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Item 28: Note from Nathan Denison, 1792 October 11; Reverse, A Fragment of a Note by Unknown to Matthias Hollenback et al, , 1792 Dec[embe]r 27.

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 69

Dates

  • Created: 1792 Dec[embe]r 27.

Creator

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Type of Material:

Note

Condition Note:

Fair.

Measurements:

3 ⅞ in. x 3 in.

Transcription:

In Pencil: 101

Received October 11th 1792 of Matthias Hollenback, the sum of fifteen Pounds infull of last half years Salary as a Judge of Luzerne common Pleas Nathan Denison £15,,0,,0

{back} written in another hand, a fragment of a letter appears as follows: ------- ----- ----- --- on Acct. for Leonard Dorsey £112,,10,, Elias,,Dawson. Rece.d [Received] dec[embe]r the 27th 1792 of Mathias (sic) Hollingback(sic) Esqr twelve pounds J. Gallagher £12,,0,,0

Description:

The manuscript dated October 11, 1792, depicts a note written by Nathan Dension to Matthias Hollenback, a prominent mercantile entrepreneur in the Wyoming Valley. The note contains a receipt of dues paid by Hollenback for a half year’s salary being paid to Denison. The reverse of the manuscript dated December 27, 1792, depicts another note written by Denison cataloging a few accounts he holds, one for 112 pounds and 10 shillings with Elisha Dawson to be paid to Leonard Dorsey. This note also mentions an account with Hollenback, amounting to 12 pounds paid to the author. The manuscript is a fragment of a larger page and is written in a different hand, possibly alluding to another author.

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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