VINTAGE VERY RARE JULY 3, 1865 Women's suffrage Eliza S. Turner Abolitionist & Suffragette Militant Activist AUTOGRAPH SIGNED WILL. It documents a payment of $1,085.30 from the estate of Nathaniel Randolph to Eliza S. Turner. Full Transcription
July 3rd 1865 Recd from the Trustees of the Will of Nathaniel
Randolph decd through their Attorney Jos. C. Turner One thou
-sand and Eighty five Dollars 30 Cents being the balance in
full of the collections made from the residuary estate of said decedent
as per the foregoing account after deducting payments for repairs
and am necessary as above stated - one half thereof to my own use
and the other half to the use of my son Nathl Archer Randolph
according to the terms of the will of said Testator —
Eliza S. Turner
$1085 30/100 . Key Details from the Document
Parties Involved: Eliza S. Turner received the funds via attorney Joseph C. Turner from the trustees of Nathaniel Randolph’s will.
Purpose: This was the "balance in full" from the residuary estate (what remains after specific gifts and debts are paid).
Division of Funds: Eliza kept half for herself and held the other half for her son, Nathaniel Archer Randolph, as dictated by the will. This 1865 receipt is a fascinating intersection of American fiscal history and the personal life of a prominent Philadelphia woman.
Genealogy: Eliza Sproat Turner & Nathaniel Randolph
The "Eliza S. Turner" on your receipt was Eliza Sproat Turner (1826–1903), a significant figure in 19th-century social reform.
The Randolph Marriage: Eliza married Nathaniel Randolph, a wealthy Quaker lumber merchant, in 1855. Their marriage was brief; Nathaniel died unexpectedly in September 1858.
The Son: Their son, Nathaniel Archer Randolph (mentioned in the receipt), was born on November 7, 1858, just two months after his father's death. He later became a physician and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Turner Marriage: In 1864, Eliza married Joseph C. Turner, the attorney who handled the estate transaction in your document.
Eliza’s Legacy: Beyond her family life, Eliza was a famed author, suffragist, and reformer. She co-founded the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage .
Revenue Stamp: The orange stamp at the bottom is a U.S. Internal Revenue stamp, common on legal documents during and after the Civil War to prove that the required federal tax on the transaction had been paid. .. Suffragettes were militant, early 20th-century activists, primarily in the UK (WSPU) and US, who used "deeds not words"—including arson, hunger strikes, and property damage—to demand women's voting rights. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eliza Sproat Turner | |
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| Born | Eliza L. Sproat 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1903 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupations | Poet, women's club leader, suffragette |
| Spouse | Nathaniel Randolph (m. 1855; died 1858)Joseph C. Turner (m. 1864; died 1902) |
Eliza L. Sproat Turner (1826 – June 20, 1903) was an American writer, women's club founder and leader, abolitionist, and suffragette. Turner began her adulthood as a teacher and writer, and soon after became involved in a number of social causes. She was a member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and was a leader of the Women's Congress and the publication of the New Century for Women newspaper for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. The following year she helped found the New Century Club women's club and in 1882 was instrumental in the establishment of the New Century Guild of Working Women. Her poetry and viewpoints about women's issues were published in newspapers and magazines. LAST PHOTO OS FROM THE INTERNET. NOT INCLUDED.
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