Invoice, O. Cobb & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 13 October 1836
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Source Note
S. E. Darling on behalf of O. Cobb & Co., Invoice, , New York Co., NY, to , [, Geauga Co., OH], 13 Oct. 1836; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of S. E. Darling; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes endorsement and docket.Single leaf measuring 6½ x 7⅝ inches (17 x 19 cm). The top and left edges of the document have the square cut of manufactured paper; the bottom and right edges of the form are torn, suggesting it was removed from a form book or separated from a series of several printed forms on a page. Printed in black ink in the top right corner is the date line, business logo, and address for O. Cobb & Co. in several font types. Two horizontal black lines divide the printed text from inscribed text. The document was trifolded vertically. Graphite insertions appear throughout the invoice in the handwriting of , ca. 1836. Marcellus Cowdery docketed the verso of the second panel: “O. Cobb & Co. | Fish. | $217.88”.This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased fish from O. Cobb & Co. in . It was subsequently given to , who compared the contents of the invoice with the goods received. Based on the docket by Cowdery, the invoice was in church possession by 1837, suggesting continuous institutional custody.
Footnotes
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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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Document Transcript
| 7 Barrels 2 Machl [Mackerel] 9 1/ 4— | $64.75 |
| <2 casks chd Banf | 1 to ourselvs> 42 Qtr Codfish 29 28/— | 147.00 |
| Casks 4¼. lg 15/1 | 6.13 |
| $217.88 |
Footnotes
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Printed text ends; S. E. Darling handwriting resumes.
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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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Endorsement in handwriting of Newel K. Whitney.
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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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Docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery.
