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:
$59.77

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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.

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: $59.77

1850 Antique Handwritten Bill of Sale Receipt Chester SC Mrs Susan Estes General:
$59.77