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- Description:
- Invoice handwritten in French by Joseph Campau regarding payment owed to him by Benoit Chapoton for expenses paid to St. Anne's Church. The message translates as: I certify that I have charge to the special account of Benoit Chapoton as of October 9, 1818, the sum of eight pounds (current New York Exchange), having to pay this sum myself to Charles Larned for the protection of the land of the church of Ste. Anne. Furthermore I have charged to him at the same time the sum of one pound, eight shillings (current New York) which I have paid to Mr. James Abbott myself for the transfer of several papers which have been sent to M. the Bishop, amounting in all to the sum of the nine pounds, eight shillings (current New York), which I have to pay as a result of the information which I have received from Messrs. Pierre Chene and Francois St. Aubin as how [?] money in the hands of M. Morice [sic] Moran belonging to the corporation of Ste. Anne - in order to replace this sum which I have to pay, on March 24 and May 11, 1817. But I have not yet received my money. Thus that which remains is still charged against Mr. Benoit Chapoton as here below [sic] mentioned. Detroit, June 19, 1823. Jos. Campau.
- Date Issued:
- 1823-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company for $3.50 worth of assorted vegetable seeds, factoring in commission, sold to James F. Wagenhorst of Mertztown, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1894. The header of the invoice includes a pair of engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B. The dimensions of the former are provided as 300 by 120 feet, and the latter, 85 by 140 feet.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $0.85 for two couplings and a nipple sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on July 30, 1923. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice typewritten on Harrison Granite Company stationary from the company to Frances A. Pingree for her mausoleum, dated August 26, 1903. The second payment, and resultant balance were handwritten additions. The invoice reads: New York, Aug. 26, 1903. Mrs. Frances G. Pingree, Detroit, Mich. To Harrison Granite Company, Dr. To 1 Barre Granite Mausoleum, per Contract $10150.00 " extra for additional for Vault $500.00 $10650.00 Cr. June 19, By amt. received on a/c foundation $290.00 Aug. 28, " " " " " " " first payt. $2465.00 Balance due $7895.00 2nd payment $2465.00 balance due December 28th $5430.00
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from the Detroit Lithographic Company for $12 of goods sold to T. H. Eaton and Sons, dated August 30, 1882. The invoice is printed with an ornate header containing the company's name.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Frederick Stearns and Company invoice for 5000 "Pr Rx Pills," sold to P.J. Winn and Company of Fork Union, Virginia for four dollars plus twenty one cents in postage, stamped July 20, 1900. The invoice is printed on letterhead including lithographs of Frederick Stearns and Company's Detroit laboratory, Windsor laboratory, and New York Office, as well as a coat of arms with a shield divided party per chevron and charged with three crosses, and a bird as a crest. The letterhead lists Frederick Kimball Stearns as the president, Frank C. McLaughlin as the vice president and treasurer, and Thomas Bennett as the secretary. "Bill F Stearns," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Frederick Stearns and Company invoice for "4 dz. tar & cherry 25¢," "2 dz. white pine expectorant 25¢," and "b. list and calendar," sold to P.J. Winn and Company of Fork Union, Virginia for $8.25, on April 13, 1892. The invoice is printed on letterhead including lithographs of Frederick Stearns and Company's Detroit laboratory and a coat of arms with a shield divided party per chevron and charged with three crosses, and a bird as a crest. The letterhead lists Frederick K. Stearns as the president, Frank C. McLaughlin as the vice president and treasurer, and Thomas Bennett as the secretary. The listing of Mark L. Dunning as the treasurer has been redacted beneath a red stamp. "Bill F. Stearns & Co. Enclosed," has been handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for Frances A. Pingree's final payment of $221 to Woodlawn Cemetery Association for the purchase of lots 151, 152, 163, and 164 in Section 14 of the cemetery on June 30, 1903. The invoice is marked, "paid July 14/03," and is signed "Jeffery."
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $28.38 for pulleys, leather belts, and snap lever sight feed oilers sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 29, 1922. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from Samuel Kerr & Company to Mr. H. H. Dickinson, for $19.65, dated December 1, 1897. The invoice is printed in black text with light blue lines. Purchased items (animal feeds and straw) are handwritten in dark brown ink.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $71.20 for leather belts and hose sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 28, 1922. Several additional expenses were handwritten beneath the initial total. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels." "We carry a full line of genuine wrought iron and steel pipe," is stamped in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company account statement for Smith Bd[?] of Sedgwick, Maine, dated June 1, 1904. In the ledger section $2.93 is listed next to January 12. A "paid" stamp dated June 8, 1904 and signed C.H.R. has been applied.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.M. Smucker Company invoice for $94.79 for Smucker's apple butter sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on April 30, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company. Several deductions have been made in pen from the initial total.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $142.98 for eighty barrels plus cartage, sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 21, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated June 18, 1923. The document lists the shipment as 55 packages of malt syrup and hops. The document is stamped with note for cash on delivery, and a handwritten note below the stamp states it was received.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- B. Siegel Company invoice, dated January 9, 1919, recording the purchase of a $7.50 petticoat to Mrs. S. Shamie of Trumbull Avenue. A handwritten note records that she used a $39.17 credit balance to pay for the petticoat. The form's letterhead includes a logo consisting of the initials B.S. Co., and provides the business's location as the corner of Woodward Avenue and State Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $343.20 for Dossin Honey, sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 21, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company statement of account for Miss R. J. Winn and Company of Fort Union, Virginia on May 18, 1895. A handwritten note below the ledger reads, "These seeds were left over when our traveler called 7/8/94. Please remit at once."
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for advertisements from the Evening News Association to the Michigan Cigar Company in the amount of $75.00, dated August 19, 1913. The invoice is slightly yellowed and is printed in black text and black typescript. It is stamped, "PAID," by the Evening News Association (signed by D. H. Vandusen) in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for $90.88 of goods bought from T.F. Abbot, "Importer and Dealer in Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mattings, Paper Hangings, Curtain Materials, Furnishing and Upholstery Goods" by John B. Wilson, dated November 17, 1866. Abbot's location is listed as "Carpet Hall, 142 Jefferson Avenue, Conant Block." A hand-canceled two cent U.S. Internal Revenue Stamp is affixed near the lower left corner of the invoice.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $703.80 for Queen Mustard Dressing sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 21, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company invoice for the McCammon Investment Company of McCammon, Idaho, recording a balance due of $32.08, for the 1909 season, dated November 29, 1909. The "Pd," has been added in pencil in the ledger field. The invoice is printed on company letterhead, and is signed "D.M. Ferry & Co." at the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $7.13 for a Williams throttle valve sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on September 9, 1923. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from Charles A. Strelinger and Company, Machinery, Tools and Supples, for a cement transfer plate and a slate mixing board sold to Riehle Brothers of Phildelpha, Pennsylvania on March 23, 1898. The invoice is written on a form which includes an engraving of Charles A. Strelinger and Company's building. "Jos. W. Bramwell" is stamped on the lower right.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from Herman Kiefer Hospital to "Jonh [John] Lieberman, 133 Virginia Park" for the account of "daughter Florine." The invoice is dated January 19, 1916, for 10 days of hospital service ($3 per day) in the amount of $30.00. The invoice is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper. A handwritten note in faded black ink near the lower left corner shows "We are thankful for the service. Sincerely, John P. Lieberman & family."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Valentin Blatz Brewing Company invoice for $1,455.00 for cases of Culmbacher beer, private stock, and the "Special" beverage, sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 23, 1923. The invoice is stamped, "JUN 29, 1923," presumably indicating the date of payment.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, Cleveland Division freight bill invoice for 33 cases of Smucker's apple butter shipped to the E.J. Dossin Company on May 2, 1923 aboard the passenger steamer WESTERN STATES. The bill is stamped as paid by the D&C line, and several handwritten notes have been made on it. A second copy is attached along the perforated left edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $12.26 for leather belts, and a can of flake graphite sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on February 12, 1922. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Valentin Blatz Brewing Company invoice and bill of lading for $96.57 for dark malt syrup sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on October 23, 1922. The invoice is stamped with a form indicating the price of shipment as $5.30. The route on both documents is listed as "Chgo. Steamship - M.C. - Kirby Street Station." The bill of lading is stamped as received by the Chicago Railway Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- E.J. Dossin Company invoice for $36.16 of merchandise sold to J.T. Wing and Company on June 1, 1923. The invoice is stamped "paid," with the date, June 13, 1923. The invoice features a letterhead with the Dossin logo, and a list of their relishes and other products.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice in the amount of $8.10 for "Private Prescription Pills" sold to P. J. Winn & Co. of Fork Union, Virginia, dated April 7, 1893. The invoice shows the engraved letterhead of Frederick Stearns & Co. on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from the Burton Abstract and Title Company of Detroit, Michigan, dated November 1, 1917, to the firm of Lodge and Brown, regarding "Lots 235 to 240, Thos. V. Wrefords sub." along the west side of Hammond Avenue north of Tireman Avenue, for $3. "PAID, Nov 6 1917" is stamped across it.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated August 3, 1923. The document lists the shipment as one packages of "10x5 VT Signs."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for Frances A. Pingree's second payment of $200 to Woodlawn Cemetery Association for the purchase of lots 151, 152, 163, and 164 in Section 14 of the cemetery on April 30, 1903. The invoice is marked, "paid May 11/03," and is signed "Jeffery."
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dossin's invoice for empty containers shipped to the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company, dated August 6, 1923. "Onood" is handwritten beside each entry in the fields intended for prices. "Make Checks Payable, E.J. Dossin, High Grade Food Products and Carbonated Beverages," is printed in the invoice's header, and "Dossin's Pure Horse Radish is Grated Fresh Every Day," is printed on the verso beneath the space for listing returns.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company (2014.119.009) shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated July 3, 1923.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- John Greenslade Oils invoice for 10 gallons of cylinder oil sold to G.A. Dupuis on June 9, 1886. The invoice is printed with an engraving of the company's building at 38 and 40 Jefferson Avenue, as well as an ornate header incorporating a cask of oil in a doorway, a scroll, and several branches.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Frederick Stearns and Company, Manufacturing Pharmacists, monthly statement for the account of P.J. Winn and Company of Fork Union, Virginia. The leger is dated March 2, 1896, and is labeled as "Folio 55/5." A $6.92 balance is show for November 26th. "Paid Feb 26th, 1896, PM," is handwritten below. The invoice is printed on letterhead including lithographs of Frederick Stearns and Company's Detroit laboratory, Windsor laboratory, and New York Office, as well as a coat of arms with a shield divided party per chevron and charged with three crosses, and a bird as a crest.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Handwritten bill of goods, recording expenses accrued during the War of 1812. The bill reads: The United States, Dr. Benoit Chapoton 1813, April 20 -To 2 barrels cider taken by the Indians $25.00 May 2 - 1 do. vinegar $10.00 Aug 20 - 1 horse taken by the Indians $75.00 Aug 30 - 1 mare with her calf $50, 1 horse 3 years old $40.00, 100 bushels of apples $100.00, 1 field of oats containing 50 bushels $50.00 Oct 5 - 15 bushels of corn $30, 50 do. apples taken by the Am. troops $50.00 Oct 28 - 30 do. potatoes taken in my cellar by the American troops $30.00 Nov 20 - 12 hens $6.00, 1 gun/chiefpiece $5.00. $471.00 Detroit, March 23, 1824. "Richard Chapoton," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1824-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated July 26, 1923. The document lists the shipment as 263 packages of malt syrup and hops. Handwritten tallies and notes have been made on both sides of the document.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Frederick Stearns and Company invoice for two gallons of tar and cherry syrup sold to P.J. Winn and Company of Fork Union, Virginia for $4.50, stamped February 1, 1898. The invoice is printed on letterhead including lithographs of Frederick Stearns and Company's Detroit laboratory and a coat of arms with a shield divided party per chevron and charged with three crosses, and a bird as a crest. The letterhead lists Frederick K. Stearns as the president, Frank C. McLaughlin as the vice president and treasurer, and Thomas Bennett as the secretary. "Bill F. Stearns & Co., tar cherry 2 gallons, $4.50," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from R. W. King & Co. to Mrs. Trowbridge, for $7.00, dated December 13, 1856. The invoice is printed in black text with red lines and columns on white paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- E.J. Dossin Company invoice for $430.80 of merchandise sold to the J.M. Smucker Company on May 23, 1923. The invoice is stamped "paid," with the handwritten note, "Thank you." The invoice features a letterhead with the Dossin logo, and a list of their relishes and other products.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice from the Richmond and Backus Company to Mrs. H. Rohns, for a flask and a memo book for $3.25, dated April 28, 1898, and stamped paid on May 2, 1898.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $7.31 for alligator hooks, leather belts, hose, and clamps sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 13, 1923. The initial total was discounted in pencil. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels." "We carry a full line of genuine wrought iron and steel pipe," is stamped in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for $40 of goods bought from John B. Shefferly, "Importer and Dealer in Crockery, China, Glass & Silver Plated Ware" by John B. Wilson, dated December 8, 1866. Shefferly's location is listed as the corner of "Woodward Avenue and Campus Martius." A canceled two cent U.S. Internal Revenue Stamp is affixed near the lower left corner of the invoice.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated August 3, 1923. The document lists the shipment as one packages of "10x5 VT Signs." A Universal Steamship Company stamp at the bottom of the document has been crossed out.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Tuition bill for the Detroit Female Seminary Conservatory of Music to John Waterfall, dated February 9, 1880.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $385.43 for Prime Queen Olives sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 22, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice in the amount of $6.92 for "Private Prescription Pills" sold to P. J. Winn & Co. of Fork Union, Virginia, dated November 10, 1894. The invoice shows the engraved letterhead of Frederick Stearns & Co. which is printed on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society