Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
A Rare Sunday Sale
250 years ago today was a Sunday. Normally the store was closed on Sundays, but it appears that Colden made a single DayBook entry on this day for Adam Vispart. Robert Baity [Beaty, Beattie] Jr. appeared at the store to take possession of Vispart's items. The DayBook clearly identified the day as the seventh. (See below)
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| Reproduction of 1768-02-07 entry in the DayBook of Caldawalder Colden for Adam Vispart. N-Y Historical Society Collection. |
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.
None of the items purchased by Vispart could be categorized as an "emergency" item. It will remain a mystery why Colden made an exception to his usual practice of no sales on Sundays. This incident is additional evidence that the store was very close to the Colden home. If the store was in a "population center" like the cluster near Goodwill Church or near present-day Walden, would Colden really make the long trip in the middle of the winter to open the store for a few minutes to accommodate a single customer?
Adam Vispart's account had 32 entries in the DayBook. On most occasions he came to the store in person. But today he was represented by Robert Beaty Jr.[Baity, Beattie]. On four other occasions he was represented by his son. In the prior five months, Adam Vispart had purchased 17 items over 12 visits. Ten of those items were rum. In fact, Vispart will appear tomorrow, Monday, to purchase another half gallon of rum!
On September 11, 1767, Colden paid Vispart for five days of painting. It appears that Vispart painted part of Colden's new home.
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