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Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps

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Gansevoort-Lansing collection

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Melville Family

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Herman Melville

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Title
Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps
Collection

Gansevoort-Lansing collection

Melville Family

Herman Melville

Miscellany

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1836-01-16
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1109
Genres
Documents
Notes
Ownership: Formerly part of the Townsend family papers.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11635605
MSS Unit ID: 1109
Archives EAD ID: 3156677
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c6c83a0-3f5c-0137-1b8a-5f2941306c94
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1836: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d3e7780-4908-0137-4e1a-7d2bd4fd3a83

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d3e7780-4908-0137-4e1a-7d2bd4fd3a83

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1836). Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d3e7780-4908-0137-4e1a-7d2bd4fd3a83

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d3e7780-4908-0137-4e1a-7d2bd4fd3a83 | title= (text) Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps, (1836)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 1, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Receipt from Gansevoort Melville on behalf of Herman Melville to Isaiah Townsend for payment for three caps