1796 SAMUEL WALLIS Muncy Farm FOOD ACCOUNT DOCUMENT Lycoming County PENNSYLVANIA
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INTERESTING HISTORICAL 1796 DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF FOOD TO SAMUEL WALLIS AT HIS MUNCY FARM. Very good condition measuring 6 1/2" by 8", folded in thirds. Some of the items being delivered include: Barrel of Lard, Barrel of Beef, Barrel of Bacon, half barrel of Shad, half barrel of Butter and a "Hoggshead" of dry goods. This item is from a collection of documents relating to Samuel Wallis, a well known figure in Lycoming County. Wallis served as a land agent for the Holland Land Company, a group of Dutch capitalists that also advanced large sums of money to ROBERT MORRIS, one of the major financiers of the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Wallis also worked with another agent for the Holland Land Company, JAMES WILSON, also a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the framers of the Constitution. INTERESTING HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. I guarantee this document to be original and as described. Check out my other listings for more.SAMUEL WALLIS was among the giants of early Lycoming County history -- probably the largest landholder in the area in the last 30 years of the 18th century.According to John F. Meginness' monumental "History of Lycoming County" written in 1892, Wallis was "the most energetic, ambitious, persistent, and untiring land speculator
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