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Object Name |
Invoice |
Date |
May-June 1854 |
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 with printed blue lines. Inscription at the top of the page: "Mr Abraham Cole / Bought of S.D. Stephens." The page has a list of items purchased from May through June 1854; it also includes a $12 credit for 100 shad. Items purchased include "summer stuff" (presumably fabric for clothing), salt, dessert plates, sugar, tea, skein of silk, coffee, nutmeg, ginger, senna, lamp oil, closet lock, indigo, straw hats, and nails. The final balance is $0.85. Inscription at the bottom of the page: "Received Payment in full of the above account / 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 |
1854 |
Latest Date |
1854 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Stores & shops Fish Fishing |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Stephens, Stephen Dover, Sr. |
Catalog Number |
37.017.0005 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, July 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. |