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Lot 120

Sale 2100 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 19, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$889
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A Manuscript Ledger Belonging to William Reynolds (b. 1733-?) of Freehold, NJ, Circa 1750s-1770s, With Later Entries

Including, but not limited to: an address to the Provincial Congress in Burlington, New Jersey by William Reynolds, discussing the high prices of goods; pages of arithmetic and multiplication tables; receipts and bills of debt; land deeds; a letter of attorney making schoolmaster Andrew Brannan his lawyer in suing a Samuel Simpson for unpaid debts; an indenture for William Reynolds serving as a turner's apprentice to a Robert English; notes on instructions for furniture finishing including japanning, various types of varnishing, and dyes for wood, leather, and bone; a note acknowledging the death of King George II in 1760; a last will and testament for William Reynolds, Sr.; and family lineage for the Reynolds and Milton family; and a Mariner's Compass.

12 1/2 inches x 8 inches.

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