Receipt for "dinners, servants dinners, and horses fed" at the Farmers' Hotel
Object Details
- Caption
- This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.
- Description
- This handwritten, single page document is a receipt given to Mr. Robert Hord for meals served at the Farmers Hotel. The receipt itemizes "5 dinners, servants' dinners, and 3 horses fed." The receipt is dated September 8, 1819. The document is written in black ink.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- September 8, 1819
- Object number
- 2011.104.77
- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- financial records
- receipts
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (11.4 x 20 cm)
- Place made
- Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Rouzee Family Papers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Business
- Cooking and dining
- Finance
- Slavery
- Travel
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.104.77
