ENTrustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 043)
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Treasures a/c
& recd by Treasurer this year 40 100.205.44
He asks allowance for the following vis
| For pd 6 shares Bos & Lowell R Road par 500 | ___ | 2985 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| " [for] balance of the following accounts | ___ | ___ | |
| Labor & Board | 232.24 | ___ | |
| Expenses | 845.55 | ___ | |
| Repairs of house | 5 | 1082.79 | |
| "[for] pd Treas. M. Hor. So 1/4 nt. proceeds | ___ | ___ | |
| sales per contra | ___ | 884.06 | |
| " [for] balance transferred to [n.?] a/c | ___ | 1253.89 | 6025.44 |
Trustees.
Pursuant to a notice to that effect
issued by the Secretary the Trustees
of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of
Mount Auburn met at the home
of George Bond Esq. on
Messrs Bigelow, Bond, B.R. Curtis,
Gould Parker & Reed appeared
& signified their acceptance of
the office of Trustee.
Officers chosen.
Voted & chose by ballot
Hon. Joseph Story President
Geo. Bond Treasurer. Bm R. Curtis Secretary.
Notes and Questions
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Line that reads "sales for [contra?]"
Could the word in question be contract (or an abbreviation thereof) consistent with their contract with M.H.S. for 1/4 of the proceeds?
Also, line that reads : " [sales] balance transferred to [?] a/c
I think the ditto mark is for the word "for" and not "sales".
Any comments.
I think the line actually might read "sales per contra"
Contra per the OED online
1. The contrary or opposite; in Book-keeping, the opposite side or column of an account; esp. the right-hand or credit side, in which the liabilities of the trader appear. Also transferred. per contra, Italian ‘over against, against, opposite’ (Florio), is commonly used in the sense ‘on the opposite side of the account, on the other hand, as a set-off’. See per prep.
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