Invoice, John Hitchcock & Son to Cahoon, Carter & Co., circa 12 October 1836

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John Hitchcock
16 Feb. 1785–9 Mar. 1844. Merchant. Born in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Thomas Hitchcock and Clemence Reynolds. Married Electa Hall. Moved to New York City, by 1810. Died in New York City.
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Cahoon, Carter & Co.
A mercantile company likely established in June 1835, composed of partners Reynolds Cahoon, Jared Carter, and Hyrum Smith. The company was an outgrowth of their role as members of the committee to build the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio; the funds they...
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Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH], ca. Oct. 1836; unidentified handwriting; docket in unidentified handwriting; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes redaction: "Duplicate" was written across the middle of the page in unidentified handwriting.
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Bo[ugh]t. of & Son

4 O. G. Looking Glasses	No. 15 $9.00	$36.00
6 Bevil Gilt [Looking Glasses]	22. $2.75. 23. $4.50	43.50
3 [Bevil Gilt Looking Glasses]	24. $6.00 24½ $7.00	39.00
6 [Bevil] Band [Looking Glasses]	26. $2.75	16.50
6 Plain Single Plate [Glasses]	32 $1.37½ 34. $2.25. 36 $3.25	41.25
12 Figgd. Gilt [Plate Glasses]	Ea[ch] 4.— 5/ 6— 6— 11/—	24.75
6 [Figgd. Gilt]	[Ea] 7— 11/—	8.25
12 Bevil [Gilt Plate Glasses]	[Ea] 8.— 6/— 11/— 11/—	25.50
6 Toilet with drawers	Ea 2.— 22/— 3— 24/—	34.50
	6 Boxes & 2 Cartages 1 The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” in American Dictionary [1828].) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	8.75
		$278.00

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Bought. of & Son

4 O. G. Looking Glasses	No. 15 $9.00	$36.00
6 Bevil Gilt [Looking Glasses]	22. $2.75. 23. $4.50	43.50
3 [Bevil Gilt Looking Glasses]	24. $6.00 24½ $7.00	39.00
6 [Bevil] Band [Looking Glasses]	26. $2.75	16.50
6 Plain Single Plate [Glasses]	32 $1.37½ 34. $2.25. 36 $3.25	41.25
12 Figgd. Gilt [Plate Glasses]	Each 4.— 5/ 6— 6— 11/—	24.75
6 [Figgd. Gilt]	Ea 7— 11/—	8.25
12 Bevil [Gilt Plate Glasses]	Ea 8.— 6/— 11/— 11/—	25.50
6 Toilet with drawers	Ea 2.— 22/— 3— 24/—	34.50
	6 Boxes & 2 Cartages 1 The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” in American Dictionary [1828].) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	8.75
		$278.00

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Editorial Title
Invoice, John Hitchcock & Son to Cahoon, Carter & Co., circa 12 October 1836
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Total Pages
2
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1. 1
  The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” 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.
2. “Duplicate” is written vertically in red ink over the center of the page, in unidentified handwriting.