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Object Name |
Invoice |
Date |
February-April 1857 |
Description |
This document is an invoice from the general store of Stephen D. Stephens in Richmond, Staten Island. It is handwritten on off-white paper. Inscription at the top of the page: "Abraham Cole / Bought of S.D. Stephens." The page has a list of items purchased from February through April 1857, and it also includes credits. Items purchased include various types of muslin, a dung fork, skeins of French cotton, coffee, tea, wrought nails, calico, paint brush, lamp black, matches, clover seeds, senna, batt cotton, a brown wash bowl, and needles. Credits include amounts for butter and eggs. The final balance is $0.04. Inscription at the bottom of the page: "Received Payment in full / S.D. Stephens." (Keywords: New York, Historic Richmond Town, HRT, General Store) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Mrs. Colice Caruso |
Ownership and History |
Stephen Dover Stephens (1808-1883) lived in what is now Historic Richmond Town's Stephens-Black House, and operated a general store which was attached to the house. |
Earliest Date |
1857 |
Latest Date |
1857 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Stores & shops |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Stephens, Stephen Dover, Sr. |
Catalog Number |
37.017.0008 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2019. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |