Postage for Sundry Letters
Document 1791Receipt of $5.49 for postage of sundry letters, signed by William Moore.
Vouchers to J Howels Acct No 3 1 Apl. 16. 1791 Postage Dols 5 49/100
public 5 34/100 Dols
L2.11. public (underlined)
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[Vouchers to J. Howels
Acc.t]
N.o 3.
Ap. 16. 1791
Postage Dols 5. 49/100
public 5 34/100 Dols
£2. 11 — public
April 16th 1791
W.r Joseph Howell —
To [undecipherable] for postage
+ Sunday Letters
D.r Blake —
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Rec.d April 16. 1791 of Joseph [undecipherable]
in full of the above Account
By M. [undecipherable]
[margin: 3 [undecipherable] / from Wilmington]
[margin: Dol 5. [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / By M. [undecipherable]]
N.o 2
Carpenters Bill
£2. 16. 8
May 27. 91,
7 55/100 Dols
1791 May the 21 Pay office
To Jacob Woodward Debtor To Making
A Bookcase £0..13..0
To Puting Shelves 0.. 3..0
To Making one Desk 0..12..6
To Boards 0..17..6
To Nails 0.. 0..10
Glew 0.. 0..6
Sprigs 0.. 1..0
Desk lock and hinges and [undecipherable]
Serews & Seutchons 0..11..1
£2..16..8
Rec.d Philad. May 21st 1791 of Joseph Howell
two pounds 16/8 in full of the above Account
£2.16.8 Jacob Woodward
Wm Poytells Bill
£10. 11. 3
Dols 28 16½
June 30. 1791
Jo.s Howell Esq.r
To W.m Poyntell
1791
May 1. To one English Medium Blank
Book, ruled for a Journal with £3..0..0
a red line full bound & lett.d
To a Penknife 0..5..0
June 16. To one English Medium Book
bound at Edges ruled 9 0..12..6
lines on a Page full bound
23 To an Alphabet of 2 quires of
English Medium ruled 9 lines 1..6..3
on a Page full bound & Alphabetted
28 To a 5 quire Super Royal 4..7..6
Double ruled Ledger
£10..11..3
June 30. 1791
Received Payment in full
[margin: 4. 3 / 3. 9 / 26. 60 / 1. 65 / 20. 15 / 16/100] William Poyntell
Mich.l Roberts
£3. 8: —
5 July 1791
The Pay Office of the Philadelphia
United States — To Mich.l Roberts D.r
1791
April 2. 1 quire demy Cartridge pap.r " 4 —
June 6. 1 Ream best P. Cap paper — 1 17 6
" 1 large Box of Wafers " 2 6 —
" 1 Bottle of Red Ink " 2 6
" 1 quire of blotting paper " 1 6
" 1 hun. best quills 1 " "
£3 8 "
Received July 5. 1791 the above £3. 8.
in full — Mich. Roberts
George Taber
4/2
Rec.d June 10th 1791 of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] Taber
for a [key?] & [undecipherable] for the Pay Office —
George Taber
Type
Document Signed
Description
Receipt of $5.49 for postage of sundry letters, signed by William Moore.
Date
04/16/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791041621001
Page start
4
Note
Enclosed in Joseph Howell to James Graham, 07/05/1791.
Notable persons
William Moore
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Wilmington

