History of the town of Pittsford, Vt., with biographical sketches and family records. By A.M. Caverly.

BILLS FOR LABOR, ETC., ON THE FORT. 153
fatigue men that are accustomed to the business if any there
be, to assist the barrack-master in making said brick, who shall
be allowed one shilling each in hard money or an equivalent
for each day in addition to their pay. Resolved that the comnmandant of said fort be allowed to keep one horse and one cow
in the State's pasture and the, barrack-master see that there be
no other cattle of any kind kept on the State's cost. Resolved,
that there be no more barracks built in said fort on the State's
cost for the time being."
The following are copies of some of the bills paid by the
State for labor, and material used in the fort, and for some
improvements afterwards made &c &c.:
"' State of Vermont Dr.
To Jonathan Rowley.
By one draft chain ~0-14s-Od
" two oxen at 6s. 0-12 -0
"one Iron wedge 0- 3 -0
one hoe 0- 3 -0
1-12 -0
GERsHOM BEAcH, Amr."
"State of Vermont Dr.
To Nehemiah Hopkins.
To labor on fort in Pittsford by request of
Ebenezer Allen in the month of May
1780,
To 6 days work of himself at 3s. per day ~0 —18s-Od
To 4 days ox work at is. 6d. 0- 6 -0
To an axe delivered to Major Allen for
the use of the garrison 5 -0
1- 9 -0'