Invoice, J. F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 16 June 1836
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Source Note
, Invoice, , Erie Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 16 June 1836; printed form with manuscript additions in unidentified handwriting; endorsements in handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of unidentified scribe and ; four pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
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| 5½ dozen Knives & forks | 4/. | 2.75 | |
| 4 [doz Knives & forks] | 14/ | 7.00 | |
| 6 [doz Knives & forks] | Each 5/ 9. 8/ 6. 10/. 11/. 12/. | 35.44 | |
| 6 [doz Knives & forks] | [Ea] 14/. 15/. | 21.75 | |
| 1doz Bread [Knives] | 10/. | 1.25 | |
| 1 [doz] Slivr [Knives] | Ea 10/. 18/. | 3.50 | |
| 1 doz Pocket Knives | Ea 15/. 24/. 26/. 28/. 36/. 48/. | 22.13 | |
| 10/ 12 [doz Pocket Knives] | 18/. | 1.88 | |
| 11/ 12 [doz Pocket Knives] | Ea 32/. 32/. 36/. | 11.50 | |
| 8/ 12 [doz Pocket Knives] | [Ea] 20/. | 1.44 | |
| 1/ 3 [doz Pocket Knives] | 46/. | 1.50 | |
| 1. doz Penns | 24/. | 3.00 | |
| 3 Ivory Durks [Knives] | 32/. | 12.00 | |
| one short 1 Card Knives | 36.00 | ||
| 2¼ doz Best Razors on Card | 96/. | 27.00 | |
| 1 doz Scissors | Ea 18/. 24/. | 5 25 | 193.39 |
| 1 [doz] Shears [Scissors] | 18/. 44/. | 7.75 | |
| 1 Gross. Iron Spoons | 30/. | 3.75 | |
| 1/2 Grs. Britania [Spoons] | 54/. | 3.38 | |
| 1/2 [Grs.] Britania Teas [Teaspoons] | 24/. | 1.50 | |
| 6 doz Plated | 18/. | 13.50 | |
| 6 doz Plated Teas | 6/. | 4.50 | |
| 2 Gro. Nitting Pins | Ea 3/. 5/. | 2.63 | |
| 3 doz Guard Chains | 16/. | 6.00 | |
| 3 Gro. Curtin Rings | [Ea] 3/. 5/. | 3.00 | |
| 2 Best Needles | 26/. | 6.50 | |
| 1½ dz Ink Powder | 7/. | 1.31 | |
| 2 Best Ivory Rules | 40/. | 10.00 | |
| 4 dz Corset Eye Letts | 4/. | 2.00 | |
| 1 Gro. Alls [Awls] | Ea 8/. 24/. | 4.00 | |
| 6 doz [Alls] Halfs [Awls Hafts] | 2/. | 1.50 | |
| 1 doz Ox Balls | 10/. | 1.25 | |
| 1 Gro. Hasps | 14/. | 1.75 | 74.32 |
| Amount Crd [Carried] frwd [forward] | $267.71 |
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Footnotes
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Printed text ends; unidentified handwriting resumes.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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