Invoice of goods to be sent by Mr. Norton to Peter Lyons

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Title

Invoice of goods to be sent by Mr. Norton to Peter Lyons

Date

Description

List of goods sent to London merchant, John Norton, inclosed with Peter Lyons's letter of July 30, 1770.

Identifier

MS1936.3.340
Folder 31

Subject

Source

John Norton and Sons Papers, MS 1936.3

Publisher

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

Original Format

Ink on paper

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Recto

Invoice of Goods to be sent by Mr. Norton to Peter Lyons

One piece of Cambrick at 3/6 p yd.
One peice of Ditto ..... 6/
One dozen red & white spotted Cambrick Handkercheifs at about 33/ a dozen
One dozen fine Diaper Napkins
Two pair of Womens black Calimanco Shoes of the size of Fours not to exceed 5/ a pair
Two pair of Ditto ........ Pumps same size & price.
One pair of Clogs to fit the above Shoes
Two pair of black Calimanco Pumps for a Girl about 7 Years old
One pair of purple Kid Gloves one pair of purple Kid Mitts and two pair of white
Kid Mitts for a small Woman
Two pair of Kid Mitts for a Girl about 7 years old
One Womans fashionable black Sattin Bonnett
One Girls fashionable blue Sattin Bonnett for a Girl about 7 years old
Three pair of Womens white thread Stockings }not to exceed 3/ a pair
Three pair of Do.............. Cotton do. }not to exceed 3/ a pair
Two Girls Fans at 1/ each
Two Womens plain Fans
One pound of whited brown thread
One pound of coloured Taylors Do.
Two ounces of thread at 1/.
Two ditto ......... 2/.
Two ounces of Macklin thread
One ounce of Cotton .. Do.
Three ounces of white sewing Silk
Four ounces of coloured .. Do. sorted
One ounce of black ... Do.
One ounce of blue Coventry thread at 1/.
One ounce of ... ditto ....... 2/.
Five hundred of best white Chapel Needles well sorted
Fifty darning Needles of five different sizes
Six thousand best large Pins
Six thousand best short whites
Four thousand best Minikins
One pound of best Pins sorted
One peice of broad Holland Tape
Three peices of fine Diaper Apron String Tape
Two peices of coarse Holland Tape
Two peices of best Cap Bobbin
Two pair of best Scizars one large and one Small with Sheaths
One Pewter Pudding Dish of smallest size
One Do. .... of a larger Size and one other larger
One tin Musk Melon Mould
One tin Steeple Mould
One dozen small tin Heart Moulds
One dozen small tin Starr Do.
One dozen tin Moulds for Cheese Cakes of different shapes
One dozen tin Sheets to bake on
One tin Hoop to Bake Cakes in

Verso

Two Quart and two Pint Sauce Pans
One large tin Box with a good Lock & Key

Petr. Lyons
July 30th. 1770

1770
Invoice from
P Lyons

Citation

Lyons, Peter , “Invoice of goods to be sent by Mr. Norton to Peter Lyons,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/340.