This document is a receipt for lumber delivered to Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia in 1785. The order was placed by Mikveh Israel with the Philadelphia lumber firm of Wayne & Maxfield. The receipt details significant quantities of various types of lumber, boards, and shingles—the raw materials for the expansion of the synagogue building on Cherry Alley, originally constructed in 1782. A signed note confirms delivery. Michael Gratz, Parnas of the synagogue, oversaw the transaction; Matthias Sadler served as the contractor or artificer.
Subject: Lumber -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
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