The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Geyer, William B.

Title: Receipt book

Dates: 1834-1855

Call No.: Doc. 82

Acc. No.: 80x019

Quantity: 1 volume (238 pages)

Location: 31 A 4

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

William B. Geyer operated a leather store at the southwest corner of 3rd and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had properties elsewhere in Philadelphia, including the northwest corner of 7th and Shippen Streets in the Moyamensing area. He had at least two children, a daughter named Catherine and a son named John.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Receipt book contains signed receipts for taxes, rents, brick work, plumbing, painting, paper hanging, privy cleaning, gas, and water charges. Also includes records of payments of tuition for his daughter and son, repairs to a sofa, a kitchen range, an annuity to Cath Herman, etc. Many of the tax payments and much of the work was done on buildings being built or repaired for Geyer, not for his business or home, but rather buildings for rent or sale. Geyer paid some of his bills with shoes.

ORGANIZATION

Chronological order.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Sottile's Book Service, Concordville, Penn.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Real property - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

Real property tax - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

Buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Maintenance.

Taxation - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

Philadelphia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Receipts.

Leatherworkers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 31 A 4

Name, occupation, and object indexes to this document follow.

Name index to Doc. 82 (acc. 80x109)

(numbers are page numbers)

Allez, Hillinear 41, 172

Arnold, Wm. 189

Ashton, W. E. (Rev.) 2

Bake House 20

Ballinger, Geo. 136

Ballinger, Thomas 97, 100

Ballinger, Thos. & Wm. 150, 168, 176

Ballinger, William 219

Ballinger, Wm. & G. 188

Bath House 2, 3, 97, 107

Bell, James 168-169

Belmerck & Blanding 72

Bennett, Peter 18, 19, 94, 97

Bevan, John 64, 66, 77

Black & Rowland 202, 205, 210, 216, 218

Bowzer, Stephen 199, 207

Bigonet & Co. 151

Black School Fund of Friends of Philadelphia 8, 19, 25, 39, 48, 64, 81, 236

Breeding, James O. 48, 50, 55, 70, 86

Brewton & Flanagan 6, 15, 22

Bromwill, Wm. 180

Brown, John 81

Byndy, Silas [or Cyrus] 192

Cafferty, John J. 65-66, 110, 111-112, 123, 133, 135, 151, 153, 155, 163, 165

Collinson, John P. 148

Comber, P., & Co. 147

Condie, D. Francis 131

Corson, Jacob 197

Crowell, E. [no number listed]

Daily Courier 15

Devine, Patrick 201

Dillaway, Geo. W. 32

Dixon, Isaac 83

Donagh, Thomas 154

Drinkhouse, Wm. 112, 125, 142, 152, 159, 174, 182, 187, 200, 212, 218, 226, 231

Edmunds, L. C. 102, 188, 194, 206

Edmunds & Foster 212, 217, 220, 231

English, Michael 3, 21, 25, 36, 46, 50, 61, 69, 78, 79, 87, 94, 100, 105, 113, 126, 129, 137, 139, 160, 175, 189, 213, 220, 228

Erickson, Jas. S. 61, 146, 149, 150 152, 154, 165

Flanagan, Robert L. 62, 92, 93, 101 107, 124, 132, 175

Fox & Gardiner 185, 195, 201, 204, 216, 219, 222

Fox, Charles 10

Gardiner, Alexander 230-231

Godshall, A. B. 103, 107

Golden, Jno. 2

Green, George 73

Hansell, James S. 91

Harding, I. 15

Harnstead, H., & Co. 57, 65

Hastings & Phillips 110

Hart, William J. 159

Hattrick, Jas. 190

Hawkins, John A. 51-52

Heppard, Chas. 77

Hernandez, John 167, 170, 178

Hicks, John W. 217, 220, 231

Hill, Chas. J. 141

Hoyt, F. A., & Bro. 228

Huhn & Brother 197

Inquirer (Philadelphia) 15

Jacoby, Christopher H. 191, 194, 198

James, S. J. 134

Jones & Allen 34, 45, 50, 54, 124

Jones, Elijah 13

Kelly, Edward 167, 121, 222, 226

[Kirby], Samuel 65

Kitchen, James (Dr.) 190, 212, 216, 221

Klapp, Joseph (Dr.) 29, 46, 55

Klapp, W. H. 211

Laney, Robert 4

Law, Wm. P. 229

Ludington, A. 33, 38

Maguire, Daniel 83

Manlove, Jacob 149, 163, 178, 196

Massey, O. P. 123, 127

Mayer & MacDonald 209

McClain, Ths. 67

McCormick, Henry 31

McKewen & Downs 96

McKewen & Flagg 121, 142, 145, 158

McKewen, J. 142

McKewen, Peter 99, 160

McNamee & Wisdon 83

McNeill, Robert 122, 136, 181

Middleton, Wm. 143

Montgomery & Neall [no page number listed]

Moore, Thomas M. 42

Mount, E. 148

Munsig, Wm. 95

Murta, John P. 118, 131, 137, 148, 152, 155

Myers, L. F. 144, 161, 166

Noyers & Wetstone 181

O'Keefe, Robert M. 104, 107, 112, 120, 121, 130, 135, 183

Osborn, P. 5

Ovington, J. [no page number listed]

Parlow, Daniel 197

Philadelphia, Friends of 8, 19, 28, 39, 48, 64, 81

Philler & Kirkpatrick 151, 154, 157

Philler, Andrew J. 31-32, 35-36, 43, 45, 47, 52, 55, 58, 60, 66, 78, 82, 85, 95, 103, 115, 117, 123, 128, 130, 132, 134-135, 137, 140

Pierce, Wm. H. 16

Potts, Francis 56

Powell, Samuel 2, 16, 20, 36, 44, 59, 61, 78, 81, 86, 90, 99

Purvis, H. 172

Richardson, Wm. 168

Rinehart, Joseph 100, 105, 107, 113, 126, 129, 132 , 160

Risk, Henry 204

Robb, A. & J. 21, 35, 45, 62

Robb & Bayne 82

Robb, Thos. 73, 174

Rusk & Lyndell 30

Ryan, Samuel 171, 177-178, 189

Scanlan, John P. 95

Schaffer, Henry 195

School, Black 8, 19, 25, 39, 48, 64, 81, 236

Shaw & Stoy 109

Shuff, Andrew 181

Slaughter, Wm. F. 9

Smith, A. 225

Smith, John 91, 94, 99

Snowden, E. 30

Snyder, George 164

Stegagaman(?), L. 5

Stewart, James 11, 16, 23

Sulender & Pascal 184

Tack, John 3, 148

Taylor & Dumas 227

Thomas, Richard 10, 36, 54

Thorp, John 122

Tiers, Arundius, Jr. 170

Tomlinson, J. 176, 182

Trinity Church (Philadelphia) 78, 90, 117, 125

Underwood, James 128

Van Court, John 168

Van Court's Detector 168

Watson & Lawton 205, 210, 216, 228

Watson, Samuel H. 161, 187, 193, 199

Weaver & Volkmar 6, 13, 124, 160, 176

Welsh, John 224

Whilldin, Oliver 206, 217, 225, 228, 230

William, Jno. 102, 106, 112

Williams & Applegate 70, 77

Williams, George 26

Williams, Jas. P. 4, 83, 101

Williamson, Jesse, & Co. 72, 113

Woodland, Samuel 72-73, 98, 128

Wright, Robert 178

Youstees(?) Gas Works 172

Occupation index to Doc. 82 (acc. 80x109)

agent 32

attorney 2

blacksmith 7

blind maker 181

bricklayer 4, 13, 34, 45, 50, 54, 65-66, 70, 77, 83, 101, 110, 112, 113, 123-124, 133, 135, 151, 153, 155, 163, 165, 195, 230, 231

brickmaker 10, 128, 164, 197

building (vault) 50

cabinetmaker 148

carpenter 11, 16, 23, 30-32, 35, 36, 39, 43. 45, 47, 52, 55, 58, 60, 66, 72, 73, 78, 82, 84, 85, 95, 102, 103, 106, 112, 113, 115, 117, 123, 128, 130, 132, 134-136, 140, 151, 154, 157, 167, 171, 177. 178, 189, 191, 194, 198, [201], 202, 205, 210, 216, 218, 222, 226

cartman 64, 66, 74, 195

clock and watch maker 83, 229

[clothier] 227, 228

doctor 29, 46, 55, 131, 190, 211-212, 216, 221

druggist 151

[founder] 170

gardener 178

[gas fitter] 95, 99, 100, 105, 107, 113, 126, 129, 132, 160, 217, 220, 231

[see also plumber]

glazing 15, 54, 64, 70, 102, 121, 130, 212, 231

[grate & fender maker] 6, 13, 124, 160, 176

hatter 184

insurance company 109

[iron merchant] 159

laborer 4, 18, 19, 56, 72, 73, 94, 97, 98, 128, 149, 163, 178, 192, 196

lumber merchant 21, 26, 35, 45, 62, 73, 174

[mason, marble] 32, 42, 57, 65

merchant 9, 16, 110, 225

newspaper 15

painter 10, 36, 41, 48, 50, 54, 55, 61, 70, 77, 80-81, 91, 94, 99, 102, 104, 107, 112, 120-121, 130, 135, 146, 149, 150, 152, 154, 165, 168-170, 178, 183, 188, 194, 206

painting (verb) 10, 15, 22, 36, 41, 48, 50, 54, 61, 64, 66, 70, 74, 77, 80, 81, 91, 94, 99, 102, 104, 107, 112, 120, 121, 130, 135, 139, 146, 149, 150, 152, 154, 165, 167-170, 177-178, 183, 188, 194, 206, 212, 218, 220, 231

plasterer 97, 100, 136, 150, 154, 168, 176, 181, 188, 197, 219

[plumber] 6, 15, 22, 62, 92, 93, 101, 104, 107, 124, 132, 161, 175, 187, 193, 199, 205, 210, 216, 228

[see also gas fitter]

printer 168

paperhanger 3, 21, 25, 36, 46, 50, 61, 69, 78, 79, 87, 94, 100, 105, 113, 126, 129, 137, 139, 160, 175, 189, 200, 213, 220, 228

school (black) 8, 19, 25, 39, 48, 64, 81, 236

shoemaker 143, 189, 197, 206, 217, 225, 228, 230

[silverplater] 190

[stonecutter] 31, 83, 122, 136, 147, 181

stove manufacturer 65, 172

tailor 3, 148

teacher 2, 30, 33, 38

[tinman] 103, 117

[tinsmith] 2, 16, 2o, 36, 44, 59, 61, 78, 81, 86, 90, 99, 112, 125, 142, 152, 159, 174, 182, 187, 200, 212, 218, 231

turner 91

upholsterer 5

wallpaper hanger – see paper hanger

Object index to Doc. 82 (acc. 80x109)

Note: includes mentions of specific items, such as paint, but not receipts for work, such as painting. See the occupations index for work. Also, receipts for taxes have not been indexed.

awnings 91, 224

bell 159

blind, window 122, 181

block 83

boots – see shoes

box, tree 178

bricks 10, 164, 197

clock 229

clothing 148, 227, 228

coal 11, 126

cushion 139

door 67, 83, 122, 137, 190

fence 178

furnace 113, 124, 176

furniture 148

gas 84, 86, 89, 97, 100, 102, 106, 108, 110, 114, 118-l19, 123, 127, 131, 134, 137, 141, 144,

148, 152, 155, 156, 161, 166, 170, 172, 176, 179, 182

gas fixtures 82, 95, 96, 99, 121, 142, 158, 209, 217

glass 91

grape arbor 80

grate 7

gutters and spouts 78, 81, 112, 125, 152, 182, 212, 231

hardware 167

hat 184

hearth 185

hydrant 4, 35, 107, 143, 193

ice 114, 183, 184, 208

leather 91

lime [not the citrus fruit] 163

lumber 3, 21, 30, 35, 45, 62, 73, 167, 174, 182, 191, 198

mantel 5

mantel, marble 32, 181

milk 132, 158, 159, 162, 164, 167, 169, 170, 171, 174, 177, 182, 184, 189, 192, 194, 198, 200, 203, 206, 208, 211, 217, 219, 222, 223, 227

oil can 61

paint 14, 72, 99, 113, 151

paper 72 [perhaps means wallpaper]

pipe 172

pipe, conduit 12, 27, 118

pipe, gas 83, 158, 160, 183, 213

pipe, stove 16

range [stove] 13, 204

roof 200

sand 163

scale (platform) 221

shelves 95

shoes 8, 10, 22, 42, 44, 64, 65, 66, 91, 93, 94, 100, 105, 107, 113, 126, 129, 132, 139, 153, 158, 160, 189, 197, 206, 217, 219, 221, 225, 226, 229, 230

shutter 45

sign 183

sink 73, 98, 192

skylights 70, 102, 137

sofa 5

spout – see gutters and spouts

stationery 2

stone 31, 42, 57, 65, 133, 147

stove 65, 176

subscriptions 15, 168

trees 178

vault 50, 51

wallpaper 3, 21, 25, 50, 61, 69, 78, 94, 100, 105, 113, 126, 160, 175, 200, 213, 220, 228