THE DUTCHMAN’S ACCOUNT.
| Two wax dolls | 15/- |
| One wooden do | 7/6 |
| Total | 7/6 |
The two dolls were 7s 6d each, but one “wouldn’t do;” so, being returned, it was taken off the account in the above manner.
A carpenter in Melbourne who did a small job in an office, made out his bill:
To hanging one door and myself 14s.
A BILL MADE OUT BY A MAN WHO COULD NOT WRITE.
This is an exact copy of a bill sent by a bricklayer to a gentleman for work done.
Date, 1798.
The bill reads thus: Two men and a boy, ¾ of a day, 2 hods of mortar, 10s 10d. Settled.