1750s-60s. (See Map 23.1) Like most other purveyors of tea beyond the specialised circle of dealers in London and Amsterdam, Corbet was a general merchant, with the product forming only one part of a much wider range of commodities. Table 23.1 James Corbet Tea Sales Book, Dumfries, 1758 Tea Price (per Localities/County Customer lb) Base Heyson 13 shillings Dumfries (burgh) = Women = 35 Green 16 9 shillings Gentry = 10 Singlo Dumfries (county) 8 shillings Aristocracy = Green = 20 7 7 shillings, 6 Best Hawick (Roxburgh) pence Clergy = 5 Congou Carrachan 6 shillings, 6 Burgh Congou (Kirkcubright) pence officeholders = 4 Best Kirkbean 5 shillings Artisan = 4 Heyson (Kirkcubright) 4 shillings, 6 Merchant = 3 2nd Glasgow (Lanark) pence Congou Lawyers = 3 Edinburgh 4 shillings, 3 Best (Lothian) Shopkeeper = pence ZZiong 2 Whitehaven 4 shillings Best (Cumberland) Customs & Breakfast 3 shillings, Excise = 2
1750s-60s. (See Map 23.1) Like most other purveyors of tea beyond the specialised circle of dealers in London and Amsterdam, Corbet was a general merchant, with the product forming only one part of a much wider range of commodities. Table 23.1 James Corbet Tea Sales Book, Dumfries, 1758 Tea Price (per lb) Localities/County Customer Base Heyson Green Singlo Green Best Congou Congou Best Heyson 2nd Congou Best ZZiong Best Breakfast 13 shillings 9 shillings 8 shillings 7 shillings, 6 pence 6 shillings, 6 pence 5 shillings 4 shillings, 6 pence 4 shillings, 3 pence 4 shillings 3 shillings, Dumfries (burgh) = 16 Dumfries (county) = 20 Hawick (Roxburgh) Carrachan (Kirkcubright) Kirkbean (Kirkcubright) Glasgow (Lanark) Edinburgh (Lothian) Whitehaven (Cumberland) Women = 35 Gentry = 10 Aristocracy = 7 Clergy = 5 Burgh officeholders = 4 Artisan = 4 Merchant = 3 Lawyers = 3 Shopkeeper = 2 Customs & Excise = 2
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