Handwritten Invoice (5 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. This is a handsome 1890 handwritten invoice from Butler & Johnson of Syracuse NY to L. J. Macy of Pulaski, NY. Butler & Johnson was a hardware company that specialized in stoves, ranges, furnaces, and household goods and accoutrements. L. J Macy, who lived in Sandy Creek, NY, owned and operated a hardware store in Pulaski, NY. Macy was very active in the community and was a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Masons and the Odd Fellows. The invoice, dated January 1890, is hand-written on a printed form which has a handsome lithographed letterhead depicting a Michener stove. We can see that Butler & Johnson had then recently become successors to W. P. Butler. The business was locate at 220 & 230 East Genesee Street in Syracuse. The form has two punched holes at the top edge (For placement in the form book). Macy was obviously buying wholesale from the Syracuse company to sell retail in his Pulaski hardware store. Pulaski is a little over 38 miles due north of Syracuse, just east of Lake Ontario. We see that Macy bought, among other items, quantities of cuspidors (spelled 'cuspadors' on the invoice); spoons, trays and bowls; Acme Fry Pans; Bowl Steamers; Tea Pots; and Coffee Pots. At the bottom of the list is a stamped discount allowance. The invoice has been marked 'Paid'. PHYSICAL DETAILS : Used Invoice, measuring 8 1/4" x 13 3/4". The invoice features some ciphering along the left edge. It was folded several times, horizontally and vertically for postal delivery. The envelope is not present. CONDITION ? Aside for a bit of light smudging, the bill is nice and clean, with the letterhead displaying brightly. The reverse side is blank. This antique invoice will be sent folded, just as found .

Ephemera. Condition: Very Good+. Multiple leaves from a lined ledger, glued together to make a long list (8.25x28in) beneath the business's letterhead. Items include a hook and ladder, poles, bolts, rings, cross-irons, "Steamer Eagle," "Steamer Huron," shoeing, and more; for a total of $65.72. A little wrinkling and off-setting from the adhesive.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. (2)pp. Neat black ink invoice " For Attendance on Mrs Buslee For 2 days laundry £2 2/- ". 2 halfpenny green stamps attached with signature & date over. 4 vignette photos at top. 2 light horizontal creases else very clean & complete. VG+.

From the family collection of Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn). no date. A single sheet of paper, handwritten publication dates and payment dates for "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling" and "Goblin Spider." "Sayogoromo" written in the margin. sl.stained. 15x35.5cm. [abaj2026-42].

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Handwritten document measuring 6.25" x 7.75" listing fund advancement for the Brigg Charlotte having discharged 24 July 1770. The list of names include William Cairnes, Sam Gurring, Samuel Walker, John Eckstein and William Christopher. The ship was owned by Aaron Lopez (1730-1782) an immigrant from Portugal of Jewish descent. The Brigg Charlotte was one of many ships in the slave trade and Aaron Lopez invested in fourteen slaving voyages to the Guinea between 1756 and 1774. See Charlotte at Sea: An Atlantic Odyssey on the Eve of Revolution in New England Quarterly volume 96, issue 3. Dated September 2023. A well preserved clean document with two folds.