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Invoice for items bought of Thomas Henderson, Linen Draper, 1797

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1548

Scope and Contents

The invoice made out to Mrs. Gordon of Greenlaw lists various purchases made between 7 January and 5 April 1797. It lists items of fabric such as 'Anchor linen', 'Manchester counterpane', 'Russia crash', 'Russia sheeting', 'Polish hempen', and 'Russia huck'.

Dates

  • Creation: April 1797

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Henderson, Linen Draper, Edinburgh, was located 'at the Russia Ware-House a little below the cross south side of the High Street'. The firm handled 'Sheetings and Table Napery' and 'Linens and Cambrics'.

Full Extent

1 item

Physical Location

CLX-A-618

Subject

Title
Invoice prepared by the firm Thomas Henderson, Linen Draper, Edinburgh, for Mrs. Gordon of Greenlaw, April 1797
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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