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Cincinnati Oct r . 2 nd 1809

French Blank

Celia Pain

straightening Verge & Cock 75 Bankin Paid to setting up balance wheel and cleaned - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2 17. ½ ---------------------------------------------ll----------------------------------------- Paid mainspring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 ------ ---------------------------------------------ll----------------------------------------- Paid click & fuzee [ sic. ] hook - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- 1 ------ ---------------------------------------------ll----------------------------------------- Jn o Clark assumed by mending & piece to chain & cleaned - - - - - - - - -J. Smith, R d bottom 1 37 ½ ---------------------------------------------ll----------------------------------------- Jos. Manley London 3044 by W m . Lynes Case + double cased French Blank Mr. Walker Wm. Cross London 699

Watches of the era could have one, two or three cases

A click and fuzee are watch parts

a pottance is a watch part

11 th Barthelony Paris No 1475

W m Wallace Gaibor

new main wheel & repairing fuzee [ sic. ] 38 pottance foot 1$ pair hands 1$ freeing work cleaned etc. etc. 12 ½ ---------------------------------------------ll-----------------------------------------

Watch- maker Duroy worked in Paris in the 18 th century

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Du Roia [ sic. ] & Fila No. 34192 Paid screw to dial freeing work xtal [crystal] cleaned etc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 --- ---------------------------------------------ll----------------------------------------- David K. Este

9 th Fra s . Gates London 2318

Robert Mosby

foot hole repairing Cock do. freeing balance

Paid

wheel from pendulum & verge colleter & cleaned --------- ---------------------------------------------ll-----------------------------------------

1 12 ½

J Clark London 663

Mr. Blackman

foot hole repairing balance wheel setting

Paid

up do. freeing work setting cantrite wheel repairing couk hole xtal [crystal] & cleaned- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 12 ½

A cantrite wheel is a watch part