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Statement of Account, William and Wilson Law to Alanson Ripley, 14 March–20 October 1840 and 15 December 1840

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and , Statement of Account, , Hancock Co., IL, to , 15 Dec. 1840; handwriting of Wilson Law; notation in handwriting of with signature of ; endorsement in handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; seven pages; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes archival markings.
1840 Amount over $102.45
July 17 To 4 yds Calico pr 0.92
[17] Cotton [pr ] 0.10
[17] 1½ lbs. nails pr man 0.15
[17] 5 lbs. nails pr Alred 0.50
21 1/2 paper pr Daughter 0.19
[21] 2 lbs. Sugar [per Daughter] 0.20
22 1 Rope pr Johnson 0.31
25 1 hat &. Riband for J. Smiths boy 0.75
29 Amt p[ai]d. 1.00
Aug. 3 1 p[in]t. Wine 0.37
4 1 Coffee Mill pr J. Smith Jr. 0.75
[4] 1 paper for Office 0.38
[4] 1 bottle Ink [for Office] 0.31
[4] 1 Pen Knife [for Office] 1.00
6 1 lb. pr J. Smith 0.19
7 2 [lbs] Crackers 0.25
3½ gal. Whiskey pr J. Smith 1.75
1 Whiskey barrel [per Joseph Smith] 0.75
10 1 lb. Sperm Candles [per Joseph Smith] 0.62
1½ Doz. Quills pr Office 0.28
1 lb. butter pr J. Smith 0.12
11 35 lbs. Salt 0.70
13 20 Sheet paper pr office 0.31
[13] 5¼ lbs. butter pr J. Smith 0.68
15 1 pr. Gloves pr [Joseph Smith] 0.62
1 qt. Brandy 0.75
1 lb Sugar 0.10
2 paper 0.75
17 4 lbs. sugar 0.40
2 [lbs] Rice 0.20
1/4 [lbs] Tea 0.31
1 pocket Knife pr J. Smiths’ son 0.75
12 lbs. Sugar pr 1.20
$120.13
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Statement of Account, William and Wilson Law to Alanson Ripley, 14 March–20 October 1840 and 15 December 1840
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  1. A candle made with spermaceti, a by-product of the oil from a sperm whale’s head. (Whales, 24; White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” 208.)

    Whales: Hearing Before a Special Committee on Wild Life Resources, United States Senate, Seventy-Second Congress, First Session on the Conservation of Whales and Other Marine Mammals. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931.

    Charles A. White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” American Kitchen Magazine, Mar. 1899, 208.

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