Accounts·PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 4·1948

Account Book, 1948

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 11 of accounts PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 4 (Account Book, 1948), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 4, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 30Scan 11 of 22

Table continued from p. 29

LT
9 Dec.total bill (2), 1-9 Dec.6880650247
dinner (train)1112027
taxi85027a
porter150
10 Dec.breakfast (train)200
ferry to Istanbul550
porter40
taxi300
lunch175
for $10.00 traveller's check950
for $200.00 " "3500
11 Dec.dinner70000
Cost of landing Jeep1250
boat ticket, Istanbul to Piraeus825028
To RBY, in payment of shipping Jeep Athens-Istanbul13620
and insurance. Dr. 1, 110,000 = $111.00. Paid by
LT 70 @ 2.80 to the dollar and LT 301 @ 3.503710029
for $200.00 travellers checks70000
23.9 litres gas850
lunch825
dinner (3)2080
hotel, Istanbul159530
212306130158
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L.T.
Dec.
12Garage, Istanbul, incl. greasing + washing1000
ferry, Ist. - Üsküdar255
gas425
lunch500
dinner400
13Hotel, Iznik800
3 tins gas - 1 tin kept2480
bottles bought100
guide250
lunch310
dinner555
14Hotel, Kutahya345
garage50
gas, 1 tin820
lunch400
dinner1350
15Hotel, Afyon Karahissar335
garage100
gas, 2 tins1620
car washed250
tip100

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