Mar 26, 2015 - Sale 2377

Sale 2377 - Lot 137

Price Realized: $ 2,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.) WATKINS, WILLIAM J. & PORTER, MARIA. Receipt for monies received of Maria Porter for "fugitives." Small slip of paper, 8 x 4-3/4 inches, in iron gall ink which has oxidized, but still quite legible. Rochester, 7 October, 1856
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Short note, but rich with information: "Recvd. Of Ms. Maria Porter $7.50 for fugitives, $3.00 advanced by Mrs Wm. Oliver, Sept. 29th and $4.50 by W. J. Watkins. WJW." This receipt comes from William J. Watkins.