Footnotes
Cowdery served as clerk of the Kirtland High Council in 1837 (Minute Book 1, 11 and 29 May 1837).
Bro[ugh]t over | $610.31 | ||
2 Baskets Champ Wine | $9½ | 19.00 | |
1 Bbl [Barrel] 12/— Old Cogniac Brandy | 43 Glls [Gallons] | 12/— | 66.00 |
1 No 1 St Croix Rum | 110 [Glls] | 8/— | 110.00 |
1 Keg 2/ 6 | 68.5. 63lbs | 3 | 2.20 |
1 oz Imt [Imitation] fine Crimson Bronze | 18/— | 2.25 | |
2.25 | |||
$812.01 |
The size and weight of a barrel varied and was often dependent on whether the contents were liquid or solid. In the United States, statutes generally regulated that a barrel should contain 28 to 31½ gallons. (“Barrel,” in American Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
A small cask or barrel, varying in size but usually containing less than ten gallons. (“Keg,” in American Dictionary [1828]; “Keg,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 5: 667.)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Docket in handwriting of Marcellus Cowdery.