Invoice of goods for John Page, 1771 October 11
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Title
Invoice of goods for John Page, 1771 October 11
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Description
Invoice of goods ordered from John Norton, merchant of London, England, by John Page, Junior, planter of Gloucester County, Virginia, sent with his letter of October 11, 1771. The list of goods is composed of paints and nails for repairing his home, trusses for his male slaves and periodicals.
Identifier
MS1936.3.536
Folder 48
Folder 48
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
100 lb of white Lead
20 lb yellow Ochre
a Barl. of Oyl
20 lb of Venetian red
2 Gallons of Spt. of Turpentine
5 lb Red Lead -
3 lb Lamp-black
2 lb of white Coperass
A Glaziers Diamond of 20/Value
10m 8d. Nails -
10m 10d. do. -
5m 6d. do.
2m 20d. do. -
2m 4d. do -
J. Page Junr.
2 Trusses for Negro Men, bursten
on the right Side
The Connoissance des Mouvemens
celestes de 1766
The Connoissance des Temps pour
L'Annee Commune 1772
And the Ladies Diary for 1772.
John Page Junr.
Citation
Page, John, 1744-1808, “Invoice of goods for John Page, 1771 October 11,” John Norton & Sons Papers, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://rocklibnorton.omeka.net/items/show/536.