[Murray Moore, Lindley]; [Lawrence, Edward] — [Manuscript Invoice Signed] Payable to Lindley Murray Moore, for Tuition and Education Expenses

[New York], 1822. [1] sheet. 8 x 3 inches. Educator and abolitionist Lindley Murray Moore (1788-1871) opened a Quaker school in Rahway, NJ in 1813, before moving to New York City in 1815. In 1820, he opened a boarding school for boys in Flushing as well as in Westchester Village. In 1831, he bought an estate in Rochester, where he became more active in Quaker & Abolitionsist efforts. This April 2, 1822 invoice is for Edward Lawrence to Lindley Murray Moore, for two quarters of tuition, books, stationary, firewood, etc, for his grandson, totaling $8.27. Edward Lawrence was most likely a member of the New-York Manumission Society. See Minutes of the New-York Manumission Society, 21 August 1788 and John Cox Jr. Quakers, in the City of New York, 1657?1930 (New York, 1930), 62. Very good, folded, moderate soiling.