Elizabeth Parry bill of cost in the time of her lying in of an Eligetimate child, circa 1730

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Elizabeth Parry bill of cost in the time of her lying in of an Eligetimate child, circa 1730

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/parryelizabeth/

Resident of New England. Collection comprises a 1-page bill detailing the costs incurred by Elizabeth Parry during childbirth, including charges for a midwife; food and board; sugar, bread, spices, oatmeal and fruit; a "watch on fixed nights" and candles; the child's linen and clothing; two cords of firewood; a fire wood cutter; and two trips to Boston during the lying-in. Also includes the cost of "time spent to go to authority to make complaint of Edward Dix the father of my above[said] child." The bill is signed by Parry, and witnessed by John Phillips, Joseph Lynde, Jonas Bond, and Edward Emerson.

1 item (.10 lin. ft.)

eng,

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Parry, Elizabeth

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Epithet: widow of Lieutenant -General Sir L P Jones-Parry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x00037f Elizabeth Parry was a resident of New England. From the guide to the Elizabeth Parry bill of cost in the time of her lying in of an Eligetimate child, circa 1730, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) ...