Invoice of goods to be shipped by John Norton, Esq., London, for William Cary of York Town Virginia at the next return of his Ship

Invoice of goods to be shipped by John Norton, Esq., London, for William Cary of York Town Virginia at the next return of his Ship

Invoice of goods sent by William Cary to John Norton with his letter of August 25, 1768. The invoice includes numerous textiles as well as fiddle strings, men's and women's shoes, hankerchiefs, knives, forks, fishhooks nails, locks and hinges.

MS 1936.3.131
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Invoice of Goods to be Ship't by John Norton Esq^r. for William
Cary of York Town Virginia at the next return of his Ship Insure'd

2 pieces good German Ozenbrigs abot 200 Ells	at 7 ½ d	6	5
2 pieces 7/8 Irish Linen abot 50 yards	at 12d	2	10
1 ps. Do Do 25 yards	at 13d	1	7	1
1 ps. Do. Do. 25 yards	at 14d	1	9	2
1 ps. yard Wide Do. 25	at 2/6	3	2	6
1 ps. Ditto Do. 25 yards	at 3/	3	15
1 ps. fine brown Holland abot. 30 yards	at 15d yd	1	17	6
1 ps. fine brown Russia sheeting 30 Ells	abot. 10d	1	5	0
1 ps. fine white Ditto 30 Ells	at 1/6 Ells	2	5
12lb best brown thread in ¼lb Hanks	at 1/6lb		18
6 yards fashionable printed Callico	at 2/ yd		12
6 yards Ditto Do.	at 2/4		14
6 yards Ditto Ditto	at 2/6		15
6 yards Ditto Ditto	at 2/9		16	6
6 yards Ditto Ditto	at 3/		18
6 yards Ditto Ditto	at 3/3		19	6
6 yards Ditto very fine	at 3/4	1
6 yds. Ditto Ditto	at 3/6	1	1
1lb Sewing Silk, black, white, blue, Green, & Yellow		1	10
1 Groce Fiddle Strings all Trebles	abot.	1	10
2 pieces fashionable Bath broad Cloth abot. 24 yards	at 10/	12
trimings to suit them abot.		1
2 pieces fine spotted Cambrick Handkerchieffs	abot. 24/ps	2	8
6 dozen Table Knives & Forks bone Handles	at abot. 3/4	1
6 Groce of Kerbys fish Hooks sorted from Perch to Trout			18
12 pair mens best plain shoes	abot.	3
12 pr. Womens neat Callimanco shoes & pumps small size		2	2

in one Cask

12 m 6^d flatt pointed nails, 6 m 8^d. D^o. 6 m 10^d & 6 m 20^d
4 good plated stock Locks & 2 p^r. large X Garnett Hinges
2 pair large [illustration of an HL hinge] Hinges with Screws for the Locks & [illustration of an HL hinge] hinges