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Manuscript receipt dated London March 28th: 1727 "Received of the Worshipfull Company of Skinners the sum of eleven shillings, being the half yearly gift from Mr. John Merideth to the poor prisoners in the Charity wards in the Poultry Compter Due_(?) at Lady Day Last Past (sp?)"

London, March 28, 1727. Paperback. Very Good. Item #21-8060

Oblong 3.75 x 7", red embossed seal of Compter Poultry with coat of arms in the center. Light creasing and soiling else good to very good condition. Signed by witnesses Jos. __ell, Thos. Hollman, steward. The Company of Skinners is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London, incorporated by Royal Charter in 1327.

Price: $95.00