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
