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Augustine Bostwick wrote two receipts for the purchase of beaver hats. In both receipts, he specifies that the payment is intended for Charles Phelps and that each amounts to five pounds and ten shillings in New York currency. The first receipt…

This promissory note from September 1798 certifies that Charles Phelps paid a three dollar tax on his chaise, a two wheel carriage pulled by one horse. Abel Whitney, the Collector of Revenue, is stating that Charles Phelps’ duty was to be paid off by…

The document is quite clear, Charles paid seven dollars to be a member of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture. The society was founded in 1792 and promoted experimentation and innovation in the field of agriculture. Prizes were…