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Hogshead
Summary
A cask holding a measure of liquid. The meaning of “hogshead” varied based on time period, location, and the goods involved. For wine, the measure was eventually standardized to sixty-three U.S. gallons.
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papers
- Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 8 October 1836
- Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to H. Smith & Co., 8 October 1836
- Invoice, Mead, Stafford & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 8 October 1836
- Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 25 June 1836
- Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Cahoon, Carter & Co., 3 September 1836
- Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 3 September 1836