Anyone have an idea what "ashes" was about? I mean, there's the obvious, but I'm not sure why one would pay for that. Jim Bundy The Overseers Creditors for Conting Disburstments for the House from Saturday Sepr 4th to Saturday October 2d 1742 For Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 Barm for Baking 0/0/2 Milk 0/1/0 1/2 23 pounds Chees at 3 1/2d 0/6/8 1/2 1/2 Dozn o Hemp 0/3/0 Milk p Mistake which was forgott 0/0/8 Ashes 0/2/6 First Week 0/15/8 Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 Barm for Baking & Brewing 0/0/6 Milk 0/1/0 1/2 18 pounds Chees 3d 0/4/6 Second Week 0/7/0 1/2 Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 Barm for Baking 0/0/2 Milk 0/1/0 1/2 21 pounds Chees at 2 1/2d 0/4/4 1/2 2 Dozn Hemp 0/3/0 Third Week 0/9/7 Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 Milk 0/1/0 1/2 Barm 0/0/2 21 pounds Chees at 2 1/2d 0/4/4 1/2 Fourth Week 0/6/7 (totals) 0/9/7 0/7/0 1/2 0/15/1 1/18/3 1/2 Paid Jos Day as pr Bill 2/14/0 Paid for a Coffin for Frans Cope 0/8/0 Bell & Grave 0/1/0 Beer for the Burial 0/2/6 Affadavitt 0/0/6 Striping 0/0/6 Paid James Emery as p Bill 0/9/3 Paid Thos Radwell as pr Bill 2/8/2 Paid Wid Brown for Yarn 0/8/0 Paid Mr Wright as p Bill 0/14/0 Total 9/4/2 1/2