1737 Colonial Butcher Bill Captain James Shirley to Thomas Walker Beef & Tallow For Sale

Document Summary

Dated October 10, 1737, this rare early colonial handwritten ledger account records beef and suet/tallow purchases billed to Captain James Shirley by Thomas Walker. The itemized list details multiple deliveries of hundredweights of beef (\"to Beef 852 lb\", \"to Beef 423 lb\") totaling over 900 lbs, alongside suet/tallow charges (\"fat 511 Pound at 4d\").

Historical Significance

• Pre-French & Indian War Era (1737): Colonial merchant and provisioning paper from the 1730s is considerably scarcer than late 18th-century/Revolutionary-era documents.

• Captain James Shirley (1700–1796): Prominent early New England colonial settler who emigrated to Massachusetts in 1730 (first living in Brookline, MA) before moving to Chester, New Hampshire. He later served in the French and Indian War (1756) in Capt. John Gilman\'s Company.

• Thomas Walker: Early colonial victualler/butcher supplier providing bulk meat and tallow provisions (likely for maritime shipping or local garrison supply).

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