Receipt / Pierre Van Cortlandt/George Tomkins

Name/Title

Receipt / Pierre Van Cortlandt/George Tomkins

Entry/Object ID

HHV 002.509

Subject

saw mill construction expenses, subcontracting

Subject Person/Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814)

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Peekskill, New York

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection

Letter Details

Letter Date

1795

Transcription

Transcription

CATALOG NUMBER V 1710b OBJECT NAME Account DATE various 1795 AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt RECIPIENT George Tomkins MEDIUM Paper, ink PEOPLE “Fergerson Crawfort”, Jasper Drake, Samuel Cromwell, Rhuben Gale PLACES Peekskill (“Peeks Kill”), KEYWORDS Saw Mill construction, Iron work, new house, labor, payments, chimneys Geroge Tomkins - - - - - - - [?6’r] By his Labour and the Labour Saw Mill { of Forgerson Crawfort { of Jasper drake { of Samuel Crommel { of Rhuben Gale amounting { to £ 48-1-6 …………….. £48.1.6 Little House { George Tomkins 9?may?£4.10.0 { Crawfort 5 day at 6 ……… 1.10.0 { drake 2 days at 5/ ……… 0.10.0 { Crommel 4 days 7/ ………. 1. 8. 0 { Making the Chimneys ……. 3.10.0 11.8.0 Saw Mill from above ………………….. 40.1.6 Work Iron Work in all …………….. 13.16.0 ₤ 73..5.6 To Cash p’d yourself Jasper Drake Isaac Jones _ amounting In all to ₤ 42_0_10 One 50 dollar Bill ………… 20_0_0 Aprill 24-1795 28 dollars … 11 “4 _8 I have Rec’d the full ₤73=5”6 Of this above acc’t per me [SIGNED] George Tomkins ₤ 31-4-8 [END OF PAGE 1] [END OF PAGE 2] [LABEL] George Tomkins Acc’t: Settled and paid / In full Ap’ll 24-1795 / as pr Receipt within / for Saw Mill work / and work at the New House / and Iron Work for the / Saw Mill .

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

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Number Type

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Other Number

V 1710 B