Madeira... Developing a Taste for that Favorite Wine of the 18th Century

In the late colonial period in the British North American Colonies which later became the United States of America, Madeira was king. While there are references to Port, Hoch and Claret, it is Madeira which was imported and consumed in greater quantities than any other wine. 

In 1665 the British government gave Madeira a boost in their North American colonies when they exempted it from being shipped on British ships from British ports to the colonies, as was required of all other European goods.

It appears that as war approached between the colonies and Great Britain trade with Madeira began to slow as well. The last reported importation of Madeira before the war began was on December 8, 1774, when the schooner Polly arrived from Madeira with 30 pipes (a pipe is equal to 110 1/2 gallons) of Madeira aboard.

Like Port, Madeira is a fortified wine to which Brandy has been added. But unlike other fortified wines, Madeira is heated for several months, in special vats or attics, or in the 18th century the hulls of ships crossing the Atlantic as well. It is a style of Madeira, not specifically identified in writings of the 18th century by name, which became known as Rainwater in the 19th century which was the king of Madeira wines.

Rainwater got its name from its pale color, delicate texture and flavor. Unfortunately in the 20th century the name rainwater became associated with sweet soft wines which had nothing in common with the great wines formerly known as Rainwater and most who come across a bottle of this style wine today will taste a poor wine with very little in common with the 18th century.

The Rare Wine Company purchased some bottles of Rainwater Madeira which was imported into New York in the 1820s and put into glass, preserving a flavor of the 19th century wine which was not influenced by oak barrels. They shared samples of this wine with Barbieto wine maker Ricardo Freitas and asked him to model their own Rainwater, called Baltimore Rainwater after the huge popularity of this wine among Baltimore Society into the 20th century.

They began with a base of 80% Verdelho in lots ranging from 2 to 13 years. Verdelho would have been the most common in early Rainwater Madeira. To this were added two different lots of old Tinta Negra Mole. Each of these components was aged in the time honored Cantiero method period to entering the blend.

They have succeeded in producing for the first time in over 50 years a Rainwater Madeira truly worthy of that name given to the great wines of Madeira.

What you are presented with is an wine of ethereal body, great finesse and delicate flavors with just a touch of sweetness.

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Beyond Silks and Woollens... Mercery, Stuffs and Cardinals in Late Colonial Maryland

Outside paintings, diaries, letters and newspaper advertisements, there is one very good source which provides some insight into the variety of mercery, stuffs and cardinals which were imported into Annapolis, Maryland in the late Colonial period. In these records you will find additional silks as not every merchant at the time listed silks in a separate category, but rather listed them in with mercery or stuffs. The same was true for cardinals. 

From 1771 to 1775, the Annapolis merchant firm of Wallace, Davidson & Johnson imported mercery, stuffs and cardinals not only for their own store on the city dock in Annapolis, but also for individual customers special orders as well as other merchants doing business in other parts of the Province.

Below is a partial transcription of their order books, showing the mercery, stuffs and cardinals as well as when and for whom they were being ordered.

It is hoped that this will provide some interesting information for other researchers as well as reenactors and dress makers.

(from Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court (Chancery Papers, Exhibits) Wallace, Davidson Johnson, Order Books, 1771/4/25-1775/11/16. MSA S 528-27/28)  

Order Books

25 April 1771

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stuffs

1 ps good black tammy

1 ps white do

1 ps blue do

1 ps green do

1 ps pink do

1 ps black durants

1 ps white do

1 ps blue do

1 ps green do

1 ps pink do

1 ps brown do

1 ps black callimanco

1 ps pink do

1 ps cloth colored crape

1 ps black Russell

1 ps plain brown camblet

1 ps low priced black bombazine

½ ps fine mourning crape

½ ps better do

3 ps hatband crape not to exceed 1/ p yd

4 ps fashionable dorsetteens

2 ps new fashioned check lutestrings

2 ps do clouded do

6 black quilted durants petticoats

6 blue do

Order Books

25 April 1771

For Thomas Johnson

Mercery

1 fashionable pink colored quilted silk petticoat

Order Books

25 April 1771

For George Cook

Mercery

1 pattern silk taffity for a neglege

1 blue pertain quilted petticoat

Order Books

23 January 1772

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Cardinal

1 womans black satin cardinal very fashionable trimmed with black & white ermine

Order Books

20 March 1772

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hats Bonnets & Cloaks

No more Markt womens bonnets

3 Doz fashionable black bonnets sorted

2 doz white & colored of the newest fashion bonnets

1 doz hats sorted none black

2 doz black white & other colored cloaks of the very newest fashion some good & some satin

1 doz girls colored bonnets

½ doz boys caps with feathers

Stuffs

4 ps black tammy                                 3 ps black callimanco

4 ps white do                                        1 ps pink do

2 ps blue do                                          1 ps blue do

1 ps pink do                                          1 ps black Russell

3 ps black durants                                               2 ps crape for gounds

3 ps white do                                        12 ps black crape sorted

3 ps blue do                                          5 ps black bombazine

2 ps sky blue do                                   4 doz womens Durant quilted coats well sorted some good

2 ps pink do                                          150 yds hatband crape

2 ps green do                                        2 ps green poplin with trimmings

2 ps brown do                                       2 ps japand poplin

                                                                2 ps denmare lutestring

                                                                ½ doz pelong quilted petticoats different colors & prices

                                                                ½ doz Persian do sorted in color & price

                                                                1 ps crimson poplin with trimmings

20 ps yd wide stuff about 1/ p yd for womens common gowns sorted

12 ps brown camblet some pretty good

2 ps striped & checkered camblets as much decent stuffs as will make 30 or 40 womens gowns well sorted & not too dear for winter

Women’s Cardinals

10 doz womens scarlet cardinals from 8/. To 24/. Mostly of the cheapest sort

1 doz scarlet cloaks

1 doz colored do

The last cardinals was well bought and went of immediately

Order Books

24 October 1772

For Richard Tilghman Earle (Store at Chester Mill, Queen Anne County, just east of present day Centreville)

Cloaks & Cardinals

1 handsome purple ingrained cloth cardinal trimmed with ermine 30/.

½ doz cardinals trimmed with snailing 10/6

1 doz cloaks 10/.

Mercery

2 ps sarsnatt pale blue pink & white @ 2/4

3 ps ½ Ell English Persian to match sarsnetts

2 ps flow’d pelong pale blue and white with trimmings to match to make shades and bonnets @ 3/6

6 ps ingrain durants @ 35/

3 ps deep blue pale blue and pea green 32/6

4 ps black white & 2 cloth colors 30/

1 ps black 16 inch calimanco 32/

6 ps yd wide handsome figured stuffs 30/

4 ps tammies different colors 22/6

6 ps shalloons cloth colors from 30/ to 40/

2 ps sagathy deep blue & pea green with trimmings

Order Books

24 May [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Silk Cardinals

½ doz genteel fashionable silk cardinals

1 doz common do well sorted & chiefly black

Order Books

9 October 1773

For John Conman

Mercery

1 ps dark brown camblet 1/ p yd

Order Books

9 October 1773

For Benjamin Hall

Mercery

1 ps grave colored india Persian

Order Books

21 November 1773

For Hall Gilbert & Hall

Mercery

2 ps pink tammys 25/

1 ps green do 22/

2 ps pale blue durants 30/

1 ps black callimanco 34/

1 ps pink do 35/

1 ps dark blue do 35/

2 ps dark brown camblet 40/

2 ps blue do 42/

1 ps light blue do 49/

1 ps superfine brown do 54/

2 ps neat pink & light blue silveretts

1 ps fashionable colored do

½ ps pink pelong 3/6 p yd

½ ps black do 3/

½ ps blue do 3/6

½ ps blue sarcenet

½ ps white do

3 womens cloth colored cardinals 11/6

2 do black silk do 20/

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Buchannan & Cowen

Stuffs &c

1 womans light col’d cloak large & quite plain very fine for an old woman about 40/

2 ps good blue & yellow tammy 22/

1 ps broad white do 23/

1 ps pink Ing’d do 24/

1 ps cloth col’d Durant 30/

1 ps do superfine do 33/

1 ps light blue do 34/

1 ps deep blue do 35/

1 ps red do 37/6

1 ps fash’b barleycorn Durant 31/

1 ps fash’b tobines 34/

4 ps brown camblit 30 yds 24/

2 ps fine do 38 40/

2 ps cloth col’d & blue 38 42/

1 ps cambletee 32/

2 ps good calamanco black 31/

1 ps pale blue do 33/

1 ps red do 35/

1 ps good blue sagothy 30 yds 50/

1 ps fine bro do 30 yds 54/

1 ps cloth col’d do 30 55/

2 ps good duroys 35/

Trimmings for the above

1 ps messinets 54 yds 1/5

2 ps fash’b corded poplins 40/

2 ps wors’d lutestrings 26/

1 ps fashionable brilliants

1 ps black crape

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Archibald Buchannan

Stuffs

3 ps good blue tammy 21/6

2 ps yellow do 22/

1 ps broad white do 22/

1 ps pink in grain 24/6

6 ps handsome striped & flow’d barleycorns 30/ to 33/

3 ps do tobino 33/

3 ps figured camblitts 27/6

3 pr brown do 30/

3 ps blue green & pink do 32/

2 ps light brown do 24/ 25/

2 ps olive & garnet 30 yds 25/

1 ps fine brown 41/

1 ps fine brown camblet 34/

1 ps do 48/

1 ps fine cloth col’d durants 29/

2 ps sky blue do 28/

1 ps dup do 30/

1 ps blue calimanco 32/6

1 ps drab do 31/6

1 ps black do 32/6

1 ps brown do 31/6

1 ps pink

1 ps fine do

4 ps fash’b wor’d lutestring 26 yds ea 25/6

2 ps fash’b do clouded 26/

1 ps good black Russell 40 yds 1/6

1 ps fine cloth col’d sagothy 46/

1 ps do brown do 56/

1 ps claret do 76/

1 ps London brown do 80/

2 ps fine duroy 19/

2 ps superfine do 30/

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Mercery

10 ps black gown crape

3 ps colored do

3 ps black bombazines

3 ps sagothy with complete trimmings

3 ps duroy with complete trimmings

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store

Mercery

1 ps brown sagothy 60/

1 ps do 66/

1 ps duroy 36/

Order Books

No Date (previously listed order was 1773)

For Aquila Hall

Mercery

1 ps good pink durants 40/

1 best fine pale blue superfine cloth cardinal with a snail round it

Order Books

19 March 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Mercery

2 ps black tamy

2 ps blue do

2 ps white do

1 ps pink do

2 ps black Durant sor’d

2 ps white do

2 ps blue do

2 ps green do

2 ps brown do

2 ps pink do

6 ps fash’b neat stuffs for womens gowns good

4 ps black callimanco sorted

3 doz quilted Durant petticoats different colors chiefly black the remainder blue  & greens

10 ps black crape sorted

3 ps ½ Ell bombazine

6 ps colored crape

1 doz scarlet cloth cloaks from 7/6 to 11/

4 doz scarlet cardinals from 8/ to 15/ mostly middle prices

2 doz fine do from 16/ to 21/

Order Books

19 March 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store

Mercery

4 girls scarlet cloth cardinals 7/6

4 womens do trimmed with garland 10/

4 do do 12/

6 do do with furr 14/

6 do do 18/

6 large scarlet cloaks 12/

6 ps yard wide stuffs ea ps different pattern

1 ps queens stuffs      1 ps blk crape

1 ps black Russell       1 ps blk callimanco

1 ps tartin for gowns  1 ps hatband crape

Order Books

20 March 1774

For Archibald Buchannan

Mercery

4 ps fash’b striped & flo’d barlycorns 32/

2 ps do stuffs 35/

3 ps tobins 35/

5 ps fig’d yd wide stuffs 30/

2 ps fash’b dazett camblets 25/

2 ps diamond do 30/

3 ps brown cambletts 25/ 27/

1 ps blue 35/

2 ps snuff col’d do 36/ 40/

2 ps green do 37/

2 ps light do 25/

1 ps good blk Russell

3 ps cloth col’d durants 33/

3 ps blue green & white 34/

5 ps callimanco (ass’d) 30/ to 37/

1 ps blue flow’d damask 48/

1 ps light col’d do

2 ps messonetts 30 yds ea 36/

2 ps silverets

2 ps fig’d & striped camblets

2 ps clouded wors’d lutestring

3 ps fash’b stuffs for womens winter gowns

3 womens scarlet cloaks 8/

3 long do 9/

3 do do 10/

6 do dove col’d largest 8/ & 9/

6 do do cardinals so 14/

4 do do 16/

2 do do 17/

6 scarlet do 17/ & 19/

Order Books

20 March 1774

For Buchannan & Cowan

Mercery

1 ps durants 40 yds 1/6

3 large cloth col’d cloaks 7/

4 red do 8/

4 cloth colored cardinals 12/

6 do 14/

4 scarlet do 12/

6 do do 14/

6 do do 15/

6 do with ermine 18/

6 black do 12/6

3 ps brown cambletts 22/

3 ps do ass’d 24/

3 ps fine bro’d do 27/

2 ps do do 33/

2 ps quaker col’d do 38/

1 ps black tammy 22/

3 ps tammy blue white & green 23/

1 ps do pink 26/

1 fash’b checkard yd wide wors’d lutestring 32/

1 ps fine black Durant 32/

2 ps figured checkard barleycorns 32/

1 ps saxon green Durant 32/

1 ps pea green Durant 35/

1 ps white do 32/6

2 ps fine cloth col’d do 32/

2 ps supple do 35/

2 ps deep blue do 35/

2 ps pale & sky blue 35/

2 ps fine blk callimanco 31/

2 ps brown do 31/

2 ps deep & sky blue call’o 33/

2 ps pink & cherry do 36/

2 ps fash’b ½ yd check’d lutestring 24/

2 ps clouded do 26/

3 ps rich fash’b ½ yd cor’d poplin 42/

4 ps do ½ yd brilliants col’d 44/

1 ps bro camblettee 34/

2 ps green & blue 34/

2 ps fash’b queens stuff 37/6

Order Books

9 April 1774

For Hall, Gilbert & Hall

Mercery

2 ps brown camblit 36/

1 ps fine do 38/

2 ps do blue do 42/

1 ps supple blue do 50/

1 ps do brown do 50/

2 ps neat fig’d stuffs 32/

3 ps dorsetteens 26/

2 ps very neat brilliants  (fash’b)

3 ps fash’b stuffs forwinter gowns of the latest fashions

6 cloth col’d cardinals trimmed 14/

6 scarlet do do 16/

Order Books

24 April 1774

For Clement Brooke

Mercery

2 ps duroy

Order Books

10 June 1774

For Aquila Hall

Mercery

1 ps pale blue camblet 40/

Order Books

29 August 1774

For Walter Hellen

One scarlet cloth cardinal not very high priced

Order Books

29 September 1774

For William Bond

Mercery

4 ps sagotheys diff’t colored & prices

6 ps figured stuffs different prices

2 ps figured poplins diff’t do

3 ps callimanco different colored

3 ps sky blue durants

6 ps camblets different prices

2 ps mixd silk do diff’t do

1 ps black everlasting

1 doz scarlet cardinals 15/

½ doz light colored do 15/

Order Books

1 November 1774

For William Bond

Mercery

6 ps camblets sorted

3 ps figured stuffs

Order books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Mercery

4 ps duroys well sorted

3 ps sagothy well sorted

4 ps fashionable mens crapes

4 ps black crape sorted

5 ps tammy black blue white pink & green

6 ps durants these colors & brown

2 ps black callimanco

2 ps blue do

3 ps good brown camblets sorted

4 black quilted Durant petticoats

4 blue do do

2 pink do do

2 green do do

1 ps black Russell

Order Books

17 November 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store ordered by Edward Botelar

Mercery

2 ps tammys black & white

3 ps durants black blue & green

3 ps callimanco black blue & pink

1 ps fashionable dayzett yard wide

1 ps do tobine do

1 ps do diamontee do

1 ps nonpareil

2 ps figured yard wide stuffs

1 ps blue camblett about 14 yds

1 ps drab colored do do

1 ps bombazine black              2 womens scarlet cloth

2 ps sagothys blue & brown                cardinals 12/6

1 ps fine duroys                         2 do do 13/

2 ps neat hair cambletts          2 do do 14/

1 ps sky blue rich crape            2 do do 16/

1 ps black Russell                      2 womens cloth cardinals 18/

Trimmings for the sagothy duroys hay cambletts & crape let the buttons for the crape be silver

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Queen Anne Store

Mercery

3 ps camblets blue green & cloth colored 38 yds ea 48/

2 ps callimanco blue & black 32/

1 ps pink do 35/

1 ps black Russell 40 yards 60/

3 ps tammy blue green & black 24/

1 ps pink do 27/6

3 ps durants blue black & green 35/

1 ps pink do 37/6

3 ps figured & checked yard wide 32/6

2 ps tobine queen stuff 24 yards each 24/

2 ps do do 27/

1 ps yard wide light blue brocaded mecklinberg 30 yards 70/

1 ps silveret 20 yards 40/

1 ps ¾ queen stuff 26 yards 26/

1 ps colored crape 56 yards 80/

1 ps black and blue do 70/

1 ps Italian do for hatbands 20 yds 25/

1 ps tartan 54 yards 72/

2 ps duroy 18 yards 18/

2 ps fine do 24 yards 34/

1 ps sagothy 24 yards 36/

1 ps fine do 24 yards 48/

3 ps durants for duroys & sagothys 35/

Buttons & twist for do 15/

1 ps black sugdenim 30 yds 90/

2 ps lasting red and black 50/

Buttons silk & twist for denim & last’d 10/

2 red cloth cardinals 10/

2 do do 12/

2 do do 15/

2 do do 18/

2 do do 20/

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Pig Point Store

Mercery

2 worsted figures yard wide 30/

2 do do 32/

1 ps mourning crape 56 yds 75/

1 ps changeable do 80/

1 ps black tammys 24/

1 ps cloth colored do 25/

1 ps blue do 25/

1 ps green do 25/

1 ps pink in grain do 27/

1 ps black Durant 30/

1 ps white do 30/6

1 ps black callimanco 30/

1 ps blue do 28/

1 ps green do 28/6

1 ps pink in grain do 40/

1 ps brown dble wrapped camblet 39/

1 ps Italian crape 28 yds 1/6

1 ps ½ Ell black Russell 30 yds 50/

1 ps black cotton denim 15 yds 3/9

1 ps light blue duroy 20 yds 20/

1 ps fine brown do 24 yds 36/

1 ps do sagothy 58/

1 ps light blue do 60/

2 striped mozeens 25 yds 2/2

12 doz best coat dthead buttons @ 10d

12 doz breast do 5

1 ps bombazine 61 yards 1/9

16 yds white casmire 8/

5 doz coat dthead buttons for do 10d

4 doz vest do 5

Order Books

8 January 1775

For Charles Carroll of Carrolton

(appears to now switch to goods for RD)

Mercery

3 yards of the finest Marseilles Waving of the widest sort for a petticoat

N.B. This invoice to be packed under its proper mark

(appears to now switch to goods for MC)

Mercery

1 pea green stuff quilted petticoat made very light

N.B. This and the following invoice may be packed in one package. All the other carefully packed under their respective mark.

Order Books

20 March 1775

For Hall Gilbert & Hall

Mercery

1 ps brown camblett 36/

1 ps fine do 38/

2 ps neat figured stuffs 32/

Order Books

1 August 1775

For Alexander Ogg

Mercery

3 ps sagothy different colors 2/4 to 3/

2 ps duroys dark colors 1/6 to 1/10

1 ps green camblet 1/

1 ps brown do 1/

3 ps black callimanco 1/1

8 ps fash’b stuffs 4/4 different colors

1 ps green calamanco 1/1

1 ps blue do 1/2

1 ps red do 1/

2 ps black durants 1/

2 ps blue do 11d

1 ps green do 1/1

1 ps red do 10

1 ps black tammy 10

1 ps blue do 9 ½

1 ps red do 11

1 ps yellow do 9

1 ps green do 10

½ doz black flowered silk cardinals

½ doz plain do

Order Books

[  ] September 1775

For John Wilson

Mercery

1 ps blue or pale blue callimanco

Order Books

29 September 1775

For James Hutchings

Mercery

1 ps laylock colored silk 14 yards (lutestring)

Order Books

10 September 1775

For Edward Abell

Mercery

1 ps pink tammy 24/

1 ps green do 24/

1 ps yellow do 20/

1 ps black do 20/

6 scarlet cardinals 10/

3 do 12/

3 do 14/

3 do 16/

30 Ells black alamode 2/6

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Foundation of the Woman's Wardrobe... Stays and Stay Goods in Late Colonial Maryland

It would have been difficult for most women of the 18th century to imagine life without stays, the 18th century version of the modern corset. It was the basic foundation garment for women at the time and their dresses were fitted based upon its wear. Even today, a female reenactor or historical interpreter can never hope to look correct in 18th century clothing without wearing 18th century style stays.

When one looks at the Maryland Gazette, the only newspaper in Maryland until August 20, 1773 when the Maryland Journal, and the Baltimore Advertiser began publication in Baltimore Town. Throughout the weekly issues of the Maryland Gazette can be found advertisements for staymakers not only in Annapolis and Baltimore Town, but also small towns like London Town and Piscataway as well.

While stay makers did operate within the Province, some wealth women like those of the Carroll family did import their stays directly from London to their specified measurements. Some ready made stays were also imported directly into the Province as well.

From 1771 to 1775, the Annapolis merchant firm of Wallace, Davidson & Johnson imported stays and stay goods not only for their own store on the city dock in Annapolis, but also for their stores at Queen Anne, Nottingham and Pig Point as well as for individual customer's special orders and other merchants and stay makers doing business in other parts of the Province.

What is interesting about these orders in that Charles Wallace, senior partner in the firm, started his career as a stay maker opening his own shop in Annapolis in 1749 which he operated until 1764.

Wallace, Davidson & Johnson also placed orders for stay goods for Charles Lansdale of Piscataway and Spriggs & Donaldson of Annapolis. It is interesting to know that Charles Lansdale's shop was under the direction of Richard Littlemore, who had formerly worked as a stay maker for William Beans of Prince George's County, Charles Wallace of Annapolis from 1759 or 1760 to 1764, Joseph Foard of Annapolis from 1764 to 1767 and Alexander Fergusson of London Town from 1767 to 1774.

Below is a partial transcription of their order books, showing the stays and stay goods as well as when and for whom they were being ordered. Included are descriptions of type, color, amount, size and even price in many cases.

It is hoped that this will provide some interesting information for other researchers as well as reenactors and tailors.

(from Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court (Chancery Papers, Exhibits) Wallace, Davidson Johnson, Order Books, 1771/4/25-1775/11/16. MSA S 528-27/28) 

Order Books

3 December 1771

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stays

6 pr womens stays sorted

12 pr childrens do do

Order Books

18 November 1772

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stays

36 pr stays well sorted of the staymaker we had the last [     ]

Order Books

24 May [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stay Goods

6 doz best british bone

3 doz best flab bone

3 ps ticken

3 ps white buckram

3 ps inside buckram

1 ps fine plain Russell

3 ps worsted binding to do

1 ps galloon

1 ps cord

12 ps braid

12 ps diaper tape

3 lbs best ballendine silk

300 white chappel needles blunts

300 do sharps

Stays

4 doz womens maids & girls common stays sorted

Order Books

17 October 1773

For Charles Carroll of Carrolton

(appears to now switch to goods for RD)

Lines Haberdashery Millinery & Hosiery

1 pair of the best moved stays to measure sent

(appears to now switch to goods for MC)

1 pr of pack thread stays for a child at 5 years old

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Buchannan & Cowen

Stays

2 pr girls stays 6/

2 pr do 7/

2 pr do 8/

2 pr womens do 9/

2 pr do 10/

2 pr do 12/

2 pr do 14/

2 pr do 16/

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stay Goods for Charles Lansdale

2 ps best stay ticking

2 ps grey buckram

4 ps white do

10 ps stay braid

3 lbs best white ballandine stiching silk

6 Ells white watered taby

4 ps lacing

1 ps galloon

600 white chapple blunts No 1 ab

3 boning knives

1 fitting do

½ lbs holing silk

1 bodkin

2 ps irish linen 1/1

15 yds Russell

3 ps quality binding

2 doz british wale bone

2 common sized boning wires

6 lbs best three cord stay thread

for Spriggs & Donaldson

6 doz best british whale bone

2 doz stay braid    2 ps ticking

2 ps irish buckram    2 ps white do

1 ps Pole Davie

2 lbs best white Halandine silk

2 doz ps diaper tape

2 ps stay wors’d binding

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store

Stays

4 pr girls stays 4/

4 pr do 4/9

4 pr do 5/

2 pr womens tabby breast stays 15/

2 pr do 16/

2 pr do 18/

Order Books

29 August 1774

For Mary Ireland

Stays

1 pair large girls stays 13/

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Stay Goods

1 doz childrens ticken stays sorted

2 doz maids & womens do

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Coverings for foot and leg... Stockings in Late Colonial Maryland

While there were some enterprising individuals in Annapolis who made attempts to open their own stocking manufactury in the Province, most stockings were imported from England. And like silks and woolens, outside of paintings, diaries, letters and newspaper advertisements, there is one very good source which provides some insight into the variety of hosiery which was imported into Annapolis, Maryland in the late Colonial period.

From 1771 to 1775, the Annapolis merchant firm of Wallace, Davidson & Johnson imported hosiery not only for their own store on the city dock in Annapolis, but also for their stores at Queen Anne, Nottingham and Pig Point as well as for individual customer's special orders and other merchants doing business in other parts of the Province.

Other items were also listed among the hosiery orders as well. Breeches patterns, caps, money purses, mitts and gloves all were listed with these orders, so I have included them in this posting as well. Perhaps in the future they will get their own separate post, but for now, you will find them here.

Below is a partial transcription of their order books, showing the hosiery as well as when and for whom they were being ordered. Included are descriptions of type, color, amount, size and even price in many cases.

It is hoped that this will provide some interesting information for other researchers as well as reenactors and tailors.

(from Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court (Chancery Papers, Exhibits) Wallace, Davidson Johnson, Order Books, 1771/4/25-1775/11/16. MSA S 528-27/28)  

Order Books

25 April 1771

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hoesiery

3 doz mens double yarn hose

3 doz do

3 doz better do

3 doz better do

2 doz pr childrens spotted worsted hose 4 sorts

5 doz pr boys & youths do 10 sorts

2 doz pr girls & maids do 4 do

1 doz pr white do 2 do

3 doz pr womens chiv’d colored clock’t worsted hose

4 doz pr womens white worsted hose some very good

6 doz pr mens worsted hose sorted

1 doz pr mens plain black hose

2 doz pr mens plain white worsted hose 4 sorts

2 doz pr 1 & 2 stick ribbed colored do 6 sorts

1 doz pr nice light colored 4 th’d do 2 sorts @ 4/6 & 5/

1 doz pr mixed cotton & worsted hose

2 doz pr womens cotton hose 4 sorts

1 doz pr do india do 2 sorts

1 doz pr girls do do 3 sorts

½ doz pr mens india cotton do

3 doz pr menswhite silk do 6 prises

1 ½ doz pr neat marble do

6 pr mens plain black silk hose

1 doz pr white gauze thread do

1 doz pr worsted do

6 patterns black worsted for breeches 4/

6 patterns do 5/

6 patterns do 6/

6 patterns do 7/

6 patterns do 8/

6 patterns of the very best do 9/

3 patterns black silk do 20/

3 patterns of the very best do 25/

1 doz single worsted caps

1 doz double do

½ doz single scarlet do

½ doz double do

3 doz pr mill’d yarn mitts

1 doz pr do

Order Books

25 April 1771

For Thomas Johnson

Hose

½ doz pr woms thread hose 1 doz pr childrens for Tom & Nancy

½ doz pr do fine do

3 pr fine cotton do

Order Books

4 August 1771

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hose

6 pr childrens thread hose

6 pr better do

6 pr better do

12 pr womens good thread do 2 prises

12 pr better do 2 do

12 pr better do 2 do

6 pr mens fine white thread do

6 pr better do

6 pr better do

6 pr better do

6 pr very fine do

12 pr mens brown thread do

12 pr better do

12 pr better do

12 pr better do

6 pr better do

6 pr better do

72 pr mens fine white silk do 6 prises

12 pr better do 2 do

12 pr strong knit marble colored do 2 do

12 pr do white do 2 do

12 pr plain marble colored do 2 do

2 doz black worsted breeches patterns sorted

1 doz black silk  do do

6 figured silk jackets sorted neat figures with some fig’d velvet to line the lappells

Order Books

No Date [1771]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Breeches Stuffs

1 ps 4 thread knit worsted stuff for breeches

Order Books

26 Nov 1771

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hose

1 doz mens best white silk hose @ 16/

½ doz ditto 15/

½ doz ditto 14/

½ doz mens white silk hose @13/

½ doz pr ditto 12/

½ doz pr ditto 11/

1 doz pr ditto 10/

1 doz pr womens ditto 12/

2 doz pr mens colored ditto

10 doz mens white thread ditto some of the very best & well sorted

10 doz mens brown thread ditto do

3 doz womens white thread ditto do

9 doz womens white cotton ditto do

12 doz boys white & brown ditto begin at the smallest size

12 doz girls white thread ditto

2 doz womens white india cotton ditto

1 doz mens ditto

2 doz do cotton ditto

2 ps black stocking breeches of the best sort

1 ps black silk ditto

6 good black silk breeches patterns

2 doz black worsted ditto

1 doz mens black silk hose

6 single silk caps

6 double ditto

1 doz silk money purses

Order Books

20 March 1772

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosiery

6 doz mens common yarn hose

6 doz boys do do

10 doz mens mill’d yarn hose

5 doz better do

5 doz better do

5 doz better do

5 doz boys mill’d do sorted

10 doz mens strong ribbed & plain worsted stockings sorted

5 doz strong womens stockings

5 doz girls do

10 doz boys strong worsted well sorted & some good

2 doz boys black worsted

4 doz mens black some good

6 doz childrens spotted stockings

2 doz mens cotton & worsted hose some very good

1 doz boys do

2 doz mens ribbed worsted hose 36/

2 do do 38/

2 doz do do 40/

2 doz do do 42/

6 doz 3 thread 1 stitch ribbed stockings from 44/ to 54/

6 doz 4 thread 2 stitch ribbed stockings from 44/ to 54/

A proportional part of the above stockings to be white

4 doz mens plain white worsted stockings from 44/ to 60/

4 doz womens plain white worsted stockings from 30/ to 45/ without clocks

4 doz womens cotton stockings sorted

2 doz girls do do sorted

2 doz womens india cotton stockings

1 doz mens do do

1 doz mens white silk hose 16/

1 doz do 15/

1 doz do 14/

1 doz do 13/

1 doz do 12/

2 doz mens colored do sorted

2 doz black do

2 doz womens white do

3 doz white gauze worsted hose

1 ps black silk for breeches

6 large silk patterns

6 white do

2 ps black worsted for breeches sorted & some of the very best

24 patterns black worsted

6 patterns 4 thr’d buff  & blue do

1 doz silk caps half double

3 doz Monmouth caps

6 doz sailors double mill’d caps

1 doz cotton caps

3 doz worsted caps sorted

6 doz mill’d yarn mitts soom good

Wilkenson’s stockings was very bad & must not be try’d again on any account

Order Books

15 December 1771

For Roger Johnson

Stockings

6pr white & brown thread hose

Order Books

28 December 1771

For James Edison

Stockings

½ doz pr brown thread hose

Order Books

26 September 1772

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Thread Hose

2 doz mens brown thread hose a 60/.

2 doz ditto 48/.

3 doz ditto 42/.

3 doz ditto 36/.

3 doz ditto 30/.

6 doz boys ditto well sorted

6 patterns white silk breeches patterns

Buttons twist & garters for the above

Order Books

24 October 1772

For Richard Tilghman Earle (Store at Chester Mill, Queen Anne County, just east of present day Centreville)

Hosiery

1 doz mens brown thread hose @ 24/

1 doz ditto 30/

1 doz ditto 36/

1 doz ditto 40/

1 doz boys ditto 16/

1 doz youths ditto 24/

1 doz mens white ditto 30/

1 doz ditto 44/

1 doz boys ditto 28/

1 doz womens white ditto 48/

1 doz do collon ditto 30/

1 doz do ditto 36/

2 doz do ditto 4/ & 4/6

1 doz maids ditto 42/

1 doz girls ditto 24/

1 doz womens worsted ditto 36/

1 doz do ditto 24/

1 doz mens ditto 30/

1 doz ditto 36/

1 doz ditto 44/

1 doz mens raw silk ditto 66/

1 doz ditto 84/

1 dos mens fashionable silk hose 126/

Order Books

19 February 1773

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hose

½ doz mens silk hose @ 13/

½ doz do 14/

½ doz do 15/

½ doz do 16/

6 doz mens very best brown thread do

3 doz cheaper do

3 doz do do

12 doz strong coarse brown thread hose sorted

4 doz youths brown thread do do

3 doz girls white thread do do

3 doz childrens white stockings do

3 doz womens white thread hose from 25/ to 36/ in ½ dozens

1 doz mens best white rib’d thread hose

Order Books

24 May 1773

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosiery

50 doz mens boys & youths yarn hose sorted

6 doz mill’d yarn mitts sorted

2 doz do caps sorted

1 doz Monmouth caps

2 doz worsted caps sorted

2 doz good yarn gloves

1 doz good worsted do

12 doz womens girls & maids colored worsted stockings sorted

12 doz boys worsted stock’gs well sorted

1 doz boys cotton & worsted stock’gs sorted

6 doz childrens worsted do sorted

4 doz mens & womens white gauze worsted hose

6 doz mens cotton & worsted do good

3 doz black worsted do sorted

50 doz mens worsted stock’gs well sorted half very good & well chosen from 20/ to 60/

2 ps best black worsted ps about 20 yards

12 doz womens cotton stock’gs well sorted

2 doz india do

3 doz girls & maids cotton do

3 doz childrens white th’d do

2 doz mens cotton do

2 doz mends white th’d do

4 doz boys thread do sorted

6 doz mens bro thr’d do mostly good

6 doz mens white silk do from 12/ to 16/ p pr

2 doz colored do

6 large & good black silk breeches patterns

2 doz black silk stock’gs

1 doz mens white silk gloves

6 worsted buff breeches patterns

3 do blue do

6 good black do

3 doz childrens spotted stockings

3 doz womens white worsted hose without clocks

1 doz gauze thread hose two sizes

Order Books

21 August 1773

For Lloyd Tilghman

Stockings

2 pr white gauze silk stocikings 1”2”

Order Books

17 October 1773

For Charles Carroll of Carrolton

(appears to now switch to goods for RD)

Lines Haberdashery Millinery & Hosiery

1 piece irish linen 2/.

1 do 3/.

7 yards good dark ground cotton with lively colors

1 pea green Durant quilted petticoat

6 yds best white swanskin

6 pr fine womens cotton stockings

9 yds of good corded dimity

1 pair of the best moved stays to measure sent

2 yds best flowered silk gauze

3 yds plain do

4 silk laces

10 good silk pocket handkerchiefs

2 double gauze handkerchiefs with white satin striped boarders

3 fine sheer double muslin handkerchiefs with striped boarders

12 pr best womens middle sized French kid gloves

10 yards fashionable white ribband

10 do genteel French grave do

12 yds black taste

2 black velvet collars

1 fashionable black bonnet

10 yds aight yd wide white tammy for lining quilted petticoats

1 ps black silk ferret

4 Ells striped muslin

7 yds india sprigged muslin for a gown of a genteel pattern

15 yds fine thread edging

10 yds blonde edging

(appears to now switch to goods for MC)

6 of the finest book muslin handkerchiefs with striped boarders

6 lbs of perfumed hair powder

6 lbs of plain powder

6 pr white silk stockings of the finest & best sort

8 pr of the finest thread stockings not of the thick sort & rather large

Silk stockings as well as the thread are desired to be very long

1 pr of pack thread stays for a child at 5 years old

6 pair cotton stockings for ditto

Order Books

20 October 1773

For Joseph Hopkins Son of Gerrard

Stockings

4 pair of neat brown thread ribbed stockings

Order Books

11 October 1773

For Robert Tyler (Perhaps of Duckett’s Hope, Prince George’s County)

Hosiery

4 pr mens best large worsted stockings rib’d

4 pr brown thread do

4 pr womens smallest thread stockings

 

Order Books

20 October 1773

For Samuel Tyler

Hosiery

2 pr mens thread hose 3/

2 pr do worsted do 3/

Order Books

9 October 1773

For Benjamin Hall

Hosiery

3 pr womens best thread hose

4 pr mens large white knit thread hose at about 3/6

1 pr mens best black silk hose , ordered not to be sent 3 Nov

Order Books

16 October 1773

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosery

3 doz pr best white silk hose

2 doz pr womans best cotton do

1 ps best black breeches silk pattern

½ ps best white do

Order Books

14 December 1773

For William Bond

Hosiery

3 p mens white silk hose

8 doz mens thread & worsted hose sorted

2 doz womens do do

1 doz mens fine cotton do

Order Books

21 November 1773

For Hall Gilbert & Hall

Hosiery

6 p womans white thread hose 30/

6 p do do 33/

6 pr fine do 36/

6 pr do cotton do 40/

6 pr mens cotton do 48/

1 doz pr mens thread hose 30/

½ doz do white do 36/

½ doz mens gray worsted hose 40/

½ doz do white do 42/

½ doz do rib’d do 45/

½ doz do marbled do 45/

½ doz womans white worsted do 36/

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Buchannan & Cowen

Hosiery

½ doz womens white th’rd hose 24/

½ doz do 30/

½ doz do 36/

½ doz cotton do 36/

½ doz do 48/

½ doz mens white thread 3th hose 36/

½ doz do do 42/

1 doz do bro do 26/

1 doz do do 30/

1 doz do do 42/

½ doz womans worsted hose 18/

½ doz do do 21/

½ doz do do 24/

½ doz do do 30/

½ doz do do 36/

½ doz do do 42/

½ doz mens do gray do 21/

½ doz do do 24/

½ doz do do 30/

½ doz do do 36/

1 doz do white do 40/

½ doz 4 th’rd black worsted patterns 7/6

3 ___ 4 th’rd buff do 7/6

6 single caps silk 3/         6 dble do 4/6

6 pair white & ½ col’d silk hose 10/6

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Archibald Buchannan

Hosiery

½ doz womens plain white thread hose 24/

½ doz do 3 th’d do 30/

½ doz do 4 th’d do 38/

½ doz cotton do 30/

½ doz do fine do 36/

½ doz do 48/

½ doz do 60/

½ doz mens brown th’d hose 26/

½ doz do 3 th’d do 33/

½ doz do 4 th’d do 40/

½ doz fine nit rib’d do 4 th’d 48/

½ doz do small rib’d do 50/

½ doz mens col’d silk hose 9/

½ doz do col’d rib’d do 12/

½ doz black silk breeches patterns 6/

½ doz do 6 th’ds do 10/

½ doz best 6 th’d buff col’d worsted do 9/

½ doz black do 6 th’d do 8/

(For Miss Nelly Buchanan)

20 yds brocaded lutestring at about 12/ p yd

1 suit minionet lace to cost about 12/

1 pr garnet bracelets with gold sliders 4 guineas

4 handsom caps

1 best wax necklace and earrings

1 pr best black silk mitts

1 pr best white do

1 suit of worked muslin with an apron

1 pr shoes suitable to the brocade & fashionable trimming for the brocade

A fashionable hat and handkerchief

A mourning ring for R Buchannan one name engraved round the ring and the other round the stone the inclosed hair worked under the stone

1 cap for an elderly lady with lappers under the chin

1 cap for girl 12 years old the 2 caps not to exceed 1 guinea

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosiery

6 doz boys & youths brown th’d hose sorted

12 doz mens brown th’d do 20/ to 30/

12 doz mens do 30/ to 60/

6 doz boy & youth white th’d do sorted

6 doz mens white th’d do 2/9 to 3/6

2 doz fine narrow rib’d do

2 doz mottled th’d do in half doz sorted

6 doz womens th’d do from 22/ to 48/

4 doz do cotton do 24/ to 54/

2 doz do white silk do

4 doz mens raw silk do sorted

3 doz do white silk do 12/ to 16/ in ½ dozens

1 ps fine blk silk breeches patterns wide & good

Order Books

No Date [1773]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store

Hosiery

6 pair childrens 3 th’d hose 13/6

6 pair do 15/   6 pr do 18/

6 pair do 20/   6 pr do 24/

6 pair do 26/

2 doz pr mens bro thread 24/

2 doz pr do 30/

½ doz pr do 36/

½ doz knit W white35/

½ doz do 38/

1 doz womens white th’d do 25/

2 doz do 36/

1 ½ doz mens col’d spun silk 60/

Order Books

No Date (previously listed order was 1773)

For Aquila Hall

Hosiery

½ doz pr womens good 3 thread hose 40/

½ doz pr do cotton do 50/

½ doz pr do n’r worsted do 42/

Order Books

No Date (previously listed order was 1773)

For William Lux & Bowly

Hosiery

1 doz mens large white rib’d thread

1 doz do plain

1 doz brown thread narrow rib

1 doz do plain

6 doz coarsest yarn

Order Books

No Date (previously listed order was 1773)

For James Johnson

Hosiery

4 doz mens & 2 doz womens worsted hose

Order Books

19 March 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosiery not of Pope

20 doz mens boys & youths yarn hose sor’d

6 doz mill’d yarn mitts sor’d

2 doz wors’d cap sor’d

20 doz womens girls & maids col’d wors’d stock’gs sor’d

12 doz boys wors’d stock’gs sor’d

1 doz boys cotton & wors’d do sor’d

6 doz childrens wors’d do

4 doz men & womens white gauze wors’d stock’gs

6 doz mens cotton & wors’d hose good

4 doz mens black wors’d stock’gs sor’d

2 ps best black wors’d piece about 20 yds

6 doz womens cotton stockings well sorted

2 doz india do

3 doz girls & maids cotton stock’gs

3 doz childrens white th’d do

2 doz mens cotton stockings

3 doz mens thread stockings some ribb’d (white)

6 doz white silk do

2 doz colored silk do

6 large & good black silk breeches patterns

6 doz childrens spotted stockings

3 doz womens white worsted hose no clocks

2 doz col’d do with clocks

50 doz mens wors’d hose from 20/ to 60/ some plain some broad ribb’d & some three & four thr’d one & two stich ribb’d

This is a capital bill with us & therefore look out for the best Hosiers in London of whom take this assortment & let them be well chosen & put up; those of whom you formerly had will not do by any means.

Order Books

19 March 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store

Hosiery

1 doz womens grey worsted hose 22/

2 doz do 24/

1 doz do 48/

2 doz pr norrow ribb’d 54/

1 doz do black 38/

2 doz womens grey worsted do 24/

2 doz do with silk clocks 36/

1 doz do white wors’d

2 doz pr large youths grey do

3 doz pr mens yarn hose 15/

6 doz pr do 16/

Breeches

½ doz mens neat buckskin breeches large 16/.

½ doz do 18/.

Order Books

20 March 1774

For Archibald Buchannan

Hosiery

2 doz mill’d yarn caps 6/

2 doz Monmouth caps 15/

1 doz worsted cap 5/

1 doz boys grey wors’d hose 13/6

1 doz youths do 16/

4 doz mens large grey wors’d hose 20/ to 26/

3 doz do do 30/ to 34/

2 doz fash’b ribb’d do 36/ to 40/

2 doz kit do small ribb’d 48/ & 50/

½ doz mens fash’b col’d silk do 9/ p pr

½ doz clouded ribb’d do 10/

½ doz do 11/

1 doz white ribb’d do 10/

2 doz womens blue wors’d hose 16/ & 20/

2 doz do with white clocks 24/ 30/

1 doz white do 36/

½ doz 4 th’d buff col’d breeches patterns 6/

½ doz 6 do supple do 9/

½ doz 4 do black do 6/

½ doz 6 do do 9/

Order Books

20 March 1774

For Buchannan & Corvan

Hosiery

1 doz womens wors’d hose 18/

1 doz do 21/

1 ½ doz do 24/

1 ½ doz do 28/

1 doz do 30/

½ doz do 36/

½ doz do 40/

2 doz mens grey wors’d hose 21/ & 24/

½ doz do 28/

½ doz do 30/

½ doz do 36/

½ doz do 40/

½ doz do 48/

½ doz do ribb’d 42/

½ doz do fine 48/

½ doz white do 36/

½ doz do 42/

Order Books

9 April 1774

For Hall, Gilbert & Hall

Hosiery

1 doz pr youths wors’d hose 20/

1 doz mens do 24/

1 doz do do 30/

1 doz ribb’d do 30/

1 doz do do 36/

1 doz do white do 40/

1 doz plain marbled wors’d hose 45/

1 doz do white do 42/

1 doz pr neat ribb’d do 48/

1 doz womens plain hose 20/

1 doz do do 24/

1 doz fine do 30/

1 doz white do 36/

6 doz mens yarn do 16/

1 doz womens fine worsted gloves sorted to colors 16/

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Charles Carroll Barrister

Hosiery

1 doz woms light grey wors’d hose 1/6

4 pr large mens do 2/6

4 pr small do do 2/6

1 pr small boys do 1/6

1 doz double wors’d caps

6 milled do

Order Books

27 June [1774]

For William Lux & Bowly

Hosiery

1 doz mens rib’d worsted 36/

1 doz plain do grey 24/

1 doz do 30/

1 doz do 36/

1 doz do white 36/

1 doz do narrow ribs 36/

Order Books

24 April 1774

For Clement Brooke

Hosiery

2 doz pr mens wors’d hose

1 doz do thread do

Order Books

10 September 1774

For Sarah Murray (Most likely the daughter of Dr. William Murray of Chestertown who died 13 April 1758. She was born 12 November 1747 and married John Thomas of West River on 23 August 1777.)

Hose

3 pr of womens thread stockings 4/.

Order Books

20 August 1774

For Isaac Hall

Stockings

2 pair mens brown thread stockings

Order Books

29 August 1774

For Richard Ireland

Hose

2 pr mens worsted hose 4/

2 pr brown thread do 4/

Order Books

12 August 1774

For Benjamin Hall

Hose

2 pr mens large brown thread hose @ 4/

Order Books

20 August 1774

For Jacob Green

Hosiery

4 pair plain brown thread hose 3/

2 pair white do 4/

Order Books

29 September 1774

For William Bond

Hosiery

4 doz mens brown thread hose

2 doz do white do sorted

2 doz womens white do sorted

1 doz mens worsted different colored sorted

1 doz do white do

1 doz do grey do

1 doz womens different colored do

1 doz mens fine cotton do

Order Books

1 November 1774

For William Bond

Hosiery

4 doz pair mens worsted hose sorted

2 doz pair womens do do

Order books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson

Hosiery

3 doz childrens white thread hose sorted

15 doz mens strong brown thread hose 20/ a 30/

15 doz mens do 30/ to 70/

4 doz mens white thread do 24/ to 48/

3 doz mens white rib’d do sorted 72/

6 doz youths strong brown thread hose

2 doz youths strong white do

2 doz mens good cotton hose sorted

6 doz womens white thread do 22/ to 42/

6 doz womens cotton do sorted 27/ to 60/

1 doz womens fine india cotton sorted

4 doz girls white thread do sorted

2 doz girls cotton do sorted

3 doz mens colored spun silk hose 5/6 to 8/

2 doz mens white do

1 doz mens good black silk hose sorted

6 doz mens white & colored do from 11/ to 16/

1 ps best black worsted for breeches

6 very best black worsted patterns

Order Books

17 November 1774

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Nottingham Store ordered by Edward Botelar

Hosiery

1 doz pair mens fine grey worsted hose 44/

6 pair three thread do 52/

6 pair superfine do 60/

6 pair fine cotton & worsted 5/6

1 doz 4 thread knit ribb’d 48/

1 doz womens worsted 18/

1 doz fine do silk clocks 36/

½ doz womens superfine white do 60/

½ doz do do 38/

1 doz means brown thread 24/

1 doz W large white thread 36/

½ doz superfine do 60/

½ doz mens brown superfine do 60/

½ doz do do 44/

½ doz womens white thread (large) 30/

½ doz do 36/

½ doz do 44/

½ doz do 48/

12 pair mens marble spun silk 7/

6 pair mens fine white silk large 12/

3 pair do black 10/6

3 pair do marble 12/

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Queen Anne Store

Hosiery

3 doz mens brown thread hose 24/ 26/ & 30/

1 doz do 36/

½ doz do 48/

1 doz do silk & thread do colored 72/

2 doz womens thread 24/  to 30/

3 doz mens grey worsted hose 24/ 30/ 36/

1 doz rib’d do 42/

½ doz do do 44/

1 doz silk & worsted do 72/

1 doz womens worsted hose 30/

½ doz colored breeches patterns 6/

2 doz yarn hose 15/

Order Books

No Date [1774]

For Wallace Davidson and Johnson’s Pig Point Store

Hosiery

1 doz mens brown thread hose 2/

1 doz do 2/6

1 doz do rib’d 3/

1 doz do 4/

1 doz white thread do 3/

1 doz do 4/

1 doz raw silk hose 6/

½ doz plain white silk do 10/

½ doz colored do 10/

½ doz black do 10/

½ doz womens cotton do 3/

½ doz thread do 3/

Order Books

8 January 1775

For Charles Carroll of Carrolton

Hosiery

6 pair of best strong colored silk stockings grave colors a full size for a short thick foot high instep

12 pair of good strong brown thread stockings for servants at 2/6 or 3/.

(appears to now switch to goods for RD)

Hosiery

6 pair fine thread stockings

N.B. This invoice to be packed under its proper mark

(appears to now switch to goods for MC Junior)

Hosiery

12 pair of thread stockings for a child between 6 & 7 years old

Order Books

20 March 1775

For Hall Gilbert & Hall

Hosiery

2 doz pair womens cotton hose 3/

Order Books

1 August 1775

For Alexander Ogg

Hosiery

1 doz raw silk hose colored

1 doz silk & thread do

2 doz mixd blue & white do

3 doz brown do

2 doz mens white thread do

2 doz do blue & white do

3 doz fine brown do

3 doz mens coarse do 2/2

2 doz do ribb’d do

1 doz boys thr’d plain do

3 doz womens thread do fine 3/

2 doz do do do 2/6

2 doz mens white cotton hose fine

1 doz do coll’d do do

1 doz black do do

1 doz knot breeches patterns

Order Books

29 September 1775

For James Hutchings

Hosiery

6 pair spun silk hose (knit) 6/6

6 pair very fine brown thread do 5/

6 pair womens very fine cotton & thread hose 3/6

Order Books

10 September 1775

For Edward Abell

Hosiery

1 doz pair mens brown thread stockings 24/

1 doz pair ditto 30/

1 doz pair mens white thread stockings 30/

1 doz pair ditto 36/

1 doz pair boys thread stockings 26/

1 doz pair youths do 20/

Order Books

No Date [1775]

For James Hutchings

6 pr [     ]silk hose 6/6

6 pr of very fine thread 5/6

6 pr womans very fine cotton & thread do 3/6

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