Sent Mr Richard Stone, surgeon and apothecary at Blackboys, by his servant Christopher Vine, in cash £12 for the following bill:
Sir £12.0.0, Framfield, Nov. 9, 1764
Seven days after date pay Mr Thomas Turner or order Twelve Pounds for value received and place it to account of,
To Sir, your Humble Servant,
Mr William Baldwin Richard Stone.
at the George Inn, Southwark.
Sam Jenner, a-writing for me all day, dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, an apple pudding and potatoes. Paid Ben Shelley in cash 1 guinea in full for the same sum he paid Mr John Winter the 31st ult. as a gratuity for his trouble from the heirs of Thomas Mepham deceased, which money they have deposited in my hands.
Paid Richard Fuller 2/- for a bullock’s heart and tongue bought of him today. In the evening my sister came to see me and brought me in cash from my brother 13.15.0, for which I returned him [a bill] of the same value (by David Brooker, who brought my sister) on Mr Will Margesson… At home all day. Samuel Jenner took part of my bed. My sister stayed all night. Pretty busy all day. In the evening Joseph Fuller and Thomas Durrant sat with me some time. Paid Edward Martin 4d for 2 lbs of tripe bought of him today.