Details
Creator Library Company of Philadelphia, collector.
Title Receipts collection, 1848-1887.
Physical Description 10 items (in 8 folders) ; between 9 cm. and 22 cm.
Description Receipts for good and services, including refrigerators from Evans and Watson, books from Geo. S. Appleton, desserts from Parkinson's Saloons (famed confectioner James W. Parkinson, proprietor), Cloth from James S. Jones, flower stands from John Waters, wire manufacturer, DeHaven's Shoe and Gaiter Emporium, B. Lieber, liquor merchant, and coffee from Colton & Burt. All receipts are for Philadelphia businesses. Several receipts are made out to members of the Fisher family.
Notes Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Biographical / historical note This collection gathers 19th century receipts for goods and services from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Subject Evans & Watson (Firm).
Appleton, George Swett, 1821-1878.
Parkinson, James W. (James Wood), 1818-1895.
Parkinson's Saloons (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Jones, James S., 1829-1907.
Waters, John, wire manufacturer.
DeHaven's Shoe and Gaiter Emporium.
Lieber, B.
Colton & Burt (Firm).
Genre Ephemera.
Receipts (financial records).
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Coll LCP Ephemera Receipts 3321.F
Accession number 3321.F.30
3321.F.31
3321.F.51
3321.F.52
3321.F.54
3321.F.55
3321.F.63
3321.F.64