Invoice, H. Smith & Co. to Vinson Knight, November 1836
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Source Note
, Invoice, , Geauga Co., OH, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], Nov. 1836; handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL.
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Document Transcript
| 1. ps [piece] Silk | 17. Y[ar]ds at $1.30 | $22.10 |
| 1 [ps] Sheeting | 30. [Yds] 0.13½ | 3.97 |
| 2 Bales Wicking | @ 0.13 | 0.26 |
| 1½ doz[en] Sheets wadding | @ 0.70 | 1.05 |
| 2. Comforters | 3/ 6 | 0.88 |
| 4. Belt 2 All | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| 1. p[ai]r Suspenders | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 1 2 [pr] Buck[skin] Gloves | 8/— | 2.00 |
| 2 [pr] Ladies [Gloves] | @ 3/4 | 0.84 |
| 1 [pr] Fur [Gloves] | $1.33 | 1.33 |
| 3 Spellings books | 2/— <1/4 lb Silk $11.00> | 3.00 |
| 2 Fur Collars | @ 2.00 | 6.00 |
| 1. [Fur] Cap | $12.00 1. @ 5/— | 12.63 |
| 1. Sive [Cap] | 2/3 | 0.28 |
| 2. Bunches Brade [Braid] | 2/— 2 @ 0.04 | 0.58 |
| 2 [Bunches Braid] | 2/— | 0.50 |
| 1 0.08 & cord 0.14 in 3 Lacets— | @ 1/— | 0.60 |
| 1 Shawl 7.25 & 1. Piece Pongee $8.00 | 15.25 | |
| 8 papers pins 6/— & 2 Doz frogs 0.44 | 1.19 | |
| 1 Trunk | $3.00 | 3.00 |
| 1. Spade | 7/— | 0.87 |
| 1. Toilet Looking Glass | $2.75 | 2.75 |
| 1 pr Elasticks | 1/6 | 0.19 |
| 3⅝ Mixed Br[oa]d Cloth | $5.75 | 20.84 |
| 4 7/ 16 Soap | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| $100.91 |
Footnotes
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A light, plain woven cotton fabric. (“Sheeting,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 141.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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This probably refers to sheets of carded cotton used for making quilts. (“Wadding,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 164.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Braids were woven or plaited fabric that was flat, round, or tubular; they were used for binding or trimming. (“Braid,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles,, 24.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Braids used to form patterns for laces. (“Lacet,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 89.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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A clothing and curtain fabric with Chinese origins woven from uneven threads of silk. It was originally a tan color but in the early nineteenth century was often dyed. (“Pongee,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America,, 327.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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An ornamental fastening which consisted of “a spindle-shaped button, covered with silk or other material, which passes through a loop on the opposite side of the garment.” These closures were originally used on military dress coats and cloaks. (“Frog,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 4:559.)
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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Docket in handwriting of Warren Parrish.
