[Philadelphia & Environs] Ferry Rates Broadside Philadelphia: Hall & Atkinson, 1817. Original letterpress broadside. Manuscript in ink on verso: "Camden Ferry Rates/ as agreed on/ March 20, 1817" and "Presented to A. (name illegible)...by (name illegible)...Nove 20, 1876." 21 x 15 in. (53 x 38cm). Framed. Original letterpress broadside from March 20, 1817 advising new prices established by a meeting of the various Master Ferry Men on the Delaware River, for ferrry transportation from Philadelphia to Camden, NJ. Rates for a varaiety of goods and services are provided, including for a single passenger (12 1/2 cents), a Man and Horse (31 1/4 cents), Carriages of Pleasure (37 1/2-100 cents), Market Carriages (12 1/2-37 1/2 cents), and Carriages of Burden (18 3/4-100 cents). A fascinating glimpse into the economic and social realities of the period.
[Philadelphia & Environs] Ferry Rates Broadside Philadelphia: Hall & Atkinson, 1817. Original letterpress broadside. Manuscript in ink on verso: "Camden Ferry Rates/ as agreed on/ March 20, 1817" and "Presented to A. (name illegible)...by (name illegible)...Nove 20, 1876." 21 x 15 in. (53 x 38cm). Framed. Original letterpress broadside from March 20, 1817 advising new prices established by a meeting of the various Master Ferry Men on the Delaware River, for ferrry transportation from Philadelphia to Camden, NJ. Rates for a varaiety of goods and services are provided, including for a single passenger (12 1/2 cents), a Man and Horse (31 1/4 cents), Carriages of Pleasure (37 1/2-100 cents), Market Carriages (12 1/2-37 1/2 cents), and Carriages of Burden (18 3/4-100 cents). A fascinating glimpse into the economic and social realities of the period.
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