Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Josiah Talkett
On Monday, February 15, 1768, 250 years ago, Colden conducted 30 transactions with nine accounts. The traffic on this day was about average for the fifteen months of activity recorded in the store DayBook. Several of the transactions involved "settling accounts" to the end of the prior year. The account of Josiah Talcott [Talkett] was one of those. In addition, it included payment for work performed for Colden.
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| February 15, 1768 entry for Josiah Talkett in Colden Store DayBook. See transcription below. |
This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
Josiah Talkett appears 41 times in the DayBook of the Colden Store. He is frequently represented by James Bayard [his apprentice?] or Benjamin Wood. On one occasion his wife charges to the account.
His purchases in the prior six months have not been extraordinary: fabrics, buttons, seasonings, lead/powder, nails, molasses, sugar, and rum. But today, he would receive payment for work on Colden's home. The transcription is below.
"The house" was probably the "Colden Stone Mansion" erected on about this date.
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