Bought of George W. Taylor, n.w. corner of Fifth and Cherry Sts. Free labor warehouse. Free labor produce exclusively. Dry goods & groceries, wholesale and retail.
Title
Bought of George W. Taylor, n.w. corner of Fifth and Cherry Sts. Free labor warehouse. Free labor produce exclusively. Dry goods & groceries, wholesale and retail G. W. T. manufactures his cotton goods from material procured directly from those growers, who neither own nor hire slaves; and he takes special care to insure that all the articles he sells in the grocery line, are also produced exclusively by the labor of free persons
Description
Billheads containing an ornament for promotional text. Taylor, a Quaker abolitionist and publisher, operated a store for the Philadelphia Free Produce Association of Friends 1840s-1860s. The association founded in 1846 was a part of the Free Produce Movement active from the 1790s through the 1860s., Printed on upper margin: Free Labor Ware-House., "G.W. Taylor" and date of invoice inscribed on versos., P.2011.45.28 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on October 20, 1862 for brown muslin and gingham for $8.71. Manuscript note on recto: Recd Payment Geo. W. Taylor, Mr. Jos. Cox., P.2011.45.29 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on March 21, 1863 for rice, "A" and "B" sugar, "B. Hibernia Coffee," chocolate, maple sugar, "powd." sugar, and candy for $6.03. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor., P.2011.45.30 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on August 11, 1863 for "A" sugar, "Powd." sugar, "B" sugar, candy, Liberia coffee, and brown muslin for $18.20. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor pr Jos. Cox., 113407.D completed in manuscript to John McAllister on September 22, 1863 for E. J. Molasses, "A" sugar, "powd." sugar, and rice flor for $9.39. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor. Mr. J. Cox., P.2011.45.28-30 gift of David Doret, 2011., P.2011.45.28-30 cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., 113407.D purchased with the Davida T. Deutsch African American History Fund., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[printed ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Letterheads - T [P.2011.45.28-30; 113407.D]