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Invoice, Keeler, McNeil & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 11 October 1836

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G. M. Gardner on behalf of Keeler, McNeil & Co., Invoice,
New York City

Dutch founded New Netherland colony, 1625. Incorporated under British control and renamed New York, 1664. Harbor contributed to economic and population growth of city; became largest city in American colonies. British troops defeated Continental Army under...

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, New York Co., NY, to
Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery

A mercantile partnership composed of Sidney Rigdon, JS, and Oliver Cowdery, likely formed in June 1836. The partnership purchased wholesale goods on credit, using promissory notes, from merchants in Buffalo, New York, in June 1836. In September 1836, the ...

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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, 11 Oct. 1836; printed form with manuscript additions in unidentified handwriting and probably handwriting of G. M. Gardner; five pages; JS Office Papers, CHL. Includes docket, notation, and endorsements.
Single bifolium plus one leaf measuring 13 x 8 inches (33 x 20 cm). The leaves are lined with 37 blue horizontal lines (now faded). Printed in black ink in the top right corner is the date line, business logo, and address for Keeler, McNeil & Co. in several font types, with two black printed horizontal lines dividing the business logo from the inscription. The left and right margins of each page contain manually inscribed vertical brown lines (one on the left; three on the right) forming ledger columns. The document was folded into a barrel fold creating five panels. Graphite and black ink redactions throughout the invoice are in unidentified handwriting; a light brown ink redaction is in the handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery. Cowdery docketed the verso of the last leaf on the fourth panel: “Keeler, McNeil & Co | Dry Goods | $2959.46” in black ink; “Error on 1st Sheet | $24. Under Chgd.” in light brown ink; and “Examined | MFC” in graphite. The pattern of coal dust on the verso third panel suggests it remained in a folded state for some time. The second bifolium page and single leaf were formerly stapled or pinned together.
This document was in the possession of church agents who purchased dry goods from Keeler, McNeil & Co. in
New York City

Dutch founded New Netherland colony, 1625. Incorporated under British control and renamed New York, 1664. Harbor contributed to economic and population growth of city; became largest city in American colonies. British troops defeated Continental Army under...

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. Based on the docket by Cowdery, the invoice was in church possession by 1837, suggesting continuous institutional custody.
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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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    Cowdery served as clerk of the Kirtland High Council in 1837 (Minute Book 1, 11 and 29 May 1837).

Historical Introduction

See Introduction to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery.

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Am[oun]t bro[ugh]t up 2,089.56
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TEXT: Graphite overwritten by ink.


753 2 p[ai]r Black
Holland

A generic name for fine white linen cloth.

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52 31 16.12
754 2 [pr Black Holland] 26 32 8.32
1 [pr Black] silk Velvet 9¾ 4.25 41.44
1 [pr] Super Bro
Po de soie [Peau de Soie]

A stout and soft dress silk with fine cross ribs on one or both sides of the cloth.

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41⅞ 85 35.55
1 [pr] Black
Gro de swiss

A French silk fabric with cross ribs on the face.

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40 95 38.00
1 [pr]
Fig[ure]d

A fabric having a colored design on the textile face.

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silk
<​◊◊◊​> 13½ 16⅞ 10/ 21.97
1 [pr Figd] Merino <​◊◊◊​> 9¼ 11½ 8/ 6 12.22
1 [pr]
Buckram

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.

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25 9½ 2.38
1 [pr] Fansy silk
Vesting

A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats.

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7½ 10/ 9.37
2 [pr Fansy silk Vesting] 6 1.75 10.50
1 [pr]
Toilient

A fabric made of silk, cotton, and wool, typically used for waistcoats.

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[Vesting]
8¾ 75 6.56
2 1 doz[en] Woollen Comforters 3.25
5 1 [doz Woollen Comforters] 4.25
7 1 [doz Woollen Comforters] 5.25
2⅜ 1 [doz] Ivory Combs 1.00
2⅞ 1 [doz Ivory Combs] 1.31
11/ 12 [doz] Super fine [Combs] 8/ 6 0.97
3½ [doz] Super fine [Combs] 1.75
3¾ [doz] Super fine [Combs] 1.88
4 [doz] Super fine [Combs] 2.00
1 pr Green
Berage [Barrage?]

A patterned French linen used for inexpensive clothing and furniture.

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12 4/ 6.00
3 [pr]
Pongees

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 24.00
2224 1 [pr] Merino Cloth 6¾ 1.75 11.81
2293 1 [pr] super Crimson [Cloth] <​Error​>

Insertion in light brown ink in unidentified handwriting.


24⅛ 1.75 18.22
3 [pr] double
Foundation

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

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11/ 4.12
1 1 [pr] 6/ 4
Cambric

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

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12 31 3.72
2 1 [pr 6/ 4 Cambric] 12 35 4.20
5 1 [pr 6/ 4 Cambric] 12 44 5.28
7 1 [pr 6/ 4 Cambric] 12 50 6.00
1 1 [pr] 4/ 4
Bobbinet Lace

A “machine-made, hexagonal net, used for quillings, trimmings, etc.”

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20 25 5.00
5057 1 [pr] super [Lace] 10¾ 75 8.07
11008 1 [pr] 6/ 4
Book Muslin

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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10 32½ 3.25
10 1 [pr Book Muslin] 10 45 4.50
46 1 [pr Book Muslin] 10 62½ 6.25
1 1 [pr]
Gimp Inserting

A trimming for dresses, furniture, and coach lace making. Plaited or twisted strands are used to form a pattern.

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23 12 2.76
4 4 [pr Gimp Inserting] 101 15 15.15
370 1 [pr] Cotton Edging 3 doz 1/ 6 0.56
2,442.54
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Invoice, Keeler, McNeil & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 11 October 1836
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    TEXT: Graphite overwritten by ink.

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    Insertion in light brown ink in unidentified handwriting.

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