Item 7: A Receipt by Hugh For(e)sman to Benj[ami]n Harvey, 1779 December 16
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 47
Dates
- 1779 December 16
Creator
- Foresman, Hugh, 1748-1811 (Person)
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Receipt
General Condition:
Poor. The page has a large tear in the middle of the page.
Measurements:
8 3/16 in. x 2 ¾ in.
Description:
The item dated December 16, 1779, depicts a receipt by Hugh Foresman to Benjamin Harvey. The receipt states that Harvey paid £563 per pound of beef and £274 per pound of pork to Foresman.
This item was originally curated with Series II: the McClintock Family Series, as part of a binder, original number 1.6 Binder: Andrew McClintock Correspondence and Biographical Materials and Photo, 1831-1881. The binder was dissolved in processing the collection and items pertaining to the Susquehanna Claim and General Wyoming Valley Collection moved to corresponding collections.
Transcription:
Letter Front:
Recd [Received] Wyoming Dec[ember] 16 1779 of Mr Benj[ami]n Harvey five hundred sixty three pounds of Beef two hundred seventy four pounds of Pork Pd [Paid] me Hugh Forsman
Letter Back:
X
Recd [Received] Wyoming Dec[ember] 16 1779 of Mr Benj[ami]n Harvey five hundred sixty three pounds of Beef two hundred seventy four pounds of Pork Pd [Paid] me Hugh Forsman
Letter Back:
X
Creator
- Foresman, Hugh, 1748-1811 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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