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... Pounds of Flour , Seven Pounds of Beef or in Lieu thereof 4 lb of Pork three pints of Pease Six Ounces of Butter one Pound of flour or in lieu thereof half a Pound of Rice 2/3 of the above for the women but no spirits Wednesday 27 a ...
... Pounds of Flour , Seven Pounds of Beef or in Lieu thereof 4 lb of Pork three pints of Pease Six Ounces of Butter one Pound of flour or in lieu thereof half a Pound of Rice 2/3 of the above for the women but no spirits Wednesday 27 a ...
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... pound and which was afterwards sold here at £ 3-10-0 per pound - flour at 1/6 a pound , and soap at 7 / - a pound . Our allowance at present is eight pounds of flour a week , four pounds of pork one week , and seven pounds of beef ...
... pound and which was afterwards sold here at £ 3-10-0 per pound - flour at 1/6 a pound , and soap at 7 / - a pound . Our allowance at present is eight pounds of flour a week , four pounds of pork one week , and seven pounds of beef ...
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... pounds of pork , and eight pounds of wheat ; but it has already been observed that the last article is generally increased to fourteen pounds . Tea and sugar form a constant accompaniment to the meals of convicts , as well as of the ...
... pounds of pork , and eight pounds of wheat ; but it has already been observed that the last article is generally increased to fourteen pounds . Tea and sugar form a constant accompaniment to the meals of convicts , as well as of the ...
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