Mar 02, 2023 - Sale 2628

Sale 2628 - Lot 107

Price Realized: $ 11,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
WASHINGTON THE BUSINESSMAN APPROVES COMPANY PAYROL.L WASHINGTON, GEORGE. Endorsement Signed, "G:Washington," as President of the Potomac Company, authorizing the Company payroll of £33.18.8 for the workmen at Seneca Falls from August 20th to September 3rd, 1785, on the verso of a list of the worker names and pay amounts. Additionally endorsed by two other Company directors, George Gilpin and John Fitzgerald. 2 pages, 15x6 inches, with integral blank; few nearly complete separations at folds, faint bleedthrough overall. Alexandria, 26 September 1785

Additional Details

In addition to listing the hours worked and pay for each worker, the payroll includes a few pay deductions for worker drunkenness.