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Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 8 October 1836
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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).
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
8th. Oct 1836
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Bo[ugh]t of Mead Stafford & Co
| 2 Chests Y[oung] H[yson] Tea | 115.116. 231.40. 191lbs | 58 | 110.78 |
| 1 P.R. Molasses | 85.2 83 Glls [Gallons] | 48 | 39.84 |
| 1 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 | 132.13. 119lbs | 10 | 12.21 |
| 1 [Bbl] | 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/— Ven[etian] Red | wt 118lbs | 4½ | 5.68 |
| 10lbs Prussian Blue | Keg 2/ 6 (Sunds) | 9/— | 11.56 |
| 10lbs 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 | 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 | |
| 1/2 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 |
| 6 8 S Snuff | 16lbs | 21 | 3.36 |
| 1 Jar 5/— M [Snuff] | 20lbs— 5oz | 2/— | 5.70 |
| 6 Matts | 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 | 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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Footnotes
Insertion in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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The size and weight of a barrel varied and was often dependent on whether the contents were liquid or solid. In the United States, statutes generally regulated that a barrel should contain 28 to 31½ gallons. (“Barrel,” 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 small cask or barrel, varying in size but usually containing less than ten gallons. (“Keg,” in American Dictionary [1828]; “Keg,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 5: 667.)
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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“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.