The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Kimball & Gould
(Topsfield, Mass.)
Title: Bills
Dates: 1847-1849
Call No.: Col. 477
Acc. No.: 81x280
Quantity: 26 items (1 folder)
Location: 34 J 3
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
The firm of Kimball & Gould was located in
Topsfield, Massachusetts during the mid-19th century. The owners were William Kimball and Andrew
Gould. More specifically, these men seem
to be William Estey Kimball and Andrew Gould, two men who were listed in the
1850 census for Topsfield, Essex County, Mass.
In this census, they lived next to each other and both were listed as
traders. William Estey Kimball
(1805-1895) was married to Mary Ann Reed, and they had four children. Andrew Gould (1805-1896) was married to Mary
Prudence Lake, and they had twelve children.
Gould later became a farmer.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
This small collection of bills documents purchases
made by Kimball and Gould between 1847-1849.
Items noted include china, glassware, lamps, cigar stands, lumber,
buttons, thimbles, and other notions, as well as a variety of dry goods, including
flannel, sheeting, plaid, gingham, vesting, cambric, diaper, and
Alpaca. A bill for dying a laine shawl,
a linen dress, and a pair of socks is also part of the collection. Other bills note harness, carriage, and wagon
repairs. Many of the bills have printed
billheads. One bill, dated 1859-1860,
was sent to Kimball and Perkins.
ORGANIZATION
The bills are in chronological order, not accession
number order.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON
ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from N. David Scotti.
Included in this collection are acc. 81x280.15,
.32-.48, .50-.55.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Kimball, William Estey,
1805-1895.
Gould, Andrew, 1805-1896.
Topics:
Carriages and
carts - Maintenance and repair.
Dry-goods -
Prices.
Dyes and dyeing.
Glassware -
Prices.
Merchants -
Massachusetts - Topsfield.
Notions
(Merchandise) - Prices.
Pottery -
Prices.
Wagons -
Maintenance and repair.
Bills
(financial).
Invoices.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 J
3
All accession numbers begin with 81x280.
.32 from Samuel Roles, Salem, January 23,
1847, for dyeing shawls, mantles, cloaks, hose, etc.
.36 from Chase, Kimball & Co., Boston,
September 28, 1847, for textile fabrics: cassimere, flannel, furniture patch,
prints, plaid linsey; also yarn, socks
Printed billhead:
importers and dealers in dry goods and woolens
.35 from Geo. H. Chapman, Jr. & Co,
Boston September 28, 1847, for sewing supplies: buttons, knitting pins,
thimbles, hooks & eyes, needles, pins
Printed
billhead: importers and dealers in French, English, and German fancy goods [and
a list of other goods, including whalebone, pencil cases, razor strops]
.34 from Clement, Salisbury & Co.,
Boston, September 28, 1847, for textile fabrics: wadding, shirting, sheeting, Silesia,
prints, gingham, plaid linsey, vesting, doeskin, pongee, etc.; also bandannas
and other goods
Printed
billhead: importers and dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods.
.33 from Haughton Sawyer & Co., Boston,
September 28, 1847, for textile fabrics: alpaca, sheeting, diaper, crash, ticking,
etc.; also cotton handkerchiefs, ribbon, whalebone, and other goods;
With attached note about receipt of
payment, Oct. 25, 1847;
Printed
billhead: importers and dealers in foreign and American dry goods.
.38 from H. H. Vining, Topsfield, October 6,
1847; for glass buttons, skeins of silk, and whips
.54 from Joseph W. Reed, October 18, 1847, for
large pots, washbowls and plates.
.37 from Allen the basket man, October 1847,
for bail, bush [i.e. bushel?] and clothes baskets.
.40 from Dutton, Richardson, & Co.,
Boston, October 25, 1847, for piece of flannel
Printed
billhead: importers of European, & wholesale dealers in American dry goods.
.41 from Gragin Greenleaf & Co, Boston, October
25, 1847, for plaid alpaca.
Printed
billhead: importers and wholesale dealers in dry goods.
.39 from Clement, Salisbury & Co, Boston,
October 25, 1847, for black plaid alpaca;
Attached to a receipt showing
payments on Sept. 28 and Oct. 20, 1847,
Printed
billhead: importers and dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods, woolens,
etc.
.48 promissory note: Kimball & Gould to
pay William H. Chase, Salem, October 26, 1847; marked on back as being paid
April 29, 1848.
Printed form, illustrated
with the portrait of a man, plus two women flanking a shield with anchor on it,
and an eagle perched on top of the shield
.43 from
Wh. H. Chase, Salem, October 28, 1847, for lime, files, door locks, etc.
Printed billhead:
importer of hard ware, … American hard ware, cut nails, sperm oil, sperm
candles, white lead, sheet lead, lead pipe, &c.
.44 from Haughton, Sawyer & Co, Boston, November
18, 1847, for yarn, silk velvets, cassimere, satinet, cloth, drill, blankets,
etc.;
Printed
billhead: importers and dealers in foreign and American dry goods.
.42 from William Newell, Boston, November 18,
1849, for various styles of caps, including
Ringgold, boys, fancy, and fur;
Printed
billhead: wholesale dealer in hats, caps, furs, & straw goods.
.45 from Atkins and Stedman, Boston, November
18, 1847, for earthen and china toys (including sheep, stag, dogs, and whistles),
chamber pots, mugs, bowls, breast pipes, nappies, pitchers, twiflers,
(including a flowing blue shell), tea sets (one set described as flowing blue,
painted) , muffins, fluted tumblers, cigar stands, purple lamps, night lamps, etc.
Printed
billhead: importers of earthen, china, and glass ware, and dealers in paper
hangings
.47 from
S. H. Norris & Co, Boston, November 18, 1847, for sheetings, shirting, etc.
Printed billhead: importers of dry
goods and dealers in woollens.
.46 from Clement, Salisbury & Co.,
Boston, November 18, 1847, for cassimere, prints, cloth, flannel, bed and
carpet bindings, a bale of wadding, etc.
.55 from Thomas N. Breed, Topsfield, December
30, 1847, for cutters[?] and knife straps
.50 from Moses Jewett, August 17 and September
21, 1848, bill for painting and varnishing large wagon, painting small wagon,
stripping and varnishing small wagon, and installing panes of glass.
.51 promissory note: Kimball & Gould to
pay William H. Chase, Salem, December 5, 1848; marked on back as being paid
Dec. 5, 1848.
Printed form, illustrated
with the portrait of a man, plus two women flanking a shield with anchor on it,
and an eagle perched on top of the shield
.49 from Thomas H. Leach, Topsfield,
1847-1849, bill for seat springs, cheese bench, spokes; and repairs to wagon,
sleigh, and carriage.
.52 bill to Andrew Gould from Isaiah M.
Small, Topsfield, 1848-1850, bill for making & installing window frame in
barn, and for providing boards.
.53 bill to Kimball & Perkins from John
Hale, 1859-1860, bill for capping, rails, lath, pickets, and hauling.
.15 a drawing of a space 10 feet 5 [inches]
wide by 16 feet 4 inches; on a sheet of paper older than the rest of the
materials in this collection and most probably of no relation whatsoever to
Kimball or Gould