Oh, my! I hope you can read this, but just in case, I'll type it out for you. As you read down this list, imagine where you might find room for it in the wagon (maximum 16' bed and as wide as two horse's behinds), and pack that wagon so you can get to things without having to unload everything else. Figure $500 (in 1840 dollars) per person. There are NO convenience stores or Wal-Mart's on this road!
Food
Keg of apple vinegar
Linen sacks of flour and corn meal
Cloth bags of dried fruit, beans, rice and sugar
Coffee for browning in the skillet
Tea
Salt
Pilot Bread
Molasses
Hardtack
Eggs
Corn
Horseradish, fresh
Cook and Eating Utensils
Dutch Oven
Reflector oven
Cast iron skillet
Coffeepot
Six quart pan
Table
Tablecloth
Churns (one for sweet milk, one for sour)
Earthen and tin dishes
Knives, forks and spoons
Water keg
Teapot
Coffee pot
Matches
Clothing
Overalls
Jeans
Barn-door style britches (drop-front pants)
Cotton and flannel shirts
Boots
Moccasins
Soft hats and top hats
Wool blanket coat
Chintz, calico, and gingham dre4sses
Pantalets
Sunbonnets
Aprons
Weapons
Rifle
Shotgun
Powder and powder horn
Lead
Hatchet
Knife
Bullet mould and bullet ouch
Holster
Luxuries
Linens
Books
Dolls
Jewelry
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Iron stoves
Other common items
Medicine chest
Candle molds
Tallow
Lanterns
Needles, pins, thread
Eyeglasses and look-glasses (mirror)
Combs and brushes
Washbowl
Fishhooks and tobacco (for personal use and trade to Indians)
Feather bed
Feather pillows
Comforters
Blankets
Tent
Stakes, poles, and ropes
Tools and Equipment
Axe
Shovel
Augers
Handsaw
Cross-cut saw
Plough moulds
Ropes for tying up horses
Hammer
Hoe
Chains
Spare wagon tongue
Whetstone
Hey! I didn't see "spinning wheel" on that list anywhere !! Oooo, the man is gonna be really unhappy that someone snuck that baby on here - 'til he reaches the Blues and wants a sweater or scarf to get him through the winter ...
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