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Invoice, H. Smith & Co. to Jared Carter, November 1836

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H. Smith & Co.

A mercantile company created and run by Hyrum Smith. It is unclear when Smith started the business. An extant daybook and ledger for the company indicate that he sold goods between July and November 1836. It is not clear if Smith operated an independent store...

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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, to
Jared Carter

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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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], Nov. 1836; handwriting of
Warren Parrish

10 Jan. 1803–3 Jan. 1877. Clergyman, gardener. Born in New York. Son of John Parrish and Ruth Farr. Married first Elizabeth (Betsey) Patten of Westmoreland Co., New Hampshire, ca. 1822. Lived at Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York, 1830. Purchased land at...

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; two pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.

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Kirtland

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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Nov. 1836
Mr.
J[ared] Carter

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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& Co
Bo[ugh]t. of
H. Smith & Co.

A mercantile company created and run by Hyrum Smith. It is unclear when Smith started the business. An extant daybook and ledger for the company indicate that he sold goods between July and November 1836. It is not clear if Smith operated an independent store...

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1. p[iece]s. Venetian Carpiting
1

Venetian Carpet, also called “striped Venetian,” referred to carpeting composed of colorful vertical stripes of wool with a weft of linen or hemp. While these carpets could be made on home looms, by the eighteenth century, they had begun to be produced in factories. (“Venetian Carpet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 370; Philip Scranton, “Carpet Weaving and Rug Making,” Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2015, https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/carpet-weaving-and-rug-making-2/.)


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Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.

90½ at 8/— 91.50
1. [ps Venetian Carpeting] 77 @ $1.00 84.70
1. [ps] Red Flannel 46 y[ar]ds @ 0.22½ 10.35
1. [ps] White [Flannel] 43 [yds] @ 4/— 21.50
5. lbs cotton Yarn 0.34 1.70
2. ps Plaid Gingham 60 60 [yds] @ 2/— 15.00
1. [ps]
Pongee

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.

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$8.00 8.00
1. Red
Thibet

A type of felted, woolen fabric.

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Hkf [Handkerchief]
2.25 2.25
1. [Red Thibet Hkf] 0.80 0.80
2.
Book

A “book” is a term 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.”

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Aprons
8/— 2.00
1. p[ai]r Super Buck[skin] Gloves 0.96 1.92
1. [pr Super Buck] Mittens 0.83 0.83
1 ps
Bombazin[e]

A type of cloth made of silk warp and worsted weft in a serge or twill weave. Black bombazine was used for mourning garments.

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10 [yds] @ 14/— 17.50
2. Water Ruggs $5.00 10.00
1. [ps] Red Merino 24⅛ [yds] @ 1.75 42.22
1 2 [ps] Sheeting 61½ @ 0.14 8.61
1 [ps] Eagle [Merino] 32¾ @ 0.21 6.86
1 [ps] White
Cambric

A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen.

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12 @ 4/ 6.00
1 [ps] Plaid
Casimer

A plain woven or twilled woolen or worsted fabric with a soft finish; used for men’s clothing.

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2¾ @ $2.25 6.18
1 [ps] Cotton Cloth 31 @ 0.13½ 4.19
1 [ps Cotton]
Drilling

A strong linen or cotton fabric often used for trousers or military uniforms.

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31 @ 0.14½ 4.59
2 [ps]
Russia Diaper

A coarse damask tablecloth manufactured in Russia. Its threads were flattened between iron cylinders, giving it a fine appearance. This type of damask was most commonly used in the homes of the middle class.

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@ 18/— 4.50
1. [ps] Red Callico 30 @ 0.17 5.10
2 [ps] Callico 61½ @ 0.11½ 7.07
1 [ps] Furniture prints 27¼ @ 0.14 3.82
1 [ps] Super Chints 28 @ 0.27 7.56
1 [ps] Broad Cloth 4 @ $5.00 20.00
1 [ps] White Silk Gloves @ 5/— 0.63
1/4 lb
Twist

Another term for cotton yarn.

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$12.00 3.00
12. Boxes
Hooks & Eyes

Fasteners consisting of hooks and catches.

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0.02 0.24
2. Doz Spool Thread 4/ 6 1.13
3. Ribbon Aprons $1.33 3.99
3 [Ribbon Aprons] 9/ 4 3.51
Carried over $407.25
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    Venetian Carpet, also called “striped Venetian,” referred to carpeting composed of colorful vertical stripes of wool with a weft of linen or hemp. While these carpets could be made on home looms, by the eighteenth century, they had begun to be produced in factories. (“Venetian Carpet,” in Montgomery, Textiles in America, 370; Philip Scranton, “Carpet Weaving and Rug Making,” Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2015, https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/carpet-weaving-and-rug-making-2/.)

    Montgomery, Florence M. Textiles in America: 1650–1870. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.

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