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Bought of George W. Taylor, n.w. corner of Fifth and Cherry Sts. Free labor warehouse. Free labor produce exclusively. Dry goods & groceries, wholesale and retail: G. W. T. manufactures his cotton goods from material procured directly from those growers, who neither own nor hire slaves; and he takes special care to insure that all the articles he sells in the grocery line, are also produced exclusively by the labor of free persons

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Billheads containing an ornament for promotional text. Taylor, a Quaker abolitionist and publisher, operated a store for the Philadelphia Free Produce Association of Friends 1840s-1860s. The association founded in 1846 was a part of the Free Produce Movement active from the 1790s through the 1860s.; Printed on upper margin: Free Labor Ware-House.; "G.W. Taylor" and date of invoice inscribed on versos.; P.2011.45.28 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on October 20, 1862 for brown muslin and gingham for $8.71. Manuscript note on recto: Recd Payment Geo. W. Taylor, Mr. Jos. Cox.; P.2011.45.29 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on March 21, 1863 for rice, "A" and "B" sugar, "B. Hibernia Coffee," chocolate, maple sugar, "powd." sugar, and candy for $6.03. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor.; P.2011.45.30 completed in manuscript to John McAllister Jr. on August 11, 1863 for "A" sugar, "Powd." sugar, "B" sugar, candy, Liberia coffee, and brown muslin for $18.20. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor pr Jos. Cox.; 113407.D completed in manuscript to John McAllister on September 22, 1863 for E. J. Molasses, "A" sugar, "powd." sugar, and rice flor for $9.39. Manuscript note on recto: Recd payment Geo. W. Taylor. Mr. J. Cox.

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Keywords

  1. Antislavery Movements
  2. Billheads
  3. Dry Goods Stores
  4. Grocery Stores
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Philadelphia
  7. Relief Prints
  8. Slaver
  9. Taylor, George W., 1803 1891

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