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July 14th 1703

Prices of Goods Supplyed to the Eastern Indians
By the several Truckmasters;
and of the Peltry received by the Truckmasters of the said Indians.

One yard Broad Cloth, three Beaver skins, in season
One yard & half Gingerline, one Beaver skin, in season
One yard Red or Blew Kersey, two Beaver skins, in season
One yard good Duffles, one Beaver skin, in season
One yard & half broad fine Cotton, one Beaver skin, in season
Two yards of Cotton, one Beaver skin, in season
One yard & half of half thicks, one Beaver skin, in season
Five Pecks Indian Corn, one Beaver skin, in season
Five Pecks Indian Meal, one Beaver skin, in season
Four Pecks Pease, one Beaver skin, in season
Two Pints of Powder, one Beaver skin, in season
One Pint of Shot, one Beaver skin, in season
Six Fathom of Tobacco, one Beaver skin, in season
Forty Biskets, one Beaver skin, in season
Ten Pound of Pork, one Beaver skin, in season
Six Knives, one Beaver skin, in season
Six Combes, one Beaver skin, in season
Twenty Scaines Thread, one Beaver skin, in season
One Hat, two Beaver skins, in season
One Hat with Hatband, three Beaver skins, in season
Two Pound of large Kettles, one Beaver skin, in season
One Pound & half of small Kettles, one Beaver skin, in season
One Shirt, one Beaver skin, in season
One Shirt with Ruffels, one Beaver skin, in season
Two Small Axes, one Beaver skin, in season
Two Small Hoes, one Beaver skin, in season
Three Dozen middling Hooks, one Beaver skin, in season
One Sword Blade, one & half Beaver skin, in season.

What shall be accounted in Value equal one Beaver in season: Viz.

One Otter skin in season, is one Beaver
One Bear skin in season, is one Beaver
Two Half skins in season, is one Beaver
Four Pappcote skins in season, is one Beaver
Two Foxes in season, is one Beaver
Two Woodchocks in season, is one Beaver
Four Martins in season, is one Beaver
Eight Mincks in season, is one Beaver
Five Pounds of Feathers, is one Beaver
Four Raccoones in season, is one Beaver
Four Seil skins large, is one Beaver
One Moose Hide, is two Beavers
One Pound of Castorum, is one Beaver

Transcribed by Mike Bertram 1/6/2015

Glossary

Broadcloth- wide wool cloth.
Cotton- coarse, fuzzy wool or rough linen; probably not cotton as we know it today.
Duffels- heavy, blanket-like wool cloth.
Fathom- (as in tobacco) 6 feet.
Gingerline- ginger-colored cloth.
Kersey- cheap, coarse wool cloth, often used for blankets.
Middling- medium sized.
Pappcote- bobcat.
Peck- 8 quarts or _ bushel.
Peltry- animal skins.
Scaines- skeins, twisted lengths of yarn; sometimes 80 yards-worth.
Thicks- possibly from "thickset", meaning a coarse cotton cloth.
Truckmaster- man who runs a trading post.

From: http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/classroom/curriculum_5th/lesson1/vocab.html