Revolutionary-era receipt book.
John Ellick.
Revolutionary-era receipt book.
Philadelphia, bulk 1761-1782
[108] manuscript pages. Oblong 8vo, contemporary calf, moderate wear, crudely rebacked; several leaves excised, moderate wear and foxing.
This receipt book was used by John Ellick (circa 1730-1783), a Philadelphia tailor. When he paid a bill, the recipient wrote out a receipt and signed it. The last 15 leaves are from later generations of the Ellick family, 1810-1832.
Among the many receipt signers found in this volume are merchant Israel Pemberton Jr. (1715–1779) on 4 June 1762; future President of Pennsylvania William Moore (1735-1793) on 19 December 1765; speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly Joseph Fox (1709-1779) on 30 October 1767 and elsewhere; and architect John Haviland (1792-1850) on 10 June 1820. The partnership of Thomas & George Mifflin signed on 17 February 1777, although not by the more famous brother Thomas.
The content of the receipts is also sometimes interesting. In 1766 we find two receipts for carpentry work done on Ellick's house on Race Street, and on 17 May 1774 for "building a house on Poplar Lane," signed by Samuel Powel. On 30 September 1767 he paid clockmaker Benjamin Reeve for an "eight-day clock."
Toward the end of the Revolution, Ellick began paying tax bills, including the "forty five million dollar tax" imposed by the Continental Congress on 25 May 1780, and a bill for "monthly & county tax & towards a recruit" on 6 May 1781. He was fined for "non-attendance at exercise" by the local militia, 22 December 1780.
John Ellick.
Revolutionary-era receipt book.
Philadelphia, bulk 1761-1782
[108] manuscript pages. Oblong 8vo, contemporary calf, moderate wear, crudely rebacked; several leaves excised, moderate wear and foxing.
This receipt book was used by John Ellick (circa 1730-1783), a Philadelphia tailor. When he paid a bill, the recipient wrote out a receipt and signed it. The last 15 leaves are from later generations of the Ellick family, 1810-1832.
Among the many receipt signers found in this volume are merchant Israel Pemberton Jr. (1715–1779) on 4 June 1762; future President of Pennsylvania William Moore (1735-1793) on 19 December 1765; speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly Joseph Fox (1709-1779) on 30 October 1767 and elsewhere; and architect John Haviland (1792-1850) on 10 June 1820. The partnership of Thomas & George Mifflin signed on 17 February 1777, although not by the more famous brother Thomas.
The content of the receipts is also sometimes interesting. In 1766 we find two receipts for carpentry work done on Ellick's house on Race Street, and on 17 May 1774 for "building a house on Poplar Lane," signed by Samuel Powel. On 30 September 1767 he paid clockmaker Benjamin Reeve for an "eight-day clock."
Toward the end of the Revolution, Ellick began paying tax bills, including the "forty five million dollar tax" imposed by the Continental Congress on 25 May 1780, and a bill for "monthly & county tax & towards a recruit" on 6 May 1781. He was fined for "non-attendance at exercise" by the local militia, 22 December 1780.
