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Invoice, Z. Griswold to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 11 October 1836
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Z. Griswold, Invoice, , New York Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 11 Oct. 1836; handwriting of unidentified scribe and Z. Griswold; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes docket and redactions.
Single leaf measuring 6¼ x 7¾ inches (16 x 20 cm). The top and right edges of the document have the square cut of manufactured paper; the left and bottom edges are cut, suggesting the leaf was cut from a larger sheet of paper. The document was folded in half horizontally with a ½ inch (1 cm) edge folded over to conceal the uneven bottom edge. Marcellus Cowdery docketed the verso of the second panel: “Z Griswold | Dry Goods | $104.13”. Graphite redactions appear throughout the invoice in unidentified handwriting.
This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased dry goods from Z. Griswold in . Based on the docket by 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).
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
Oct 11 1836
Messrs
Bo[ugh]t of Z Griswold
| 6 p[air]s | 18/— | $13.50 | |
| 1 doz[en] Buck[skin] Gloves | 7.00 | ||
| 2 Bales Wick | 31 31½— 62½ | 0.26 | 16.25 |
| 1 [Bale] Batts | 105 lbs | 0.14 | 14.70 |
| no 7, 8, 10, 11 40 lb 10 10 10 10 | 0.32 | 12.80 | |
| no 12 15 lb Twist | 0.33 | 4.95 | |
| [no] 14 15 lb Twist | 0.34 | 5.10 | |
| 1 Bale | 30 32 doz | 0.70 | 22.40 |
| 1/4 Gro[ss] Bonnet Boards | 8— | 2.00 | |
| 2 lbs Knitting Cotton | No 14 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| 2 [lbs Knitting Cotton] | [No] 16 | 0.65 | 1.30 |
| Box & Cooperage 3/ 3 1/ 3 | 0.56 | ||
| 101.76 | |||
| 4 Mo[nth]s In[teres]t | 2.37 | ||
| $104.13 |
Rec[eive]d Draft on Keeler McNeil & Co at 4 Mo.
Z Griswold [p. [1]]
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Document Information
Document Information
Footnotes
Footnotes
Unidentified handwriting begins.
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TEXT: Possibly an abbreviation for “batting.”
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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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Cotton yarn used for hand knitting. (“Knitting Cotton, Wool or Silk,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 88.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
Unidentified handwriting ends; Z. Griswold begins.