Invoice, Mead & Betts to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 18 June 1836

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Located in western New York on eastern shore of Lake Erie at head of Niagara River and mouth of Buffalo Creek. County seat. Settled by 1801. Land for town allocated, 1810. Incorporated as village, 1813, but mostly destroyed later that year during War of 1812...
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Cahoon, Carter & Co.
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Kirtland Township
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Oliver Cowdery
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Bo[ugh]t of Mead & Betts

1 p[iece]s Super Adelaid Cloth	5½	6.00	33.00
1 [ps] Mulberry [Cloth]	13¾	3.75	51.56
1 [ps] Olive [Cloth]	8½	3.75	31.88
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	14½	3.75	54.37
1 [ps] Blue [Cloth]	16½	4.50	74.25
1 [ps] Super Blue [Cloth]	10	6.00	60.00
1 [ps] Super Black [Cloth]	10½	6.25	65.62
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	23¼	4.50	104.63
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	21¾	4.00	87.00
1 [ps] Brown [Cloth]	14½	4.00	58.00
1 [ps] Mixed [Cloth]	23	2.75	63.25
1 [ps] Cadet Mixed [Cloth] 1 A bluish-gray woolen fabric, fulled and shorn, often used for uniforms in military schools. (“Cadet Cloth,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 30.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	17 ½	4.50	78.75
1 [ps] Green Striped Cassimere 2 A plain woven or twilled woolen or worsted fabric with a soft finish; used for men’s clothing. (“Cassimere,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 35.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	12½	3.00	37.50
1 [ps] Drab Cloth	5½	3.00	16.50
1 [ps] Plain Cassimere	18¼	23/—	52.47
1 [ps] Striped Cassimere	18	22/—	49.50
1 [ps] Black Buck Skin Cassimere	14¾	23/—	42.40
1 [ps] Green Buck Skin Cassimere	7	23/—	20.12
1 [ps] Drab [Buck Skin Cassimere]	27	22/—	74.25
1 [ps] Light drab Stripe [Cassimere]	9¾	3.00	29.25
1 [ps] Light Blue Cassimere	5	18/—	11.25
1 [ps] Crape Buck Skin [Cassimere]	10½	16/—	21.00
1 [ps] Lavender Sattinet	12¼	15/—	22.97
1 [ps] Light Lavinder Sattinet	31	10/ 6	40.69
2 [ps] Common Sattinet	49	95	46.75
1 [ps] Canvass	43	24	10.32
1 [ps Canvass]	42½	1/ 6	7.97
4 [ps] Check	197¾	17	33.61
2 [ps] Dark Stripe	55¼	29	16.02
1 [ps] Light Stripe	31¼	1/ 6	4.23
1 [ps] Constitution Twill 3 A type of corduroy. (“Constitution,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 43.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	49¾	2/—	12.44
1 [ps] Speckled Cotton Drilling 4 A strong linen or cotton fabric often used for trousers or military uniforms. (“Drill,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 225; “Drill,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 57.) 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.	45¾	21	9.61
1 [ps] Dark Cotton Stripe	32	1/ 6	6.50
2 [ps] Cotton Plaid Cassimere	66½	48	31.92
1 [ps] Linen Drilling	42½	48	20.40
3 [ps] Plaid Drilling	85	5/—	53.13
1 [ps] Honey Comb Drilling	27	30	8.10
			1,441.22

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Bought of Mead & Betts

1 pieces Super Adelaid Cloth	5½	6.00	33.00
1 [ps] Mulberry [Cloth]	13¾	3.75	51.56
1 [ps] Olive [Cloth]	8½	3.75	31.88
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	14½	3.75	54.37
1 [ps] Blue [Cloth]	16½	4.50	74.25
1 [ps] Super Blue [Cloth]	10	6.00	60.00
1 [ps] Super Black [Cloth]	10½	6.25	65.62
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	23¼	4.50	104.63
1 [ps] Black [Cloth]	21¾	4.00	87.00
1 [ps] Brown [Cloth]	14½	4.00	58.00
1 [ps] Mixed [Cloth]	23	2.75	63.25
1 [ps] Cadet Mixed Cloth 1 A bluish-gray woolen fabric, fulled and shorn, often used for uniforms in military schools. (“Cadet Cloth,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 30.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	17 ½	4.50	78.75
1 ps Green Striped Cassimere 2 A plain woven or twilled woolen or worsted fabric with a soft finish; used for men’s clothing. (“Cassimere,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 35.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	12½	3.00	37.50
1 ps Drab Cloth	5½	3.00	16.50
1 ps Plain Cassimere	18¼	23/—	52.47
1 ps Striped Cassimere	18	22/—	49.50
1 ps Black Buck Skin Cassimere	14¾	23/—	42.40
1 ps Green Buck Skin Cassimere	7	23/—	20.12
1 [ps] Drab [Buck Skin Cassimere]	27	22/—	74.25
1 [ps] Light drab Stripe [Cassimere]	9¾	3.00	29.25
1 ps Light Blue Cassimere	5	18/—	11.25
1 [ps] Crape Buck Skin [Cassimere]	10½	16/—	21.00
1 ps Lavender Sattinet	12¼	15/—	22.97
1 ps Light Lavinder Sattinet	31	10/ 6	40.69
2 ps Common Sattinet	49	95	46.75
1 ps Canvass	43	24	10.32
1 [ps Canvass]	42½	1/ 6	7.97
4 ps Check	197¾	17	33.61
2 ps Dark Stripe	55¼	29	16.02
1 ps Light Stripe	31¼	1/ 6	4.23
1 ps Constitution Twill 3 A type of corduroy. (“Constitution,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 43.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	49¾	2/—	12.44
1 ps Speckled Cotton Drilling 4 A strong linen or cotton fabric often used for trousers or military uniforms. (“Drill,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 225; “Drill,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 57.) 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.	45¾	21	9.61
1 ps Dark Cotton Stripe	32	1/ 6	6.50
2 ps Cotton Plaid Cassimere	66½	48	31.92
1 ps Linen Drilling	42½	48	20.40
3 ps Plaid Drilling	85	5/—	53.13
1 ps Honey Comb Drilling	27	30	8.10
			1,441.22

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Invoice, Mead & Betts to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 18 June 1836
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1. 1
  A bluish-gray woolen fabric, fulled and shorn, often used for uniforms in military schools. (“Cadet Cloth,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 30.)
  
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
2. 2
  A plain woven or twilled woolen or worsted fabric with a soft finish; used for men’s clothing. (“Cassimere,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 35.)
  
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
3. 3
  A type of corduroy. (“Constitution,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 43.)
  
  Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
4. 4
  A strong linen or cotton fabric often used for trousers or military uniforms. (“Drill,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 225; “Drill,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 57.)
  
  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.

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