1857 Handwritten Receipt Mr. Gray Payment to Mr. Langley Wood Sawing Signed
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1857 Handwritten Receipt Mr. Gray Payment to Mr. Langley Wood Sawing Signed. Gray andMr. Langley forwood sawing services. It is marked“Paid” and signed byMr. Langley, datedMay 9, 1857. 1857 Handwritten Receipt — Mr. Gray Payment to Mr. Langley for Wood Sawing — Signed Original Approximately 7.75" by 3" Original 1857 handwritten receipt documenting a payment transaction between Mr. Gray and Mr. Langley for wood sawing services. The note reads in elegant 19th-century penmanship: “Mr. Gray Dr to Mr. Langley for wood sawing,” with the amount listed as 11 shillings, 5 pence (or similar notation). It is marked “Paid” and signed by Mr. Langley, dated May 9, 1857. This piece reflects everyday commerce and labor in mid-19th-century America, when most transactions were recorded by hand in ink on laid or wove paper. Excellent example of early business correspondence and local trade documentation.
