W Breck, Tare and trett

W Breck, Tare and Trett Tare and Trett. Gross weight is the weight of a Commodity with the weight of the hogshead Cask Chest Box Wrapper or any thing else that contains the Goods or any Quantity given in hundreds Quarters & pounds in Gross weight. Tare is an allowance made by the Seller to the Buyer, For the weight of the hogshead Cask Chest Bag &c wherein the goods are contained & is sometimes reckon'd at so much pr Bale Bag Barrel Chest &c. Trett is an allowance of 4# upon every 104# suttle claimed by Freeman of London & sometimes to others also & this is allow'd for waste & dust and on some sort of goods as on Tobacco, Spices, Drugs, &c__ Cloff is an allowance of 2# Weight upon every Draught above #3 Weight, to a Citizen of London.__ T Neat weight is what remains when allowance is deduced. March the 20 1787__ Writer W Breck Date written 1787 Paper 31cm x 20cm; 12 1/8 in 8 in, ivory unlined Pen Book Penmanship Style Collection Courtesy Dartmouth College Library File name W Breck 17xx-001-001-001