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A bill for goods from Emanuel Russell in New York to Elihu Harrison. Items purchased by Harrison include soap, raisins, a stove, and nails. Some of his payment in with butter. Correspondence from Emanuel Russell when he was in Norfolk, Virginia regarding an order for cheese and how to pack it. Elihu Harrison writes about anorder of nails (3 June 1826) and cotton sheeting (18 Sep 1826).

Scope and Contents Orders written and signed by individuals and delivered to Elihu Harrison, requesting that he allow the bearer to spend a specific monetary amount on goods in his store or purchase specific items and charge to the signer's account. Arranged in chronological order with the name of the bearer, if any in [ ], the names of individuals issuing the orders are:H.W. Childs; Oliver Goodwin [Mrs. E. Cramten]; Ebenezer Clark; C.G, Bennett (3) [Ira Buell]; Jonathan Carrington [Hiram B. Woodcock];...