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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Receipt for Horse Rental/Purchase
Object ID
P.06.01.01
Date Range
1780
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Receipt for Horse Rental/Purchase
Description
Document of Pennsylvania serving as a receipt, recording the fact that Andreas Schober (Andrew Shober) of Warwick Twp. furnished a horse to the State for the use of the U.S. Continental Army during the Rev. War.
Printed form, within a boilerplate border, done on laid paper with no watermark. Paper is nearly square with wavy-cut left edge. Heading on top is "Pensylvania" (sic). Nine printed lines have blank spaces filled out in a cursive hand in ink, noting that Schober supplied "one Bay horse branded Right hind side HD 14 years old 14 hands high..." It was appraised by two "Freeholders" for " the Sum of Eighteen pounds in specia(?) on the Exchange of sixty for one in Continental and for which the State is now justly indebted to him in that Sum, with interest." It is date August 21 (?), 1780 and signed by James Bayly and W.M.G. Le(?).
Later inked inscription at top, in cursive, records that Andreas Schober received the amount of 19 pounds., 1 shilling, 6 pence which was a total sum for the value of the horse with interest accrued for one year. Paid out by Jacob Morgan on August 29, 1781. Reverse side has a notation stating payment had been made on this date.
(by Wendall Zercher, 01/12/2006)
Date Range
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
2-B Front
People
Bayly, James
Morgan, Jacob
Schober, Andreas
Shober, Andrew
Object Name
Contract
Height (cm)
19.05
Height (ft)
0.625
Height (in)
7.5
Width (cm)
18.7325
Width (ft)
0.6145833333
Width (in)
7.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2006-01-12
Object ID
P.06.01.01
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