Tutt vs Lewis' Exors, Fredericksburg District Court, 1799. Box 559-51.

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contracted with the Plaintiff and Richard Broke as a Publick contractor for the building of a magazine as stated in the account in the words and figures followingTo wit: Dr Col. Fielding Lewis dec'd (on account of the Commonwealth of Virginia)To Richard Brooke & James Tutt--

	Paper  Scale	Specie
1777 
To Building a stone wall rated as brick @ 50/ pr Thousand which takes 158.944	£397.7.3
To 2 outer double doors frame & caseing	3.
To 1 Stair case & scantling	3.
To 3957 feet scantling for roof & windows priced at 8£/thousand	31.13.
To making window frames @ 7/6	2.12.6
To making 128 feet cornice @ 1/3	8.
To making 68 sash lights @9 d	2.11.
To framing hip Roof & Joists 24 sq @ 8/	9.12
To 14 Sqr Shingling & planking @ 11/	7.14
To 10,000 Cyprus Shingles @ 20/	10.
To 8 window shutters & hanging @ 5/	2.
To making floor in upper story	2.
To underpining the store & Coal House for the Factory	5.12.6
June
To cash paid for 2000 feet in pine plank	£20	2.5	8.
Oct 3 
To do for 3 pr Hooks let into the wallTo hang the door	4.10	5	.18.
1779
Sept  
To do for 1600 feet Inch Plank	211.4	24	8.16.

1780
Mar
To do for 6lb large Nails @ 48/	14.8	50	.5.9
To do for 11000 8d Nails @ £60	660	50	13.4.
	£516.6.0
To balance as pr contract	£431.14.17

1780
Oct 
To Interest on the above balance ?  pd.

Contra	Cr
1777
June 24 By cash	25	2.5	£10
Aug 6 By do	51	3	17
1778
Nov 14  By do	200	6	33.6.8
1779
Nov 22  By do	500	36	13.17.9¼
    27  By do	300	36	8.6.8
1780
Mar 28  By do	102	50	2.0.9½
Balance Due	431.14.1¼
Errors excepted	£516.6.
Rd Brooke
James Tutt
By our agreement with Col Lewis he wasTo find us Plank, Nails, Shingles locks hinges paint and glafs, which he failedTo do, we were obligedTo furnish the articles charged in paper currency as above in orderTo carry on the work.  The ten thousand shingles Col Lewis purchased & charged us with in our private account.