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This is a handsome commercial letterhead from 1890. It is a handwritten invoice from Butler & Johnson of Syracuse NY to L. J. Macy of Pulaski, NY. Butler & Johnson was a hardware company that specialized in stoves, ranges, furnaces, and household goods and accoutrements. L. J Macy, who lived in Sandy Creek, NY, owned and operated a hardware store in Pulaski, NY. Macy was very active in the community and was a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Masons and the Odd Fellows. ********************************************* The invoice, dated January 1890, is hand-written on a printed form which has a handsome lithographed letterhead depicting a Michener stove. We can see that Butler & Johnson had then recently become successors to W. P. Butler. The business was located at 220 & 230 East Genesee Street in Syracuse. The form has two punched holes at the top edge (For placement in the form book). ****************************************** PHYSICAL DETAILS : Used Invoice Letterhead, measuring 8 1/4" x 13 3/4". The invoice features some ciphering along the left edge. It was folded several times, horizontally and vertically for postal delivery. The envelope is not present. Macy was obviously buying wholesale from the Syracuse company to sell retail in his Pulaski hardware store. Pulaski is a little over 38 miles due north of Syracuse, just east of Lake Ontario. We see that Macy bought, among other items, quantities of Cuspidors (spelled 'cuspadors' on the invoice); spoons, trays and bowls; Acme Fry Pans; Bowl Steamers; Tea Pots; and Coffee Pots. At the bottom of the list is a stamped discount allowance. We see the invoice has been marked 'Paid'. ********************************************** CONDITION Aside for a bit of light smudging, the bill is nice and clean, with the letterhead engraving displaying brightly. The reverse side is blank. This antique invoice will be sent folded, just as found . ************************************** MORE ABOUT MR. MACY . Macy was born in Chatham Four Comers, town of Ghent, Columbia county, N. Y., in 1848, of English parentage, his father and mother both being Quakers whose ancestors left England in 1632 and settled in Nantucket. His parents moved to Oswego county in 1851 and settled on a farm in the town of Sandy Creek. In 1861 they moved to PulaskiL. J. Macy is quite prominently identified with the order of freemasonry and other fraternities in Pulaski and vicinity and took a conspicuous hand in the politics of the town. He was engaged in the hardware and plumbing business in Pulaski since 1882 at which time he bought the shop and store of Lyman & Readle a business which he carried on in a large and liberal way. Mr. Macy bought the Salmon River House and converted it into a hardware store. He also served four years as supervisor of the town of Richland and was an active legislator for his constituency. N° de ref. del artículo 1188
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