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1897 Fred Hewitt Cambridge, MA "Police Service" $18 Receipt to Geo. M. Rogers
When George M. Rogers (1820-1889) passed away, he had left behind an impressive Boston / Cambridge area real estate portfolio acquired mostly in the 1870’s-80’s and in the only (very short) obituary notice I found, wrote that he was considered “one of the wealthiest residents of the city” (in 1893, G.M.’s estate was included in a list of top property taxpayers in Cambridge- those whom paid more than $2,000 in property tax - (his bill was over $3,300) Yet, despite his stature, there were virtually no details of his life's work in any obituary or history resource that I could find in my search. The earliest newspaper articles and ads related to Mr. Rogers began in 1858 in an ad for a “Furniture and Feather store” at 21 Salem street in Boston. In 1866 had him offering pigs, horses and wagons for sale. In 1868 the first mention of his real estate rental business, he offered a five room flat with gas and water included on Tyler street for $30 a month. In 1872, he purchased 7 acres and 9 rods of land and buildings on Old Country road for $1,150. Apparently, after his death, the real estate holdings were not greatly - if at all, sold off. They were managed initially as a trustee by Mr. Leslie S. Rogers (son?) The estate remained intact and issued payments well into the 1930’s. The ephemera offered in this listing came out of a very large collection of local daily / weekly labor payments, utility, tax and merchant billhead receipts that covered copious work performed and goods purchased related to several estate-owned properties located in and around the Boston / Cambridge area. The collection was very well protected. The sheets were stored, nearly all uniformly folded only once and tightly bundled by month - and untouched for well over 100 years. With some having additional creases from posting, the edges and corners are sharp, the paper is crisp and the printing is vibrant - the only minor issue is that some of those single center fold creases are bend creases that don't allow for the sheet to lay flat. Otherwise, the collection overall is in very good to exceptional condition.
You will receive the exact sheet shown in the photos. It measures approx. 4 1/4" x 7"
**Shipped securely, possibly folded on an existing crease(s), with chipboard backing, inside a rigid mailer via USPS Ground Advantage service w/ tracking**
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