David Dickinson (1747-1822) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, ordered six and a half yards of cotton cloth for his 24-year-old daughter Charissa. This would have been the amount needed to make a dress. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793, and the appearance of textile mills in the United States in the 1790s, made cotton cloth cheap and readily available by 1811. As an unmarried woman, Charissa depended upon her father to purchase goods for her upon his account.
Dickinson, David. Fabric order for Orlando Ware’s store. January 7, 1811. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-181/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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