May 10th 1828 received Allentown of George Graff $6.00 in full for rent of two out lots and ground rent for two town lots. W. C. Livingston, 1828
Scope and Contents
The little notebook is divided into parts: the six pages adjacent to hard cover are devoted to rent payments made to the Livingston family and their agents from Oct. 14th 1802 to June 7th 1834; the 24 pages of the reverse side with no hard cover represent payments to various tax collectors and merchants in Allentown, Pennsylvania from June 28th 1802 to July 25th 1865; the center pages of the notebook are blank. The taxes paid on the Graff residence near Eighth and Hamilton Streets were: borough, county, school, poor and state acknowledged by various tax collectors, also receipts from merchants: W.? Chancellor & Co., Abraham Wilt, Lucas Lea, John Morrell & Son, Joseph Hertzog, Peter Wagner, Wistars Honigmacher.
Dates
- Creation: 1828
Creator
- From the Collection: Graff, George, 1747-1835 (Person)
- From the Collection: Graff, Catherine , 1780?-1865? (Person)
- From the Collection: Livingston, Henry Walter, 1768-1810 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 book : 1 small notebook with one cover missing measuring 9.5 x 16 x 1.5 cm, remaining cover is mottled gray brown paper.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: German
Repository Details
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