Item 2: Note from Johnathan Downing to John Durkee, 1770 May
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 42
Dates
- Created: 1770 May
Creator
- Durkee, John, 1728-1782 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Note
Condition Note:
Good. Vinegar smell.
Measurements:
7 ¾ in. x 3 ⅛ in.
Description:
This is a note written by Jonathan Downing of Canterbury to John Durkee in May of 1770, however, there is not enough context to clearly understand what the note is referencing. This note appears to be a receipt of some kind including the mentions of the price of flower.John Durkee was a Justice of the Peace; Member of the Connecticut General Assembly; and an Innkeeper. He laid out the town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Location:
Wyoming Valley; Hartford (CN)
Transcription:
Dr. Jonathan Downing of Canterbury to Jno [sic] [Jonathan] Durkee
May 1770 To 3/4c of flower £0.19.0
To Capt on the Road from }
Wyoming to Hartford } 0.19.5
in Connecticut } 1:18:5
Errows Excepted John Durkee
{back} John Durkee v Jonathan Downing
2-7-2
Errows Excepted John Durkee
{back} John Durkee v Jonathan Downing
2-7-2
Creator
- Durkee, John, 1728-1782 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu