Rochester New York 1876 C T Moore Coffee Tea Spices Billhead 8.5 x 4.5

This 1876 billhead from C. T. Moore of Rochester, New York records a transaction within the city’s wholesale grocery and specialty goods trade during the post-Civil War commercial expansion.

Rochester developed as a major milling and distribution center along the Genesee River, supporting businesses that processed and sold coffee, spices, and related goods to regional markets. Firms like C. T. Moore operated within established supply networks, handling imported commodities and distributing them to local merchants and institutions throughout western New York.

The billhead features a detailed printed header referencing Genesee Coffee, Spice and Mustard Mills at 14 Front Street, with bold typography identifying C. T. Moore as a wholesale dealer in teas, roasted and ground coffees, spices, and mustard. The layout includes ruled columns for accounting, with handwritten entries listing quantities, pricing, and totals. The document is dated October 21, 1876, and includes cursive annotations and ledger markings consistent with nineteenth-century bookkeeping practices.

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