| Unknown |
2s 8d |
Unknown |
To Mr. Rogers Pr bill |
Pence figure is in fact 8.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 102 observe, "This could be a payment to the actor Mr Roger, but comparison with entries on 19 October, 25 November, 12 and 30 December suggests that Mrs Rogers is meant. She probably did laundry or starching." On p. 101 they list Mrs Rogers as a house servant, and gloss her name, "laundress and seamstress?". But the basis of their suggestion is unclear. In the 1749-50 season, DL made several payments to a Mrs Rogers for wax and brick dust. |