2 Hope Street

Even^g 1^st March 1872

H. Fox Talbot Esquire

Sir

We send you statement of Account for last quarters rent of 13 Gt Stuart Street shewing a balance of $90ּ19ּ9 which we have paid into your Account with the Bank of Scotland, we will send the Vouchers again as we are so busy

Please let us know where the Titles of 13 Great Stuart St are, as M^r Pitman will be wanting them soon, every one thinks we have got a good price for the house

We are Sir Your mo Obe^d Serts

John Mushet & Son

<account on letterhead and ledger sheet>

2 Hope Street Edinburgh

H. F. Talbot Esq for 13 Great Stuart Street

To John Mushet & Son

House Agents, Undertakers & Appraisers.

1870

July 5 Repairing rain water-pipe from Scullery roof & rep^g cocks at sink 9 in of 2 ½ pipe 1/3 3 lbs of solder 2/9 <–> 4 <–>

Mens time 7 hours <–> 5<ּ>10

1871

Advertising house in Scotsman. Mar 16. 30. April 8. at 5/– <–> 15 <–>

Advertising in Courant Mar 16.17.29. at 5/– <–> 15 <–>

Ditto ditto April 12 & 15 at 1/– <–> 2 <–>

Ditto in N.B. Advertiser Mar 18 & 25 at 8/3 <–> 16<ּ>6

Ditto ditto April 8. 15. 22. 29 May 5. 13. 19. at 1/– <–> 7 <–>

June 5 Painting & putting up ticket To be Sold or let furnished <–> 3<ּ>6

Advertising in N. B. Advertiser Aug^t 19.26 Sep^t 2 & 9 <–> 4 <–>

Sept 16 Taking down Sell or Let ticket & painting & putting up ticket to be Sold <–> 3<ּ>6

Octr 10 Making new Inventory of furnishings 2<ּ> 2 <ּ–>

Book for ditto <–> 1 <–>

Nov^r 7 Putting new cord to blind <–> 1 <–>

<Nov^r> 11 Giving over Inventory to M^r S. Robertson 1<ּ>1<ּ–>

Cleaning all the windows <–> 13<ּ>6

<total> £7<ּ>14<ּ>10

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1871 Bro^t J 7<ּ>14<ּ>10

Nov 11 Pane of glass in Kitchen 16 ½ x 10 ¾ <–>1<ּ>3

Laying Stair Carpets & putting up Curtains including tacks <–>3<ּ>6

Paid Charwoman <–>8<ּ>6

Sweeping Kitchen Vent with hot plate & Oven <–>2<ּ>6

<Nov> 29 1 Coal Axe <–>3<ּ>6

Riveting & rep^g 3 Goblets, 1 Stew pan & repairing Kettle & Shovel w^t new mouth <–>3<ּ>3

Repairing tin Pan <–> <–>6

1 Gravy Strainer <–> <ּ>6

<total> £8<ּ>19<ּ>4

Statement of Account between H. F. Talbot Esquire & John Mushet & Son for 13 Great Stuart Street

1872 Charge

Feb^y 27 By 3 mo^s rent <£>150

Discharge

12 mo^s Property & Assessed taxes 10ּ3ּ3

12 “ W. Kirk Poor rates 6ּ16ּ2

12 “ Paving tax 2ּ15ּ

12 “ Police tax 10ּ13ּ1½

Paid Proctors a/c for drains ּ9ּ

Paid Proctor’s a/c “ plumbers 5ּ13ּ8

Paid Keiths a/c for advertising 4ּ11ּ6

the annexed a/c 8ּ19ּ4

Commission & Stamp 3ּ15ּ1

x 12 mo^s Waterduty 4ּ16ּ3

Paid Ministers Stipend ּ7ּ11

59ּּ3

£90<ּ>19<ּ>9