Invoice of merchandize to be ship'd by Mr. John Norton and Son on accot. of Peter Lyons

Invoice of merchandize to be ship'd by Mr. John Norton and Son on accot. of Peter Lyons

An invoice for goods sent by Peter Lyons with his letter of September 5, 1771 to John Norton, merchant of London, England. The invoice lists numerous goods including clothing for children, thread, fabric, tablewares, soap and medicinal items.

MS1936.3.516
Folder 47

John Norton & Sons papers, MS1936.3

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

Ink on paper

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Invoice of Merchandize to be ship'd by M^r. John Norton and
Son on Acco^t. of Peter Lyons                    

One peice of fine blue and white Copper plate Calico.
One peice of Cambrick not to exceed nine Shillings per yard the peice that
                came this Year at six Shillings and threepence was very coarse
                full of Holes and unfit for use
One black Satin Capuchine made of new Satin trimed with Snail.
One green peeling Satin quilted Petticoat for a tall Woman
Six yards of fine Jakernet Muslin - four ounces of twelvepenny thread
Four ounces of eight penny thread - two ounces of two shilling thread
Two ounces of two and sixpenny thread. - one pound of white Taylors thread.
One pound of coloured Taylors thread - three hundred best white Chapel Needles sorted.
One hundred darning Needles of different sizes.
One hundred Muslin darning Needles of two sizes. - six peices of Beggars tape.
Three pair of Womens fine thread Stockings
Three pair of Womens fine Cotton Stockings
One peice of blue grounded Cotton of a large Pattern for a Bed with suitable binding.
                                        and Rings for the whole.
Two pair of fashionable silver Shoe and Knee Buckles for Boys about twelve years old
One pair of fashioable silver Shoe Buckles for a Girl about seven years old.
One pair of Turned Stays for a Girl about eight years old
One blue Sarcenet Shade and Bonnet for a Girl about eight years old.
                  A Compleat Set of Table China ........ Viz.
Four deep China Dishes two oval and two round.
Four shallow China Dishes for the upper and lower end of the Table
Six shallow China Dishes one size smaller
Six shallow China Dishes one size smaller
Six shallow China Dishes of the size next Plates
Six dozen Shallow China Plates. - One small Tureen and Dish
Two dozen Deep China Plates. two China Butter Boats and two Butter Plates
                  The above China I would chuse to be enamelled if no dearor than
                  blue and white.
Six fashionable Glasses for Pickles. - Two dozen Wine Glasses (as per pattern sent by Captⁿ Robinson)
Six Salt Glasses to go into Silvere Salt sellers (as P. Measure)
One copper Dutch Oven lined with Tin 20 Inches over the Top
Four best Durants hard metal shallow Pewter Dishes next size to Plates
Four best Durants hard metal shallow Pewter Dishes of a size larger
Four best Durants hard metal shallow Pewter Dishes of a size larger           (last four
Two best Durants hard metal shallow - Pewter oval Dishes of the same size as the ^
Two sizable Pewter pudding Dishes of a silver pattern., one pewter Cheese Stand.
Six eight Quarter Diaper Table Cloths
Four eleven quarter Damask Table Cloths at twenty Shillings each
Two.eleven quarter Damask Table Cloths at twenty five Shillings each
Six large tooth horn Combs. - Six Ivory small tooth Combs
One peice of black silk Ferretting - One peice of broad black Ribband
One peice of white two penny Ribband purled edge
Half a peice of blue twopenny Ribband purled edge
Half a peice of Pink two penny Ribband purled edge
Half a peice of Purlple twopenny Ribband purled edge
One Plate Basket lined with tin - One Plate Basket not lined
Six pounds Shoe thread. - three Bell Glasses for the Garden.
One peice of fine dark grounded Cotton with good Colours and pretty figures for Gowns
One pound of Knitting Neeldes sorted - Six pounds of good Fig or Slate Blue
Six pounds of Castile Soap. - Twelve pounds of Crown Soap - Six pounds of Oatmeal
Three pounds of Ginger - Twenty five pounds of Currants - Six pounds of Peper.

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Twenty five pounds of Jar Raisens. - Two pounds of Allum.
Four pounds of Sago - Six pounds of Glaubers Salts
Three pounds of Hartshorn Shavings - Quarter of a pound Turmerick prepared
Quarter of a pound of Isinglass - one pound of Cream Tartar.
Four ounces of Turners Cerate - four ounces of white Lead or white ointment
One Role of best white Diaculum - One paper of Court Plaister
Two ounces of Spirits of Hartshorn - Two ounces of Sal Volatile
One ounce of Sweet Elixer of Vitriol. - One pound of best French Indigo
Two pounds of Pearl Barley - one pound of best Jesuits Bark powder'd in two ounce Bottles
Two bottles of the Spa Tincture or Bath and Tunbridge Elixer
Two ounces Tincture of Castor - two ounces of Assa Foetita
Two ounces of Tincture of Valerian - one ounce of Tincture of Saffron
One ounce of Myrrh - one ounce of Hiera Picra
Four ounces of best Turkie Rhubarb - Four Boxes Andersons Pills
Three ounces of Camphere - one pound of Bitter Orange Peel
Half a pound of Gentian - Four ounces of Cardimum Seeds
One ounce of Juniper Berries - One Vile of Ward's white drops
One Viol of Norris's Drops - Two ounces Tincture of Bark
One ounce of early Cabbage Seed - half an ounce of Collyflower Seed.
One ounce of Radish Seed - one ounce of early Lettice Seed.
One dozen pint Bottles of Rhenish Wine.
Two Work Basketts for Girls.
a large strong clamped Chest, for Family use, such as used to be sent
to M^r. Francis Jordan

Pet^r. Lyons
Virginia Sept^r. 25^th. 1771

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Invoice
Virg^a. 25^th Sep^r. 1771
Peter Lyons
Rec'd Y^e. 17^th Dec^r.

Goods Ent^d. pa 422 & 423
Ex^d.
Ans^d the 22^d Feb^y
P Goosley