collectorinfl
Greenie
I am a paper collector... documents, wills, receipts, newspapers... the list goes on and on. Here are some examples:
A list of Coroner's fees dating to about 1820:
Granting a warrant and taking an inquisition on a dead
body $1.- If more than one at the same time, and who came
to this death by the same means .20 for each one after the first
Travel and expenses for taking an inquisition, $1. a day,
to each of the jurymen for their travel if above four miles
at 3 cents a mile each way, and for their services .75c a day
in lodging time and expenses -
A Constable, for his attendance and expenses in sum-
moning a jury .90c a day
1796 Letter from Captain William Cook
Commanding The Sloop Beaver to the
ship's owners Messrs Hawthorn & Kerr of Philadelphia.
"Messrs Hawthorn & Kerr} Charleston Oct 13, 1797
Sirs,
I take this first opportunity
to inform you of my arrival here after a long and (illegible) passage.
Mr Ewing informs me he has your orders to sell the
Beaver which I think is the best thing you
can do with hir (her) as without doubt she is the most
unfortunate vessel that ever went to see (sea) and unless
person more fortunate than my self should command
hir (her) she will with out doubt prove ruinous to any one
concerned in hir (her) Since my leaving Rotterdam I have
lost one cable and anchor in the Downs Several of my
Spars & Sails & cc. The anchor & cable I replaced
at Deal giving a draft om Messrs Therwan(SP?) & Sons to
to be placed to your acct which the under writers must
undoubtedly pay for as I was obliged to cut the cable
for the preservation of vessel and cargo ~ What sails
I lost I replaced at sea having canvas on board...
"..belonging to Messrs Hazlehurst & Co. which I must acct
to them for loss. I wrote to you the 20th of September
from Bermuda which I expect you have received
before this. Should you order the Beaver for Philad and
I continue in hir (her). I advise you not to fail to get hir (her) insured
from this to Philad if she is not so now. She is now
in better repeare (repair) then when she left Philadelphia.
I am Gentleman
your obedt
though unfortunate
servant
Wm Cook
P.S.
Should my family be in Philad you will confer a
grait (great) favour on me by supplying them with whatever
thay may be in want of ~
(In margin)
Capt Cook
Charleston / need to reply
1789 Berks County, PA Orphan's Court Inquisition - Elias Retge (Redcay) Sr
INQUISITION Indented and taken at the township
of Cumru in the county of Berks and state of Pennsylvania
the twenty sixth day of March - in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty nine; Before Jacob Bower Esquire
High Sheriff of the county aforesaid, By Virtue of a Writ from the
Orphans Court to me directed and to this Inquisition Annexed;
by the oath of Nicholas Lotz, Nicholas Dick, Godfrey Baker, John Fry,
Christian Barranstin, Isaac Feather, George Merkel, John Zerby, George "Blanke-
beeles"(SP, Nicholas Mosser, Peter Hoshar, & Solemn affirmation of George Thephart____
Twelve honest and lawful men of the said county, upon their oath
and solemn affirmation respectively do say that they went to the
Real Estate or lands and tenements in the said writ mentioned
whereof Elias Retaay (sp) in the said writ mentioned died seiz'd
and then and there did find that the same could not be parted
and divided to and among the parties in the said writ named
without prejudice to or spoiling the whole thereof; Therefore
they have valued and appraised the said real estate or
lands and premises with the (illegible) at three
Hundred pounds -------- in gold or silver coin
now current in Pennsylvania Subject to all monies, In-
trest or encumbrances now due as recoverable for the same
premises. In Testimony whereof as well the said sheriff as the
Inquest aforesaid have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and
seals the day and year aforesaid. ---------------
This page is hand written and signed in the margin by General Jacob Bower who served under
George Washington and was at Valley Forge. He was a founding member of the Order of the Cincinnati
I have literally 100s of documents dating from the civil war back to the 1600s
Thanks for looking,
Blair
A list of Coroner's fees dating to about 1820:
Granting a warrant and taking an inquisition on a dead
body $1.- If more than one at the same time, and who came
to this death by the same means .20 for each one after the first
Travel and expenses for taking an inquisition, $1. a day,
to each of the jurymen for their travel if above four miles
at 3 cents a mile each way, and for their services .75c a day
in lodging time and expenses -
A Constable, for his attendance and expenses in sum-
moning a jury .90c a day
1796 Letter from Captain William Cook
Commanding The Sloop Beaver to the
ship's owners Messrs Hawthorn & Kerr of Philadelphia.
"Messrs Hawthorn & Kerr} Charleston Oct 13, 1797
Sirs,
I take this first opportunity
to inform you of my arrival here after a long and (illegible) passage.
Mr Ewing informs me he has your orders to sell the
Beaver which I think is the best thing you
can do with hir (her) as without doubt she is the most
unfortunate vessel that ever went to see (sea) and unless
person more fortunate than my self should command
hir (her) she will with out doubt prove ruinous to any one
concerned in hir (her) Since my leaving Rotterdam I have
lost one cable and anchor in the Downs Several of my
Spars & Sails & cc. The anchor & cable I replaced
at Deal giving a draft om Messrs Therwan(SP?) & Sons to
to be placed to your acct which the under writers must
undoubtedly pay for as I was obliged to cut the cable
for the preservation of vessel and cargo ~ What sails
I lost I replaced at sea having canvas on board...
"..belonging to Messrs Hazlehurst & Co. which I must acct
to them for loss. I wrote to you the 20th of September
from Bermuda which I expect you have received
before this. Should you order the Beaver for Philad and
I continue in hir (her). I advise you not to fail to get hir (her) insured
from this to Philad if she is not so now. She is now
in better repeare (repair) then when she left Philadelphia.
I am Gentleman
your obedt
though unfortunate
servant
Wm Cook
P.S.
Should my family be in Philad you will confer a
grait (great) favour on me by supplying them with whatever
thay may be in want of ~
(In margin)
Capt Cook
Charleston / need to reply
1789 Berks County, PA Orphan's Court Inquisition - Elias Retge (Redcay) Sr
INQUISITION Indented and taken at the township
of Cumru in the county of Berks and state of Pennsylvania
the twenty sixth day of March - in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty nine; Before Jacob Bower Esquire
High Sheriff of the county aforesaid, By Virtue of a Writ from the
Orphans Court to me directed and to this Inquisition Annexed;
by the oath of Nicholas Lotz, Nicholas Dick, Godfrey Baker, John Fry,
Christian Barranstin, Isaac Feather, George Merkel, John Zerby, George "Blanke-
beeles"(SP, Nicholas Mosser, Peter Hoshar, & Solemn affirmation of George Thephart____
Twelve honest and lawful men of the said county, upon their oath
and solemn affirmation respectively do say that they went to the
Real Estate or lands and tenements in the said writ mentioned
whereof Elias Retaay (sp) in the said writ mentioned died seiz'd
and then and there did find that the same could not be parted
and divided to and among the parties in the said writ named
without prejudice to or spoiling the whole thereof; Therefore
they have valued and appraised the said real estate or
lands and premises with the (illegible) at three
Hundred pounds -------- in gold or silver coin
now current in Pennsylvania Subject to all monies, In-
trest or encumbrances now due as recoverable for the same
premises. In Testimony whereof as well the said sheriff as the
Inquest aforesaid have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and
seals the day and year aforesaid. ---------------
This page is hand written and signed in the margin by General Jacob Bower who served under
George Washington and was at Valley Forge. He was a founding member of the Order of the Cincinnati
I have literally 100s of documents dating from the civil war back to the 1600s
Thanks for looking,
Blair
