S. Cary and Co. receipt for brandy, Madawaska, 1847

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Description

This receipt, found in a large cache of S. Cary and Co. papers shows the transfer of "two barrels 81 gals brandy" at Madawaska on March 29, 1847. The brandy was transferred to John Harte who was at Little Falls and signed for by Patrick Timony. Patrick's mark was witnessed by John Barnard.

Shepard Cary, Houlton legislator, lumber baron , and merchant began cutting virgin pine timber in the upper St. John River watershed immediately following the settlement of the northern boundary by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. The treaty gave Americans the right of free navigation of the St. John River through New Brunswick to the Atlantic. Cary not only could transfer his pine timber downriver, he could also bring goods upriver duty free. Cary quickly discovered many goods were in short supply on the Upper St. John and began hauling his own supplies for his logging operations upriver, and selling to others as well.

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  • Title: S. Cary and Co. receipt for brandy, Madawaska, 1847
  • Creator: S Cary and Company
  • Creation Date: 1847-03-29
  • Subject Date: 1847-03-29
  • Locations:
    • Madawaska, Aroostook County, ME
    • Little Falls, Aroostook County, ME
  • Media: Ink and pencil on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 cm x 20 cm
  • Object Type: Text

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