Invoice, Hempstead & Keeler to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 18 June 1836

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Cahoon, Carter & Co.
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June 18. 1836

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Bo[ugh]t of Hempstead & Keeler 156 Main St

	2 Bales 3/4 Utica Sherlings
	[2 Bales] #1. 18 ps	5482
	[2 Bales] #2 15a	4042 1013. 92	96.24
	2 [Bales] 3/4 Springfield [Sherlings]
	[2 Bales] #77	580
	[2 Bales] #79	622 624 1204.11	132.44
	2 [Bales] 4/ 4 Lockport [Sherlings]
	[2 Bales]	606.6 603 1219. 14	170.66
	1 [Bale] 4/ 4 Lawrence #3177.	886 162	146.19
	2 [Bales] Wicking	471 24	11.34
	2 [Bales] Batts 1 TEXT: Possibly an abbreviation for “batting.”	179. 1/	22.38
#1.	5 Square Baskets	6/	3.75
2	6 [Square Baskets]	4/8	3.50
1	2 Oval [Baskets]	4/	1.00
2	12 [Oval Baskets]	34/4	5.00
3	13 [Oval Baskets]	2/8	4.33
	1 Nest [Basket]	Ea[ch] 20/ 24/	5.50
	4 p[iece]s 6/ 4 Ticking 2 Linen or cotton fabric used for mattresses or pillows. (“Ticking,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 363; “Ticking,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 155.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	169. 0.36	60.84
	4 [ps] 7/ 8 [Ticking]	1582 2/	39.56
	1 [ps] Ribd Buck Skin	30 26/	97.50
	3 [ps] French Prints	942 42	39.69
#5	7 [ps] Sight [Prints]	196 28	54.88
	3 [ps] Twilld [Prints]	76 28	21.28
6	3 [ps] Sight Plait [Prints]	972 20	19.50
2 <3>	3 <4> [ps] Dark [Prints]	1091 162	18.02
2	12 [ps Dark Prints]	3813 1/	47.72
	12 [ps] Blue [Prints]	3772 14	52.85
	6 [ps] Furniture	2061 15	30.94
	4 [ps Furniture] Super	112 2/6	35.00
	10 [ps] Blea Stockport	3503 20	70.15
	3 C Cotten Balls	8/	3.00
	Taylers Spool Th[rea]d	12 7/	10.50
	3 ps Col[ore]d Flerrence [Florrence] 3 A plain woven silk lining. (“Florence,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 67.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	135 32	43.20
	2. Crodar [Gros de] Nap 4 TEXT: Possibly short for “Gros de Naples,” a plain woven silk fabric from Italy used for coats or hats. (“Gros de Naples,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 74.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	20 70	14.00
	1. White Crape	36/	4.50
	1. [White Crape]	5.75	5.75
	Forward		$1271.21

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June 18. 1836

Messr

Bought of Hempstead & Keeler 156 Main St

	2 Bales 3/4 Utica Sherlings
	2 Bales #1. 18 ps	5482
	2 Bales #2 15a	4042 1013. 92	96.24
	2 [Bales] 3/4 Springfield [Sherlings]
	2 Bales #77	580
	2 Bales #79	624 1204.11	132.44
	2 [Bales] 4/ 4 Lockport [Sherlings]
	[2 Bales]	606.6 603 1219. 14	170.66
	1 [Bale] 4/ 4 Lawrence #3177.	886 162	146.19
	2 Bales Wicking	471 24	11.34
	2 Bales Batts	179. 1/	22.38
#1.	5 Square Baskets	6/	3.75
2	6 [Square Baskets]	4/8	3.50
1	2 Oval [Baskets]	4/	1.00
2	12 [Oval Baskets]	34/4	5.00
3	13 [Oval Baskets]	2/8	4.33
	1 Nest [Basket]	Each 20/ 24/	5.50
	4 pieces 6/ 4 Ticking 2 Linen or cotton fabric used for mattresses or pillows. (“Ticking,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 363; “Ticking,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 155.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	169. 0.36	60.84
	4 [ps] 7/ 8 [Ticking]	1582 2/	39.56
	1 ps Ribd Buck Skin	30 26/	97.50
	3 ps French Prints	942 42	39.69
#5	7 [ps] Sight [Prints]	196 28	54.88
	3 ps Twilld [Prints]	76 28	21.28
6	3 [ps] Sight Plait [Prints]	972 20	19.50
3	4 [ps] Dark [Prints]	1091 162	18.02
2	12 [ps Dark Prints]	3813 1/	47.72
	12 [ps] Blue [Prints]	3772 14	52.85
	6 ps Furniture	2061 15	30.94
	4 ps Furniture Super	112 2/6	35.00
	10 ps Blea Stockport	3503 20	70.15
	3 C Cotten Balls	8/	3.00
	Taylers Spool Thread	12 7/	10.50
	3 ps Colored Flerrence Florrence 3 A plain woven silk lining. (“Florence,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 67.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	135 32	43.20
	2. Crodar Gros de Nap	20 70	14.00
	1. White Crape	36/	4.50
	1. [White Crape]	5.75	5.75
	Forward		$1271.21

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Editorial Title
Invoice, Hempstead & Keeler to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 18 June 1836
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Total Pages
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Footnotes
1. 1
  TEXT: Possibly an abbreviation for “batting.”
2. 2
  Linen or cotton fabric used for mattresses or pillows. (“Ticking,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 363; “Ticking,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 155.)
  
  Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
3. 3
  A plain woven silk lining. (“Florence,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 67.)
  
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
4. 4
  TEXT: Possibly short for “Gros de Naples,” a plain woven silk fabric from Italy used for coats or hats. (“Gros de Naples,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 74.)
  
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.

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