APPENDIX D
Building materials and services purchased or sold by Richard Cocke VI, John H. Cocke I’s executor, perhaps related to construction and repairs at Mount Pleasant
(Surry County Will Book 1 [1792–1804]:379–415)
Debits in 1791:
May 26
Jemm and Johnston for 468 [of] 8 inch planks
May 30
Michael Smith for plank, viz.
193 feet [of] 1 ? inches thick
201 feet [of] 1 inch
191 feet [of] ? inch
November 2
Cash paid Samuel Ellis for 6 hogsheads Shells
November 9
Cash paid to William Roe for Plank
December 2
Cash paid Joseph Thorp for work done on a barn and for plank
Debits in 1792:
May 16
To Michael Smith for 240 feet plank
August 11
Cash paid the well digger for bricking up the well in part
Debits in 1793:
January 2
To cash for a bucket to the well
January 20
Cash paid William Bennett bricklaying in half
June 14
Paid John Mallicote his account
Paid ditto for making a door
Cash paid William Bennett for work done to this date
December 22
William Roe for 400 feet [of] inch plank
Cash to Mr. Gilbert for work done by Isaac on a house in the yard
[payment for 6 days work]Debits in 1794:
January 4
Paid Thomas Holt carpenter for 16 days work
January 14
Paid William Glover for building two chimneys and underpinning porch
January 17
William Rae for plank, bar’l of lime
February 13
John Mallicote for carpenters work done pr. account
John Mallicote for sundries, viz.
10 panes of glass
32 feet plank
100 feet ditto
Paid Thomas Hamilton for bricking a well
February 16
Paid William Browne for Jimboy’s work done on the stable
Debits in 1795: none pertaining to construction/repair
Credits for building materials in 1795:
April 5
10 panes glass sold Mrs. Ann Cocke
Debits in 1796:
February 3
Paid William Urquhart for 300 apple trees
Paid ditto for 100 c nails
August 1
To Ben E. Browne for sawing 888 feet scantling and getting stocks
Paid Sawyers for sawing and other tasks 200 feet
November 23
Paid Thomas Scammel for a well rope
November 29
Paid Captain B. A. Cocke for work done by his man Peter, 12 days
Paid Michael Jackson for digging and bricking well
Debits in 1797:
May 19
Paid for nails to shingle barn
May 25
Paid J. Souer for making cover to well
September 5
Paid Tom for making brick at 3/ pr. thousand … 1.17.6
[therefore, Tom made 12,500 bricks]Debits in 1798 through 1801:
none attributable to construction or repair