Account of Expences incurred in the voyage to Jamaica & Mexico in 1833-1834
Jamaica
Medicine – 4s 6d
Fruit – 1s 6d
Sundries – 2s
Washing – 4s
Cegars – 2s 6d
Tampico
10th Feb.y
To S.r Edwards for 7- g.ls Brandy – 10s 6d
To d.o for attendance – 10s 6d
Vera Cruz
Refreshments – 2s
Cegars – 2s 6d
To viewing the Castle – 2s
Habana
1st to 3.d March
Silva Cegars – 1000 – £2 8s
Cabanas – 250 – 12s 6d
Large Cegars – 250 – 8s
Passing Cegars thro’ Custom House – 3s
Carry Over £5 15 6
½ Case Schiedam (6 bottles) – 7s
12½lbs loaf sugar – 5s
8 lbs Coffee – 4s
4 Gallons rum (of Hanava) – 8s
½lb Black tea – 2s
½lb Green tea – 3s 6d
4 bottles (Champagne) Honey – 4s
Punk or Tesca – 1s
Guava jelly (8 small boxes) – 3s 3d
Pines (13) – 4s
Volante (or hire of gig) – 8s
Refreshments & boat hire – 5s
2 Gallons Jamaica rum – 8s
Amount of Expen.ces £8 18s 3d
Habana
Magnesia 4 ounces – 1s
Small bottle of Henry’s d.o – 1s 6d
Rhubarb 2 ounces – 1s 6d
Cegars at different times – 2s 6d
£9 4s 9d
31st March to J.as Edwards for 2 Gallons Rum – 8s
£9 12s 9d