing 12300 Notifications for Warning the Several Regiments in this Province to Training; at 2/ per Hundred  12 
June  To Paper and Printing 562 of ye Reverend Mr. Cooper's Election Sermon &c.mmat; 8d per Book, delivered in the following Manner, Viz. To Mr. Baker  480  16 
To the Reverend Author  50  13 
To the Boston Ministers  19  12 
To sundry of the Honorable House  13 
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562  £31 

3.

[From Samuel Kneeland[21]]

                 
1759  £  s   d  
June  19  To Paper and printing 300 Blanks Relaiting to the Killing of Wolves, Wild Cats &c. by order of the Treasurer  18 
To Paper and printing 200 of the 2d & 6th Articles of War, by order of Brigadier Brattle  15 
1760 
February  11  To Paper and Printing 5050 Bounty Notes for the payment of Soldiers in the intended Expedition &c.mmat;£4.3.4 per thousand & Binding them in 17 Books  21  10 
14  To Paper & printing 300 of the Laws of the Province Relaiting to Sale of Lands by Indians in a broad Sheet, by order of the Secretary 
April  13  To Paper & printing 500 Bounty Notes for the payment of Soldiers for Nova Scotia and binding the same in 2 Books  15 
To Paper & printing 46 Books of Treasurers Notes for Borrowing of Money on the severall Supply Bills the Year past &c.mmat; 13/4 per Book  30  13 
To Paper & printing the Votes of the Honorable House of Representatives from May 28th 1759 to April 28th 1760 making 88 Sheets & an half &c.mmat; 19/ per Sheet per Agreement  84 

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To Sundry Minute Books &c. delivered Col. Cotton the Year past 
17  To 2 Temporary Law Books delivered to Captain Goodwin for the Town of Pownalborough and Mr. Baker  18  10 
To 6681 Sheets of Laws. Delivered the Members of the Court the severall Towns Districts &c. & to the Officers of the severall Courts throughout the Province &c. &c.mmat; 2d   55  13 
To Binding and Covering, Supplying & Mending severall Votes of the House and Laws, &c. 
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4.

[From John Draper[22]

                                       
1759  £  s   d  
March  22  To printing the Proclamation for encouraging Persons to enlist in the Expedition against Canada  00 
To a Notification of the Provision the General Court have made for raising Men, &c.  00  00 
29  To ditto for the Adjournment of the Sale of the Excise on Tea, for Suffolk  00  00 
To ditto relating to the Militia Act  00  00 
30  To 6 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing the Votes of the Council relating to Men's enlisting  00  18  00 
April  To Paper and printing Warrants for paying the Bounty-Money  00  00 
To 11 Quire of Paper  00  11 
To printing Indentures for the Commissary General  00  13 
To ditto Receipt-Lists of Articles delivered  00  16  00 
To ditto Receipts to be given by Masters of Vessels  00  12  00 
To printing Warrants to the Treasurer  00  13 
To ditto the Vote of the Court for suspending the Sale of the Excise upon Tea, Coffee, &c.  00  00 
17  To paper and printing Certificates for delivering Stores to the Soldiers (1000)  00  18  00 
23  To ditto 1000 more  00  12  00 
25  To 3 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing Receipts & Returns for calling a new Assembly  00  16  00 
26  To printing the Conditions for raising 1500 Men, voted by the General Assembly  00  18  00 
To a Notification for Persons possessed of publick Arms, where to return them, as by Vote of the General Court  00 

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To ditto for the Encouragement of Persons to send Supplies and Refreshments to the Fleet and Army under Admiral Saunders  00  00 
To 5 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing Dedimus's, to administer the Oaths, &c.  00  16  00 
May  To printing a Notification for the Colonels of the Regiments to make Returns of what Quakers belong'd to their Regiments in each Town, and their names  00 
To a Ream of Paper  00  12  00 
To printing the Impost-Act  00 
To folding and stitching ditto  00  12  00 
10  To a Notification to the Militia Officers who have not complied with their orders for raising and sending their Quotas of Men, to raise and send them, attested, without delay  00 
12  To Paper and printing Orders for paying the Bounty-Money to the new Levies  00  10  00 
To a Notification for encouraging the the supplying the Army with Necessaries and Refreshments  00  12  00 
17  To ditto to prevent Officers enlisting such Persons as have been before rejected  00  00 
To ditto for enlisting Officers to make Returns  00  00 
To ditto respecting a Courier, established, &c.  00  00 
19  To Paper and printing Receipts for the Commissary-General  00  14 
June  13  To a Ream of Paper  00  13 
To printing a Proclamation for a Fast  00  00 
To 550 of Mr. Parsons' Election Sermon, delivered &c.mmat; 6d   13  15  00 
21  To a Notification relating to the disallowance of the Bankrupt-Act  00  00 
To ditto for farming the Duties of Tea, Coffee and China-Ware  00 
29  To ditto, the Time being altered  00 
To ditto for the County of Middlesex  00 
July  To ditto for Soldiers recovered from Sickness to return to their respective Regiments  00  00 
To 6 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing a Proclamation for proroguing the General Court  00  13 
To a Ream and 3/quarters of Paper  00 
To printing the Tax-Act  00  00 
To folding and stitching the same  00  18 
10  To 5 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing the Treasurer's Warrants to the Assessors  00  14 
12  To printing the Proclamation for proroguing the General-Court in the News-Letter  00  00 
19  To a Notification for the Soldiers that have recovered to repair to Albany  00 

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21  To 5 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing a Proclamation for proroguing the General Court  00  13 
26  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
August  To 5 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing a Proclamation further to prorogue the General Court  00  13 
To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
20  To 5 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing a Proclamation further to prorogue the General Court  00  13 
23  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
30  To a Notification relating to a Road from Crown-Point to No. 4  00  00 
September  To 5 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing a Proclamation further to prorogue the General-Court  00  13 
To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
To printing half a Ream of Muster-Rolls for the Commissary-General  13 
To 5 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing Warrants for the Payment of Money  00  13 
13  To a Ream & 1 Quire of Paper  00  12 
To printing a Proclamation for a public Thanksgiving upon the taking of Quebeck &c.  00 
October  16  To a Ream and half of Paper  10  00 
To printing the Treasurer's Warrants to the Collectors  16  00 
18  To printing the Proclamation for the publick Thanksgiving in the News--Letter  00 
To a Notification of the farming out the Excise on Tea, Coffee and China Ware in the County of Plymouth  00  00 
20  To Paper and printing two Orders of the General Court relating to the French Inhabitants of Nova Scotia  00  18  00 
26  To ditto in the News-Letter  00 
November  10  To a Ream of Paper  00  12  00 
To printing a Proclamation for a General Thanksgiving  00 
15  To ditto a Notification relating to General Amherst's making Provision for the Soldiers upon their Return, &c.  00  00 
To ditto relating to the Settlement of Lands near the Bay and River of Penobscot  00  00 
To ditto for the Sale of the Excise on Tea, Coffee, &c. for Middlesex  00 
To printing the Proclamation for a Thanksgiving in the News-Letter  00  18  00 
22  To a Notification of the Sale of the Excise on Tea, &c. for Suffolk  00 
26  To 6 Quire of Paper  00  00 

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To printing a Proclamation for proroguing the General Court  00  13 
To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
To a Notification relating to the Payment of two Months Wages to the Soldiers  00  00 
December  To 2 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing Warrants to the Treasurer for the Payment of Soldiers  00  00 
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£66  16 

5.

[From Samuel Kneeland[23]]

                             
1760  £   s   d  
May  30  To Paper and printing 1200 Bounty Notes of Nine pounds each for payment of the Soldiers at Nova Scotia and Binding them in twelve Books  00  00 
July  To 750 of the Reverend Mr. Dunbars Sermons preach'd on the Day of the Election of Councellors May 28, 1760 Deliver'd to the Members of the Court &c. &c.mmat; 9d   28 
To 50 Ditto cover'd in Marble &c.mmat; 11d   10 
To 4407 Sheets of the Laws of the Province supply'd the Members of the Court, the Severall Towns & Districts, Officers of the Court, &c. as per Agreement. &c.mmat; 2d per Sheet  36  14 
To Paper and printing 17 Laws of the Province on single Sheets for the Secretary to send home. &c.mmat; 6/  00 
To Paper and printing 300 of the Laws for the Due Observation of the Sabbath on a Single Sheet by order of the Secretary  00  00 
To Paper and printing 300 of the Laws for Valuation on a Single Sheet by order of the Treasurer  00  00 
To 4 Temporary Law Books one for his Excellency the others deliver'd Mr. Goldthwaite & Mr. Baker &c.mmat; 21/  00 
To Paper, printing & Binding 28 Books for the Treasurers Borrowing Money on the Severall Supply Bills &c.mmat; 13/4  18  13 
To Severall Minute Books for the Clerk of the House  00  15  00 
To Additions and Amendments made to Divers Law Books and Votes for the Council and House of Representatives Officers of the Court & Several Towns  00  00 
To Paper, printing &c. the Votes of the House of Representatives from May 28, 1760 to January 21, 1761 Making 63 Sheets &c.mmat; 19/ per Sheet per Agreement  59  17  00 
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£178  14 

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6.

[From John Draper[24]]

                                                       
1761  £   s   d  
May  20  To Paper and printing Certificates for the Commissary-General  00  10  00 
30  To 5 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing Warrants to the Treasurer for the Payment of Money  00  13 
June  11  To printing the Vote of the General Court relating to the Sum granted as a Bounty to the Soldiers who inlist  00  00 
To printing the Act to prevent Soldiers and Seamen in His Majesty's Service being arrested for Debt  00  00 
To printing a Notification relating to the Officers that have received Beating-Orders, and been negligent of their Duty, &c.  00  00 
July  To Paper and printing 3 Quire of Dedimus's  00  12  00 
To a Proclamation for discovering Persons committing Disorders in the Night  00  13 
To printing the Vote of the General Court for Persons who have Relations in Captivity to send a List of their Names, &c.  00 
16  To a Notification for compleating the Provincial Regiments  00  00 
23  To ditto of the Province-Treasurer being ready to draw Bills on the Agent  00 
To ditto of the Commissary-General about Sring-Beaver, Furrs, &c.  00  00 
August  To ditto for recruiting Officers to collect the Men enlisted to be at the Castle  00  00 
To ditto after a Deserter from Col. Thwing's Regiment  00  00 
16  To 5 Quire of Paper  00 
To printing a Proclamation for proroging [sic] the General-Court  00  13 
To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
To 5 Quire and half of Paper  00 
To printing the Treasurer's Warrants to the Assessors  00  14 
13  To 2 Ream and half of Paper  16 
To printing the Tax-Act, quarto 3 Sheets (above 400)  00  00 
To folding & stitching ditto  00 
To a Notification to the recruiting Officers of Colonels Hoar's & Saltonstall's Regiments to collect and send their Men to Springfield  00 
14  To Paper & printing Warrants for the Treasurer to the Sheriffs of Countys where Places are not incorporated  00  12  00 
To ditto to the Justices of the Peace  00  12  00 
August  21  To a Ream of Paper  00  12  00 
To printing a Proclamation for a Day of Prayer on Account of the Drought  00 

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27  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  13 
31  To 5 Quire of Paper & half  00 
To printing a Proclamation further to prorogue the General-Court  00  13 
September  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
24  To a Notification for Persons inlisted in the Province Service to join their Corps immediately  00  00 
To Paper, printing, folding and stitching 650 of Mr. Stevens's Election Sermon quarto Four Sheets and three Quarters  24 
26  To 5 Quire of Paper  00  00 
To printing a Proclamation for proroguing the General Court  00  13 
October  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  00 
To covering 50 of the Election Sermons in Marble-Paper  00 
22  To printing a Proclamation for the further Continuance of Officers, in their Offices, Places & Employments  00  00 
November  To a Ream and half of Paper  00 
To printing the Treasurer's Warrants to the Constables  16  00 
To a Ream of Paper  00  12  00 
To printing a Proclamation for a Thanksgiving  00 
12  To ditto in the News-Letter  00  16  00 
December  11  To a Notification for Possessors of Treasurer's Notes payable on or before the 20th of June 1761, to bring them into the Treasury, &c.  00  00 
To ditto when and where the Committee for farming out the Duty on Tea, Coffee, &c. for the County of Suffolk, will attend that Service  00 
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£56  16 

7.

[From Green & Russell[25]]

                 
1762  £   s   d  
March  To Paper & Printing One hundred & fifty Beating Orders  00 
To Paper & Printing One hundred and fifty Returns  00 
10  To Paper & Printing One Hundred Governor's Orders to the Colonels  00  16  00 
11  To Paper & Printing Three Thousand Inlistments, &c.mmat; 60/  00  00 
To Paper & Printing One Hundred Articles of War  00  00 
12  To Paper & Printing Forty-five Governor's Orders to Colonels with the Addition of a Letter  00  12  00 
13  To Paper & Printing One Hundred Returns  00 
To Paper & Printing One Hundred & fifty Returns  16  00 

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14  To Paper & Printing One Thousand Inlistments  00  00 
15  To inserting in the News-Paper His Excellency's Proclamation for Raising able-bodied Recruits  00 
18  To Paper & Printing Five Hundred Inlistments  10  00 
19  To Paper & Printing Five Hundred Ditto  10  00 
22  To inserting in the News-Paper his Excellency's Proclamation for Proroguing the General Court  00  12  00 
26  To Paper & Printing One Thousand Inlistments  00  00 
To Paper & Printing Two Hundred & Forty Returns 

8.

[From Richard Draper[26]]

                                                   
1763  £   s   d  
January  To 5 quire Paper  00  00 
Printing Warrants on the Treasurer  00  13 
February  To printing 9 Quire large Muster-Rolls on Royall paper  00 
10  To publishing a Proclamation for a Cessation of Arms  00  13 
To paper & printing Warrants on the Treasurer for payment of Soldiers  00  10  00 
24  To printing 5 Quire large Muster Rolls  00  00 
To 1 Rheam paper  00  10 
To printing Impost Act  00 
folding & stitching ditto  00  12  00 
To 1 Rheam paper  00  12  00 
printing a Proclamation for a Fast  00 
March  24  To Notification for proroguing the Court in Newspaper  00  00 
To Notification of ye Act relating to Shingles, &c.  00  00 
To 6 quire Paper  00  00 
To printing Proclamation for proroguing Court  00  13  00 
To Advertising Order of Court relating to Province Ship King George (6 Weeks)  00  18  00 
April  To 6 Quire Paper  00  00 
To printing Proclamation for dissolving the General Court  00  16  00 
To publishing the same in ye Gazette  00  13 
14  To Advertising Excise on Tea &c. to sell for the County of Midlesex [sic 00  00 
To Notification of the Treasurer  00  00 
To 3½ Quire Writing fools Cap Paper  00  00 
To Printing Precepts & Returns for calling a New Assembly  00  16  00 
April  28  To Advertising the ship King George to be sold this day  00  00 
May  19  Advertising Beaver &c. to be Sold at Commissary Office  00  00 

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To 5 Quire paper  00  00 
To printing the Act relating to Shingles, hoops &c. in a whole sheet  00 
June  16  To publishing a Resolve of General Court for Soldiers to bring in all their Demands in 1 Year  00 
To Advertising Excise on Tea &c. to sell in ye County Suffolk  00  00 
23  To Advertising an Order of General Court that a Committee be appointed to Examine the Complaints of the Masters & of Minors against ye Sutlers  00 
To Advertising when the Committee meets  00  00 
To Advertising Sutlers to bring in their Muster Rolls  00  00 
Ti printing 3 Quire large Muster-Rolls  10  00 
To Advertising the Treasurers opening a subscription Roll for drafts on the Agent  00 
30  To Advertising Excise on Tea &c to sell for County Suffolk  00  00 
To an Order of Court respecting Lands in the Province of Main  00 
To Notifying when & where the Committee meets  00  00 
To paper, printing, folding & stitching 650 Reverend Mr. Barnards Election Sermons &c.mmat; 8d   23  00  00 
To Covering 100 in Marble paper  00  12  00 
July  To 5½ Quire fools Cap Paper  00  00 
To printing Treasurers Warrants to Assessors  00  14 
To 4 Rheam paper  13 
To printing Tar Act containing 3½ Sheets  15  00 
To Folding & Stitching the same  00 
To Continuing an Order of Court for the Committee to sit to hear the Complaints of Matters [sic] of Minors against Sutlers  00 
To Advertising when the Committee is to meet again for that purpose  00  00 
14  To 5 Quire paper  00  00 
To printing a Large Proclamation relating to pine-trees with an Extract of Acts of Parliament  00 
To inserting the same in the Gazette three weeks successively  00  00 
To Notification of the Treasurer that he is ready to pay off Notes due in June & that he is ready to draw Bills  00 
21  To 6 quire Paper  00  00 
To Printing Proclamation for proroguing the Court  00  13 
To printing the same in News Letter  00  10  00 
28  To 5 quire paper  00  00 
To printing Proclamation for Ceasing Hostillities with the Eastern Indians  00  18  00 
To Inserting the same in the Gazette  00  12  00 

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To 1 Rheam Paper  00  12  00 
To printing Proclamation for Thanksgiving  00 
To Inserting the same in the Gazette  00  18  00 
To Advertising his Majesty's disapprobation of an Act for enabling Mary Hunt to sell Land  00 
August  12  To publishing his Majesty's Proclamation for a General Peace  00 
22  To 6 Quire paper  00  00 
To printing a Proclamation for proroguing the Court  00  13 
25  To Inserting the same in the Gazette  00  10  00 
September  To an Order of Court respecting Claimers to Land in the Province of Maine to meet a Committee  00  12  00 
15  To notifying Capt. Blake's Men to bring Certificates to the Treasurer  00  00 
26  To paper & printing 300 Treasurers Executions 
October  13  To 6 Quire paper  00  00 
To printing Proclamation for the proroguing the Court  00  13 
To Inserting the same in the Gazette  00  10  00 
27  To 1½ Rheam paper  13  00 
To printing Treasurers Warrants to ye Constables  00  00 
November  To Notifying Prorogation of General Court  00  00 
To 6 Quire paper  00  00 
To printing Proclamation for proroguing Court  00  13 
To 1 Rheam paper  00  12  00 
To printing a Proclamation for a Public Thanksgiving  00 
To two Quire Demy-Paper for Commissions in June last  00  00 
To two Quire Foolscap Paper for Coroners Commissions  00  00 
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£84  00 

9.

[From Green & Russell[27]]

         
1765  £   s   d  
July  To Paper & Printing the Temporary Laws of the Province, pass'd the General Court, at their Sessions May 1764, making three Sheets, 400 Copies of each Sheet, &c.mmat; 2d   10  00  00 
To Paper & Printing eight Separate Acts, three Setts of each, for Records, and to send to England &c.mmat; 8/  00 
To Paper & Printing one Law pass'd the General Court at their Session October 1764, making half a Sheet, 400 Copies  13 
To Paper & Printing one separate Act, for Records and to send to England 3 setts &c.mmat;  00  00 

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To Paper & Printing a Treatise upon Hemp-Husbandry containing 4 Sheets, — 400 Copies of each Sheet, &c.mmat; 3d per Sheet  20  00  00 
To Paper & Printing 250 Treasurer's Warrants  10  00 
To Paper & Printing the Journal of the Honorable House of Representatives, for 1764, making 78 Sheets &c.mmat; 12/ per Sheet  46  16  00 
To folding, gathering & Stitching the above Journals, & blue Paper  00  00 
To Binding 2 Journals, one for the Honorable Council, and one for the Honorable House  00  13 
To Paper & Printing 700 Copies of the Reverend Mr. Eliots Election Sermon, making 3 & ¾ of Sheets &c.mmat; 10d per Book  29 

10.

[From Richard Draper, Green & Russell[28]]

                       
1767  £   s   d  
June  To Paper & printing five Sheets and half Temporary Laws, passed the last Session of the General Court, 400 each Sheet &c.mmat; 2d per Sheet per Agreement  18 
To Paper & printing One Sheet perpetual Ditto 
To Ditto Two Sheets Acts Parliament  13 
To Writing Paper & printing thereon Twelve single Acts for Records & Copies to send Home &c.mmat; 8/  16  00 
To printing an Act respecting Abigail Conguret of Worcester, not put in the Law Book  00  18  00 
1768 
March  To Paper & printing four Sheets temporary Acts passed the last Session 400 each Sheet &c.mmat; 2d per Sheet, per Agreement  13 
To Paper & printing One Sheet and half perpetual Ditto  00  00 
To Writing Paper & printing thereon Twelve single Acts for Records & Copies to send Home &c.mmat; 8/  16  00 
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£57 

11.

[From Edes & Gill[29]]

       
1772  £   s   d  
June  12  To Paper & Printing, 750 Mr. Parsons's Sermons containing 2 Sheets ¾, &c.mmat; 3d per Sheet  25  15  7½ 
To Cash paid for Covering & Cutting Number for his Majesty's Council  00  00 
To 18 Valuation Rolls delivered Mr. Kilcup per Order Committee of Valuation  00  13 

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13  To 12 Ditto deliver'd Mr. Allen for Committee Valuation  00  00 
24  To Publishing Order Court respecting Constables or Collectors of Taxes  00  12  00 
To Printing 20 Sheets Votes April Session, &c.mmat; 24/  24  00  00 
To Cash paid for Binding & half Binding Journals for his Majesty's Council  16  00 
To Stitching the Journals in blue for the Representatives  00  00 
July  13  To 30 Mr. Parsons's Sermons Delivered Mr. Baker  00  7½ 
To 3 Sets Votes Delivered Mr. Skinner for his Excellency, 2 Bound, and one ½ Bound 
August  To Paper & Printing 34 Sheets Journals May Session at 24/. per Sheet  40  16  00 
To Printing first Sheet a Second time  00 
To 3 Sets Journals May Session, containing 34 Sheets &c.mmat; 2d Delivered Mr. Skinner for the Governor  00  17  00 
To Cash paid for covering & cutting Ditto  00  00 

12.

[From Benjamin Edes[30]]

                                 
1775  £   s   d  
June  To Printing Notifications for Officers to make Return  00 
To 150 Continental Resolves respecting Provisions  00 
12  To publishing Fish Resolves in the News  00  12  00 
To ditto Resolves relating to the Poor of Boston  00  12  00 
To ditto an Advertisement for the Receiver-General  00  00 
13  To ditto 200 Fish Resolves in Hand-Bills  00  16 
16  To 150 Lists of Town's Proportion for Fire-Arms  00 
17  To 300 Hand-Bills recomending [sic] the Militia to hold themselves in Readiness  00 
To 150 Lists of Town's Proporation for Fire-Arms, a 2d. Time  00 
To 1000 Receipts for the Committee to receive Fire-Arms  00 
19  To advertising Fish Resolve in the News  00  00 
To ditto Resolve relating to Magazine for Arms  00  00 
20  To 600 Reverend Dr. Langdon's Sermons, befor[sic] the Congress  12  00  00 
21  To 300 Receipts & Returns for calling a General Assembly  00  00 
To 300 Hand-Bills relating to the observance of the Sabbath  00 
23  To 300 ditto delivered the same Committee by their Order  00 

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26  To advertising Selectmen, &c. of the several Towns to take Care of the Disposal of the Refugees to Boston, their Effects  00  00 
27  To 450 Proclamation for a Continental Fast  15  00 
To 300 Blank Commissions, (order of Mr. Pickering)  10  00 
To 500 Receiver-General Receipts for Constables, &c.  00  14  00 
29  To 240 of two Resolves respecting the several Counties inlisting and furnishing Men (Order of Col. Freeman  16 
July  To 120[?] Commissions for Officers for the Sea Coast  00  00 
To 120 Warrants for Officers to inlist Men  00  10  00 
To 120 Receipts that Soldiers have inlisted  00  10  00 
To 100 Schedules for Worcester & Hampshire to send Powder  00  16 
To publishing a Resolve respecting absconding Soldiers  00  12  00 
To ditto respecting the several Currencies being a Tender  00  12  00 
To ditto relating to Officers and Soldiers Pay  00  00 
To ditto respecting the Poor of Boston & Charlestown  00  00 
To 100 Notifications to the Selectmen of the several Towns  00  00 
10  To inserting a Resolve of Congress respecting Retailers selling Liquor to the Soldiers  00 
To ditto a Resolve recommending it to the Inhabitants of the Sea-Coast not to furnish the Enemy with Provisions  00 
To publishing a Resolve respecting the restraining Act in Regard to supplying Inhabitants of Nantucket  00  00 
To advertising two Deserters from Capt. Saunders's Company  00  00 
11  To 200 Instructions for recruiting Officers  13 
13  To fixing a Resolve for Augmentation of Troops, not published  00  00 
14  To 200 Rules & Regulations for the Army, &c.mmat; /3d   10  00 
17  To notifying Selectmen, &c. Committees of Correspondence to send what Goods may be found stolen, to Mr. Parkman[?]  00  00 
19  To 50 Declarations of General Congress delivered General Washington  00  00 
24  To publishing Resolve Congress prohibiting Killing Sheep  00 
28  To 600 Reverend Mr. Gordons Election Sermon  12  00  00 
To 50 ditto for the Author  00  00 
To a Quire Book for the Secretary  00  00 
29  To 50 Mr. Gordon's Sermons, delivered the Committee  00  00 

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August  To 100 Constable's Receipts for Receiver-General  00  00 

13.

[From Thomas and John Fleet[31]]

               
1778  £  s   d  
January  22  To Paper & printing 16 Sheets & an half of the Resolves of General Court pass'd at their Sessions in March, April & May 1777, at £4—per Sheet  66  00  00 
To difference in the price of Paper since the first Agreement for printing for ye Court, being then but 14/. per Rheam, & for the above Use it Cost 30/. the additional 16/. per Rheam for 20 Rheam & an half to be allowed for, as per Agreement with Mr. Freeman  16  00 
To binding & Lettering two Books of Resolves 1 for the Council the other for ye House at 10/  00  00 
To Paper & printing 22 Sheets of the Journals of the House of Representatives, being the Sessions from August 5, 1777, to December 15th following, compleating all to the present Session. at £4—per Sheet  88  00  00 
To Allowance of 16/. per Rheam for 26 Rheam & an half used in printing ye above  21  00 
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£192  12  00 

14.

[From Powars & Willis[32]]

             
1778  £  s   d  
April  To Paper and Printing 600 Tax Acts containing 2½ Sheets at 2/6 per Sheet  187  10  00 
21  To Paper and Printing 500 long Resolves (in Hand Bills) for raising 1300 Men to fortify the Passes at the North River &c.mmat; ¼  33 
23  To Paper and Printing 500 Hand Bills containing a Resolve for filling up and compleating the fifteen Battalions of Continental Troops, together with a list of the Towns in this State & their proportion of Men affixed to the same 1½ Sheet each 2/ per Sheet  75  00  00 
27  To Paper and Printing 500 Resolves (in Hand Bills) allowing a Bounty of thirty pound to each Town for each man they shall raise to reinforce the Continental Army &c.mmat; /8d   16  13 
30  To Paper and Printing 300 Precepts for a new Election, on writing Paper &c.mmat; 1/6  22  10  00 
May  25  To Paper and Printing 530 Addresses of the Honorable Congress to the Inhabitants of these United States, ordered to be read in Churches &c.mmat; 1/6  39  15  00 

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June  15  To Paper and Printing 1200 Resolves in Hand Bills for raising 1800 Men to serve till January, 1779 &c.mmat; 1/  60  00  00 
22  To Paper and Printing 500 Resolves in Hand Bills for procuring a number of Shirts, Shoes & Stockings together with a list of Towns with their proportion &c. at 2/ each  50  00  00 

15.

[From Thomas and John Fleet[33]]

                                                 
1781  £  d  
March  20  To writing Paper & printing 1000 Receipts for Treasurer to be given Constables & Collectors at 1d  
June  14  To paper and printing 1000 Officers Accounts Debit & Credit for Committee settling with the Army at 1½d   00 
July  20  To 7000 Ditto Soldiers Accounts for Ditto at 1d   29 
To 1 Alphabet 15 Inches long  00  00 
To binding 19 large Folio Books of Officers and Soldiers Accounts at 12/  11  00 
August  30  To 1000 Receipts to Treasurer at 1d  
September  To writing Paper & printing 500 Executions at 6d   12  10  00 
To 2 Sheets large Paper to Committee  00  00 
November  15  To Paper & printing 600 Briefs, by Order of Governor at 6d   15  00  00 
23  To Ditto 600 Proclamations for Thanksgiving by Order of Ditto, at 6d   15  00  00 
December  To Ditto 1000 Receipts to Treasurer at 1d  
To 1 large Marble Covered Book to Ditto  00  00 
1782 
February  28  To 1000 Receipts to Ditto at 1d  
To 72 Officers Accounts & stitching Ditto to ye Book  00  12  00 
March  12  To 1 Quire large Paper to Committee  00  00 
April  To 1000 Receipts to Treasurer at 1d  
11  To Paper & printing 800 proclamations for the Continental Fast, Order of Governor, at 6d   20  00  00 
To Ditto 2200 Soldiers Accounts for Committee at 1d  
May  17  To 1200 Receipts to Treasurer at 1d   00  00 
June  25  To paper & printing 1000 Receipts for Treasurer at 1d  
[July ?]  18  To binding a large Folio Book of Accounts of the Officers & Soldiers of Col. Crane's Regiment  00  12  00 
August  To Ditto 3 Books of Resolves for the Council for the Years 1776, 78, & 79, at 8/  00 
To best Fools Cap writing Paper & printing 500 Executions for the Treasurer at at 6d   12  10  00 

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September  To 1000 Receipts to Treasurer at 1d  
October  To 1 Quire large Demy Paper to Committee for Army  00  00 
To Paper & printing 500 of Mr. Adams's Election Sermons, containing 3 Sheets & ¾ at 6d per Sheet—Agreement with the Committee  46  17 
To folding & stitching Ditto  00  00 

16.

[From Thomas and John Fleet[34]]

                   
1782  £  d  
December  23  To Writing Paper & printing 500 Executions for the Treasurer at 6d   12  10  00 
26  To Ditto 200 Warrants for delinquent Constables, &c. to collect from the delinquent Classes at 4d  
1783 
February  To writing Paper & printing 900 Treasurer's large Warrants to Constables to collect the 2d. Continental Tax of £200,000 at 6d   22  10  00 
28  To Ditto 150 Executions against the delinquent Constables &c. for Receipts given by the late Treasurer, at 6d   15  00 
April  To Ditto 800 Militia Acts in addition to the former one—at 6 d   20  00  00 
10  To Ditto 100 Resolves to be sent with the above to the several Colonels at 3d   00 
12  To Ditto 380 Tax Acts pass'd the last Session three Sheets at 1 s/8d per Sheet  95  00  00 
19  To Writing Paper & printing 380 large Warrants from the Treasurer to the Assessors to accompany the above Act at 6d   10  00 

17.

[From Adams & Nourse[35]]

         
1784  £  d  
July  22  To paper and Printing five hundred Tax Acts for apportioning and assessing a Tax of One Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds for the purpose of redeeming the Army Notes &c.  25  00  00 
August  10  To paper and Printing five hundred Copies of an Act for inquiring into the reateable [sic] property of this Commonwealth  00  00 
10  To paper and Printing five hundred Copies of an Act for obtaining a Just and Accurate Account of the Quantity of Land within this Commonwealth, &c. pursuant to a Resolve of Congress pass'd in February 1783  10  00 
12  To paper and Printing Two Thousand and Eight Hundred Scedules [sic] for a Valuation 35  12  00 

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19  To Paper and Printing Six hundred and fifty setts of Journals of the Honorable House of Representatives of May Session 1784—Each Sett Containing 33 Sheets at ¾ Per Sheet  66  19  10 2/6 
To Paper and Printing 650 Setts of Laws for the same Session each sett containing 16 Sheets & an half at One Penny Per Sheet  44  13 
To Paper and Printing 650 setts of Resolves of the same session, each Sett containing 13 Sheets at One Penny Per Sheet  35 

18.

[From Thomas and John Fleet[36]]

                               
1784  £  d  
April  14  To paper & printing 400 Tax Act No. 4, containing 3 Sheets, at 6d, being the Sum allowed Adams & Nourse for Tax Act No. 5.  30  00  00 
23  To printing 750 Certificates for Treasury Office, to be received by Collectors in Lieu of Money—at 1d   10  00 
May  20  To writing Paper & printing 250 Treasurer's Warrants, to Selectmen & Assessors, / with Resolve of February 18th. respecting delinquent Collectors on Treasurer Gray's Books/ to assess the Sums charged previous to the Year 1775. one whole Sheet at 4d   13 
21  To paper & printing 250 Resolves about Collectors neglecting to pay Ballances due on the Accounts of the late Treasurer Gardner at 1d   00  10 
June  To printing 864 Certificates for the Treasurer's Office at 1d   12  00 
July  13  To Ditto 720 Ditto at Ditto  00  00 
To Ditto 400 Acts to be sent to the several Towns, &c. relative to the amount of Monies received by Collectors, & what payments they have made to the Treasurer, at 2d  
14  To Ditto 568 Receipts for Treasurer at 1d  
August  To Ditto 400 Warrants to Selectmen & Assessors relative to assessing of Tax No. 4. at 3d   00  00 
To Ditto 568 Certificates for Treasurer at 1d  
24  To Ditto 250 Execution against the delinquent Collectors, &c. at 3d  
September  10  To Ditto 800 Warrants to Constables & Collectors to collect Tax No. 4. being one whole sheet at 4d   13 
November  To Ditto 1150 Certificates to Treasurer at 1d   15  10 
16  To Ditto 400 Copies of Oaths to be administred [sic] to Collectors that all the Certificates, &c. offered were received for Taxes without Discount or Premium—at 1d   13 
December  21  To 1440 Certificates for Treasurer at 1d   00  00 

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23  To Ditto 240 Extract from Law, and Certificate directed to the Clerk of the Sessions signifying that ye Assessors have neglected to make Returns. at 2d   00  00 
1785 
January  11  To Ditto 384 Extract against delinquent Collectors & Constables—at 3d   16  00 

19.

[From Adams & Nourse[37]]

                         
1785  £  s   d  
March  24  To paper and Printing seven hundred and fifty Copies of the Militia Law  28  10  00 
April  19  To paper and Printing Two Hundred Proclamations for Training the Militia of this Commonwealth  10 
June  13  To Paper and Printing a Proclamation for the Encouragement of Piety, Virtue, Education and Manners and for the supression of Vice  13  10  00 
20  To paper and Printing Six hundred and fifty setts of Laws each sett, containing Sixteen Sheets at /1d Per Sheet  43  00 
To Paper and Printing Six hundred and fifty Setts of Resolves, each sett containing Eighteen Sheets at one penny Per Sheet  48  15  00 
To paper and Printing Six hundred and fifty Setts of an Index to the Resolves, each sett containing three Sheets at one Penny ½ Per Sheet  12 
To Paper and Printing Six hundred and fifty Setts of Journals each sett containing Forty-three Sheets at three farthings Per Sheet  87  10 
July  To Paper and Printing One Thousand of the Reverend Mr. Symmes's Election Sermons  20  00  00 
To Paper and Printing One Hundred Acts for the Regulation of Navigation and Commerce  16  00 
25  To paper and Printing five Hundred Proclamations for the Encouragement of Piety, Virtue, Education and Manners, and for the suppression of Vice  12  10  00 
September  22  To Paper and Printing six Hundred and fifty setts of Laws each sett containing nine Sheets at One Penny Per Sheet  24 
25  To Paper and Printing Six Hundred and fifty setts of Resolves of May Session 1785, each sett containing Sixteen Sheets at One Penny Per Sheet  43  00