1861: RECEIPT FROM EXECUTOR MOSES HOOPER HAMILTON SQUARE

Here is a true antiquarian Hamilton Square treasure: A receipt written in 1861 from Charles H. Carson, acknowledging payment of a debt owed to Thomas Hooper from "Hooper-Chamberlin-McCabe; the general store at the rural farming village of Hamilton Square.
The original specimen is very faded and has been brought back into the 21st century using image-enhancing software. The engraving on the left is a pen and ink sketch I drew way back in 1983 from an original
photo from a Mr. Chamberlin.