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1850 Antique Handwritten Bill of Sale Receipt Chester SC Mrs Susan Estes General For Sale


1850 Antique Handwritten Bill of Sale Receipt Chester SC Mrs Susan Estes General
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1850 Antique Handwritten Bill of Sale Receipt Chester SC Mrs Susan Estes General:
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1850 Antique Handwritten Bill of Sale Receipt Chester SC Mrs Susan Estes General Store

Approximately 11" by 6.5"

  • Type: Handwritten Invoice / Bill of Sale / Receipt

  • Date / Era: April 21, 1850 (Pre-Civil War / Antebellum)

  • Location: Chester (likely Chester, South Carolina)

  • Names Listed: Mrs. Susan Estes, Henry Herndon (Merchant)

  • Material: Paper & Iron Gall Ink

DescriptionItem Overview

Up for sale/sale is a 100% original handwritten general store invoice/receipt dated April 21, 1850, originating from Chester (likely Chester, South Carolina).

This detailed antebellum document records items bought by Mrs. Susan Estes from merchant Henry Herndon. It provides a fascinating, highly detailed window into 19th-century southern commerce, fashion, dry goods, and medicine.

Transcription Highlights

Items listed on this receipt include:

  • Dry Goods & Sewing: Belt Silk, Black Ribbon, Skeins Silk, Whale Bone Bonnet Crown, Bonnet Wire, Calico, English Drap d'Ete, Bleach Sheeting, Brown Sheeting, Blue Denim, Wool Hat, Bonnet, and Lace.

  • Hardware & Goods: 1 Saddle ($9.00), Paper Pins, Fine Comb, Tuck Comb.

  • Apothecary / Household: Brimstone, Paregoric, Spirits of Turpentine, Spirits Nitre.


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