Name/Title
Receipt for Goods (ca. 1777)Entry/Object ID
2025.02.11.04Tags
Grant, Fessenden Papers, Financial transactionsDescription
Receipt from Capt. whiten [Whiting (?)] to William Coakley. Appears to mention medical services.Context
No date but item was in a folder with other items dating from 1776–1778.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1777Time Period
18th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Capt. whten To Wm. Coakley Dt (?)
To bleeding him self $ 0 5
To one dimsday powder 0 2 " 6
To one purge of jallap (jalap) 0 " 5
To one powder repeated 0 2 " 6
To one purge repeated 0 " 5
To bleeding Rept. 0 " 5
To one vomit for Dt. (doctor?) 0 - 5
$1 - 10 " 0
Received the above in full
of all demands giv (given) me
William CoakleyNotes
*Jalap root was a known laxative at the time.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ReceiptNomenclature Sub-Class
Financial RecordsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
receipts (financial records)Dimensions
Width
5-1/4 inLength
6-1/2 inMaterials
Material
PaperMaterial Notes
Back of item has pencil writing, “Fessenden papers”Location
Location
Area
Revolutionary DisplayDate
April 17, 2025Location
Container
Display Case 104Room
Charles Whipple Greene Historical CollectionBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
April 17, 2025Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Nathaniel WhitingExhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
February 11, 2025Update Date
August 12, 2025
