Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 8 October 1836
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Mead, Stafford & Co., Invoice, , New York Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 8 Oct. 1836; unidentified handwriting; endorsements in handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery; two pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
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| Amount brought over | $830.30 | ||
| 2 Dozen Castor Oil qts | Box 2/ 6 | 48/— | 12.31 |
| 1/4 Cask Port Wine | wt 34 Glls [Gallons] | 12/— | 51.00 |
| 1/4 [Cask] Muscat [Wine] | [wt] 29½ [Glls] | 70 | 20.65 |
| 3 qt Cask S. M. Wine (Pure) | 31. 30. 7½ wt 92½ Gs | 4/ 6 | 52.03 |
| 1 Tierce 4/— (sunds) Coffee | 454. 250 204lbs | 1/— | 26.00 |
| 1 Bbl 12/ Old Cognac Brandy | 44 Glls | 12/— | 67.50 |
| 1 Bbl 12/— No 1 St Croix Rum | 43 [Glls] | 8/— | 44.50 |
| 1 Bbl 12/— Swan H Gin | 43 [Glls] | 8/— | 44.50 |
| 1 Cask for Packing Powder | 1.50 | ||
| Cartage | 2.50 | ||
| $1,152.79 |
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“A close vessel for containing liquors, formed by staves, heading and hoops. This is a general term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, butt, barrel, etc.” (“Cask,” 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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A cask which varied in size but was usually between forty and forty-two gallons. (“Tierce,” in American Dictionary [1828]; “Tierce,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 11:18.)
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.
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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“Swan Gin” was a brand of imported gin distilled by J. J. Meders in Amsterdam. (Souvenir of New York’s Liquor Interests, 82.)
A Souvenir of New York’s Liquor Interests. New York: American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1893.
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The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” 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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Docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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