Receipt given to the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

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Used by
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887
Date
1943
Medium
ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
H x W (2012.155.17.1 journal, closed): 12 x 7 5/8 x 5/16 in. (30.5 x 19.4 x 0.8 cm)
H x W (2012.155.17.2 document): 4 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. (10.3 x 13.8 cm)
H x W (2012.155.17.3 manuscript): 7 5/16 x 5 in. (18.6 x 12.7 cm)
Description
A printed receipt with graphite inscriptions given to the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church. The receipt is from the city of Princeton and is for the sale of bushels of an unidentified grain.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Type
receipts
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
Agriculture
Business
Communities
Methodist
Religion
Rural life
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2012.155.17.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad3a7423-b5ba-4471-b10b-947dbb1c2258

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