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: Kaulback, John G.
Title: Bills
Dates: 1851-1855.
Call No.: Col. 626
Acc. No.: 91x62
Quantity: 22 items (1 folder)
Location: 34 J 4
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
John G. Kaulback, Jr., was an agent for New England
Protective Union. His office was
located at 93 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts. He lived in various locations around
Boston. The New England Protective
Union, established in 1849, was a cooperative movement which provided city
markets for rural producers in exchange for goods to stock stores in rural and
small town locations. Division 271, the
division mentioned in the bills in this collection, had a store in Georgia,
Vermont. Presumably, Kaulback dealt with
other divisions as well.
John George Kaulback, Jr., was born in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, in 1816, the son of Sarah South and John George Kauback. The family moved to Boston around 1823, and
Kaulback, Jr. became a citizen of the United States in 1840. He married Harriet (one source gave her
surname as Perkins, another as Haven), and they had two children. Kaulback died in Malden, Mass., in 1902.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
A group of bills from J. G. Kaulback, Jr., agent for
Division 271 of the New England Protective Union, 1851-1855. The bills are mostly for textile fabrics,
including tweed, flannel, wadding, diaper, cambric, silk, Moravian and printed
cottons, cashmere, denim, muslin, sheeting, huckaback toweling, gingham, and
others. In addition, there are charges
for velvet and taffeta ribbons, silk edging, collars, stay bindings, buttons, thread,
veils, rubber braces, parasols, hoods, caps, Jenny Lind boots (and other kinds
of boots, as well), Cushman ties, braids, shawls, and other clothing trims and
accessories. Two bills are for crockery,
such as teapots, sugar bowls, pitchers, plates, tureens, platters, bowls,
plates, and tumblers. The bills are
marked as being from Division 271, New England Protective Union; presumably
these goods were sent to the division’s store in Georgia, Vermont.
ORGANIZATION
In chronological 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 Manuscript Company of Springfield
[Virginia].
RELATED
MATERIALS
The Vermont Historical Society Library holds records
for the New England Protective Union, Division 271, of Georgia, Vermont. Their records include accounts with and
receipts from J. G. Kaulback, Jr. Their
library collection includes other materials about the NEPU, including a book by
Edwin C. Rozwenc entitled Cooperatives
Come to America: The History of the Protective Union Store Movement, 1845-1867.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
New England Protective Union. Divison 271.
Textile fabrics - Prices - 19th century.
Clothing and dress - Prices - 19th century.
Dress
accessories.
Boots - Prices.
Pottery - Prices
- 19th century.
Georgia (Vt.) -
Commerce.
Boston (Mass.) -
Commerce.
Bills of sale.
Accounts.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 J
4
All accession numbers begin with 91x62.
All bills are on printed billhead of J.G. Kaulback,
Jr., Agent for the New England Protective Union, Boston, and Division 271 was
the purchaser of all goods.
Folder 1 of 1:
.1 bill,
Oct. 8, 185-, for various kinds of caps: men’s boys, mohair, empire, opera,
etc.
.2 bill, June 3, 1851, for dry goods:
linen, gingham, prints, twills, plaids, cottons, drill, rubber braces,
handkerchiefs, carpet bag, white cotton hose, agate buttons, pins, twill
something, and a bale of batts,
.3 bill, June 4, 1851, for dry goods:
cambric, silk parasols, various kinds of thread, pins, prints
.4 bill, Sept. 22, 1851, for dry goods:
black cloth, batts, yarn, lasting, delaine, prints, horse blankets, gloves,
bonnet ribbons, buttons, etc.
.5 bill, Nov. 6, 1851, for drab cassimere,
worsted mufflers, Bay State shawls, comforters, bale of wadding, etc.
.6 bill, Dec. 6, 1851, for flannel, silk,
etc.
.7 bill, May 21, 1852, for dry goods,
&c.: linen, prints, gingham, denims, taffeta ribbon, a bundle of bones,
back combs, needles, thread, etc.
.8 bill, June 14, 1852, for dry goods:
delaine, crash, diaper, cottons, silk, cambric, inlaid handle parasol, borders,
lace pattern, gingham, handkerchiefs, spool cotton, cotton hose, brace
patterns, hooks & eyes, etc.
.9 bill, July 1, 1852, for dry goods:
wadding, denim, edging, delaine, prints, rubber braces, gloves, ivory combs,
agate buttons, mohair vest, drab coat, demi-veils, cotton thread, etc.
.10 bill, July 31, 1852, for dry goods:
collars, stay binding, buttons, thread, edging, ribbons, muslin, silk, gingham,
satin, linen, handkerchiefs, prints, delaine, denims, drill, etc.
.11 bill, Nov. 13, 1852, for dry goods:
Amazon and Fredonia sheetings, corset something, drill, flannel, diaper,
gingham, print, cloth, twist, mufflers, ladies’ hoods
.12 bill, Dec. 18, 1852, for dry goods: bale
of Caladonia cottons, huckabuck toweling, flannel, plaid, Bristol cotton,
prints, gloves, threads, silk cravats, bale of wading, etc.
.13 bill, June 21, 1853, for dry goods: bale
of batting, parasols, cravats, umbrellas, braces, needles and pins, hooks &
eyes, twist, thread, drill, cambric, prints, denims, buttons, back combs, etc.
.14 bill, July 22, 1853, for crockery: blue
plates, teas, tumblers, peppers, bowls, platters, bakers, dishes, tea set,
pitchers, butter plate, pair of csticks [candlesticks], etc.
.15 bill, Sept. 12, 1853, for caps: blue
union, cotton plush, and silk caps
.16 bill, Oct. 6, 1853, for crockery: teapot,
sugar bowl, pitchers, tea sets, plates, dishes, sauce tureen, platter, oval
dish, butter plates, pickles, bowls, sponged creams, nappies, etc.
.17 bill, Oct. 7, 1853, for shawls, &c.:
shawls, something silk, taffeta ribbon
.18 bill, Oct. 26, 1853, for flannel: tweed,
red flannel, twilled flannel, red cotton thread, white thread
.19 bill, June 8, 1854, for shoes: child’s,
calf, Jenny Lind, something else, front lace gaiters, Cushman ties
.20 bill, July 17, 1854, for shoes: Jenny
Lind boots, Cushman ties, brogans, etc.
.21 bill, Oct. 28, 1854, for dry goods:
wadding, enameled bags, Atlantic flannel, diaper, Silicia, cambric, pins, silk,
Moravian cotton, floss, hoods, braid, comforters, ribbon, cashmere, Coats
spools, etc.
.22 bill, Aug. 25, 1855, for dry goods:
prints, Yarmouth stripe, flannel, knitting, some kind of spool (because there
was no Coats to be had), mitts, hose, suspenders, elastics, pearl buttons,
hooks & eyes, hair pins, fine combs, etc.