Invoice, M. H. Birge to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 17 June 1836
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Source Note
M. H. Birge, Invoice, , Erie Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 17 June 1836; unidentified handwriting; three pages; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes dockets and endorsements.Single bifolium measuring 12 ⅜ x 8 inches (31 x 20 cm) when folded. Leaves are lined with 40 horizontal blue lines (now completely faded). The document was folded twice horizontally, forming four panels. The invoice was docketed twice. docketed the verso of the second panel: “M. H. Birge | Bill | 1334 79/100 Dolls.” A second docket below the first reads, “Dry Goods”. Graphite and ink insertions are throughout the invoice in the handwriting of , ca. 1836, and an unidentified scribe. The top edge of the document is folded back. Marked ink stains are on the wrapper.This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased dry goods from Birge in . It was subsequently given to , who compared the contents of the invoice with the dry goods received. Based on the docket by , the invoice was in church possession from its reception, suggesting continuous institutional custody.
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| 2 Pieces 6/ 4 Ticking | 54 | 40 | 21.60 |
| A 1 [Ps] 7/ 8 [Ticking] | 321 | 28 Error | 9.03 |
| B 1 [Ps 7/ 8 Ticking] | 32 | 2/— | 8.00 |
| 1 [Ps] 3/4 [Ticking] | 46 | 15 | 6.90 |
| 2 Ps Buckram | 50 | 1/— | 6.25 |
| 1 Ps Apron Check | 19 | 2/ 6 | 5.69 |
| 1 [Ps Apron Check] | 9 | 2/— | 2.25 |
| 1 [Ps Apron Check] | 20 | 1/ 6 | 3.75 |
| 1 Ps Nankin Blue | 28 | 1/ 6— | 5.25 |
| 3 Ps Domestic Plaid | 111¼ | 1/ 3 do | 17.38 |
| 6 Ps Colored Cambric | 1842 | 11— do | 20.29 |
| 1 Ps Printed Jean | 282 | 3/ 6— | 12.69 |
| 1 [Ps] Blk Bombasett Bombazet | 7½. | 7.50 | |
| 6 Cotton Umbrellas | 80 | 4.80 | |
| 1 Ps Red Padding | 25 | 3/— | 9.37 |
| 1 Ps Green Baize | 11 | 4/6 | 6.19 |
| 1 Ps Striped Jean | 32 | 20 | 6.40 |
| 1 Ps Moleskin | 9 | 3/— | 3.38 |
| 1 [Ps Moleskin] | 26 | 5/— | 16.25 |
| 1 Ps Checked Drilling | 143 | 4/— | 7.37 |
| 1 Ps Blk Cloth | 12 | 5.00 | 60.00 |
| 1 [Ps] Super Blue [Cloth] | 7 | 8.00 | 56.00 |
| 1 [Ps Super Blue Cloth] | 5½. | 5½. | 30.25 |
| 1 [Ps] Super Blue [Cloth] | 143 | 3⅜ | 49.79 |
| 1 [Ps] Violet [Cloth] | 291 | 20/— do | 73.12 |
| 1 [Ps] Blk [Cloth] | 263 | 20/ | 66.87 |
| 1 Ps Plaid Cassimere | 143 | 20/— | 36.88 |
| 1 [Ps] Striped [Cassimere] | 153 | 18/— | 35.44 |
| 1 [Ps] Drab [Cassimere] | 5½ | 3.00 | 16.50 |
| 1 Ps Ribbed [Cassimere] | 103 | 18/— | 24.19 |
| 1 Ps Bobinet Lace | 11 | 6/— | 8.25 |
| 1 [Ps Bobinet Lace] | 9 | 5/— | 5.62 |
| 1 [Ps Bobinet Lace] | 92 | 4/— do | 4.75 |
| 1 [Ps Bobinet Lace] | 10 | 3/— | 3.75 |
| 1 [Ps Bobinet Lace] | 10 | 2/— | 2.00 |
| $654.25 |
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Linen or cotton fabric used for mattresses or pillows. (“Ticking,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 363; “Ticking,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 155.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Insertion in unidentified handwriting.
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A “plain woven or twilled coarse, open fabric” made of hemp, cotton yarn, or hair. It was used for hat shapes if sized; when not lined, it was used for under-lining and as a stiffener for clothes. (“Buckram,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 27.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Also spelled “nankeen,” this originally referred to a type of yellow plain woven cotton fabric manufactured in China, although it was frequently dye blue or other colors. The term was applied to this type of fabric regardless of where it was manufactured. (“Nankeen” and “Nankin,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 110; “Nankeen,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 308.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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Cotton goods manufactured in the United States. (“Domestics,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 222; “Domestics,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 54.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Insertion in unidentified handwriting.
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A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen. (“Cambric,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 31.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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A twilled fabric often made out of cotton and linen used primarily for trousers. (“Jean,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 271.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A worsted cloth that could be twilled or plain woven and was finished without a glaze; similar to bombazine. (“Bombazet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 172.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A coarse, heavy woolen flannel used for lining, bags, or table coverings. (“Baize,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 152; “Baize,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 13.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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A strong linen or cotton fabric often used for trousers or military uniforms. (“Drill,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 225; “Drill,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 57.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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A plain woven or twilled woolen or worsted fabric with a soft finish; used for men’s clothing. (“Cassimere,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 35.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Bobbinet was a “machine-made, hexagonal net, used for quillings, trimmings, etc.” It is also possible that the clerk made an error here and was referring instead to bobbin lace, a type of lace made by working bobbins or bones around pins in a cushion to produce a pattern. (“Bobbinnet,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 22; “Bobbin Lace,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 171.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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Graphite insertion in unidentified handwriting.
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