Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Mann Page account with William A. Rogers, 1796 June 3 - 1798 February 6

Item

Dublin Core

Title

Mann Page account with William A. Rogers, 1796 June 3 - 1798 February 6

Date

Extent

1 item (2 pages)

Description

Account of Mann Page with William A. Rogers, silversmith of Yorktown (later Gloucester), Virginia. Work listed on the account includes the making of a scabbard, a silver pepper box, a pair of gold ear drops and the repairing of a gold ring.

Language

Is Referenced By

Hollan, Catherine B. Virginia silversmiths, jewelers, watch- and clockmakers, 1607-1860 : their lives and marks. McLean, Virginia : Hollan Press, 2010; page 662.

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

[Recto]

Mann Page Esquire ............. To William A. Rogers Dr..

1796
June 3
To Makeing scabbard to Sword £0   7 6
1797
September 17
To mending Gold ring   0   1
24 To 1 Silver pepper Box   1   6 0
1797
July 13
To pair Gold Ear Drops   2 14 0
  4   8

Crs.

1796
October 29
By Cash £1   5 3
December 7 By 4 pennyweight .. 5 Grains old Gold @ 5/   1   6 0
  2 11 3
Balance due £1 17

[Verso]

Received February 6th 1798 of Captain Mann Page the within
contents in full. William A Rogers

Mann Page Esquire
Account

Gloster

Original Format

Ink on paper

Citation

Rogers, William A., 1759-, “Mann Page account with William A. Rogers, 1796 June 3 - 1798 February 6,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 26, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/957.
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