History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691)
400 pairs of shoes for men, women and children, average (S^ 25 stiv. per pair, fl. 500. 200 pairs of Iceland stockings, @^ 5 stivers the pair, 60 50 pairs Prussian blue stockings, (^ 15 stivers the pair, 37.10 50 pairs cloth hose for women and children, average (aX 15 stivers, 37.10 50 pairs wool dyed hose for women and children, average (^ 20 stivers,... 50. 200 shirts for men and women, (9. 36 stivers, 360. 600 ells coarse flemish linen, &c., for making children's shirts, 10 stivers, 300. 50 men's hats, fl. 2, 100 50 boys' hats, fl. IJ, 75. 100 red Rouen caps, 4 stivers, , 20 150 ells coarse colored cloth, for making 50 suits of men's clothes, @^ 45 stivers, 337 . 1
500 ells Russia cloth for overcoats and children's clothing, (^ 6 stivers, 120. 200 ells duffels and some woolen strings for women and children's petticoats, @, 30 stivers, 300 100 neckcloths (dassiers), (al 5 stivers, 25 20 pairs of thick leather boots, fl. 6, 120. Hooks and eyes, buttons, white, gray and colored yarn, together with pay for making men's clothing total estimated, ; 50 blankets for covering, (^ fl. 4, fl- 200 100 double carpets (carpetten^), (a!). 2i stivers, 120 320. Add hereunto clothing for 50 persons, which would amount to 1,526 . 5
Total for clothing for 150 persons yearly, 4,578 15 .
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644 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. And for the purchase of cattle which are necessary for agriculture, at first cargoes must be sent out, which are taken by the neighboring English, viz'. Duftels, shirts, stockings, shoes and distilled waters, for the sum of fi. 3,000.