Invoice, D. O. Ketchum to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 20 June 1836
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Source Note
D. O. Ketchum, Invoice, , Erie Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 20 June 1836; handwriting of Daniel Ketchum; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes dockets and endorsements.Single leaf of blue paper measuring 8⅛ x 8 inches (21 x 20 cm). The right and bottom edges of the recto have the square cut of manufactured paper; the top and left edges are torn, suggesting the leaf was part of a larger leaf or possibly a bifolium. The document was tri-folded horizontally and endorsed. Graphite and red pencil redactions are in unidentified handwriting. Endorsements are in the handwriting of , ca. 1836. docketed the verso of the second panel twice: “D.O. Ketchum’s | Bill $246.96”; “Due Dec. 20, 1836, | at Bank”. A third docket below the other two is in unidentified handwriting: “Hosie[r]y & Bonnets”. There is marked staining on the document.This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased hosiery and bonnets from Ketchum in . It was subsequently given to , who compared the contents of the invoice with the groceries received. Based on the docket by , the invoice was in church possession from its reception, suggesting continuous institutional custody.
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June 20. 1836
Messrs
Bought of Daniel O Ketchum
| 1 Box Tuscan Hats— | 74— 8/— | 74.00 |
| 4 Boxes Gauge Cap Ribbons | 72 1.50 | 108.00 |
| 2 dozen Gents pairr Hose | 3.50 | 7.00 |
| 4 p short 2 doz Blk Silk Glovs | 7.00 | 14.00 |
| 10/ 12 [doz] Linen [Gloves] | 7.00 | 5.83 |
| 12 Umbrellas | 7/— | 10.50 |
| 3 [Umbrellas] | 13/— | 4.88 |
| 3 [Umbrellas] | 15/—— | 5.63 |
| 3 [Umbrellas] | 17/— | 6.37 |
| 11. 1 Ps Piece Blk Ribbon | 16/— | 2.00 |
| 1 Ps Belt Ribbon | 22/— | 2.75 |
| 1 [Ps Belt Ribbon] | 48/— | 6.00 |
| $246.96 |
Received Payment by note 6 months Bank of Buffalo
D O Ketchm [p. [1]]
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Footnotes
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Summer hats woven from the fine, yellow straw from the tops of bleached wheat stalks. The bonnet originated in Tuscany, Italy. (“Tuscan,” in Dreher, From the Neck Up, 194.)
Dreher, Denise. From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking. Minneapolis: Madhatter Press, 1981.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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