18th Century Trade Goods. George
Morgan’s Memorandom. 1770
Goods I
have taken out of the Store &
put on board my boat. Viz
2 ps.lo Duck
2 Remnts. d[itt]o. 4% yds.
1 lb. Scan [skein] twine
15 Knives
7 Cotton Norman Han[dkerchie]fs
2 Pr. Boots
4 pr. plain Womens Shoes
3 pr. gold laced do.
1 pr. silver do.
do.
5 Tobacco Boxes
24
pr. Sleeve Buttons
1 gro. Fish Hooks
3 Closet Locks
4 pr. Shoe Buckles
1 pr. Knee do.
7 pr. Womens Cotton Stockgs.
7 pr. do. Shoes that came from Carlisle
10 ps. Ribbond
7 Remnts. computd. to be 8 ps. do.
9 ps. Silk Ferrit
6 Remnts. computd. to be 3 ps. do.
3 lb. White thread
70 lb. pepper
3 Keggs of
Powder
15 ps. Stroud
2 1 Silver hair plates
6 do. large ambands
40 do. narrow do.
54 do. wrist bands
11 gorgetsll
11 shells
23 doz. rings
74 pr. Sleeve Buttons
3 1 Hair Pipes
*The list Morgan mentions is on a separate
page in
the "Memorandums" and is set up
here line for line as
in the original.
18
112 yds. Blue StroydI2
1 ps. do.
do. 4 yds. cut
17 112 yds. Scarlet
Stroud
18
114 yds embossed Flannel
lnPieces. A "piece" was a unit
of measu
proximately twelve yards in length. Jacobs,
"Medals worn around the neck.
Ibid., p.
12Coarse woolen cloth, frequently trade
Indians for use as clothing and blankets.
Ibi
26 large Crosses
70 Small do.
72 Nose Crosses
105 Doz. & 3
Broaches
2 1 doz. & 10
hair do.
6 pr. Show Buckles
4 Knee ditto
1450 Black Wampum
11 pr. womens worsted stockings
5 lb. White Thread
2 Nests Gilt Trunks
Box
26 Bottles Mustard
12 ps. Check Hankerchiefs
8 lb. Coloured Thread
4 pr. womens thread mitts
2 114 lb. Coloured Thread
1 114 lb. White Thread
1 lb. Sealing Wax
39 Small Check Hank
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