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January 10, 2007
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
17th Century Commercial Records Involving Thomas Pell and Edmund Leach
As I noted in yesterday's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog, between
1876 and 1909, the City of Boston prepared and published a 39-volume set
of records relating to the early history of the City. In addition to the
records quoted yesterday, there are additional records that seem to
reflect Thomas Pell's commercial activities as a young man. Another
series of such records is transcribed immediately below. A full citation
to the source appears immediately after the excerpts, taken from Volume
32 of the records.
Please note that a number of the records seem to relate to Edmund Leach of
New Haven. They are quoted because Leach seems to have had some business
relationship with Thomas Pell, also of New Haven.
"ASPINWALL NOTARIAL RECRODS] . . .
[Page 217.] . . .
28. (7) 1649 I doe by these acknowledg to have rec d of Edmund Leach of
Newhaven in Waomam and tradeing cloth to the value of one hundd & eighty
pounds sterl to be paid in Boston in New Engl. in Merchantable bever at,
price current, at or before the first day of June next, unto the sd Edmund
Leach or his Assignes, & in case I put off any of the goods to the value
of the one halfe of sd sum I doe pmise to pay the one halfe at my next
coming to Boston, for pformance of w ch I bind mee my heires Exeut rs
administrat rs or assignes. Witnes my hand this 23th of August 1649
Isaac Allerton.
Witnes hereunto.
Thom: Willett
Nich. Hart.
28. (7) 1649. This bill bindeth mee Adam Mott of Manhatoes to pay or cause
to be pd unto Edm. Leach or his assignes the sum of fyve hundd thirty &
fyve guilders at or before the first day of July next in good merchantable
bever in skin at foure guilders the pound, or coate at six guilders ten
stivers the pound, for pformance of w ch I bind me my heires Execut
andministrat rs or assignes to the sd Edmund Leach his heires executo rs
administrat rs or assignes : in witnes whereof I have here unto set my
hand this 15th day of September 1649.
Adam Mott.
Witnes hereunto
Edward Preston
John Duncan.
[Page 218.]
[Vol. 32 Page 239 / Vol. 32 Page 240]
28 (7) 1649 This bill bindeth me Jacob Haey now of Monhatoes in the new
Netherlands to pay or cause to be pd unto Edmund Leach Now of new haven in
New-England the summe of foure hundd & fourty guilders in good
merchantable bever in coate at six guilders the pound, or skin at four
guilders the pound, at or before the sixth of June next, for the pformance
of wch I bind mee my heires executo rs administr or assignes to the sd Edm
Leach his Executors Administr or assignes. Witness my hand this 19th day
of August 1649
Jacob Haey.
witness hereunto
Adam Mott
Georg. Baxter.
28 (7) 1649 I Peter Anderson alias Scoftepheger doe acknowledge my selfe
to be indebted unto Edmund Leach of Newhaven for two pipes of wine the
summe of fyve hundd & fifty guilders to be pd in good merchantable Bevers
at eight guilders the skin at or before the 15th day of May next, or also
fyve hundd guilders the pound, or else in Coate bever at six guilders the
pound by the aforesd time, all to be pd at the Manhatas. in witnes whereof
I bind my heirs executors administr or assignes to the sd Edm. Leach.
Witnes my hand this 24th of July 1649
The mark of Peter Anderson alias Scoftepheger
Witnes hereunto
Joseph Alsop
John Duncan.
28 (7) 1649 This bill bindeth mee Ephraim Wheeler of ffairefield to pay or
cause to be pd unto Edm. Leach late of Newhaven the summe of foure score
pounds in manner & forme as followeth, that is to say forty pounds sterl
in beefe or pork good & merchantable & at current price at or before the
last day of Sept next, & the other forty pounds sterl to be pd in wheat &
pease (halfe of it at least to be wheate) at or before the first day of
March next after the beefe and porke is to be pd. wch wilbe in the yeare,
1650. the sd pease & wheate to be dd also at price current at ffairefield
above sd for pformance of wch I vind mee my heires executors Administrat
or assignes, unto the sd Edmund Leach his heires Executors administrators
or Assignes. In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day
of Septemb r 1649
Ephraim Wheeler
Witness hereunto
Tho: Wheler
Edw: Preston.
[Vol. 32 Page 240 / Vol. 32 Page 241]
28. (7) 1649 This bill bindeth mee Jonathan Brewster of Plymouth in New
England to pay or cause to be p d unto Edm. Leach of Newhaven in New
England his Executors adminstrat or assigns the summe of threescore pounds
sterl. in bever at eight shillings the pound good & merchantable at or
before the 20th day of Aprill next at Boston in New England, for the
performance of w ch I bind mee my heires Executors Administrat or assigns.
witnes my hand & seale this sixth day of Sept 1648
Jonathan Brewster
witnes hereunto
Thomas Pell
John Duncan.
[Page 219.]
27 (7) 1649 Recd of Edm. Leach the summe of twenty shillings in full
satisfaction of all actions debts bills or bonds until this 22th day of
August 149. } 20ss.
p [by] me Alex Bryan
28. (7) 1649 I doe by these wholely release & acquitt Edmd Leach from all
bonds bills debts & dues whatsoever from the beginning of the world unto
this day of the date hereof. In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my
hand.
Dat. this 25th day of August. 1649.
Thomas Pell
Witnes hereunto
Joshua Attwaters
Samuel Eaton.
28 (7) 1649 This is to testify that I Adam Mott do acknowledg to have made
even w th Edmund Leach concerning all bills bonds depts reckonings
accounts or dues whatsoever from the begining of the world until this day.
Witnes my hand this first of Sept. 1649
Adam Mott.
Also I attested a Copie of these 3 acquittances & the six bills aforegoing.
28 (7) 1649.
1 (8) 1649 Thirty dayes after sight of this my onely bill of exchang pay
unto Mr ffrancis Brewster or assignees nineteene pounds ten shillings
sterl. value here rend. make him good paymt & put it to Acco. as by advise
Vale.
Kiquotan 20th march 1643.
Yor loving friend
Tho: Bushrode.
Rec d on the other side
p me ffrancis Brewster.
Indorsed.
Source: A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston
Containing the Aspinwall Notarial Records from 1644 to 1651, Vol. 32, pp.
5, 238-41 (Boston, MA: Municipal Printing Office 1903).
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