Two printed sections, each inside ornamental border. The top section measures 39 x 55 mm, and the ornamental border incorporates: 1789 Bank. The bottom section measures 40 x 56 mm, and the ornamental border incorporates: BFB 1789., Not in: Evans; Bristol., Library Company copy has MS. note: Chas. A. Poulson Esq. with the regards of Jno. A. McAllister Feb 29, 1864., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Bank of North America
Date
[1789]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm #Am 1789 Bank 3321.F.70 (McAllister)
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., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection gathers 19th century receipts for goods and services from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Creator
Library Company of Philadelphia, collector
Date
1848
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll LCP Ephemera Receipts 3321.F
Receipts for hotel stays in New Orleans; Brandywine Springs, Del.; New York; Boston, Baltimore; Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; White Sulphur Springs, Cape May, and Niagara Falls, dated 1833-1867. Many have pictorial letterheads. Three receipts (Mills House, Charleston Hotel and and St. Charles Hotel) are made out to Gov. John L. Manning, governor of South Carolina from 1852-1854., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection gathers 19th century hotel receipts from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Creator
Library Company of Philadelphia, collector
Date
1833
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll LCP Ephemera Hotel Receipts 3321.F
A ticket., Printed area measures 42 x 75 mm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Union Temporary Home for Children (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date
[1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1858 Union 3321.F.81 (McAllister)
A share certificate., Printed area measures 8.5 x 15.2 cm., Library Company copy completed in MS. for Joseph Rogers, share no. 44, dated Oct. 10, 1823 and signed by Jacob L. Rowand, secretary, and Robert Smith, president; with papered wax seal., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Camden Library Company (Camden, N.J.)
Date
[182-]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1820 Camden 3321.F.34
A merchant's license., Printed area measures 7.7 x 12.3 cm., Library Company copy completed in MS. for B.H. Yarnall, license no. 18, with the date altered to May 1, 1835; signed by Cornelius Stevenson, city treasurer. Benjamin H. Yarnall is listed in Philadelphia directories as an ironmonger and hardware merchant., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Philadelphia County (Pa.)
Date
[1831]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1831 Phila Cou 3321.F.53
A program and dance card., A.H.G. Richardson, master of ceremonies., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Quaker City Business College (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date
[1867]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1867 Quaker 3321.F.8
Invitations, tickets, and trade cards relating to volunteer fire companies in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Buffalo, 1847-1867., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection gathers fire company related items from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Creator
Library Company of Philadelphia, collector
Date
1847
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll LCP Ephemera Fire Companies 3321.F.115-.121
