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Title |
[Invoice from Webley Edwards] |
Collection Name |
Richmond County Public Records |
Date |
1863 |
Description |
This is an individual item contained within archival collection MS236. This document is an invoice from Webley Edwards to the town of Southfield, Staten Island, for his services as Justice of the Peace. It is handwritten on a large sheet of off-white lined paper that is folded to form four pages. It includes charges for meetings with the town auditors; serving as Inspector at a town meeting; and registering names of voters as an Inspector of Elections. On the third page is a signed statement regarding submitting the bill to the town, sworn before Peter S. Wandel, Justice of the Peace. An inscription on the last page relates to the filing of the invoice. (Keywords: New York, HRT) |
Biography and History |
Webley Edwards (1816-1870) was a tailor. He also served at different times as County Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. In 1869, he built the house that is now Historic Richmond Town's Edwards-Barton House. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
12" H x 7.375" W (folded) |
Catalog Number |
X19.0277 |
Object Name |
Invoice |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS236.000 |
Subjects |
Voting Political elections |
Earliest Date |
1863 |
Latest Date |
1863 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Edwards, Webley J. Wandel, Peter S. |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 2020. |