Statement of Account, William and Wilson Law to Alanson Ripley, 14 March–20 October 1840 and 15 December 1840

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Statement of Account, William and Wilson Law to Alanson Ripley, 14 March–20 October 1840 and 15 December 1840
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William Law
8 Sept. 1809–12/19 Jan. 1892. Merchant, millwright, physician. Born in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co...
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and
Wilson Law
26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....
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, Statement of Account,
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, to
Alanson Ripley
8 Jan. 1798–before 1860. Surveyor, lawyer. Born at New York. Son of Asa Ripley and Polly Deforest. Married Sarah Finkle. Resided in Massachusetts, 1827. Member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio. Participated in Camp of Israel expedition...
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, 15 Dec. 1840; handwriting of Wilson Law; notation in handwriting of
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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with signature of
Alanson Ripley
8 Jan. 1798–before 1860. Surveyor, lawyer. Born at New York. Son of Asa Ripley and Polly Deforest. Married Sarah Finkle. Resided in Massachusetts, 1827. Member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio. Participated in Camp of Israel expedition...
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; endorsement in handwriting of
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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; docket in handwriting of
Wilson Law
26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....
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; seven pages; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes archival markings.

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1840 Amount bro[ugh]t over $71.24

June 30 To 1 pr. shoes 2.00

July 3 [To] 1 pr. shoes pr Daughter 1.25

[To] 6 Doz. Eggs 0.48

6 lbs. butter 0.75

12 lbs. Sugar 1.00

4 nutmegs 0.25

2 oz. Cinnamon 0.12

1/4 lb. Alspice 0.06

4 lbs. Loaf Sugar 1.00

8 lbs Dry Apples 0.75

15 Chickens 1.87

3 lbs Raisins 0.56

1 lb
Saleratus
A bicarbonate of potash, used as a leavening agent in baking.
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0.19

19½ lbs Veal pr Johnson 0.97

50 [lbs] flour 1.37

12 [lbs] butter 1.50

1/4 [lbs] Pepper 0.06

7 [lbs] butter 0.70

1 yd. Riband 0.08

2 [yard] Braid 0.12

2 Doz. Eggs 0.16

2 pr. Side Combs pr Daughtr. 0.25

[July] 4 1 pr. fine Shoes pr
Loren [Lorin Walker]
25 July 1822–26 Sept. 1907. Carpenter, miller, housepainter. Born in Peacham, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Son of John Walker and Lydia Holmes. Moved to Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., New York, by 1836. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...
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2.25

1 Stock [per
Lorin Walker
25 July 1822–26 Sept. 1907. Carpenter, miller, housepainter. Born in Peacham, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Son of John Walker and Lydia Holmes. Moved to Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., New York, by 1836. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...
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] 1.12

1½ lbs. Sugar pr Alvira 0.15

7 <4> 1 qt. Wine pr
R[obert] B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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0.75

4 1 pr. Shoes pr Alvira 2.12

2 gal. wine best Port 5.00

13 1
Quire
A quantity of paper totaling twenty-four sheets.
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paper 0.◊7

2 Sperm Candles
1
A candle made with spermaceti, a by-product of the oil from a sperm whale’s head. (Whales, 24; White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” 208.)
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Whales: Hearing Before a Special Committee on Wild Life Resources, United States Senate, Seventy-Second Congress, First Session on the Conservation of Whales and Other Marine Mammals. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931.
Charles A. White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” American Kitchen Magazine, Mar. 1899, 208.
0.25

15 50 lbs. flour 1.25

1 Scythe & Snaith 2.12

16 3 lbs. nails pr J. Smith Jr 0.30

$102.45

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Statement of Account, William and Wilson Law to Alanson Ripley, 14 March–20 October 1840 and 15 December 1840
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A candle made with spermaceti, a by-product of the oil from a sperm whale’s head. (Whales, 24; White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” 208.)
Whales: Hearing Before a Special Committee on Wild Life Resources, United States Senate, Seventy-Second Congress, First Session on the Conservation of Whales and Other Marine Mammals. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931.
Charles A. White, “Household Fuels and Their Economic Uses,” American Kitchen Magazine, Mar. 1899, 208.