| Overseer’s Accts. For the Higher Town of Great Harwood | |
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| April 27th | |
| Paid Widow Baron | £1 6s 0d |
| Paid Abram Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| £1 16s 0d |
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| Paid in May | |
| Paid William Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Jerimiah Broughton’s wife | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid Henry Whittaker | £0 8s 0d |
| Paid for fetching Henry Whittaker from Padiham man and horse | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid Alice Duckworth | £0 3s 0d |
| Paid Alice Duckworth | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid Alice Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid for Expences of Wm. Turner to Haslinden when Rilay’s son was Bound | £0 3s 0d |
| Paid Rilay’s Son’s Master | £7 5s 0d |
| Paid Thomas Smalley of Liverpool | £0 12s 0d |
| £11 7s 0d |
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| Paid in June | |
| Paid Henry Whittaker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith’s Rent | £1 0s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow’s Rent | £2 10s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Thos. Smalley of Liverpool | £0 12s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid John Shuttleworth | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Peter Brinnand for 7 weeks meat for Rilay’s son | £0 14s 0d |
| Widow Baron Rent | £1 5s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Henry Whittakers Shirts and making | £10 7s -d |
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| Paid in July | |
| Paid Henry Whittaker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Willm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Expences at Private Sessions at Blackburn | £0 1s 4d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Richard Mercer in the Fylde | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth rent | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| £5 7s 4d |
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| Paid in August | |
| Paid Henry Whittaker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Martha Anderton for 13 weeks | £0 8s 8d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw for July and Augt. | £1 0s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Henry Whittiker | £0 1s 6d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 12s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Doc.t Whitworth for Widow Duckworth | £0 3s 0d |
| Paid for Rich.d Mercer Shirts in the Fylde | £0 6s 5d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth for 4 weeks | £0 12s 6d |
| Paid Widow Baron for Widow Duckworths Child for 4 Weeks | £0 8s 0d |
| Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Henry Whtteker for cloth for Waistcoate Breeches and Stockings for Making | £0 2s -d |
| £6 -s -d |
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| Paid in September | |
| Paid Thos. Smalley for Aug.t and Sepr. | £1 4s 0d |
| Paid Henry Whiteker for 5 Weeks | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid Widow Smith for 5 Weeks | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworth | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid for Widow Duckworth Child | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid for Widow Duckworth Burial | £0 11s 0d |
| and for two Weeks Board | £0 8s 0d |
| Paid for Widow Duckworth Child 3 Weeks | £0 6s 0d |
| £5 11s 6d |
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| Paid in October | |
| Paid Henry Whittiker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid to Wm. Aspden for Rylays Child Indentures | £0 5s 6d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Richd. Mercer Fylde | £1 6s 0d |
| Paid Martha Anderton for 9 Weeks | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworths Child | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Widow Shuttleworths Rent | £0 17s 6d |
| Paid Widow Duckworths Child for 5 Weeks | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid To Widow Duckworths Child for 3 Weeks | £0 7s 6d |
| £6 5s -d |
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| Paid in November | |
| Paid To Henry Whittiker | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 12s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid for Widow Duckworths Child Shoes | £0 1s 3d |
| Paid for Stays for Widow Duckworth Child | £0 1s 6d |
| Paid Widow Smiths Rent | £0 15s 0d |
| £4 7s 3d |
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| Paid in December | |
| Paid to Henry Whittiker | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Marths Anderton for 10 Weeks | £0 6s 8d |
| Paid Betty Shuttleworth | £0 2s 0d |
| To a Summons | £0 1s 0d |
| £3 2s 2d |
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| Paid in January 1778 | |
| Paid Henry Whittiker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworths Child for 10 Weeks | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Richd. Mercer in the Fylde | £0 12s 6d |
| Paid To Widow Duckworth Child for Shirts Caps and Brats with their Making | £0 4s 2d |
| Paid Ann Baron for Widow Duckworths for 12 Weeks | £1 10s 0d |
| Paid Edward Smith of Preston | £0 2s 6d |
| Paid Edwd. Smith Wife | £0 1s 6d |
| Paid for the Man’s Meat and Drink who cme with a summons from Preston | £0 0s 9d |
| £6 17s 5d |
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| Paid in February | |
| Paid Henry Whittiker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 12s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid Thos. Royston’s wife | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid Widow Duckworths Child for 4 Weeks | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Edwd. Smith Wife | £0 0s 6d |
| Paid Widow Smith when She came from Preston | £0 0s 9d |
| Paid To the Tennant at Whittles | £0 14s 7d |
| Paid to Widow Shuttleworth | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid to Widow Duckworts Child | £0 10s 0d |
| Paid may Whalley of Colne | £3 14s 0d |
| To two Letters | £0 0s 5d |
| £8 -s -d |
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| Paid in March | |
| Paid for Widow Duckworths Child 4 Weeks | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Martha Anderton for 10 Weeks | £0 6s 8d |
| Paid Henry Whittiker | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Abraham Shaw | £0 18s 0d |
| Paid to a Note Publishing | £0 0s 2d |
| Paid Daniel Calvert | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid for relief of Widow Duckworth | £0 1s 8d |
| Paid Daniel Calvert | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid To a Towns Meeting Ale | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid for publishing the above meeting | £0 0s 2d |
| Paid to Widow Duckwroth child 3 weeks | £0 4s 6d |
| Paid to Do other child for 5 weeks | £0 15s 0d |
| £4 19s 8d |
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| Paid in April | |
| Paid Henry Whittaker | £0 7s 6d |
| Paid Alice Smith | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid Widow Smith | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid Wm. Roscow | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid Mary Brogden for John Bradshaws child | £0 7s 0d |
| Paid Daniel Calvert | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid Widow Shuttleworth | £0 1s 6d |
| Paid Widow Duckworths Child for 4 Weeks | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid Dr. Hall for Widow Duckworth | £0 5s 9d |
| Paid to marriage of Martha Duckworth | £2 4s 0d |
| Paid Adam Shuttleworth | £0 3s 0d |
| Paid Ann Baron for Widow Duckworths child 4 Weeks | £0 12s 0d |
| Paid Richd. Mercer in the Fylde | £1 12s 6d |
| £7 16s 3d |
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| Recd. 15 Leys at £4 19s 11 1/2 per – which is | £74 19s 4 1/2d |
| Also recd. of Thos. Royston | £1 6s 9d |
| Do. Recd. for Widow Duckworth Household Goods | £1 18s 7d |
| Do. Recd. for Tythe for the year 1776 | £2 3s 2d |
| Do. Recd. for Tythe for the year 1777 | £0 10s 0d |
| £80 18s 9 1/2d |
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| Total Paid on all Accts. | £82 13s 5d |
| Recd. in the whole | £80 18s 9 1/2d |
| Due to me in the balance | £1 14s 7 1/2d |
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| Paid in April | £1 16s 0d |
| Paid in May | £11 7s 0d |
| Paid in June | £10 7s 11d |
| Paid in July | £5 7s 4d |
| Paid in August | £6 1s 6d |
| Paid in September | £5 11s 6d |
| Paid in October | £6 5s 0d |
| Paid in November | £4 7s 3d |
| Paid in December | £3 2s 2d |
| Paid in January | £6 17s 9d |
| Paid in February | £8 3s 3d |
| Paid in March | £4 19s 8d |
| Paid in April | £7 16s 3d |
| Paid in All | £82 1s 4d |
| Paid after to Balance with Wm. Bentley | £0 8s 9d |
| And to Ale when the Accts. Was Settled | £0 3s 4d |
| Total | £82 13s 5d |
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| Seen and allowed by us this 7th Day of May 1778 | |
| John Mercer | |
| John Hindle his mark | |
| John Mercer | |
| Lawrence Walmsley | |
| Jonathan Calvert |