Clay County MO Archives Court.....Cruse, Margaret June 3, 1850
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Source: Case File 3-24, Lds Film 2316414
Written: June 3, 1850

Mercantile Account of Margaret Cruse with Gilmer & Henshaw – June to Sept 1850
Case File 3-24, LDS Film 2316414
Transcribed by Ronald J. Reid, May 2006

Mrs. M. Cruis	
		Gr a/c with Gilmer & Henshaw
June 3	6 lbs Coffee ½ Madder 25  Ό Spice – 5		1.18 	[see note 1 
below]
	1 Tin pan .60 1 pr Bk Cotton Hose – 25		“.85
	3 yd Calico @1/ -   3yd Red do @15		“.95
	1  “  Curtain 12/2?  9 “ Blk Calico 1/ - 	1.62
	6  “  pant. Stuff  30   1 Bunch cotton 110	2.90
	pant Button  10  Tin dipper  10			 .20
	1 ___ plater  40  1 lb Batting  15		 .55
              1 Tin  Bucket  75				 .75
  “    11	7 yd Blk Alpacca  @ 75			5.25
        6 lbs Sugar 50  4 oz Indigo  40		         .90
        1 wht pitcher 50 3 yd fine Bro domest @27   .87 7.02 [see note 2 below]
  “     15  2 worst’d g—th @ 35  1/w blk Cot gloves .35	1.05
  “     21  5 yd alpacca @40 – 5 Sk Silk @5		2.25
	2 Ό yd Calico @/-  2 dz buttons @25	         .87
  	Ύ     “  Flannel @40  ½ oz Camphor @10	         .35
	1 Tuck Comb  25  4 ½  domestic @27 - 	         .81
	1 Parasol  75  2 bunchs Tnps @5, 		 .85
	1qr.  Letter paper			.25	5.38  [see note 3 below]
  “    27 6 lbs Sugar, 50  3 lbs Rice 25  2 pr Suspenders @25	1.25
July  12  8 yds purple Calico @1/-  8 yd spotted @1/-    2.66
	2 yds Gingham @25,  1 pa pins 10  6 lbs Sugar 50 1.10
	2 Tuck  Combs @10,  1 pr. 391/2 Domest @10  4.15 7.91
   “   16	2 bars lead @4   Ό powder, 10 -           .18
    	2 pr slippers @75  1 yd Red Calico @20	         1.70
	3 ½ Green Calico for 55.  5 yd Domest @10	 1.05
	1 ½ Gingham @33			     .50	 3.43
Augt 12	6 lbs Sugar per Abney?				  .50
   “    22 1 small Red Hat  87  1 pr blk Cot Hose  45	  1.32
   “    30 1 pr Shoes.140 1 lbs Starch 15 6 lbs Sugar .50 Skein Silk 5  2.10
								38.96
	1 Sack Salt					  2.00
 								40.96
		By amt Assinned to pay by I. Brown		 4.00
26 Sept 1850		Rc’d payment, in full		       $36.96


Additional Comments:
1.  Madder is a dye.
2.  Brown Domestic is the unbleached broadcloth
3.  A quire was originally a gathering of 4 sheets, forming 8 leaves or 16 
pages after one folding.


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