paid on account of

[Alabarna]

“By Cash pd Negroes for 9 Teeth on Acct of Dr. Lemoire”
–Lund Washington, Mount Vernon plantation, Account Book dated 1784

Could you please clarify who paid whom? What does this "on account of" mean? "On account" can mean partial payment, but I'm not sure this is the case.

 

[lingobingo]

Dr Lemoire (Le Mayeur, Washington’s dentist) paid slaves for 9 teeth — Did George Washington’s false teeth come from his slaves?: A look at the evidence, the responses to that evidence, and the limitations of history

The purchase was charged to his account.

 

[Alabarna]

Thank you!