1835 antique JOHN G. MEEM lynchburg va RECEIPT dry goods groceries hardware
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Original March 28, 1835 illustrated merchant receipt/billhead from John G. Meem of Lynchburg, Virginia, measuring approximately 4.5 x 8 inches. The attractive printed heading advertises Meem as a dealer in “Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats & Shoes, Hardware &c.” and incorporates an early engraved figure of Justice holding scales, identified in tiny print as B. Tanner’s Stereograph.

The handwritten bill appears to be made out to Miss Bowler and records several purchases, including a bonnet, gauze ribbon, and what appears to be Florence material or merchandise. The account totals $5.00 and is marked “Rec’d payment,” followed by a handwritten agent or clerk's signature that appears to read R. Walker or similar. Some handwriting is difficult to decipher, so please use the photographs as the final authority.

A particularly appealing piece of pre-Civil War Virginia mercantile ephemera, dating to the Jacksonian era. The combination of an identified Lynchburg merchant, named customer, early illustrated billhead, fashion-related purchases, and broad advertising for dry goods, groceries, shoes, hats, and hardware gives it interest for collectors of Virginia history, Lynchburg history, early American commerce, women's history, fashion/textile history, genealogy, receipts, billheads, and advertising ephemera.

Condition is clearly well-used and consistent with its approximately 190-year age. There are numerous old folds and creases, wrinkles, toning, stains/spotting, edge wear, small edge losses and tears, and general handling wear. The reverse shows bleed-through and additional marks associated with its historical use. Despite the wear, the elaborate printed merchant heading and much of the manuscript remain quite strong and displayable. Please examine both photographs closely for the complete condition.

Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.  Vintage or Antique.

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