Invoice, George W. Shields to John Hitchcock & Son, 12 October 1836

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12 Octr 1836

Mess. & Son

Pr Mess

Bo[ugh]t of George W Shields

49 Bars Sweden Iron assd.	21. 0. 26	42/—	111.48
2 Bds. H N Rods	1. 0. 0	60/—	7.50
1 Bd Am Blis[tere]d Steel 1 A coarse form of steel produced by heating wrought iron with charcoal in a process known as cementation. (Hazen, Panorama of Professions and Trades, 282.) Comprehensive Works Cited Hazen, Edward. The Panorama of Professions and Trades; or Every Man’s Book. Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt, 1837.	120.lb	6./ 2	7.80
35.lb Cast [Steel]		1/ 6.	6.56
37lb Blisd [Steel]		1/ 2.	5.40
45lb German [Steel]		1/.	5.63
	Carting 2 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/.	0.75
			$145.12

Rec[eive]d Note 12 octr 6 mo[nth]s

& Son

Due Bk 12/ 15 Apr F M Witbeck [p. [1]]

& Son

Iron & Steel

$145.12

& Son

Hard Ware [p. [2]]

1
A coarse form of steel produced by heating wrought iron with charcoal in a process known as cementation. (Hazen, Panorama of Professions and Trades, 282.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Hazen, Edward. The Panorama of Professions and Trades; or Every Man’s Book. Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt, 1837.
2
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.
Docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery.