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ACCOUNT of goods belonging to Josua and Mordakay Emriques

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Account left by Mr. Josua and Mordakay Emriques,[1] the first of the month of January 1656.[2]

100 Pairs of earrings that cost me a 20 lb. [ sack of sugar ] per pair.

3 Dozen small scissors that cost me an 8 lb. sack of sugar per pair of scissors. 2 Dozen large scissors that cost me an 11 lb. sack of sugar per pair.

17 Bundles of pearls from Venesia of 10 strands each bundle that cost me a 100 lb. sack of sugar for each bundle. That comes to 10 lbs. per strand.

100 Thimbles that cost me a 150 lb. sack of sugar a hundred. That comes to be a one and one-half lb. sack of sugar per thimble.

  • Dozen and a half of jackknives that cost me a 3 lb. sack of sugar per knife. The total is an 864 lb. sack of sugar.[3]
  • Dozen spinning tops that cost me 25 a dozen. That comes to a 2 lb. sack of sugar per spinning top.

4 Thousand and a half of needles at an 80 lb. sack of sugar per thousand. That comes to be a 8 lb. sack per hundred.

4 gross of rattles that are 48 dozen that cost me a 200 lb. sack of sugar per gross. That comes to a 17 lb. sack of sugar per dozen.

Pairs of earrings[4]   2000 
Small scissors  288 
Large scissors  264 
Pearls  1700 
Thimbles  150 
Knives  846 
Spinning tops  600 
Needles  360 
Rattles  800 
7008 
3 per pound 
2102/4 
1051-4 

Notes

i.e. Henricus, cf. 17:38.
This is a translation of the Spanish original.
The total should be 846, cf. the entry below for “knives.”
This list is translated from French.

References

Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., Curaçao Papers, 1640-1665 (New Netherland Research Center and the New Netherland Institute: 2011).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.