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Reeseville School Account

1827 The Commissioners of Chester County

To Abel Reese, Schoolmaster

 

To teaching William Eiserman, a poor boy, a son of George Eiserman of Tredyffrin township at the school in Reeseville in the township of Tredyffrin aforesaid

38 days at 3 cents per day beginning on the 19th Day of December 1826 and ending on the 20th day of April 1827

$1.14

 

To a proportion of firewood

$0.20

To teaching Mary Eiserman, a poor girl, a daughter of said George Eiserman of Tredyffrin township at the school in Reeseville

38 days at 3 cents per day beginning on the 19th Day of December 1826 and ending on the 20th day of April 1827 $1.14

 

To a proportion of firewood

$0.20

 

 

Total $2.68

We whose names are hereto signed being subscribers to the above mentioned school taught by the said Abel Reese at Reeseville in Tredyffrin township having examined the above accounts and we believe them to be correct and the prices charged per day is at the same rate as for other children per Quarter.

Witness our hands the 15th day of October 1827 Griffith Weatherby, John Reese

Chester County SS The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Chester county SS The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Before one Benjamin Weatherby, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county personally appeared the above named Abel Reese schoolmaster who on his solemn affirmation doth declare and say that the above account for teaching poor children … $2.68 is justly due and owing unto him …