Here is a transcripton from one of the items in our collection. This document is the account of a cobbler, John Hall, who lived in Snargate in 1748. The account was rendered to the Overseer of the Poor Law. The document can be found in the Gordon Ward archive ref: Snargate 014.
A Bill of shoumakers work don[e] by ye order of Mr aBraham doul oversere of The parris of Snave in ye year of 1738
March ye 16 day 1738 for 4 pises ov large on ye leeds boy shous 00:00: 5
Aprill ye 8 day 1738 a payer of sous for The foord boy 00: 3: 8
Aprill ye 19 day 1738 for soling and helping of dorrity leeds shos 00:00:11
Aprill ye 15 day 1738 a payer of shous for ye leeds boy 00: 2: 9
May ye 19 day 1738 for 2 pises and for sowing of dorrity leeds shos 00:00: 3
August ye 24 day 1738 a payer of shous for dorrity leeds 00: 2: 8
August ye 4 day 1738 for [illegible/illegible] dorrity leeds shou 00:00: 4
October ye 24 day 1738 for mending of ye Leeds boy shous 00:00: 2
October ye 28 day 1738 a payer of shous for dorrity leeds 00: 2: 8
October ye 29 day 1738 a payer of shous for ye leeds boy 00: 2: 9
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March 28 1739 Then rec[eive]d of <mr> Edward Tibdenham
Oversere The full contents of This bill & say
Rec[eive]d by mee john Hall
(Transcribed by Peter Titley December 2021.)