Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Cinnamon
Thomas Beattie (Beatty) purchased one-half ounce of cinnamon at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago. The cinnamon was likely in its raw form -- the dried golden inner bark of the cinnamon tree in 'curled quills.'
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| Cinnamon 'quills'. |
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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.
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Cinnamon was a luxury item at the Colden Store. He sold it only on five occasions - the total amount being less than three ounces. An ounce of cinnamon fetched three shillings and nine pence...almost a day's wages.
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| Cinnamon sales in the Colden Store Day Book. |
Most of the cinnamon at this time was grown in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and transported in bags or bales weighing about 100 pounds. [Isaac Smith Homans, A Cyclopedia of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, Volume 1, p.307]
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