Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Thimble
Today was a 'fine warm day' at the Colden Store if the weather recorded by Mary Cooper in Long Island stretched up to the farms near Newburgh.
Ruleafe Lutts purchased two thimbles at three pence at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Colonial Thimble. Image courtesy of Massachusetts Historical Society |
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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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Colden sold thimbles on seven occasions. Perhaps thimbles were a luxury as all households did needlework and there were hundreds of households.
Lutts (Lits, Litts, Luts, Luets, Loots, Leather) made the most of his trip to the store. He sold the store one-and-one-half bushel of wheat, beeswax, nuts, and beets. He purchased lead and powder, needles and linen, salt, and a corn fan. He splurged on a four-and-one-half shilling hat. His name appeared three times in the DayBook. Others with the same surname included Andrew (1), Koonrod (3), John (2), and Nicholas (2).
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