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INVOICE OF SUNDRIES TO BE SENT BY ROBERT CARY AND COMPANY FOR THE USE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. - George Washington, The Writings of George Washington, vol. II (1758-1775) [1889]

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The Writings of George Washington, collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford (New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1889). Vol. II (1758-1775).

Part of: The Writings of George Washington, 14 vols.

About Liberty Fund:

Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals.


INVOICE OF SUNDRIES TO BE SENT BY ROBERT CARY AND COMPANY FOR THE USE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.

A light Summer Suit made of Duroy by the measure.
4pieces best India Nankeen.
2best plain Beaver Hats, at 21s.
1piece of Irish Linen at 4s.
1piece black Satin Ribbon.
1Sword Belt, red morocco or buff; no buckles or rings.
4lbs. Ivory Black.
2best two-bladed Knives.
2pairs good Horse Scissors.
½ream good Post Paper, cut.
½ream good Post 4to. cut.
A Salmon-colored Tabby of the enclosed pattern, with satin flowers, to be made in a sack and coat.
1Cap, Handkerchief, Tucker, and Ruffles, to be made of Brussels lace, or point, proper to wear with the above negliglee, to cost £20.
1piece Bag Holland at 6s.
2fine flowered Lawn Aprons.
2double Handkerchiefs.
1pair woman’s white Silk Hose.
6pairs woman’s fine Cotton Hose.
4pairs Thread Hose.
1pair black, and 1 pair white Satin Shoes, of the smallest 5s.
4pair Calamanco 5s.
1fashionable Hat, or Bonnet.
6pairs women’s best Kid Gloves
8pairs women’s Mits.
½dozen Knots, and Breast Knots.
1dozen round silk laces.
1black Mask.
1dozen most fashionable Cambric Pocket Handkerchiefs.
2pairs neat small Scissors.
1lb. Sewing Silk shaded.
¼lb., cloth colored, shaded.
4pieces binding Tape.
6m. Miniken Pins.
6m. short whites.
6m. Corking Pins.
1m. Hair Pins.
6lbs. Perfumed Powder.
3lbs. best Scotch Snuff.
3lbs. best violette Strasburg.
8slb. Starch.
2lbs. powdered Blue.
2oz. Coventry Thread, one of which to be very fine.
1piece narrow white Satin Ribbon, pearl edge.
1case of Pickles, to consist of Anchovies, Capers, Olives, Salad Oil, and 1 bottle India Mangoes.
1large Cheshire Cheese.
4lbs. Green Tea.
10groce best Corks.
25lbs. best Jar Raisins.
25lbs. Almonds in the shell.
1hogshead best Porter.
10loaves double and 10 single refined Sugar
6strong Halters, hempen reins.
3best Snaffle Bridles.
3best Girths.
25lbs. Crown Soap.
12lbs. best Mustard.
2dozen packs Playing Cards.
2sacks of best English Oats.
1dozen Painter’s Brushes.
1bushel of Tares.
12best hard Padlocks.
dozen Bell Glasses for garden.
2more Chair Bottoms, such as were written for in a former invoice.
1more Window Curtain and Cornice.
100lbs. white Biscuit.
3gallons of Rhenish in bottles.
2Lanterns.
8Busts, according to the enclosed direction and measure.
25yards Broadcloth, of the enclosed color, to cost about 7s. 6d.
15yards coarse thick double, same color.
6yards Scarlet Broadcloth, at 8s. 6d.
30yards Red Shalloon.
20dozen white-washed Coat Buttons.
12dozen Waistcoat Buttons.
Twist, Thread, Silk, &c. sufficient to make up the above cloth.
40yards of coarse Jeans or Fustian, for summer frocks for negro servants.
1piece Irish Linen at 1s. 3d.
1piece Dowlas at 10d.
dozen pairs strong coarse Thread Hose fit for negro servants.
6Castor Hats, at about 5s.
2Postilion Caps.
1dozen pairs coarse Shoe and Knee Buckles.
450ells Osnabergs.
4pieces Brown Rolls.
350yards Kendall Cotton.
100yards Dutch Blankets.
2pieces Fearnought.
8dozen pair Plaid Hose sorted.
4dozen Monmouth Caps.
20lbs. Brown Thread.
15lbs. best Shoemaker’s Thread.
20sacks of Salt.
2casks 8d. nails; 2 casks 10d. nails.
10m. 20d. nails; 20 m. 8d. nails.
20m. 4d. nails.
6spades.
200lbs. German Steel.
2dozen best Sickles.
6best White’s Handsaws.
6best Broad Axes.
6House Adzes.
2dozen Box Gimblets.
6pairs Steel Compasses.
1dozen Augers sorted, from two inches to half an inch.
1Cowper’s Taper Bit.
1Cowper’s Crow.
1Cowper’s Dowling Bit.
1Cowper’s Wimble Bit.
1Cowper’s Vice.
1Cowper’s pair large Compasses.
1Cowper’s Jointer; 1 Cowper’s Adze.
1Cowper’s Round Shave.
1Cowper’s Howell.
1Wheelwright’s Buzz.
1Wheelwright’s large Gouge.
1Wheelwright’s Centre Bit.
2dozen pairs H. Hinges.
25lbs. Glue.
2Crosscut Saws.
12Inch Chisels.
1Jointer.
2long Planes; 2 Jack Planes.
4Smoothing Planes.
10pairs Hollows and Rounds.
6Ogees.
3pairs of Grooving Planes.
1Snipe’s Bill.
4Quarter Rounds.
4Sash Planes; 3 Bead Planes.
6Ovelos; 1 Plow and irons.
1moving Philester.
1Screw Rabbit Plane.
1Square Planes; 3 raising Planes.
1Spring Brace and Bits complete.
1Turkey Oil-Stone.
1Panel Saw; 1 Tenant Saw.
1Compass Saw.; 1 Sash Saw.
1dozen Firmers.
1dozen Gouges.
6Mortising Chisels.
1Adze; 1 Drawing-knife.
2pairs Compasses; 2 Rules.
2Chalk Lines.
1small Hatchet.
2Punches; 2 Saw Sets.
2dozen Gimlets.
3dozen Plane Irons.
6Rasps, two of a sort.
2dozen Handsaw Files.
2dozen of Tenant Files.
6bottles Turlington’s Balsam.
8oz. Spirit of Lavender.
½lb. Ipecacuana powdered.
½lb. Jalap powdered.
12oz. Venice Treacle.
4oz. best Rhubarb.
12oz. Diacordium.
4lbs. Pearl Barley.
4Sago.
4oz. Balsam Capevi.
5oz. Liquid Laudanum.
5oz. Spirits Sal Ammoniac.
5oz. Spirits Hartshorn.
4oz. Spanish Flies.
3lbs. Bird-Lime.
6lbs. Oil Turpentine.
2lbs. Spirits of Turpentine.
5lbs. White Sugar Candy.
10lbs. Brown Sugar Candy.
1lb. Barley Sugar.
2lbs. Linseed Oil, cold drawn.
4lbs. Alum.
1lb. Spermaceti.
4oz. Tincture of Myrrh.
4oz. Balsam Sulphur.
4oz. Pulvus Basilic.
2oz. Mer. Dulcis.
4oz. Sal Volatile.
10oz. Hartshorn Shavings.
2quarts strong Cinnamon Water.
2quarts weak Cinnamon Water.
N. B. All liquids in double-flint bottles.
40s.worth of Medicines for farriery, among which let there be
4lbs. flower of Brimstone.
4lbs. Anniseed.
4lbs. Carthamus.
5lbs. Syrup of Colt’s-foot.
2lbs. Diapente.
5lbs Black Soap.
4lbs. Cummin Seeds.
4lbs. Fenugreek.
2lbs. Juice of Liquorice.
4lbs. long Pepper.
Directions for the Busts.
4.One of Alexander the Great; another of Julius Cæsar; another of Charles XII. of Sweden; and a fourth of the King of Prussia.
N. B. These are not to exceed fifteen inches in height, nor ten in width.
2other Busts, of Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough, somewhat smaller.
2Wild Beasts, not to exceed twelve inches in height, nor eighteen in length.
Sundry small ornaments for chimney-piece.