Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 8 October 1836
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Source Note
Mead, Stafford & Co., Invoice, , New York Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 8 Oct. 1836; unidentified handwriting; two pages; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes docket and insertion.Single leaf measuring 12⅝ x 7⅝ inches (32 x 19 cm). The top, right, and bottom edges of the document have the square cut of manufactured paper; the left edge is torn, suggesting the leaf was part of a bifolium or removed from a volume. The top and bottom edges were brought together into a gate fold horizontally, then folded in half to form four panels. Graphite and ink redactions appear throughout the invoice in an unidentified handwriting. Marcellus Cowdery docketed the verso of the third panel: “Mead, Stafford & Co | Groceries | $812.01”. It remained in a folded state for some time with other documents stacked on top of it, evidenced by the pattern of coal dust on the second and third panels of the verso.This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased groceries from Mead, Stafford & Co. in . Based on the docket by Marcellus Cowdery, the invoice was in church possession by 1837, suggesting continuous institutional custody.
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Cowdery served as clerk of the Kirtland High Council in 1837 (Minute Book 1, 11 and 29 May 1837).
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- Historical Introduction

8th. Oct 1836
Mess
27 water St
Bought of Mead Stafford & Co
2 Chests Young Hyson Tea | 115.116. 231.40. 191lbs | 58 | 110.78 |
1 Tierce P.R. Molasses | 85.2 83 Glls [Gallons] | 48 | 39.84 |
1 Hhd Hogshead P.R. Sugar | 1295.155. 1140lbs | 11 | 125.40 |
1 Bbl [Barrel] 2/ 6 Loaf [Sugar] | 131.17. 114lbs | 16½ | 19.12 |
1/2 [Bbl 2/ 6] L [Sugar] | |||
1/2 Bbl 2/ 6 Saleratus | 132.13. 119lbs | 10 | 12.21 |
1 Bbl Winter Oil | wL 37½ Glls | 1.10 | 41.25 |
1 Bbl 16/— Spts Turpentine | wL 33 Glls | 60 | 21.80 |
1 Bbl Tar | $3.00 | 3.00 | |
1/2 Bbl 3/— White Lead | wt 260lbs | 12 | 31.58 |
1/2 Bbl 3/— Venetian Red | wt 118lbs | 4½ | 5.68 |
10lbs Prussian Blue | Keg 2/ 6 (Sunds) | 9/— | 11.56 |
2 oz Imt Imitation Green Gold Bronze | 10/— | 2.50 | |
1½lbs Vermillion | 10/— | 1.88 | |
1/2 Pack Gold Leaf | $9½. | 4.75 | |
8 Pwts Silver Bronze | 4/— | 4.00 | |
4 oz Copper [Bronze] | 4/— | 2.00 | |
1 Keg 2/ 6 Red Lead | wt 100lbs | 11 | 11.31 |
1 Keg 2/ 6 Sulpher | wt 24lbs | 4½ | 1.39 |
1 Keg 2/ 6 Roll Brimstone | wt 32lbs | 4 | 1.59 |
1 Keg 2/6 Glaub Salts | wt 44lbs | 3 | 1.63 |
1 [Keg] 2/ 6 Epsom [Salts] | 63.6. 57lbs | 6 | 3.73 |
1 Keg 2/ 6 Alum | 81.6 75lbs | 6¼ | 5.00 |
3 Kegs NH Powder HF G | $5½. | 16.50 | |
2 [Kegs] Pure Ginger | 49.45 94lbs | 11 | 10.34 |
1/2 Box Honeydew Cav Tobacco | 93.23. 70lbs | 3/— | 26.25 |
2 Boxes No 2 Bar Soap | 72 Each 144lbs | 6 | 8.64 |
8 Bladders S Snuff | 16lbs | 21 | 3.36 |
1 Jar 5/— M [Snuff] | 20lbs— 5oz | 2/— | 5.70 |
6 Matts Cassia | 30lbs | 13 | 3.90 |
6lbs Matts Cloves | 28 | 1.68 | |
2lbs Matts Nutmegs | 13/— | 3.25 | |
2 qr Casks S.M. Wine | 30½. 31½ 62 Galls | 4/ 6 | 34.88 |
3 Boxes Poland Starch | 31. 31. 32½— 94½lbs | 10 | 9.45 |
1 Bbl 2/ 6 Madder | 206.21. 185lbs | 13 | 24.36 |
over | $610.31 |
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