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Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 8 October 1836

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Mead, Stafford & Co., Invoice, , New York Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 8 Oct. 1836; unidentified handwriting; two pages; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes docket and insertion.
Single leaf measuring 12⅝ x 7⅝ inches (32 x 19 cm). The top, right, and bottom edges of the document have the square cut of manufactured paper; the left edge is torn, suggesting the leaf was part of a bifolium or removed from a volume. The top and bottom edges were brought together into a gate fold horizontally, then folded in half to form four panels. Graphite and ink redactions appear throughout the invoice in an unidentified handwriting. Marcellus Cowdery docketed the verso of the third panel: “Mead, Stafford & Co | Groceries | $812.01”. It remained in a folded state for some time with other documents stacked on top of it, evidenced by the pattern of coal dust on the second and third panels of the verso.
This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased groceries from Mead, Stafford & Co. in . Based on the docket by Marcellus Cowdery, the invoice was in church possession by 1837, suggesting continuous institutional custody.

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    Cowdery served as clerk of the Kirtland High Council in 1837 (Minute Book 1, 11 and 29 May 1837).

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8th. Oct 1836
Mess <​​>
27 water St
Bo[ugh]t of Mead Stafford & Co
2 Chests Y[oung] H[yson] Tea 115.116. 231.40. 191lbs 58 110.78
1 P.R. Molasses 85.2 83 Glls [Gallons] 48 39.84
1 P.R. Sugar 1295.155. 1140lbs 11 125.40
1 Bbl [Barrel] 2/ 6 Loaf [Sugar] 131.17. 114lbs 16½ 19.12
1/2 [Bbl 2/ 6] L [Sugar]
1/2 Bbl 2/ 6 132.13. 119lbs 10 12.21
1 [Bbl] wL 37½ Glls 1.10 41.25
1 [Bbl] 16/— Spts Turpentine wL 33 Glls 60 21.80
1 [Bbl] Tar $3.00 3.00
1/2 [Bbl] 3/— White Lead wt 260lbs 12 31.58
1/2 [Bbl] 3/— Ven[etian] Red wt 118lbs 4½ 5.68
10lbs Prussian Blue Keg 2/ 6 (Sunds) 9/— 11.56
10lbs 2 oz Imt [Imitation] Green Gold Bronze 10/— 2.50
1½lbs Vermillion 10/— 1.88
1/2 Pack Gold Leaf $9½. 4.75
8 Pwts Silver Bronze 4/— 4.00
4 oz Copper [Bronze] 4/— 2.00
1 Keg 2/ 6 Red Lead wt 100lbs 11 11.31
1 [Keg] 2/ 6 Sulpher [wt] 24lbs 4½ 1.39
1 [Keg] 2/ 6 Roll Brimstone wt 32lbs 4 1.59
1 [Keg] 2/6 wt 44lbs 3 1.63
1 [Keg] 2/ 6 Epsom [Salts] 63.6. 57lbs 6 3.73
1 [Keg] 2/ 6 Alum 81.6 75lbs 6¼ 5.00
3 [Kegs] NH Powder HF G $5½. 16.50
1/2 2 [Kegs] Pure Ginger 49.45 94lbs 11 10.34
1/2 Box Honeydew Cav Tobacco 93.23. 70lbs 3/— 26.25
2 [Boxes] No 2 Bar Soap 72 Each 144lbs 6 8.64
6 8 S Snuff 16lbs 21 3.36
1 Jar 5/— M [Snuff] 20lbs— 5oz 2/— 5.70
6 Matts 30lbs 13 3.90
6lbs [Matts] Cloves 28 1.68
2lbs [Matts] Nutmegs 13/— 3.25
2 qr Casks S.M. Wine 30½. 31½ 62 Galls 4/ 6 34.88
3 Boxes 31. 31. 32½— 94½lbs 10 9.45
1 Bbl 2/ 6 Madder 206.21. 185lbs 13 24.36
over $610.31
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Related Case Documents
Editorial Title
Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 8 October 1836
ID #
6167
Total Pages
2
Print Volume Location
Handwriting on This Page
  • Unidentified
  • Newel K. Whitney

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    Insertion in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.

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    The size and weight of a barrel varied and was often dependent on whether the contents were liquid or solid. In the United States, statutes generally regulated that a barrel should contain 28 to 31½ gallons. (“Barrel,” 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 small cask or barrel, varying in size but usually containing less than ten gallons. (“Keg,” in American Dictionary [1828]; “Keg,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 5: 667.)

    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.

    The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.

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    “A close vessel for containing liquors, formed by staves, heading and hoops. This is a general term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, butt, barrel, etc.” (“Cask,” 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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