This invoice is dated 22 May 1839 and records a sale to Ellis Thomas from
Joseph Jones who describes himself as a Wholesale and Retail Grocer and Tea-Dealer. In swirly decorations round the firm name he
advertises:
Teas direct from the India House. Butters, cheese, etc
Ships supplied with Stores on the shortest notice
If I am reading the list
of goods correctly, the invoice is for
4 Blue Sugar
1 Bag Rice
28 Raisins
You can see
a hole with a brown stain round it where the bill has been stuck on to a
somewhat rusty spike for storage.
This invoice illustrates the long reach of Liverpool commercial interests into North Wales long before the train arrived in 1865. That a Jones is supplying a Thomas would indicate a likely mutual Welsh connection.
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