History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
Captain Cresar Carter, who was stationed there in 1692, was the envied possessor of a wardrobe which cost nearly a thousand dollars outside of his military accoutrements. Jacques Cosseau, a merchant who was a bankrupt before his death, in 1682, possessed but three old coats, the same number of old shirts, two pair of worn-out breeches and one neckcloth ; but Dr. Jacob De Lange, a prosperous professional gentleman, rejoiced in this sort of wardrobe, --
Valuation.
£ ». d.
One gros. grained cloak, lined with silk 2 10 0
One Mack broad cloth coat 1 10 0
One black broad cloth suit 1 5 0
One colored serge suit (the new suit v\ith silver buttons) 5 0 0
One colored cloth waistcoat, with silver buttons. ... 1 40
Three silk drawers 2 0 0
Two calico Jniwera 0 2 6
Three white dmwei-s 0 GO
Two silk night caps 0 4 0
One pair jellow hand gloves with black silk fringe . . 0 14 0
Five pair of white calico stockings 0 9 0
One i>air black worsted stockings 0 4 0
One i>air gray worsted stockings 0 5 0
One coat lined with red serge 1 15 0
Two old coats 1 10 0
One fine black hat, one old gray hat, one black hat. . . 1 10
One black gros-grained suit 1 17 0
Mrs. De Lange was a fashionable lady, well -known to the families along the Hudson in 1685. Here is the appraisement of her costumes and their accessories :
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