Robert Newell's Notebook
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Robert
Newell
Independence
Mo
April 14 1836
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Bot of A. Sublette
[1]
Robert Newell
Butler County
Ross township
Venice
Ohio
is my native
home Direct letters
to Miss hariet Newell
or
Miss Elizabeth Newell
Venice
Butler County
Ross Post office
Ohio
whare my Relations
Reside
[2]
Commenced with
Bent & St vrain
on the 27 of May
1836
For one year
Robert Newell
Fort William arkansas
Craig 16
[??] 20
[3]
1 coffee pot
Shugar Coffee & Tea
1 gun lock
1 Kettle 1 Skillet
2 pair pants
1 westcoat
francis William
Shoes & Shirts
3 yds Blue cloth Calico
thread Buttons
Shirting 1 Black Silk Handerchief
2 ox yokes
hammer Saw pt file onion Seed turnip
pumkin cucumber mellons reddish Squash
Beets &
Quilts
[4]
Bent pd for Newell
" to Lawrence $ 5.25
" " Roberts 14.81
" " Roberts 1.87
" " Sublette 11.25
" " Law 5.00
Cash lent 5.00
" " Baker 5.68
Do Cash 1.50
Do " " .25
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Newells Amt 50.61
To Sirsingle 1.25
To Lawrence 15.25
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67.11
To Owens 9.00
Charged
page
15
left copou 29 May
[5]
R Newell Dr.
7 Sundry misc
Thompson 18
[6]
Mr St vrain Dr
1 Black cloth Dress coat
2 callico Shirts
1 pr draws
1 vest
1 hans
1 Silk pocket Handkerchief
1 pr Saddle Bags
1 firs[t] quality B. Silk Handkerchief
1867
1829
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W D Hodkiss
Augst 1 pt alk
8 lost on Bet 1 do
1 vest 7.00
1 Bottle Alkol
Larison Dr
2 yds cotton 2.00
Memorandum of Goods when New
came over of the former Stock &c
2 1/2 lb virmilion
13 fire Steels
2 doz knives
11 glasses
1 grs [gross] awls
Blue cloth the Same
I left with
15 1/2 yds Scarlette
1 Chief coat
50 Strans blue Barley C Brds
58 do white
16 do Round
40 Strans Blue Wampon
39 white do
6 lbs Small Blue & white Beeds
9 Guns
[8]
4 Squaw axes
100 lbs Tobacco
5 kettles
4 flints & 4 gun worms
Amt of peltries trade &c
246 New Robes
4 horses
4 mules
15 Cords
6 Saddles & lash Ropes
Sent over to B & S. Fort William
96 Robes
12 horses
1 mule Cords &c--
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7
Wm News amt. of goods taken to Trade
on platte River
4 1/2 Red Striped Blankets
2 pc. 3 Pt. White
6 yrds Blue cloths
7 do Scarlette
10 Bunches fancy Brads
30 Strans white Barley do --
20 Blue do-- do--
10 white Round do--
6 Doz. knives
1 lb. virmilion
13 fire Steels
2 Doz. awls
3/4ths of cag Powder
500 Balls
1 Chief Coat
1/2 Doz. Glasses
2 kettles
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8th
4 axes
14 lbs. Tobacco
6 guns
3 gun worms
3 mules
2 saddles Ropes &c
Sent to new by
Andrew
9 Bunches fancy Brads
3 pr Red striped Blankets
1 pr white 3 pt Do-- do--
3 lb pound Beeds
white and blue
March 14th 1837
by the same
3 yrd Scarlett
3 Blue cloth do--
5 Glasses
9
3/4 gross awls
1 3pt white Blanket
20 Strans white Barley
corn brads
20 blue do-- do--
25 lbs Tobacco
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Received of Mr New
23 Robes
17 pieces meet on the 13th March
14 Robes
9 pieces meet on News Return Mar 29
40 Robes 14 Cords
3 p meet
Goods Returned
21 lb Tobacco
4 axes
6 Glasses
3 Guns
50 knives
4 1/2 yds Scarlette
8 1/2 yds Blue Cloth
20 St Barley Corn Brads
3 Bunches fancy do--
3/4 gross awls
2 1/2 papers virmilion
13 fire Steels
144 Balls
1/4 keg powder
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12
13
[13]
R Newell Dr Cr
To 1 axe $3 Transferred
[illegible]
By 2 Saddles Bot of Lupton 6.00
R Newell Dr Cr 15
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16
Craig
1 pr pants 10
Cut Brads 30
Round do -- 25
Shirt 5.00
Transfered
2 3/4 Calico 5.00
17
Dacota Tobacco 5.00
Rushfort
Larison Tob 5.00
Fron do -- 2.50
St Clair Tobac 5.00
3 yds callico 6.00
1/4 lb Tobacco 2.50
Robinson Do 18.00
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18 P Thompson Dr
1 cappot 12.00
3 pr mocksins 3.00
Cr. by brads 2.50
" Exevia 5.00
" Exevia 5.00
pd. Biggs 25.00
pd Newell 20.00
60.00
12.50
47.50
June By tobacco 26.00
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17 whole amount 22.50
pd. williams 15.00
By bet on indian 5.00
pd. Robinson 25.00
won at 21 at Drips Camp 10.00
do -- 10.00
92.50
pd. Biggs 10.00
won 10.00
N [ew?] Dd 1938
to Owens 75
Lego 85
Carnes Dr 10.00
wade 10.00
O&N Antire 400.00
O&N Roquet do. 120.00
O&N Lablaw 30.00
Town 435.00
Carson 280.00
Liginess 30
O&N Burough 10
to Owens Dr 1.10
by Burrough [?].00
J. Morain 20.00
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20 A DripsDr
1 Horse $20.00
10 1/2 yds Callico 21.00
1 lb Tobacco per Decato 5.00
Rushfort tobacco 5.00
Exevia tobacco 5.00
to Cotton 2.50
little enyas 2.50
Riegul tobacco 5.00
Minard 2.50
picard 2.50
Michle Tob 5.00
Fredrick do -- 2.50
White 2.50
Johnson 2.50
Junier 2.50
walker 5.00
Biggs 5.00
Antire 1.00
21
Drips 2 lb tabacco
Banks 2.50
Robinson 5.00
Williams 2.50
Batiste Berneo 2.50
Williams 1 Deck cards 5.00
Visinan Tobacco 2.00
Robinson one Blanket 18.00
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22 P Thompson Dr
1 Cappo 12.00
3 pr mockasins 3.00
pd Biggs 25.00
pd Newell 20.00
pd Williams 15.00
pd Robinson 25.00
won at 21 20.00
pd Biggs 10.00
won at farrow 10.00
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140.00
P Thompson Cr 23
Small Brads 2.50
pd Exevia 10.00
by tobacco 20.00
bet on indian 5.00
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37.50
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24
Co
Feby 8 To Sundries 34 --
" " " 2 Yds Scarlet 20 --
Mar 17 " - - - hartron 44 --
" " " Tellai 16 --
Jos Matt 1 pipe
Owens 1 pipe
25
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27
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28 Got on willamette
March 1t 1841
from Mr Cannon
4 Bushels flour
Mission 1 lb Tea 2 Gallons
molasses from
Mch 15 Vancouver
20 Psalmon
3 lb Tea
25 -- Sugar
30 -- Greece
15 lb pork
85 lb Bread
29
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Francis Newell was born the 14th of
June 1835
William Newell was born the 30th of
March 1838
Marcus Whitman Newell was born the
17th of April 1840
Robert Newell Jun was born the 28 Feb.
1842
Thomas Jefferson Newell was born the
25 November 1843
Their mother died 1845.
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["Memoranda" follow...]
[Sketches on final page of notebook]