Document: ACCOUNT of goods belonging to Josua and Mordakay Emriques

Account left by Mr. Josua and Mordakay Emriques,[1] the first of the month of January 1656.[2]

100 Pairs of earrings that cost me a 20 lb. [ sack of sugar ] per pair.

3 Dozen small scissors that cost me an 8 lb. sack of sugar per pair of scissors. 2 Dozen large scissors that cost me an 11 lb. sack of sugar per pair.

17 Bundles of pearls from Venesia of 10 strands each bundle that cost me a 100 lb. sack of sugar for each bundle. That comes to 10 lbs. per strand.

100 Thimbles that cost me a 150 lb. sack of sugar a hundred. That comes to be a one and one-half lb. sack of sugar per thimble.

4 Thousand and a half of needles at an 80 lb. sack of sugar per thousand. That comes to be a 8 lb. sack per hundred.

4 gross of rattles that are 48 dozen that cost me a 200 lb. sack of sugar per gross. That comes to a 17 lb. sack of sugar per dozen.

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