Name/Title
Receipt for Clothing (1774)Entry/Object ID
2025.02.07.03Tags
Grant, Fessenden Papers, Financial transactionsDescription
Receipt from William Turner Miller to William White for making five pairs of britches.Made/Created
Date made
1774Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
ProvidenceState/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Providence December first 1774
Mr William Turner Miler to William
White ? To maiking (making) five pairs
of Briches
to five skeans (skiens) of silk
to maiking (making) five pair of plain briches
to three skeans of silk
to threed (thread) for the holeLexicon
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
3-1/2 inLength
6-3/4 inMaterials
Material
PaperMaterial Notes
Pencil marks on back indicate “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
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