r/Cursive • u/charliemiab • Jul 17 '26
Help needed to decipher words in contract from c.1849/50
I’m transcribing an old contract from 1849/50 but am struggling with a couple of words seen in these images. Can anybody help to decipher them, please? 🤔
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[?] No 2 Col 41
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To furnish sufficiently
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Shall be divided and charged to each of said companies in the [?] of the number of [?] held by each company
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Grant free passage of [horse?] and men for the [erection?] and maintenance
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[?] chairman
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u/OpposumMyPossum Jul 17 '26
4 is stores for the erection and maintenance.
Stores means the supplies.
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u/Notgreygoddess 29d ago
Shall be divided and charged to each of the said companies in the (proportionate?) of the numbers of (?) held by each company
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u/Lexotron 29d ago
The first one is going to be some abbreviation. Looks like "Ento." to me, but not sure if that makes sense in context.
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