Surlish Pocket Book

Description

A small calf-bound pocket-book, its corners rubbed pale. Ruled pages in a heavy, upright hand in iron-gall ink. Most pages are blank. Between pages 11 and 13 a page has been torn out at the binding, leaving a ragged stub.

The Text

p. 1. H. Surlish. Clive St. 1814.

• If found, to Surlish & Co., the Strand.

p. 3. The Allowance — 1½ in 100

• B. self
• Jun 1,240 310
• Jul 1,385 340
• Aug 1,410 360
• Sep 1,520 395
• Oct 640 — to the 11th
• Spoilage, per the books.

p. 4. Subscription — the Mandir at B.

• Lady D. 500
• Midsr. 500
• Mich. 1,500 the A. asked it

p. 5. No. 3 — men

• 4 from B. Sashes.
• Wages on the Allowance.
• Tibbett not to go below.
• M. to clean after Tuesdays.

p. 6. Cavendish

• Renewal at Jan. Rent up ⅛.
• Hold his Nov. consignments at No. 1.
• Let him ask.
• The cousin is the auditor. Watch.

p. 7. W. share

• Remittance stopped Oct. 1812, M.’s order.
• Reinvested. Now Rs. 41,000 & int.
• The sisters here. M. pleased.

p. 8. R. P.

• 7 copies of his dismissals, per T.
• In the drawer.
• He will hear what he is told to hear.

p. 11. Tuesdays — from Jan.

• Jan 2
• Feb 1
• Mar 3
• Apr 2
• May 3
• Jun 3
• 14 carr. fwd.

[Page 12: torn out at the binding. Only a stub remains.]

p. 13. Tuesdays — brought fwd. 47

• Oct 18 at B. — all of them
• Sari, red, for S. — Rs. 40 pd.
• 25

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• People: Hawthorne Surlish wrote it.