Letter – William Wilson to James Standsfield – 11 May 1683

Document Type: Letter
Date: 11 May 1683
Correspondent: William Wilson
Recipient: James Standsfield
Archive Source: NRS RH15 102 6 2
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May 11th 1683. Accompt of Workemens Wages at Wanlockhead and other disbursements ut intro from 26 of August 1682 to the 28 of Aprill 1683



                     Dayes     Wages     £  s  d 

                               p diem 

Thomas Snoball         68        10       2 16  8 

John Berry            206 1/2    10       8 12  1

William Waiklie       187        10       7 15 10

James Park            198        10       8  5  .

William Moor          190         8       6  6  8

John Moffit           211         7       6  3  1

James Robson           97 1/2     7 1/2   2 19  7 1/4

Alexander Hamilton     74         7       2  3  4

George Robson         190         7       5 10 10

John Johnston         108         7       3  2  9

James Whyt            123         7       3 11  8

George Wilson         196         7       5 13  4

Robert Wilson          88         7       2 11  4

Thomas Carmichaell     20         8         13  4

James Cooper          123         7       3 11  9

John Balentyn          82 1/2     7       2  7  0 1/2

John Lorimer            8         7          4  8

William Craig         179 1/2     7       5  4  4 1/2

James Kilpatrick        6         7          3  6

William Daycoll         8         7          4  8

William McCall        132 1/2     7       3 17  3 1/2

John Dinwoodis        168         7       4 18  1

Patrick Millar         83         7       2  8  5

John Wilson           134         7       3 18  3

James Lourie           68         5       1  8  4

John Oliphant         212 1/2     6 2/3   5 18  4 2/3

William Park          100         6       2 10  4

George <Mireles>      113 1/2     4       1 17 10

<Harra> Williamson     15         5          6  3

John Craig younger     46         3         11  6

William Hamilton      101         3       1  5  3

James Moffet younger  168         3       2  2  .

James Robson           22         3          5  6

John Mackelwin         20         3          5  .

John <Meall>           90         3       1  2  6               110 19  7 5/6



To 46.5 faddom taskworke in Whelsclough wrought by Thomas 

  Snoball, Alexander Hamilton and 10 Laborars under them at 

  7s 6d per faddom proceeding the 11 May 1683                   £17- 8– 9

To 28 faddom taskworke wrought at Stakmoss by James Robson 

  and 5 other ptners at 8s per faddom  proceeding May 11 1683   £11- 4- 0

To Gilbt Mccall for 33 load coalls to smiddy at 8d per loade     £1- 2- 0

To Robt Douglas for 60 Load of Timber at 6d per load             £1-10- 0

To George Makmichaell for 22 Load coalls at 8d                      14- 0

To John Mackmill Couper for makeing 20 senking Keables water 

  barrals <roodys> and Repairing sivess                          £1- 8- 0

To Wm Hair for carring of 9 Load Timber                              4- 6

To Wm Aiken for workeing & carring of Timber vizt. 100 Loads 

  14 duzen peks shafts and 13200 Top rods                        £6-02- 2

To Andrew Tailor for carrage & pryce of 17 Load of coalls at 

  9d. To John Leess for carrage of 3 Load of Timber To the 

  1st May at 6d                                                     19- 3

To John Aiken Collior as the pryce of 57 Load of coalls for 

  the smiddy at 3d per Load                                         14- 3

For goeing about Business of the masters to the wood and other 

  Whers                                                             17- 0

For persewing John Dick ane Theiff to Douglas and so pd for 

  Commission to the maignhus of Doiuglas to hold ane <saysse> on 

  him for stilling Lead goott with him and conffesed the same   £11-05-07

To Gelbt Mccall for Lying in the old stor howse                      1- 8

To the 27 pynts aill <qn> the hadg house was builded on the 

  <extsie cotted>                                                    3- 0

For six gallones of aill to the worke at the holling of 5 shafts     6- 8

For on wright to Thomas Snoballs house and ane wright that did

  alter the <slodie>                                                 8- 8

To Thomas Hislop and ane horse for Leding Ling and deffitts 

  to the houses                                                     10- 0

For hay and corn that was forgoott at Tymes by <miggie> youll 

  and Jannet Williamson                                          £4-04- 0



                                    Suma                       £156- 1- 1



Wanlockheid the eleventh day of May 1683 fitted this Accompt with Wm Wilson stewart for the Leid works at wanlockheid Containing Accompts of workmens wadges & severall other desbursments upon the sd work Commencing from the twentie seivint day of August 1682 yeairs & Ended the twentie seivint day of Appryll 1683 yeairs Extending to the soum of ane hunder fifftie six pounds ane shilings ane penny sterling which soum is Cleared & payit  to Sr James Standsfild of Newmylnes  In wittnes whereof I the sd Wm Wilson hath 

sub[scribe]d this p[rese]nt day & pleace fors[ai]d  befor this wittnesse Alexr Ensly  servitor to the sd Sr James & Alexr Young  <mercht> & writter thereof.  				

Wm Wilson/ Alexr Young wittnes/ Alexr Anslie  Witnes	[all sign]
RH15/102/6/2/89

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