Notice of sale of a picture, issued to Banks by William Maclean,February 1791 (Series 81.02) - No. 0001

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The picture was sold for £85"5"-

Custom etc 37"16"3     £32" 5" -
Companys duties             5"19"6

Charges about                     "12" -
                                     £38"16" 6

Feb 1791
Warehouse in Billeter Lane
March 24 1791
I guess it to have cost 15 or 20 dollars and to be worth 6 or 7 [indecipherable]
bid ten guineas & I shall be glad if I lose it
All above 5 is a compliment to my [indecipherable] friend