Invoice, J. F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 16 June 1836

Printed text ends; unidentified handwriting resumes.  

Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.  

Twelve dozen or 144 items. (“Gross,” 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.

A type of pewter metal, used for servingware. (Holland, Manufactures in Metal, 3:102–111.)  

Holland, John. A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Manufactures in Metal. Vol. 3. In The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Vol. 52. Edited by Dionysius Lardner. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1834.

Chains used to secure pocket watches to the wearer. (Random, Helps and Hints, 25.)  

Random, Charles. Helps and Hints: How to Protect Life and Property. With Instructions in Rifle and Pistol Shooting, &c. London: T. Hurst, 1835.

A metal ball fitted onto the tips of the horns of cattle to prevent the goring of their handlers. (Comstock, History of the House of P. & F. Corbin, 24; Roosevelt, “Peter Norton and Gwen Adams.”)  

Comstock, John B. History of the House of P. & F. Corbin. New Britain, CT: Corbin House, 1904.

Roosevelt, Laura D. “Peter Norton and Gwen Adams.” Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, 1 Apr. 2007. Online version at mvmagazine.com. Accessed 11 Dec. 2020. https://mvmagazine.com/news/2007/04/01/peter-norton-and-gwen-adams.

Refers to both a spindle used to wind thread or silk and a clasp used to fasten a padlock. (“Hasp,” 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.