f the Crew with the Owners. October 30, 1741._[1]

[Footnote 1: Massachusetts Historical Society. It is hard to interpret
this account. It will be seen that L1776 16s. 9d. New England currency
is reckoned as equal to 1972-1/8 pieces of eight or Mexican dollars.
That would be reckoning 18s. of New England paper money to the dollar,
or about 20s. 6d. to the ounce of silver. But in 1741 the rate of
depreciation was certainly much higher. In January of that year
Governor Ward of Rhode Island reports to the Board of Trade, "that for
these six years last past, bills have continued to be equal to silver
at twenty-seven shillings per ounce". _Col. Recs. R.I._, V. 13. And
the Massachusetts rate was twenty-nine or more.]

Comp'y of the Sloop _Revenge_ their Acct. Curt. with the Owners.

Dr. New Eng'd Cur'y Ps. 8/8. R.

To the first Out sett for provisions
etc. bot. att Rhode
Island and New York, being L1698. 6.3 1886.4

To Rum and Sugr. bot. att
provid'ce. 39.12. 44.

To cash paid Mr. Stowe per
B.N. 19.11.6 20.1

To do. for prison fees for a Negro
and Mollo. Slaves. 4.19. 5.4

To John Wright for frock and
trowsers. 1. 7. 1.4

To Cash paid for Storedge of the
provisions. 7. 4. 8.

To a bb. of Pork. 5.17. 6.4
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L1776.16.9 Ps. 8/ 1972.1

Cr.

By Cash Recd of Mr. Moon L137. 5. 152.

By a bill of Exchg. of Capt.
Frankland 540. 600.

By ditto pd. per the Compy. Qr.
Mr. 3 mens Share who were
discharged 8. 2. 9.

By a bb. of tarr 2.14. 3.

By Cash for three mens share of
the provs. Expended 16. 4.9 18.

By Cash Recd of Mr. Stone for
part of a Negro Sold to him 21.12. 24.

By Cash Shipt per Capt. Pittman,
Vizt.
Gold--54-3/4 Moidrs.[2] at 7-1/2
Ps. 8/ 368.17.9 409.7
38 pistoles 153.18. 171.
2-1/2 Johannes 45.