Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Jury
Colden paid Stephanis Crist one pound and five shillings for entertaining the Jury of April 8, 1768. He entered it as a credit in Crist's account in the Colden Store Day Book on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| August 27, 1768 entry in Colden Store Day Book for Stephanis Crist |
As mentioned in an earlier blog, Colden had been appointed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Ulster County. No other record of his expenses in this office exist in the Day Book as they were likely kept in a separate ledger. This entry is unusual if it indeed refers to an expense incurred to 'entertain' members of the jury of the court.
As you can see from the image, the transcription is unclear and could be referring to a "Mr. Jury," but such a name does not appear elsewhere in contemporary records for this area of Ulster.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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The surname of 'Crist' is covered in a prior blog.
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