1851 Handwritten Invoice from Pole Tavern, NJ Medicinal & Stationery Stationery For Sale

1851 Handwritten Invoice from Pole Tavern, New Jersey – Medicinal & Stationery Supplies

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Book 15 page 40

This is an original handwritten invoice dated December 24, 1851, from Pole Tavern, New Jersey, addressed to Messrs. Gray & Stetson and signed by Wm. J. Ware. The document records a purchase by J. M. Sterling of Philadelphia, listing medicinal and stationery supplies, including Pulmonary Syrup, Ink, Eye Water, and Satchels. The total amount due was $3.37½, and the document is marked as \"Recd. Payment.\" This historical ephemera provides insight into 19th-century commerce and the types of remedies used during the period.

Pole Tavern, Dec. 24, 1851

To Messrs. Gray & Stetson
Per Wm. J. Ware

J. M. Sterling
No. 422 North 5th St.
Phila

• ½ doz. Pulmonary Syrup - $1.50

• 1 doz. Ink - $0.37½

• ½ doz. Eye Water - $1.00

• ⅓ doz. Satchels - $1.00

Total: $3.37½

Recd. Payment
W. J. Ware