Clay County MO Archives Court.....Cruse, Margaret September 26, 1850 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald J. Reid rreid21@cox.net July 22, 2007, 10:00 am Source: Case File 3-24, Lds Film 2316414 Written: September 26, 1850 Mercantile Account of Margaret Cruse with Gilmer & Henshaw Sept 1850 to June 1851 Case File 3-24, LDS Film 2316414 Transcribed by Ronald J. Reid, May 2006 Mrs Cruis 1850 Sept 26 1 Bunch Cotton 1.10 “ 27 1 Cake Soap Pr sheets 1.05 Oct 10 box caps 10 powder 20 lead 5 .35 “ 21 Coffe 50 Sugar 1$ ½ qr paper 1.60 Nov 2 1 pr shoes 140 box caps 10 powder 1.50 1 Bar Lead 1 Bridle 100 1.05 2.55 “ 6 1 pr Blue Blankets 700 7.00 1 Blk Shawl 5.00 2 bunches cotton @110 2.20 1 pa pins 10 3 lb Rice 25 .35 1 sett knives & fork 1.50 4 yd plaid linsey @33/- 1.33 [See note 1] 2 “ Domestic @10 .20 pat thread 20 .20 1 1/3 dz 8/10 glass @50 5lb Sugar 50 1.17 Tuck Comb 25 Shoe brush .15 40 1 ½yd Canvas @30 Butcher Knife 60 .85 1 pr Red flannel 125 1.25 1 Smal plaid Shawl 1.25 1 hymn book 65 box bleach 5 __ .70_ 23.40 “ 7 1 1/? Lb Alum 10 ½ Copperas @10 .20 3 lb Coffee 1/- 1 Cap 50 1.00 3 yd Ky Jeans @40 fine Camb 15 1.35 [See note 2] 1 ½ yd Red Flannel @35 .52 3.60 “ 8 4 yd domestic @12:1 – ½ Powder powder .20 .90 “ 13 ¼ lb Tea 30 1 Bot Ink – 10 .40 “ 22 6 yd Ky Jeans @35 button & thread 30 2.40 “ 28 2 pr boys Pants for 575 1¼ Tea 30 6.05 1 pr shoes 140 1.40 6 lbs Coffee 100 5 lb Sugar 50 1.50 8.95 “ 30 1 Cake Soap per Son .05 Dec 7 12 yd plaid linsey @2/- 4.00 9 “ do do @30 2.70 6.70 “ 23 2 dish @25 .50 “ 24 1 wht silk Hdk per son .75 1 Bi? Dried apples 1.00 1.75 “ 28 1 box caps .10 Jany 4 6 lbs Coffee 1.00 “ 20 1 pr slk Gloves – 25 .25 1 “ Cassmir Gloves .60 [See note 3] 1 ?????? ??????????? .10 2 Hats @115 Tuck Comb 10 2.40 14 ½ lb Castings @5 _.73 [See note 4] “ 30 1 Pr C. Moulds – 40 .40 3 lb Coffee 50 thread 10 .60 1.00 Feby 8 1 box matches 50 1 pa pins 10 .15 “ 26 1 pr Smale Leather Shoes – 90 1 bar lead – ¼ powder 10 15 amt over pd you in last Settlement 5.09 6.14 Decr 14 1 =6 gal churn 75 1/? Pepper 10 .85 66.47 “ 6 lb Coffee 100 Hymn Book. 62 1.63 2.48 69.75 Amt brot over $69.75 Decr 28 ½ yd Thule @75 1 yd edging @20 1.17 [See note 5] 2 yd black alpaca - @75 1.50 1 yd “ Cambric .13 1 lb Madder .25 5 lb Sugar 50 Salt Cellar 25 .75 [See note 6] 9 yd Bed Tick @20 1.80 1 shett wadding .10 1 sett Cups Saucers 75 .75 1 dz Spool Cotton .25 4.74 6.45 1850 Sepr Credit Sept 26 Cr By 1 Hide 1.00 June 9 $75.45 By 765 lbs Hemp @350 – wt 23.90 June 9 By Cash in full Gilmore & Henshaw Additional Comments: 1. linseys:- linsey-woolsey, coarse linen fabric or strong coarse fabric with linen warp and worsted weft. 2. Kentucky Jeans: “A stout, round-twilled cloth, woven properly with cotton warp and woolen weft but, often composed entirely of cotton...Much of the homespun woven throughout the Middle and Southern States in the early days was jean, the woolen weft of which was commonly dyed in shades blue, brown and slate. The local woolen mills of Kentucky have long enjoyed a reputation for the quality and quantity of the jeans which they produced, hence the name Kentucky jeans has come to be generally applied to the cloth, whether made in Kentucky or elsewhere." [1880’s encyclopedia] 3. Cassimere: A plain or twilled woolen cloth used for suits and gloves. 4. Castings: Broad category of hardware. 5. Thule: A type of fabric but cannot find a definition. One advertisement offered black and white silk Thule. 6. Salt Cellar: A small dish for holding salt. There are also salt cellars that are like index card boxes, with a folding lid to protect the salt. The lid may be made of the same material as the cellar, or a different one (for example, a porcelain cellar with a wooden lid). These can be kept near the stove for easy access to salt while cooking. Sometimes, the back is higher than the height of the cellar and a hole in this back allows the cellar to be mounted to a wall. Otherwise, it can just sit on a table, as in the dish type cellars explained above. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/clay/court/cruse50gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb