Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2) - Francis Hobart Herrick

11. Account Current of John Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier with the estate of Benjamin Bakewell, late commission merchant in New York, showing their dealings and standing with this house during the first sixteen months of their business experience in the West. Covers the period, August 1, 1807 to December 13, 1808. (Statement accompanying the letter of Thomas Bakewell, reproduced in [Vol. I, p. 196].)

Drs	Messrs John Audubon & Ferdinand Rozier in Account Current with Benjn Bakewell									Crs.
1807
Augt	1	To Sundry Merchdize pr Invoice	$2482	35	Augt.	4	By your note at 8 mos		$3647	29
	31	" Cash sundry expences on the above	6	44	Decr.	31	" net proceeds sales on your a/c	4.50
Septr	29	" Merchdize Powder Horns shot bags &c	57				" net proceeds sales on your a/c	319.35	323	85
Novr	13	" W Taylor exps on Do to Pittsburgh	3	77			" Francis Rozier balance his a/c		816	56
	"	Cash certificate property pr Mentor to Nantes	2						$4787	50

	30	" Do postage sundry french letters	3	14
Decer	31	" Advt pr Jane # for Indigo & expences	1516	43

1808
Jany	29	" Cash frt & cartge Oil from Philada	12	45	Feby	1	By Balance as pr a/c rendered		$ 695	12
	30	" Do pd Hislop for breast pins on your a/c	9		March	1	" your dft on U S Bank Philada		2000
		Balance	695	12			" commission on goods allowed you	$118.20	[paper torn]
							deduct ⅓ profit on french goods	24.26	[ 93.94 ]
			4787	50		25	" R Kinder & Co's accepte @ 6 mos.		[paper torn]
March	1	To Merche pr Bill @ 6 mos	$ 161				" L Huron's note — " 9 days.		[ " ]
April	7	" your note due this day	3647	29			your note @ 4 mos for balance		[ " ]
		" R. Henderson amt due him by you	72	12			Balance		[ 924.49 ]
June	27	" Cash cartge & Lighterage on tobacco	7	50			New York Decemr. 13th.1808 for the Assignees of the [estate of Benjamin Bakewell]
		" Freight & primage— " Do	105		Th[omas Bakewell]
July	28	" your note due this day	787	73
Septr	23	" Mdse 1 doz sans paraitres	24	24

			$4804	90
Decr	13	To Balance	$924	49

Note by the Author. For brig Mentor, see [Chapter XI, Vol. I, p. 163], and for the ship Jane, Captain Sammis, [ibid., p. 158]. For Messrs. Robert Kinder & Company, see accompanying letter of Thomas Bakewell, [Vol. I, p. 196], and letter of William Bakewell, his uncle, [ibid., p. 199]. Laurence Huron was a French importer, resident in Philadelphia; for his award in the disputed Dacosta claim, see [Vol. I, p. 168]. At this time Benjamin Bakewell's importing business was in the hands of his creditors, but his son, Thomas Bakewell, was still employed in the office.

11a. Final Account of Francis Dacosta, rendered July 25, 1807, to Lieutenant Jean Audubon, his partner in the unfortunate mining enterprise at "Mill Grove"; later contested and settled by arbitration. (For comment, see [Vol. I, p. 168].)

Dr.		Mill Grove Farm—in account with Francis Dacosta						Cr.
1806					1806
July	15th.	To printers Charges for advertising	4	44	Sepbre	26	By lead ore valued & divided	160
Aug.	23d	To horse hired	4	50	ditto		By tools & furniture—ditto—ditto	189	36
Octb	15	To housing the chair 4 months	4				By M. Mackley s/ refunding money /	2	00
Nov.	29	To Notariat and Consular charges in Bordeaux for Certificate to make void the mortgage & bond given to M. Fisher as agent	29	52	Oct.	11	By sale of the Chair	75
1807					1807
July	25	Ballance	390	62	april	6	By Sale of 84 panes of Glass to John Pawling	6	72
			$433	8				$433	8

Dr.		John Audubon of Nantz in Account Current with Francis Dacosta						Cr.
1806
June	1st	To Balance brought from the last account	316	27
1807					1807
July	25	to interest of the same to this day 13 m., 25 Dc	21	15			By cash	6	47
Sepbr	26	to his half in the Lead ore delivered to him & valued as above $160	80		July	25	By half of the ballance of the Mill Grove Farm—account current amounting as per the above account to 390.62	195	31
ditto		to ditto in the tools and furniture do do at $189.36	94	67	do	do	Ballance claimed this day	950	64
Octbr	15	to ditto in the chair Sold 75 Dollars	37	50
		to the recorder in Norristown for entering satisfaction of John Audubon mortgage to John Augustine Prevost	2	83
		to compensation claimed by Francis Dacosta for making up half of his expences, in managing the mining Works, the mills repairs, & taking up the formation of a Company, during two years of constant cares—troubles—and loss of time at 300 dollars a year	600	00
			$1152	42				$1152	42
E. E. Philadelphia the 25th July 1807
		[Signed] Francis Dacosta.

Erreurs à réléver dans le Compte de M. J. Audubon
	Veritables valeurs	" an lieu de	Difference
dans le Balance	" 125"8	300 "	174.92
do Furnitures	" 189"36	270 "	80.64
do Chairs	" 75"	125 "	50 "
do Mine 120.29 280.29		400"	119 "71
do —160 "		——	——
			$425-27
		la moitié est de	212.63½
Omis $300 payé par francis Dacosta à Miers Fisher le 24 May 1803			300
Ditto $176"67 La proportion de Fis Dacosta dans la rente de la premiere annee qui ne lui a pas été payé			176.67
			$689.30