Following are translations from Spanish to English of Samuel Parkman's list of trade goods
as submitted to customs officials and the letter from Santiago Abreu to Agustín
Durán
regarding goods being cached by Parkman on the Ocate River:
The Manifest of Jedediah Smith's Trade Goods
Manifest that the citizen of the United States of America, Samuel Par[k]man, agent of
citizen Jeradiah[sic] S. Smith, deceased, presents to the National Customs of the Territory
of New Mexico of the effects that he brought from the said States, whose brands and
quantities are as follows:
Chest No. 1:
1 dozen small saws
8 large saws
2 dozen chisels
2 gross small augers
6 dozen panes of window glass
2 dozen scutcheons
2 dozen brass nails for curtains
10 gross small screws
6 packages iron tacks
2 dozen pen knives
1 dozen pocket razors
3 dozen pen knives
3 dozen pocket knives
1 dozen shaving razors
3 dozen shaving razors
2 dozen butcher knives
4 dozen table knives
7 dozen table knives
3 dozen butcher knives
4 dozen butcher knives
3 dozen butcher knives
2 dozen green razor handles
3 dozen white razor handles
2 dozen pocket razors
2 gross thimbles
2,000 needles
130 large needles
1 dozen scissors
3 3/4 dozen scissors
2 gross small spoons
7 small augers
8 large augers
3 dozen bone buttons
4 gross marble buttons
2 gross glass buttons
1 gross shell buttons
1 gross coat buttons
2 gross waistcoat buttons
1 dozen small files
1 dozen large files
1 dozen large files, half hollowed
1 dozen rasps
3 dozen large scutcheons
3 dozens small scutcheons
Chest No. 2:
2 dozen small saws
1 dozen large chisels
1 dozen small chisels
2 gross small augers
2 dozen brass nails, 6 inches
1 dozen brass nails, 3 inches
1/2 dozen brass nails, 3 1/2 inches
1 dozen carbine keys
8 gross small screws
2 packages iron tacks
4 packages iron tacks
1 dozen table knives
14 dozen butcher knives
12 dozen pocket razors
6 dozen knives and forks
4 dozen pen knives
2 gross thimbles
2 1/2 thousand needles
12 thousand large needles
1 dozen scissors
4 gross small spoons
1/2 gross table spoons
20 large augers
3 dozen bone buttons
5 gross marble buttons
2 dozen glass buttons
1 dozen shell buttons
1 dozen shell buttons for shirt
1 dozen yellow buttons
1 dozen common buttons
1 dozen buttons for waistcoat
1 dozen small files
2 dozen large files
1 dozen rasps, half hollowed
6 dozen large scutcheons
4 dozen trunk scutcheons
Trunk No. 3:
36 cotton handkerchiefs
3 pieces cotton handkerchiefs
5 pieces silk handkerchiefs
10 dozen cotton handkerchiefs
3 pieces silk handkerchiefs with 21 yards
12 short Sicilian silk tunics
8 pieces Indian silk handkerchiefs
3 carrandan short tunics
6 merino wool shawls
10 colored girl's merino wool shawls
7 red girl's merino wool shawl
6 scarlet wool shawls
3 pieces twill, with 36 yards
3 pieces white handkerchiefs for the purse
2 pieces yellow carrrandan with 56 yards
1 piece striped carrandan with 18 yards
2 piece vestings with 24 yards
2 pieces striped batiste with 24 yards
4 pieces indigo florentine with 76 yards
Chest No. 4:
3 pieces cotton handkerchiefs with 39
3 pieces bandanna handkerchiefs, 21 yards
10 pieces cotton handkerchiefs with 132 yards
148 pieces Indian silk handkerchief, 98 yards
3 short carrandan tunics
6 girl's merino wool shawls
10 colored merino wool shawls
7 red merino wool shawls
3 pieces twill, with 36 yards
3 pieces cotton handkerchiefs with 40 yards
3 pieces carrandan with 34 yards
1 piece striped carrandan with 18 yards
3 pieces vestings with 19 yards
Trunk No. 23:
8 pieces small striped cloth with 291 yards
4 pieces small cotton printed cloth with 131 yards
Chest No. 28:
10 pieces yellow nankin
25 pieces blue nankin
1 dozen handkerchiefs
6 shawls
8 Mandarin shawls
3 packages pins
3 pieces chintz for curtains with 84 yards
4 pieces belfa with 100 yards
Trunk No. 41:
20 pieces linen with 636 yards
Chest No. 48:
20 pieces linen with 630 yards
Chest No. 71:
20 pieces blanket with 567 yards
Chest No. 72:
20 pieces blanket with 569 yards
Chest No. 86:
20 pieces linen with 606 yards
Unnumbered chest:
1 dozen large mirrors
Chest No. 121:
1 set of blank account books, a small quantity of writing paper, and a small quantity of
wrapping paper, all for expense
Barrel No. 129:
15 dozen china plates
32 dozen china cups
4 sets of china with 33 pieces each
4 dozen chocolate cups
6 dozen mugs
2 dozen chocolate cups
Chest No. 141:
3 pieces escalarata with 51 yards
1 piece scarlet flannel with 36 yards
1 piece yellow flannel with 32 yards
1 piece green flannel with 29 yards
3 pieces white flannel with 57 yards
1 piece blue cloth with 16 yards
1 piece black percale with 28 yards
2 pieces Irish linen, with 44 yards
Chest No. 42:
3 pieces scarlet cloth with 46 yards
2 pieces yellow flannel, 47 yards
1 piece green flannel, 27 yards
2 pieces black percale, 56 yards
1 dozen umbrellas
Chest No. 144:
1 piece high quality blue cloth, 24 yards
1 piece blue cloth, 14 yards
1 piece brown cloth, 22 yards
1 piece blue cloth, 32 yards
1 piece black cloth, 23 yards
1 piece black percale, 36 yards
2 pieces blue and brown bombazine
4 pieces decorated bombazine
1 dozen umbrellas
Chest No. 145:
1 piece olive-colored cloth, 17 yards
1 piece blue cloth, 15 yards
1 piece black cloth, 21 yards
1 piece blue cloth, 17 yards
2 pieces black cloth, 56 yards
1 piece blue cloth, 22 yards
1 piece violet cloth, 24 yards
1 piece green cloth, 31 yards
4 pieces black percale, 112 yards
2 pieces violet bombazine
1 dozen umbrellas
20 pieces Irish linen, 426 yards
Chest No. 147:
2 pieces tacking, 48 yards
5 pieces tacking, 115 yards
20 pieces linen, 560 yards
12 pieces chintz, 333 yards
Chest No. 148:
13 pieces tacking, 307 yards
2 pieces small brown cotton printed cloth, 44 yards
5 pieces chintz, 141 yards
Trunk No. 151:
9 pieces chintz with 253 yards
7 pieces calico, 195 yards
Trunk No. 152:
21 pieces of linen, 589 yards
3 pieces blanket, 84 yards
Chest No. 153:
2 pieces narrow lace with 32 yards
6 pieces wide ribbon
6 pieces wide ribbon
12 dozen shawls with fringes
5 dozen shawls with fringes
1 dozen cheap short tunics
1 dozen shawls with silk fringes
6 silk embossed handkerchiefs
6 dozen ribbons for sashes
2 dozen handkerchief holders
13 cotton shawls
8 pieces muslin with 80 yards
Chest No. 154:
2 pieces narrow lace, 32 yards
9 fancy silk handkerchiefs
2 dozen cotton handkerchiefs
12 dozen cotton handkerchiefs
2 dozen floral handkerchiefs
6 fancy handkerchiefs
1 dozen decorated silk shawls
4 cheap short tunics
6 mixed shawls
1 dozen large handkerchiefs with fringes
Chest No. 79:
36 pieces linen with 992 yards
Trunk No. 155:
19 pieces linen with 632 yards
Trunk No. 156:
5 pieces small striped cloth, 140 yards
5 pieces chintz, 420 yards
Trunk No. 157:
14 pieces damask cotton, 252 yards
Chest No. 605:
Various notebooks for use of the store, that I intend to open in the same customs house
Chest No. 19:
27 cotton shawls
18 cotton shawls
9 merino wool shawls
4 bandanna handkerchiefs with 28 yards
1 dozen orange cotton shawls
1 dozen orange cotton shawls
10 merino wool shawls
2 pieces decorated twill, 24 yards
4 pieces chintz, 112 yards
2 pieces calico, 56 yards
Trunk No. 21:
16 pieces blanket, 498 yards
Chest No. 33:
20 pieces linen, 700 yards
Chest No. 42:
20 pieces linen, 655 yards
Chest No. 44:
20 pieces linen, 656 yards
Chest No. 47:
20 pieces linen, 657 yards
Chest No. 58:
20 pieces linen, 707 yards
Trunk No. 62:
20 pieces blankets, 632 yards
Trunk No. 64:
20 pieces blankets, 622 yards
Trunk No. 65:
20 pieces blankets, 623 yards
Trunk No. 66:
20 pieces blankets, 612 yards
Trunk No. 67:
20 pieces blankets, 625 yards
Trunk No. 69:
20 pieces blankets, 632 yards
Trunk No. 70:
20 pieces blankets, 625 yards
Chest No. 77:
20 pieces linen, 822 yards
Chest No. 78:
20 pieces linen, 983 yards
Chest No. 81:
20 pieces linen, 630 yards
Chest No. 85:
20 pieces linen, 702 yards
Chest No. 38:
20 pieces linen, 701 yards
Chest No. 45:
20 pieces linen, 656 yards
In testimony of the truth, I sign in Santa Fe, July 11, 1831.
[SIGNED] Samuele Parkman