Loonbriefje Burger Weeshuis van J.C.J. van Speyk Possibly 1817

This 1817 document, possibly created by an anonymous artist, is a loonbriefje, or pay slip, for the Burger Weeshuis, or Orphanage, in Amsterdam. This document is part of a large collection of similar documents, which served as a record of payment for work done for the orphanage by individuals, who worked for the institution. It is a simple and straightforward document written in Dutch with the amount of payment in guilders. The loonbriefje is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.