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Cider Spirit.

John Irick the elder informs me that 8 quarts of Spirit from
a barrel of Cider is about the usual quantity from our common
apples. He says he made a hogshead of Cider in August from
which he distilled 17 gallons, which at 105 gallons would be
about 16⅞ quarts p[per] Barrel of 30 gas[gallons] or about 1/7 Spirit.

Archer Gifford of Newark tells me that it has been ascertained
that the Harrison, Campfield, Grannniwinkle and Poveshon
apples produce generally about 14 qts [quarts] of proof Spirit
p [per] barrel.
see small Quarto Book for Joseph Coopers note on this subject

[sketch of index finger pointing right]
General William Irick informs me that about 10
gallons p [per] hhd [hogshead] of proof Spirit have this year 1816.17 been
obtained at his Distillery, on about 250 hhds [hogsheads] Cider - It
is stated by Distillers that the Cider this Season has been
strong and productive of Spirit in an uncommon degree.
        