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Bill of Goods from Rigdon, Smith & Co., 20 May 1837

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Rigdon, Smith & Co., Bill of Goods,
Chester

Surveyed 1796 and 1801. Area settled, 1801–1802. Initially called Wooster. Name changed to Chester and officially incorporated as township, 1816. Population in 1830 about 550. Population in 1840 about 960. JS purchased land for store in Chester, 1836–1837...

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, Geauga Co., OH, to JS,
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, 20 May 1837; handwriting of
Sylvester Smith

25 Mar. 1806–22 Feb. 1880. Farmer, carpenter, lawyer, realtor. Born at Tyringham, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Chileab Smith and Nancy Marshall. Moved to Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, ca. 1815. Married Elizabeth Frank, 27 Dec. 1827, likely in Chautauque...

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; docket in handwriting of
Sylvester Smith

25 Mar. 1806–22 Feb. 1880. Farmer, carpenter, lawyer, realtor. Born at Tyringham, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Chileab Smith and Nancy Marshall. Moved to Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, ca. 1815. Married Elizabeth Frank, 27 Dec. 1827, likely in Chautauque...

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; three pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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Amt brot over— 238 65
" 3¼ blue cloth 4.$, 5.00.= 10 yd Shagg 2.$. 20.00.= 25 00
" 7 yd Plaid cloth 9/= 7.88.= 3¾
vesting

A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats.

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10/= 4.69.=——
12 57
" 7 yd vesting 10/= 8.75.= 2⅓ yd. green 12/= 3.50.— 12 25
" 2 yd. 16/= 4.00.= 1 yd Plaid 10/= 1.25.= 5½ velvet 8/= 5.50= 10 75
" 5¾ yd green Flannel 4/= 2.88.= 14½ check 2/= 3.63.— 6 51
" 1 stand spread 4/= 50c.= 2½ yd cot flannel 2/6 78c.—— 1 28
" 3 Wallets 6.18c.= socks 4/= 50c.= 2 pr yarn mitts 3/= 75c.— 1 43
" 1 pr childs stockings 2/= 25c.= 4 painted hdkf 1/6 78 35c. 1 00
" 8 balls cot. wicking 1/6 1.50.= 1 oil cloth 4/= 50c.— 2 00
" 8 yd blk Haltom 4/= 4.00.= 160 sheets Wading 1/= 20.00 24 00
" 26 Kinkham’s Grammer 5/= 16.25.= 7 yr
foundation

An inexpensive type of fabric or fur used as backing for hats or other garments.

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1/= 88c.
17 13
" 11 Beaders 2/6 3.44.= 25 Sabots Arithmetics 2/6 7.81 11 25
" 3 doctrine & covenants 8/= 3.00.= 6 Websters spelling 1/= 75c. 3 75
" 4 Websters U. S. 5/= 2.50.= 7 calls spellings 10c. 70c.— 3 20
" 1 Pollyglott Bible 12/= 1.50.= 1 pocket do 8/= 1.00= 2 50
" 4 Cumings Geographys 6/= 3.00.= 3 Willets geography 3/ 1,12 4 12
" 2 Calluns Arithmetic 3/= 75c.= Holland’s Van Buiren 6/= 75 1 50
" Smiths Arithmetic 4/= 50c.= Dewey old world & new 16/= 2,00 2 50
" 8 Seixas Hebrew grammer 1/= 1.00.= 1c. th 3/6 44c.= 1 guide 4/ 50c. 1 94
" 1 Key stone 3/6 44c.= 1 E. Christian 2/= 25c. hymns 2/= 25 6 94
" 2 Bibles 4/6 88c.= 1 blocking 1/= 12c.= 4 thimbles 3c. 12c. 1 12
" 1 doz Padlocks 2/8 4.00.= 1 chest lock 4/= 50c.= 2 do 2/= 50c. 5 00
" 4 trunk locks 1/6 75c.= 1 doz do 2/= 3.00.=—— 3 75
" 12 doz quills /6 75c.= 1 Setts k[n]ives & forks 14/= $8.25 9 00
" 3 Setts knives & forks 10/= 3.75.= 4 Locks 5/= 2.50 6 25
" 9 sing blade do. 3/6 3.94.= 7 3 bladed 4/= 3.50.= 7 44
"3 Link do 17/= 6.38.= 1pr suspenders 1/6 18c. 6 56
189 94
Carried over Amt. $428 59
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