Invoice and Letter, Gardner & Patterson to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 15 June 1836
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Source Note
& , Invoice and Letter, , Erie Co., NY, to , , Geauga Co., OH, 15 June 1836; unidentified handwriting; four pages; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes address, postal markings, and endorsements.
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| 0 18 Printed Tea Setts | 9 8/ 9 9/ | 19.38 |
| 3 Dozen Orange border Plates | @ 12/ | 4.50 |
| 9 Printed Com Dishes | @ 8/ | 9.00 |
| 6 Printed Sauce Tureens & Stands | @ 6/ | 4.50 |
| 2 Printed Soup Tureens & Stands | @ $3.00 | 6.00 |
| 1½ Gross Printed Teas | @ $5.00 | 7.50 |
| 0 3 Imitation China T Setts | @ 26/6 Plates 6 Teas 6 Copper Bowl & T Pot Sugar & Cream | 9.75 |
| come 2 White China Tea Setts | $7.00 | 14.00 |
| 2 Doz Printed Pitchers | 1/2 12/ 1/2 20/ 1/2 30/ 1/2 42/ | 6.50 |
| 1 Short 42 3½ Doz Colored [Pitchers] | 2 18/ 1 28/ 1/2 40/ | 10.50 |
| 15 Doz Edgd Plates | 3 5/ 6 4/ 2 3/9 2 3/6 2 3/ | 7.45 |
| 2 Doz Toy Cans | @ 4/ | 1.00 |
| ½ Doz CC Nappers | Ea. 8/ 10/ 12/ 18/ 36/— | 4.87 |
| 6 pair Ewers & Basins | @ 6/ | 4.50 |
| 1 Doz CC Basins | 21/ | 2.63 |
| 1 Doz Cold Mugs | 14/ | 1.75 |
| 1½ Doz CC Pitchers | 8/ 10/ 18/ | 2.25 |
| 1 Doz End Sugars | 14/ | 1.75 |
| 4 Doz Printed Bowls | 2 10/ 2 12/ | 5.50 |
| 4 Doz End Bowls | Ea 6/ 7/ | 6.50 |
| 1 Gro End Teas. | 24/ | 3.00 |
| 6 Doz CC Bowls | 3 4/ 3 5/ | 3.38 |
| 1/2 Doz Luster Pitchers | Ea 15/ 24/ 36/ | 4.69 |
| 0 1 Doz Printed Tea Pots | 40/ | 5.00 |
| 1 Gro Printed Coffees | 64/ | 8.00 |
| 1 Doz CC Chambrs | 3.00 | |
| 1 [Doz] Cold [Chambrs] | 30/ | 3.75 |
| 2 Doz Peppers | @ 12/ | 3.00 |
| 1 Doz Edgd Bakers | 1/2 15/ 1/2 30/ | 2.81 |
| 1/2 Doz Edgd Nappers | @ 24/ | 1.50 |
| 6. 4 bottle britta Castors Casters | @ 12/— | 9.00 |
| Carried forward | 176.96 |
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Footnotes
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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A deep earthenware or plated vessel with a lid, usually utilized to serve soup, sauce, or gravy. (“Tureen,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 11:476.)
The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
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Twelve dozen or 144 items. (“Gross,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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Abbreviation for creamware, or cream-colored earthenware, an inexpensive ceramic produced in the 1830s that was light in color. (Miller, “A Revised Set of CC Index Values,” 1.)
Miller, George L. “A Revised Set of CC Index Values for Classification and Economic Scaling of English Ceramics from 1787 to 1880.” Historical Archaeology 25, no. 1 (1991): 1–25.
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A pitcher with a wide spout, used to hold water. It was pared with a basin and often used for washing hands. (“Ewer,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
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Lusterware or lustreware was a type of ceramic pottery invented in England and widely popular in the nineteenth century. It was produced by applying metal oxide to the surface of pottery, giving it the appearance of silver, gold, or copper. (“Lustre,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 6:515.)
The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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A condiment jar for pepper, often decorative. (See 13th Annual Illustrated Catalogue, 49.)
13th Annual Illustrated Catalogue of the Busiest House in America Containing Illustrations and Prices of a Few Leading and Staple Styles of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Silverware, Clocks, Canes, Umbrellas, Opera Glasses, Gold Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Etc. Salem, WV: Busiest House in America, 1889.
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A metal or glass container with a perforated top used for table condiments. Casters were often decorated and sold as matched sets with a metal stand. (“Caster,” in American Dictionary [1828]; see also 13th Annual Illustrated Catalogue, 40–47.)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
13th Annual Illustrated Catalogue of the Busiest House in America Containing Illustrations and Prices of a Few Leading and Staple Styles of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Silverware, Clocks, Canes, Umbrellas, Opera Glasses, Gold Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Etc. Salem, WV: Busiest House in America, 1889.
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