Crafts, Thomas (1740-1799) [Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Thomas Crafts]
High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.
A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09486 Author/Creator: Crafts, Thomas (1740-1799) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document Date: 6 December 1774 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy
Contains account information from April and July 1774. Flucker pays Crafts for painting work, and for "case stone colour at the House Admiral Graves lives in" (possibly referring to Admiral Samuel Graves).
Colonel Thomas Crafts, Jr. was involved in the Boston Tea Party and was active in the American Revolution. Before joining the military, Crafts was educated in the painting trade.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.