Name/Title
Receipt Blooming Grove, May 15, 1771 Isaac Bull & Thomas MoffatEntry/Object ID
002543Tags
Isaac Bull, Thomas Moffat, John Ellison, William EllisonScope and Content
This is a transcription of the 18th-century financial receipt provided in the image. The document records a payment made by Isaac Bull to Thomas Moffat, who was acting on behalf of John and William Ellison.
Transcription
Blooming Grove May 15th 1771
Rec’d of Isaac Bull the sum of Three pounds Nineteen
Shilling and 5 ¾ on Acc’t likewise a Note upon
Joseph Sear for five Pounds payable upon Demand
with Interest which when paid will be in full
to this day for John and Wm Ellison in Company
[Signed] Thomas Moffat
Financial Summary
The bottom-left corner of the document provides a ledger breakdown of the transaction in pounds, shillings, and pence (£/s/d):
Description Amount
Cash £3 . 19 . 5 ¾
Note £5 . 0 . 0
Total £8 . 19 . 5 ¾
Historical Context Note
Location: Blooming Grove is a town in Orange County, New York.
The Parties: The Ellisons (John and William) were prominent merchants and millers in the Hudson Valley region during the colonial era.
Currency: The values are written in the pre-decimal British pound system used in the American colonies, where 12 pence made a shilling and 20 shillings made a pound.