Online Collection |
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E. S. Fuller
1849 |
Bought of S. F. |
Williams |
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Feby 3 141/4 yds |
Eolian Cloth |
@62 1/2 |
8..90 |
+3 3/4 " |
Bleu Cotton |
@11 |
3..66 |
+8 " |
Drab Fringe |
1/- |
1..33 |
+2 lbs |
No 12 Mixed Knit Cotton |
46 |
..92 |
+2 " |
No 14 @100/50+ 1ea White. 35/12, 39/14,42/16 |
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2..16 |
+ 1/2 doz |
Ladies Cotton [?] Coler 188 |
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..94 |
+1 " |
bo 88/" + 1/2 doz @ 75/150 |
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1 63 |
+1 " |
Cold Cotton Gloves 100 + 3 doz brass Buttons 15/5 |
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1.1-5 |
+1/2 " |
Raw Silk 1.50/300. + 3 doz brass Buttons 29/9.2 |
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1.79 |
+4 Boxes |
Knit Needles @ 50/90. + 6 Shawl Pins 18/3 |
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..68 |
+ 20 sks |
Whit Silk 40/2 + 1 [??Embriped Civis] 2.38/ |
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2.78 |
+2 |
Linen + Worsten Covers 175 |
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3.50 |
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$29..44 |
Chicopee +4 |
Galls Oil. 60 |
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2 40 |
Feby 3 1849 |
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$31.84 |
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Abolitionists were a controversial minority in the North. Most Northerners were hesitant to disrupt the country's economic status quo by challenging the institution of slavery. This invoice documenting the sale of cotton and cotton products in rural Massachusetts underscores the pervasive demand for cotton throughout the United States. While not abolitionists, per say, many Northerners did want to see the end to slavery, yet their insatiable demand for slave-produced goods kept the system profitable in the South and ensured its continuity until the Civil War.
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Bill to Elijah Fuller regarding cotton
creator Elijah Fuller (1827-1859) |
date Feb 3, 1849 |
location Deerfield, Massachusetts |
width 7.5" |
height 6.75" |
process/materials manuscript, paper, ink |
item type Legal Documents/Invoice |
accession # #L05.044 |
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