November 10, 1768 near Coldengham, New York

Thursday, November 10, 1768 [250 years-ago from today]
Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.

Colden Store Totals - Sewing Items

New York City had a third newspaper in addition to the Monday papers mentioned in the prior blog.  That paper was John Holt's New-York Journal. It published every Thursday.

The edition of 250 years-ago today contained more news from Boston. General Gage, who had sailed from New York to advise the new Boston regiments, was petitioned by the Boston City Council to free them of the occupying troops. Gage gave them no satisfaction.

This edition also announced the availability of Freeman's Almanack for 1769. It is likely that Colden would buy some to sell at his store in Coldengham.

Earlier editions had announced that on this day the farm of John Nicholson in western Newburgh would be auctioned. More on that in the next blog.

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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Index to Colden Store Blogs. 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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Prior blogs enumerated the top purchases of customers of the Colden store and top sales from customers to the store. The list below lists the top sewing items by total cost. The total amount spent on sewing items was about three times the amount spent on rum.

No.	Item	Count	Cost (£)
1	Cloth	131	220
2	Linen	243	118
3	Check	173	90
4	Shalloon	155	68
5	Cotton	148	45
6	Indigo	234	40
7	Callico	75	38
8	Buttons	339	35
9	Cambric	151	32
10	Silk	231	31
11	Kersey	24	31
12	Nap	29	29
13	Forest	20	29
14	Persian	60	28
15	Wool	75	25
16	Osnaburg	76	24
17	Scarlet	13	22
18	Flannel	48	21
19	Lace	81	19
20	Wilton	15	19
21	Durant	33	18
22	Coating	13	17
23	Serge	16	17
24	Lawn	57	17
25	Mohair	223	14
26	Camblet	7	12
27	Rateen	9	11
28	Cards	51	11
29	Plush	7	11
30	Pins	201	10
31	Tow	10	10
32	Buckle	82	9
33	Baize	19	9
34	Everlasting	19	9
35	Ribbon	51	7
36	Muslinette	3	7
37	Taffety	19	7
38	Crape	7	6
39	Binding	85	6
40	Buckram	66	6
41	Thread	149	5
42	Sagathy	3	5
43	Duffels	4	5
44	Tape	88	4
45	Allapine	1	4
46	Thickset	5	3
47	Velvet	3	3
48	Frize	2	3
49	Pealing	7	2
50	Ribbing	19	2
51	Gimp	13	2
52	Poplin	1	2
53	Halfthicks	8	1
54	Maskerade	1	1
55	Alum	36	1
56	Bonnet	35	1
57	Needles	33	1
58	Redwood	31	1
59	Yarn	3	1
60	Ferreting	18	1
61	Twist	7	1
62	Logwood	6	1
63	Alamode	3	0
64	Scissors	5	0
65	Bonnet paper	15	0
66	Calaminco	1	0
67	Copperas	10	0
68	Thimble	7	0
69	Lye	1	0
70	Starch	1	0
71	Homespun	4	3
72	Gimblet	30	1

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