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1796 Library Company of Philadelphia Receipt

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1796 Library Company of Philadelphia Receipt

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1796 “Library Company of Philadelphia” Printed Receipt
May 2, 1796-Dated Federal Period, Partially-Printed Document, Receipt from the “Library Company of Philadelphia,” Choice Very Fine.
Original Document being a Printed Receipt for payment of fifteen shillings (overwritten "Ten" shillings), issued to a Catharine Wistar, Signed by Richard Morris, Treasurer. Some uneven margin edges, minor foxing, printed a little out of alignment. Its text reads, in part: “being his (sic) Payment for the present Year, in Pursuance of the Charter and Laws of the Library...". Very Scarce.

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1796 Library Company of Philadelphia Receipt

Name: 1796 Library Company of Philadelphia Receipt
SKU: 51419677
Price: 325 USD
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