New York March 3rd 1795
Rec'd of Mr Alard Anthoney
Fifty Pounds on Acc't
for James W Depeyster & Co
L 50 . 0 . 0 G D Peyster


New York 3 April 1795. Rec'd of
Mr Allard Anthony fifty three pounds
on Acco't
L 53 .. ~ .. ~ James W. DePeyster & Co


(James W. DePeyster {Feb 23, 1745 – Feb 12, 1812} affluent early New York Merchant of Dutch ancestery, A British Loyalist, he left New York for Curacao during the American Revolution returning in the mid to late 1780s. He owned James W. DePeyster's and Co, an import company. [Johannes De Peyster came to “New Amsterdam” New York City from Haarlam, Holland in the mid 1600s.] James W. DePeyster's painting by relative Charles Wilson Peale is in the possession of the San Antonio Museum of Art)

N York 14 April Rec'd of
Mr A Anthoney Feventy
one Pounds on A't ~
For J W DePeyster & Co
L 71 ~ G D Peyster


(G D Peyster {Gerard De Peyster 1776 - 1824} was the son of James W. DePeyster {Feb 23, 1745 – Feb 12, 1812} affluent early New York Merchant of Dutch ancestery, A British Loyalist, he left New York for Curacao during the American Revolution returning in the mid to late 1780s. He owned James W. DePeyster's and Co, an import company. [Johannes De Peyster came to “New Amsterdam” New York City from Haarlam, Holland in the mid 1600s.] James W. DePeyster's painting by relative Charles Wilson Peale is in the possession of the San Antonio Museum of Art)