BEEF! March 31, 1768 at the Colden Store, Coldengham, New York

Thursday March 31, 1768
Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.

Beef, Cows, Steer, and Veal

The month of March came to a close with 13 customers purchasing 43 items at the Colden Store. Frederick Buckstaver (Bookstaver) bought three dozen curtain rings. Only one other sale of curtain rings was recorded in the prior seven months. That was James Gillespie in the prior September, who purchased four dozen curtain rings. Even in 1768, homes had glass window panes and curtains.

The store purchased 54 pounds of Beef on this day, 250 years ago, from James Herrel (Herrald). He was represented in the store by "his Nigro."

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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.

Hogs dominate the meat purchases by the store (over 40 transactions in the prior seven months), but some beef was traded. Colden purchased beef on two occasions in the prior seven months and sold it twice.

The store also bought and sold cows on four occasions. The going rate appeared to be 70-80 shillings for a purchase and 90 shillings for a sale.

On one occasion the store bought "1 Pair of fatt Cattel." And on another occasion "1 Red Steer 2 yr old."

Red Steer.  OK..It probably did not look like this one ;-)  Image Courtesy of Cave Views.

One last reference to beef is the purchase by the store of veal on three occasions. There is no record of the store selling veal (so far).

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