Billhead from the Downer Kerosene Oil Company, 1869

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Title

Billhead from the Downer Kerosene Oil Company, 1869

Description

This item is a billhead indicating that A. Hollingsworth bought, and paid for, $56.30 of materials from the Downer Kerosene Oil Company. The top of the billhead is printed, and includes such information as the name of the company, its officers, locations, and the company logo. The lower half is handwritten, and includes information regarding what was bought from the company, when it was bought, and the fact that it was paid. The billhead is dated June 21, 1869.

Subject

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881
Merrill, William B.
Smith, William H. L.
Petroleum industry
Paying bills
Hollingsworth, A.

Publisher

Courtesy of Historic New England.

Date Created

1869 June 21

Rights

No known copyright restrictions.

Access Rights

Contact Historic New England for more information.

Format

JPEG

Extent

134 KB

Language

English

Type

Billheads

Spatial Coverage

Boston (Mass.)
New York (N.Y.)

Temporal Coverage

1869

Physical Dimensions

7" x 8 1/2"

Citation

“Billhead from the Downer Kerosene Oil Company, 1869,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 16, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/337.