Here’s an 1821 Newport, Rhode Island
Receipt Document Signed on behalf of Long-Established Dry Goods Merchant
JOB SHERMAN
Picture
of a silhouette drawing. Job Sherman 1766 – 1848
(1766-1848)
FOUNDER OF “WILLIAM SHERMAN & COMPANY” - - A LEADER IN THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
LIFE OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND IN HIS DAY,
MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SAVINGS
BANK OF NEWPORT.
A STAUNCH MEMBER OF THE WHIG PARTY, AND PROMINENT IN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SUPPORTING EVERY MOVEMENT OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. MEMBER and TRUSTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF
FRIENDS IN NEWPORT.
BY HIS SON
WILLIAM SHERMAN
(1801 - 1885)
SR.
PARTNER OF “WILLIAM SHERMAN & COMPANY.”
ROWLAND GIBSON HAZARD
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