Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Mutton
Peter Mulender sold fifteen pounds of mutton to the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
In 1828, Webster's Dictionary defined mutton as the 'flesh of sheep, raw or dressed for food.'
The purchase of other meats by the Colden Store was discussed in prior blogs: Gammon (Pork) and Beef.
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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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Mutton was sold to the Colden Store on three occasions, twice by Adam Sensabuagh. On no occasion did the store sell mutton.
It is likely that most of the population had sheep judging from the number of sheep shears sold at the store. Sheep wool was valuable in the manufacture of woolen articles. Their skins were dressed for additional uses.
At three to four pence per pound, mutton was slightly more expensive than beef and veal (2.5-3 pence per pound). Mutton was less expensive than gammon (pork) which was purchased by the store for about seven pence per pound.
There was no activity recorded in the Day Book for Tuesday, August 16, 1768.
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