Graham’s Town Journal
CO53/14 - 1835
National Archives, Kew, London
Transcribed by S u e M a c k a y

Friday June 19 1835

Now unpacking at the store of A.T.CALDECOTT; Teas, Sonchi, Ironskin, Gunpowder, Coffee, Chocolate, Loaf and Moist Sugar, Rice, Dates, Sago, Arrowroot, Pearl Barley, Starch, Blue, Basket Salt, Cayenne and Black Pepper, Mustard, Curry Powder, English Vinegar, Capers, Stomachie Bitters, Barley Sugar, Treacle, Liquorice, Peppermint Lozenges, Eau de Cologne, Vermacelli, Currants, Stalk Raisins, Yellow and Windsor Soap, Pickles all sorts and sizes, Pickled Mushrooms, Anchovies, Quins and other sauces, Bottled Gooseberries, Shaving Soap, Violins, Magic Lanterns, Slates, Japan Ink, Quills, Foolscap Paper, Wafers, bottle and paste Blacking, Marbles, Sandpaper, Doormats, Allspice, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Ginger, Carraway Seed, Bengal and Silk Hats, Lucifers and Prometheans. Cigars, far superior to any ever imported, of various sorts, Maccaboy Snuff, Brazil and Negrohead Tobacco, a large assortment of very handsome German and China Pipes, Clay Pipes, a large assortment of wood, paper and metal Snuff Boxes and a great variety of other articles too numerous to mention.

Died at Graham’s Town June 13 1835 Hillaria, wife of the Rev. W.J. SHREWSBURY, Wesleyan Minister, aged 33 years, leaving with her bereaved Husband seven Children to lament her loss.