Lenoir County NcArchives History....Invoice-Receipt, bef. 1800 ***************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ***************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joe P. Sutton, PhD, sutton@edtesting.com, July 23, 2017. Clellan Sutton Collection, Bucklesberry Community, La Grange, NC. BENJAMIN SUTTON INVOICE-RECEIPT, BEF. 1800 Mr. Benja Sutton Dr 5 . 14 Thread 1/4 2 ?? Urns 2/ ____ 3 . 4 1/4 Rum _______________________ 4 . 6 __________ 6 . 1 . 10 ?? By: Beef £ 4 . 1 . 4 } Tallow 37 Dr 1 . 4 . 8 } 6 . 3 . 6 Hog 73 Dr . . . . 17 . 6 } __________ 1 . 8 ~ ~ For Bushl ?? Salt 1 ~ ~ __________ £ 0 : 18 : 4 END OF DOCUMENT Comments: Per www.dictionary.com, tallow is “the harder fat of sheep, cattle, etc., separated by melting from thefibrous and membranous matter naturally mixed with it, and used tomake candles, soap, etc.”