Invoice, D. O. Ketchum to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 18 June 1836

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D. O. Ketchum, Invoice,
Buffalo
Located in western New York on eastern shore of Lake Erie at head of Niagara River and mouth of Buffalo Creek. County seat. Settled by 1801. Land for town allocated, 1810. Incorporated as village, 1813, but mostly destroyed later that year during War of 1812...
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Cahoon, Carter & Co.
A mercantile company likely established in June 1835, composed of partners Reynolds Cahoon, Jared Carter, and Hyrum Smith. The company was an outgrowth of their role as members of the committee to build the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio; the funds they...
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Kirtland Township
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, Geauga Co., OH], 18 June 1836; handwriting of Daniel Ketchum; endorsement in handwriting of
Oliver Cowdery
3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...
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Newel K. Whitney
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
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; dockets in handwriting of Daniel Ketchum and Marcellus Cowdery; six pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
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June 18, 1836

Messrs

Bo[ugh]t of D[aniel] O. Ketchum

1 P[iece]s Cotton Cord	33.	0.69	22.75
2 [Ps] Linnen	72	26	18.72
2 [Ps] Elastic Cord Lines	52	3/—	19.50
1 [Ps] Blue J[e]an 1 A twilled fabric often made out of cotton and linen used primarily for trousers. (“Jean,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 271.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.	28½	2/—	7.16
1 [Ps] Red Check	36	1½	5.94
1 [Ps] Brown Holland 2 A generic name for fine white linen cloth. (“Holland,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 258–259.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.	25.	2/—	6.13
1 [Ps] White Musalls	18	6/—	13.50
1 [Ps] Yellow Flannel	23 2	55	12.93
1 [Ps] Blk Bombazine 3 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.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.	33 3	1.18	39.82
1 [Ps Blk Bombazine] Tape	5¼	2.12½	11.19
2 [Ps] Vestings 4 A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats. (“Vesting,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 372.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.	15 2	6/	11.63
1 [Ps Vestings]	33	1.25	4.78 Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery. <0.10 over>
1 [Ps] Red Velvet	4 2	44	1.98
1 [Ps] Irish Linen	13—	60	7.80
1 [Ps Irish Linen]	13—	75	9.75
1 [Ps] Linen Lawn	6½	45	2.96 Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery. <4 over>
3 [Ps] French Prints	72/ 18 ◊◊ 90	42	37.80
		Amount car[ried] over	$235.30

[p. [1]]

Amount Bro[ugh]t for[war]d			235.30
1 p[iece]s Blk Gingham	30.	32	9.60
2 [ps Blk Gingham]	54	2/—	14.00
3 [ps] Check [Gingham]	90	31	27.90
2 [ps Check Gingham]	90	3/—	33.75
1 [ps] Super Blk Silk Velvet	22¼	4.25	95.00 Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery. <over 0.44>
1 [ps] Blk Gro de Nap 5 TEXT: Possibly short for “Gros de Naples,” a plain woven silk fabric from Italy used for coats or hats. (“Gros de Naples,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 74.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	68¾	4/—	34.37
6 Ps Ladies Silk Cravats	$10.00	—	60.00
12 [Ps] Choppat 6 A lightweight silk taffeta from the East Indies. (“Choppat,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 40.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	2.50		30.00
6 [Ps] [Choppat]	3.50		21.00
6 [Ps] India Hdkfs [Handkerchiefs]	5.25		31.50
6 [Ps] Flag [Hdkfs]	5.50		33.00
12 [Ps] Pongees 7 A clothing and curtain fabric with Chinese origins woven from uneven threads of silk. It was originally a tan color but in the early nineteenth century was often dyed. (“Pongee,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 327.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. [Hdkfs]	5.25		63.00
3½ doz[en] Cotton Hdks		20/—	8.75
6 [doz] Madrass 8 Large, brightly colored handkerchiefs typically manufactured in the Madras region of India. (“Madras,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 287.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. [Hdkfs]		10/—	7.50
1½ [doz] Flage as the an		8/—	1.50
2 [doz] Vest Patterns		24/—	6.00
2 [doz] Blk Worsted Hose	5.00		10.00
1 [doz Blk Worsted Hose]	9.00		9.00
6 [doz] Elastics	1.50		9.00
1 4/ 12 [doz] Fancy Combs	2.50		3.34
		carr[ied] over	$743.51

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		Amount Bro[ugh]t Fo[rward]	743.51
1 7/ 12 doz[en] Wallets 9 A knapsack or bag for carrying necessities for travel. (“Wallet,” in American Dictionary [1828].) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	$1.25		2.00
1½ [doz Wallets]	1.00		1.50
2 [doz] Blk nt Gloves	5.00		10.00
10/ 12 [doz] White [Gloves]	5.00		4.17
10/ 12 [doz White] Silk [Gloves]	8.00		6.67 Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney. <1 p Short>
11/ 12 [doz White] Cotton [Gloves]	3.50		3.21
2 P[iece]s Lace	1.00	6	6.00
8 [Ps] Edgings	2.88	4	$11.52
18 [Ps] Irsh Lace	3.88	2/—	97.00
16-1 [Ps] Qulling	37	2	0.74
20-2 [Ps Qulling]	85 1	2½	2.20
30-1 [Ps Qulling]	41 1	3	1.25
40-2 [Ps Qulling]	108	3½	3.78
50-2 [Ps Qulling]	80	4	3.20
60-1 [Ps Qulling]	44	4½	1.98
70-2 [Ps Qulling]	112 1	5	5.63
80.1 [Ps Qulling]	44 2	6	2.67
90.1 [Ps Qulling]	52 1	7	3.66
100 1 [Ps Qulling]	33	8	2.64
1 [Ps] Swiss Muslin	8	1.00	8.00
4 [Ps] Jackonts [Jaconet] 10 Jaconet was a fine cotton fabric, originally from East India, used for dresses. It was thicker than muslin but thinner than nainsook. (“Jaconet,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 82; “Jaconet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 269.) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	55¼	42	23.21
3 1 [Ps] Fog Swiss	10	30	3.00
1 [Ps Fog Swiss]	9 2	5/—	5.94
1 [Ps Fog Swiss]	10	6/—	7.50
			$960.98

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	Am[oun]t Bro[ugh]t Frd. [Forward]		960.98
2 p[ai]rs Bobet [Bobbinet] Lace 11 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.) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	21	20	4.20
1 1 [prs Bobet Lace]	10	35	3.50
2 1 [prs Bobet Lace]	16	3/—	6.00
3 2 [prs Bobet Lace]	30.	46	13.80
4 2 [prs Bobet Lace]	50 3	55	11.00
5 4 [prs Bobet Lace]	56 3	65	34.88
40 3 Pr Fig Book 12 In the context of textiles, the term “book” is “derived from the booklike form in which some of the finer calicoes were folded and marketed in India.” A bookfold involved the fabric being “folded once lengthwise and twice crosswise.” (“Muslin,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 304; “Bookfold,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles 23.) Comprehensive Works Cited 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. Muslin	20	2/—	7.50
20 2 [pr Fig Book Muslin]	20	31	6.20
18 2 Mull Muslin	20	55	11.00
25. 2 [Mull Muslin]	24	44	10.56
45 2 3 [illegible] [Muslin] Mull	30	54	16.20
20 1 Bishop Lawn 13 “A soft, sheer cotton fabric, similar to Swiss muslin, but finer and closer, and has a bluish tint.” (“Lawn,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 275.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.	12	45	5.40
33 1 [Bishop Lawn]	12	55	6.60
36 1 [Bishop Lawn]	12	60	7.80
42 1 [Bishop Lawn]	12	75	9.00
2 6 p Cambr[ic] 14 A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen. (“Cambric,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 31.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915. Muslin	72	3/—	27.00
7 5 [p Cambric Muslin]	60	40	24.00
9 3 [p] Stripe [Muslin]	36	56	20.16
2 2 [p Stripe Muslin]	24.	40	9.60
7 6 [p] Ch[e]ck [Muslin]	72.	40	28.80
1 5 doz[en] Fancy Hdkfs[Handkerchiefs]	6.00		30.00
2 4 [doz Fancy Hdkfs]	7.50		30.00
3 2 [doz Fancy Hdkfs]	9.00		18.00
4½ [doz Fancy Hdkfs]	13.50		6.75
5 12 Sewing silk Stratts	2.12½		25.50
6½ Lav[ender] damask [Stratts]	30.00		15.00
			$1359.43

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		Am[oun]t Br[ough]t for[war]d	<1359.43>
No 1 6/ 12 cotton Hdkss [Handkerchiefs]	3.25		1.63
2 1/— [cotton Hdkss]	4.25		2.13
3½ Shawls	13.50		6.75
1 1 Whte Merr Shawls	4.25		4.25
2 2 [Whte Merr Shawls]	6.50		13.00
1 2 Black	7.00		14.00
6 Boxes Holl[and] 15 A generic name for fine white linen cloth. (“Holland,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 258–259.) Comprehensive Works Cited Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. Thred	1.00		6.00
2 d Black sewings	8.50		17.00
2¼ [Black sewings]	10.00		22.50
228 skn col[ore]d	0.02		4.56
3 d Blk Thred		8/—	3.00
2 Black Hdkfs		3/—	0.75
1½ Whit Crape	4.00		6.00
1 Black [Crape]	5.00		5.00
No. 60 21 [Black] Ribbons		80	16.80
[No.] 9 18 [Black Ribbons]	1.22		20.96 <1.00 under> Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
3 39 Col[ore]d [Ribbons]		40	15.60
4 30 [Cold Ribbons]		56	16.80
50 Galloons		22	11.00
16 3 Gau Ribbons	1.50		4.50
12 2 [Gau Ribbons]		8/—	2.00
16 2 Col [Ribbons]		14/—	3.50
6 Sil[k] Gau Hat Ribbns	3.00		18.00
			$1575.16

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		Am[oun]t Bro[ugh]t frd [forward]	1575.16
1 Bk Batting		22/—	2.75
4 doz[en] Belts		1.50	6.00
2½ [doz] [Belts]		2.50	6.25
1 [doz] Pading	60.2	0.35	21.18
2 [doz] Buckram 16 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.) Comprehensive Works Cited Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.	50 <10>	1/—	6.25
1 12 Umbrellas		7/—	10.50
2 3 [Umbrellas]		13/—	4.88
3 3 [Umbrellas]		15/—	5.50 <0.13 under> Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
4 3 [Umbrellas]		17/—	6.38
1 Black C. flannel	50.	22	11.00
1 Brown [flannel]	38.	20	7.60
			$1663.45
11 Black Shirtings	288 3	11 2	33.13
4 [Black Shirtings]	125	1/—	11 15.63
6 [Black Shirtings]	187	13 2.	23.23
3 [Black Shirtings]	89 3	14	12.50
2 [Black Shirtings]	64 3	15	9.72
1 Selected [Shirting]	30 1	16	4.84
1 Linnen	36	34	10.80
19 Brow[n] Shirting	645 2.	0.13	84.91 <over 1.00> Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
15 [Brown] Shirting	490	13 2	66.15
[Brown] Shirting	704	11 2	82.34
			$345.29
			$2,008.74
		Boxes & cartage 17 The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” in American Dictionary [1828].) Comprehensive Works Cited 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.	6.00
			$2,014.74

Rcd [Received] Payably note payabl at the Bank of 6 mo[nth]s

D[aniel] O Ketchum [p. 6]

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Bill

D. O. Ketcham

Bill of dry Goods

Amt $2,014.74 [p. [8]]

Footnotes

1
A twilled fabric often made out of cotton and linen used primarily for trousers. (“Jean,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 271.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
2
A generic name for fine white linen cloth. (“Holland,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 258–259.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
3
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.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
4
A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats. (“Vesting,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 372.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
5
TEXT: Possibly short for “Gros de Naples,” a plain woven silk fabric from Italy used for coats or hats. (“Gros de Naples,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 74.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
6
A lightweight silk taffeta from the East Indies. (“Choppat,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 40.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
7
A clothing and curtain fabric with Chinese origins woven from uneven threads of silk. It was originally a tan color but in the early nineteenth century was often dyed. (“Pongee,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 327.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
8
Large, brightly colored handkerchiefs typically manufactured in the Madras region of India. (“Madras,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 287.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
9
A knapsack or bag for carrying necessities for travel. (“Wallet,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
Comprehensive Works Cited
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.
Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
10
Jaconet was a fine cotton fabric, originally from East India, used for dresses. It was thicker than muslin but thinner than nainsook. (“Jaconet,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 82; “Jaconet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 269.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
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.
11
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.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
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.
12
In the context of textiles, the term “book” is “derived from the booklike form in which some of the finer calicoes were folded and marketed in India.” A bookfold involved the fabric being “folded once lengthwise and twice crosswise.” (“Muslin,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 304; “Bookfold,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles 23.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
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.
13
“A soft, sheer cotton fabric, similar to Swiss muslin, but finer and closer, and has a bluish tint.” (“Lawn,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 275.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
14
A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen. (“Cambric,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 31.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
15
A generic name for fine white linen cloth. (“Holland,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 258–259.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
16
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.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
Endorsement in handwriting of Oliver Cowdery.
17
The cost associated with transporting goods, which were originally transported by cart. (“Cartage,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
Comprehensive Works Cited
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.
18
TEXT: Written on right side of page.
Docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery.

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