Kaaterskill Books

19th c. Boston Merchants

[Vermont, Hancock. Boston Merchants] Hackett, John.

[Archive] 20 Invoices of Colonel John Hackett of Hancock, Vermont from Boston Merchants [with] 13 Further Invoices.

1846-1849. 33 leaves. Very good collection, edges worn, occasional tearing, light soiling & ink staining, contents clean overall. Item #45177

20 invoices, one illustrated, for items ranging from farm equipment, to clothing, to food, to dry goods, tea, paint, transportation, and a newspaper subscription from eighteen different vendors, mostly from Boston, for Col. John Hackett, of Hancock, Vt.

Colonel John Hackett (1787-1863) was prosperous merchant, hotel owner, farmer, owner of a Morgan Horse that sired many offspring, member of the Vermont House, and long time postmaster. He reported in 1845 his estimated crops: "Hay, one ton per acre; wheat 15 bushels; corn 35; buckwheat 30; rye and barley little grown; oats 45; potatoes 200; wool per sheep 3 lbs.; butter per cow 100 lbs per year"(p.195). He apparently like cigars, brandy, and tea.

References:
C. Badams: First Annual Report of the Geology of the State of Vermont (Burlington: (Chauncey Goodrich 1845; John C.: Vermont Inns and Taverns, Pre-Revolution to 1925: An Illustrated and Annotated Checklist (Rutland: Academy Books 1991); Linsley, D. C. (Daniel Chipman): Morgan horses: a premium essay (New York, C.M. Saxton, 1857); Samuel Swift: History of the Town of Middlebury: In the Country of Addison, Vermont (Middlebury, 1859).

[with]

13 invoices, most 1866-1872, for women's goods from Boston, mainly from the McAllister, Darling, and Ball families, also of Hancock Vermont.

Price: $125.00