1795 Philadelphia Gazette & Universal Daily Advertiser Subscription Receipt – Philadelphia During Washington's Presidency
Original manuscript subscription receipt dated October 25, 1795, documenting payment of Five Dollars by Mr. Nathanael Maghee for a one-year subscription to the Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, one of Philadelphia's leading newspapers during the Federal period.
Issued in Philadelphia, then the capital of the United States, the receipt covers the subscription period from October 23, 1795, to October 23, 1796 and is signed James Carey on behalf of Towne & Brown.
This document represents a rare surviving piece of eighteenth-century American newspaper ephemera from the Washington administration. While newspapers themselves occasionally survive, contemporary subscription receipts documenting the business of newspaper publishing are encountered far less frequently. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the economics of the early American press during the formative years of the Republic.
Details
- Original manuscript receipt.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Dated October 25, 1795.
- One-year newspaper subscription.
- Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser.
- Signed by James Carey for Towne & Brown.
- Contemporary laid paper with original folds.
- Good overall condition with light edge wear, one small hole at the center fold, and minor toning consistent with age.
An excellent and highly displayable artifact from the golden age of the early American press, ideal for collectors of Revolutionary and Early Republic history, colonial and Federal-era newspapers, Philadelphia history, and eighteenth-century Americana.
Original manuscript subscription receipt dated October 25, 1795, documenting payment of Five Dollars by Mr. Nathanael Maghee for a one-year subscription to the Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, one of Philadelphia's leading newspapers during the Federal period.
Issued in Philadelphia, then the capital of the United States, the receipt covers the subscription period from October 23, 1795, to October 23, 1796 and is signed James Carey on behalf of Towne & Brown.
This document represents a rare surviving piece of eighteenth-century American newspaper ephemera from the Washington administration. While newspapers themselves occasionally survive, contemporary subscription receipts documenting the business of newspaper publishing are encountered far less frequently. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the economics of the early American press during the formative years of the Republic.
Details
- Original manuscript receipt.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Dated October 25, 1795.
- One-year newspaper subscription.
- Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser.
- Signed by James Carey for Towne & Brown.
- Contemporary laid paper with original folds.
- Good overall condition with light edge wear, one small hole at the center fold, and minor toning consistent with age.
An excellent and highly displayable artifact from the golden age of the early American press, ideal for collectors of Revolutionary and Early Republic history, colonial and Federal-era newspapers, Philadelphia history, and eighteenth-century Americana.
