1839 Handwritten Merchant Invoice Root & Leavenworth Cloth Textile Ephemera For Sale

1839 Handwritten Merchant Invoice Root & Leavenworth Cloth Textile Ephemera

• Type: Original Pre-Civil War Handwritten Merchant Invoice / Statement of Account

• Date: July 1839

• Parties Involved: Root & Leavenworth to Albert Barnes (or Bangs)

• Material: Antique rag paper

• Size: Single sheet, written on one side with notation on the reverse.

This fascinating 1839 mercantile document provides a detailed look into early American textile commerce and pricing. The ledger lists transactions for substantial quantities of period fabrics, complete with quantities and values:

• 767 5/4 yards of grey cloth at 90 cents per yard ($690.97)

• 30 yards of tow cloth (a coarse, durable fabric made from flax/hemp coarse fibers) at 20 cents per yard ($6.00)

• 13 pair Northern fustians (a heavy woven cotton fabric) calculated per dozen ($3.25)

• Total Account Balance: $700.22 (A very large sum of money for 1839!)

Reverse Side: Features a brief calculation ink notation naming a \"L. M. Dixon\".