{"product_id":"1795-philadelphia-gazette-universal-daily-advertiser-subscription-receipt-philadelphia-during-washingtons-presidency","title":"1795 Philadelphia Gazette \u0026 Universal Daily Advertiser Subscription Receipt – Philadelphia During Washington's Presidency","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"3088\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal manuscript subscription receipt dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2859\"\u003eOctober 25, 1795\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting payment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2900\"\u003eFive Dollars\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003eMr. Nathanael Maghee\u003c\/strong\u003e for a one-year subscription to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"3019\"\u003ePhiladelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Philadelphia's leading newspapers during the Federal period.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3308\"\u003eIssued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3100\" data-end=\"3116\"\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/strong\u003e, then the capital of the United States, the receipt covers the subscription period from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3205\" data-end=\"3246\"\u003eOctober 23, 1795, to October 23, 1796\u003c\/strong\u003e and is signed \u003cstrong data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3276\"\u003eJames Carey\u003c\/strong\u003e on behalf of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3307\"\u003eTowne \u0026amp; Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3750\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3750\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19bv123\" data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3782\"\u003eOriginal manuscript receipt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wln9ft\" data-start=\"3783\" data-end=\"3812\"\u003ePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e50o45\" data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3838\"\u003eDated October 25, 1795.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1i5cibe\" data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"3873\"\u003eOne-year newspaper subscription.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19vgng9\" data-start=\"3874\" data-end=\"3930\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"3929\"\u003ePhiladelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q2bjj\" data-start=\"3931\" data-end=\"3973\"\u003eSigned by James Carey for Towne \u0026amp; Brown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jifq0w\" data-start=\"3974\" data-end=\"4020\"\u003eContemporary laid paper with original folds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1srbkfw\" data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003eGood overall condition with light edge wear, one small hole at the center fold, and minor toning consistent with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4394\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52594783322394,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1824.jpg?v=1785163669","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1795-philadelphia-gazette-universal-daily-advertiser-subscription-receipt-philadelphia-during-washingtons-presidency","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}