Goods Requested of Edward Hunter, circa 11 March 1842

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Goods Requested of Edward Hunter, circa 11 March 1842
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JS, List of Requested Goods,
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, to
Edward Hunter
22 June 1793–16 Oct. 1883. Farmer, currier, surveyor, merchant. Born at Newtown Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Hunter and Hannah Maris. Volunteer cavalryman in Delaware Co. militia, 1822–1829. Served as Delaware Co. commissioner. Moved...
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West Nantmeal
Sits at headwaters of east branch of Brandywine River. Settled by Welsh immigrants, ca. 1700. Split into West and East Nantmeal, 1739. Divided again, 1789. Population in 1820 about 1,400. Brandywine branch of church established in town, by July 1840.
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, Chester Co., PA, ca. 11 Mar. 1842; handwriting of
James H. Rollins
27 May 1816–7 Feb. 1899. Merchant, stonecutter, teacher, farmer, attorney, postmaster. Born at Lima, Livingston Co., New York. Son of John Porter Rollins and Keziah Ketura Van Benthuysen. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 June 1832...
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Newel K. Whitney
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
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William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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, and unidentified scribe; three pages; Edward Hunter, Collection, CHL. Includes address, postal stamp, and postal notation.

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(Few pieces at Spangler

(Kentuckey Janes

Shirts Cotton Flannel

Lunnen
Vesting
A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats.
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Tabby & Silk Velvit

Book
A “book” is a term derived from “the booklike form in which some of the finer calicoes were folded and marketed in India.” A bookfold involved the fabric being “folded once lengthwise and twice crosswise.”
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Jaconed [Jaconet]
A fine cotton fabric, originally from East India, used for dresses. It was thicker than muslin but thinner than nainsook.
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, Mole

Flag &
Pongee
A clothing and curtain fabric with Chinese origins woven from uneven threads of silk. It was originally a tan color but in the early nineteenth century was often dyed.
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hankerchefs

12 Y[ar]ds of best
Bom bazien [bombazine]
A type of cloth made of silk warp and worsted weft in a serge or twill weave. Black bombazine was used for mourning garments.
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Bales B Silk Coat Cord

Pattern Thread

Figured
A fabric having a colored design on the textile face.
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Swis &
Bobinett [bobbinet]
A “machine-made, hexagonal net, used for quillings, trimmings, etc.”
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Summer Shall [Shawl]

Spool Cotten

Tapes, Pins, W
Wadding
A sheet of carded cotton used for making quilts.
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Cambrik [Cambric]
A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen.
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Gingham & Jeans

7 th &c M[ar]ch

Cambric
A light, plain woven fabric typically made from cotton or linen.
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Muslins Needles at Mustons

Coat Cord a few, No 7 Ground down

Umbrella No 7 betweens

Fine Shirting No 6 [betweens]

12 Yds French
Bombazien
A type of cloth made of silk warp and worsted weft in a serge or twill weave. Black bombazine was used for mourning garments.
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best No 4 [betweens]

Cravats No 2 [betweens]

Tapes & pins (Black & White <Tape>) No 1 [betweens]

White & Black Most usefull

Gingham

Leather Gloves Best quality

Best

Foundations
An inexpensive type of fabric or fur used as backing for hats or other garments.
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Lasting
A stout, tightly woven cloth generally used for ladies’ shoes. It was also used in the nineteenth-century United States for lightweight summer coats.
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& silks not yet bought

Combs pocket & heading [not yet bought]

Brushes, Sweep Scrub (floor hand) Shaving, W Wash

Dust shaving Shoe [brush]

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Goods Requested of Edward Hunter, circa 11 March 1842
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