| 1 Bbl [Barrel] 8/— Rum | 32 Gall[on]s @ 9/— | $37.00 |
| 1 [Bbl] 8/— Brandy | 32 [Galls] @ 14/— | 57.00 |
| 1 [Bbl] 8/— Gin | 32 [Galls] @ 11/— | 45.00 |
| 2 1 Qr Cask malaga | 33 Ea[ch] @ 66 5/ 6 | 45.38 |
| 1 [Qr Cask] Port Wine | 32 Gs. 14/— | 56.00 |
| 1 Bbl 8/— Rasberry Cordial | 43½ @ 8/— | 44.50 |
| 1 [Bbl] 8/— Wintergreen | 42 [@] 7/— | 37.75 |
| 1 Chest Y[oung] H[yson] Tea | 118.19 out 99 @ $0.45 | 44.55 |
| 1 Box pipes | 6 Gross @ 3/ 6 | 2.63 |
| 1 Bbl Raisins | 393 lb 0.09 | 35.37 |
| 1 Box 1/ 6 6 [illegible] figs | 64lb 0.09 | 5.95 |
| 1 Keg Best plug Tob[bacco] | 246 <216> 30 @ 0.16 | 34.56 |
| 1 Box 2/— h[al]f pound Tob | 10 Doz[en] @ 4/ 6 | 5.88 |
| 1 Box 2/— pound Tob | 4½ [Doz] @ 9/— | 5.31 |
| 1 [Box] 2/— Chewing Tob | 45 @ 0.24 | 11.05 |
| 6 Mats Box 2/— | 27 lb @ 0.17 | 4.84 |
| 300 Codfish @ | @ 4½ | 13.50 |
| 2 Bbls 2/— Eagle Sugar 217. 210 | 427 @ 0.11 | 47.47 |
| 10lb Cloves Box no 1. | @ 2/6 | 3.13 |
| 2 lb nutmegs [Box no 1.] | @ 16/— | 4.00 |
| 1 Keg 1/— | 31 lb @ 5½ | 1.85 |
| 1 [Keg] 1/— Epsom | 30 @ 0.08 | 2.53 |
| 1 Bbl 2/— Rice | 224 lb @ 5½ | 12.57 |
| 9 lb Float Indigo Box 1/— | 14½ | 15.88 |
| 1 Keg 1/— | 30 lb @ 0.05 | 1.63 |
| 1 [Keg] 1/— Allum | 37 @ 0.08 | 3.03 |
| 1 Box Starch (not sent) | ||
| 1 [Box] 1/ 6 Sal Aeratas | 80 lb @ 0.12 | 9.79 |
| hf Bbl White Lead 3 Kegs @ 4/— | 376 @ 11½ | 44.74 |
| 1 Keg pure Ginger | 44 @ 1/— | 8.50 |
| 1 Bag pepper | 106 @ 0.10 | 10.60 |
| 1 [Bag ] Spice | 96 @ 0.10 | 9.60 |
| 1 Keg 1/— Sal Nitre | 50 @ 1/— | 6.50 |
| 1 Bbl 8/— Oil 32 | 32 @ 9/— | 37.00 |
The size and weight of a barrel varied and was often dependent on whether the contents were liquid or solid. In the United States, statutes generally regulated that a barrel should contain 28 to 31½ gallons. (“Barrel,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
“A close vessel for containing liquors, formed by staves, heading and hoops. This is a general term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, butt, barrel, etc.” (“Cask,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
A small cask or barrel, varying in size but usually containing less than ten gallons. (“Keg,” in American Dictionary [1828]; “Keg,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 5: 667.)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.