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[Two Manuscript Receipts Signed] Expenses for Convicts in the County of New York and Repairs to Engine House.
New York: 1809; 1817. 2 sheets. 7 x 6 inches. Very good, folded, minor soiling, contents clean. Item #44969
Two Bills presented for Payment.
1. Bill from the summer of 1809, signed by Jacob P. Roome, for balls and Stove parts, certified by Department of Repairs, for convicts of the County of New York. Docket filed as No. 124, July 30, 1810.
2. From the Department of Repairs, Asking for $300 for the Engine House at Greenwich. signed by Jacob P. Roome, Addressed to Garret Noel Bleecker (1768–1841), one of the 24 brokers who signed the Buttonwood Agreement (1792) which allowed for the creation of the New York Stock Exchange
Jacob P. Roome was a carpenter who served as New York City Superintendent of Repairs (1807- 1831). The Roome family was well entrenched in New York City for repair work. On December 1, 1798 John Roome was appointed by Mayor David Mathews "to examine the Stoves put up in this City, and the Places allotted by the Inhabitants to keep their Ashes in." See Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831 for numerous entries.
Price: $135.00