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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| Amount Brought forward | $654.25 | ||
| No Number 90 2 Pieces Footing Lace | 872 | 7 | 6.12 |
| [No] 50 2 [Ps Footing Lace] | 691 | 6d | 4.33 |
| [No] 50 2 [Ps Footing Lace] | 87 | 3 | 2.61 |
| [No] 24 1 [Ps Footing Lace] | 76 | 22 do | 1.90 |
| 3 [Ps Footing Lace] | 203 | 2 | 4.06 |
| [No] 26 1 [Ps Footing Lace] | 83 | 22 | 2.07 |
| 2 [Ps] Edging [Lace] | 72 | 6d | 1.62 |
| 1 [Ps] Edging [Lace] | 48 | 5 | 2.40 |
| 1 [Ps] Edging [Lace] | 48 | 4 | 1.92 |
| 1 [Ps] Edging [Lace] | 36 | 32 | 1.26 |
| 2 [Ps] Edging [Lace] | 66 | 3 | 1.98 |
| 1 Ps French Bombasine | 10 | 130 | 13.00 |
| 1 [Ps French Bombasine] | 10 | 20/— | 25.00 |
| 1 Ps Buff Vesting | 22 | 4/— | 1.25 |
| 1 [Ps Vesting] | 21 | 4/— | 1.12 |
| 2 [Ps] Checkd [Vesting] | 53 | 4/— | 2.88 |
| 1 [Ps] Buff [Vesting] | 62 | 6/— | 4.87 |
| 1 [Ps] Striped [Vesting] | 61 | 8/— | 6.13 |
| 4 Bundlles Ball Thread | 8/— | 4.00 | |
| 2 Doz Suspenders | 22/— | 5.50 | |
| 1 Ps Irish Linen | 14/— | 4/— | 7.00 |
| 1 [Ps Irish Linen] | 13 | 5/— | 8.12 |
| 1 [Ps Irish Linen] | 12 | 6/— | 9.00 |
| 1 [Ps Irish Linen] | 122 | 8/— | 12.50 |
| 1 Ps Purple Silk | 262 | 6/— | 19.87 |
| 1 [Ps] Blk [Silk] | 772 | 58 | 44.95 |
| 1 Ps Sarcenet [Silk] | 18.00 | 18.00 | |
| 1 [Ps] Sinchew Sinchaw [Silk] | 21.00 | 21.00 | |
| 1/2 Doz Prusian Shawls | 4½. | 2.25 | |
| 1/2 [Doz Prusian Shawls] | 6.00 | 3.00 | |
| 3 Valentia [Shawls] | 1½. | 4.50 | |
| 2 Plaid [Prussian Shawls] | 14/— | 3.50 | |
| 3 Blk & Green [Shawls] | 10/— | 3.75 | |
| 3 Red [Shawls] | 6/— | 2.25 | |
| 6 Gross Prunella Buttons | 4/— | 3.00 | |
| 2 [Gross Prunella Buttons] | 8/— | 2.00 | |
| 18 Doz Spools Thread | 2/— | 4.50 | |
| 12 Bundlles [Thread] | 2/3 | 3.37 | |
| $920.83 |
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Footnotes
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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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Cloth made of silk warp and worsted weft in a serge or twill weave. Black bombazine was used for mourning garments. (“Bombazine,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 172, 175.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats. (“Vesting,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 372.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A type of thin, transparent silk weave. (“Sarcenet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 339.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A type of silk imported from China. (“Sinchaw,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 349.)
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
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A fringed shawl made of twilled cotton with printed designs. (“Prussian Shawls,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 128.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
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Possibly either a strong cotton fabric used for uniforms or a fabric made from cotton, silk, and wool typically used for waistcoat. (“Velencia or Valentia,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 160; “Valencia,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America,, 369.)
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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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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Metal-shanked buttons. (Lossing, History of American Industries and Arts, 166.)
Lossing, Benson J. History of American Industries and Arts. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1878.
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