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INDIAN JEREMEYS GUN AND PRICES Frank H Stewart of the Ocean City J J Fishing Club delights in delving into early Ameri ¬ can history particularly concerning this state He has just dug up the history of Jeremey a poor Indian who loved to pull on his old flintlock flintlockSays Says Mr Stewart From an old account book of 1726 we gain a few facts about game in New Jersey On January 9 1726 John Ladd Esq of Gloucester County hired Jeremey the Indian for half a year for ye sum of eight pounds Jeremey poundsJeremey was a human being and lost consider ¬ able time from work He spent some time at tav ¬ erns at home visiting other Indians gunning and a whole week at the Burlington fair All told he was daysHe absent from work fiftyfour days He is charged fourteen cents per pound for shot powderHe and seventyfive cents per pound for powder He is credited with two deer at eightyfive cents each one fawn at fortyeight cents one turkey at twelve cents one goose at twelve cents twenty four ducks in a lot cue dollar dollarThere There are four pages of debits and credits against Jeremey including some personal adorn ¬ ments such as buckles garters skirts hats pipes ozinbrigs etc
