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George Ellicott

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1774

Raw Materials: You buy 600 barrels of Wheat. 60 barrels comes from Jacob Hain. The rest comes from other Anne Arundel county farmers. Pay $2/barrel, buy 600 barrels. Write the amount you spent on your ledger..

Operating Costs: You make wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $200. Buy 300 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $300. Write $500 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell flour to William Lux Bowley at $10 per barrel. Sell 300 Barrels. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1777

Raw Materials: You buy 1000 barrels of Wheat. 65 barrels comes from Jacob Hain. The rest comes from other Anne Arundel county farmers. Pay $2/barrel, buy 1000 barrels. Write the amount you spent on your ledger.

Operating Costs: You make wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $150. Buy 500 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $500. Write $650 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell flour to William Lux Bowley at $11 per barrel. Sell 500 Barrels. You sell 3 barrels of seed wheat to Charles Carroll at $10 per barrel. He discusses his lack of access to the mill with you. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

Capital Expense: You build a road to Doughoregan Manner at your own expense. This is to help Charles Carroll bring his wheat to your mill. Write $2000 in the "What I spent" column of your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1775

Capital Expense: You buy new equipment for your mill. This new equipment makes grinding flour faster and more efficient. Write $5000 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

Raw Materials: You buy 700 barrels of Wheat. 60 barrels comes from Jacob Hain. The rest of the wheat comes from the rest of the Anne Arundel county farmers. Pay $2/barrel, buy 700 barrels. Write the amount you spent on your ledger.

Operating Costs: You make wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $210. Buy 350 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $350. Write $560 in the "What I spent" column of your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell flour to William Lux Bowley at $10 per barrel. Sell 350 Barrels. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1778

Raw Materials: You buy 1200 barrels of wheat. 100 barrels come from Charles Carrol, 105 barrels come from Jacob Hain, the rest from other farmers. You pay $2/barrel. Write the amount you spent on your ledger.

Operating Costs: You grind wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $350. Buy 600 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $600. Write $950 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell 600 barrels of wheat to Bowley at $11 a barrel. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1775

Raw Materials: You buy 700 barrels of Wheat. 60 barrels comes from Jacob Hain. The rest of the wheat comes from the rest of the Anne Arundel county farmers. Pay $2/barrel, buy 700 barrels. Write the amount you spent in the "what I spent" column of your ledger.

Operating Costs: You make wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $210. Buy 350 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $350. Write $560 in the "What I spent" column of your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell flour to William Lux Bowley at $10 per barrel. Sell 350 Barrels. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

Capital Expense: You buy new equipment for your mill. This new equipment makes grinding flour faster and more efficient. Write $5000 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1779

Raw Materials: You buy 1200 barrels of wheat. 100 barrels come from Charles Carrol, 105 barrels come from Jacob Hain, the rest from other farmers. You pay $2/barrel. Write the amount you spent in the "what I spent" column of your ledger.

Operating Costs: You grind wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $350. Buy 600 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $600. Write $950 in the "What I spent" column on your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell 600 barrels of wheat to Bowley at $11 a barrel. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1776

Raw Materials: You buy 1000 barrels of Wheat. 70 barrels comes from Jacob Hain. The rest of the wheat comes from the rest of the Anne Arundel county farmers. Pay $2/barrel, buy 1000 barrels. Write the amount you spent on your ledger.

Operating Costs: You make wheat into flour. Pay millworkers $250. Buy 500 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $500. Write $750 in the "What I spent" column of your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell flour to William Lux Bowley at $11 per barrel. Sell 350 Barrels. Figure out what you earned and write that total in the "What I earned" column of your ledger.

GEORGE ELLICOTT 1780

Raw Materials: Buy wheat. 105 barrels come from Herr Farmer, 200 barrels come from Carrol. You buy 1200 barrels at $2/barrel. Figure out what you owe and write the total in the "what I spent" column on your ledger.

Operating Costs: Make Wheat into Flour. Pay Millworkers $350. Buy 600 barrels from Greenbury Morton, a free black cooper, at $600. Write the amount you spent on your ledger.

Finished Goods: You sell wheat to Bowley. Sell 600 barrels at $11. Write the amount you earned on your ledger.

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