Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D contains an itemized list of their profits and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards and planks. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, and transportation costs. The daybook also contains a lock of hair with root attached (pg. 86-87). The hair is a brown with red highlights and is wryly; the source is unknown.
Admin/Biographical History
Joel Smedley was born in 1799 to parents Joseph Smedley and Rebecca Lewis Smedley. Joel married Martha Wildman and fathered six children including Charles, Mary, John, Lewis, Anne, and Ellwood. Joel inherited the mill from his father in 1833 and expanded it by building a sorghum factory. Joel died in 1872.
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Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook contains an itemized list of their profits and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for as well as an account of the money borrowed for the mill. The profits list ranges from selling corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards and planks. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages and transportation costs.
Admin/Biographical History
Joel Smedley was born in 1799 to parents Joseph Smedley and Rebecca Lewis Smedley. Joel married Martha Wildman and fathered six children including Charles, Mary, John, Lewis, Anne, and Ellwood. Joel inherited the mill from his father in 1833 and expanded it by building a sorghum factory. Joel died in 1872.
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Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township and Waterloo.
Description
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township and Waterloo.
Book references purchase of goods, e.g., turpentine, molasses, oil, sundries, coffee, butter, tobacco, old iron, ax, whisky, muslin, potatoes, postage, blocking, hat salt, saltpeter, cigars, etc.
Contains 346 leaves of ruled paginated pages. 2 front leaves (The first page has "Memorandum; Itinards for Jame & Jacob" and account information. The next 2 pages are blank. The last page has "Robt. Baldwin --- Coln. Samuel & Jacobs" written on it.) 1 end leaf with account information.
Front and back inside covers have names and account information.
Book spine is embossed with "DAY-BOOK".
Insert 1 - 1 loose item:
Item 1 Blue donor card.
.
Insert 2 - 4 loose items:
Item 1 Memorandum 12 February 1840 between Christian Oberholser, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County & William Rochyfellow, West Calm Township, Chester County.
Item 2 Rent received by Christian Oberholser from William Rockyfellow.
Item 3 Bargain at Tahlia Sale.
Item 4 Memorandum List
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card and Salisbury website
Robert Baldwin (1805-1888)
1827 - Robert Baldwin, school teacher came to Cains to reside at The Bull's Head.
1830 - Robert Baldwin and John Cains opened a store in Cains.
1843 - Robert Baldwin built his store and home on the corner of Cains Road and the Old Philadelphia Pike.
1849 - Robert Baldwin was elected to the State Legislature.
Book is intact except for a loose second front page. Cover has red rot and cut marks on front cover. Binding has begun to separate from spine. Foxing on most pages, minor water damage to a number of pages, small burn holes on pp. 375, 428.
Object ID
MG0963_F006
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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Daybook of Benjamin B. Eshleman Bart Twp., Colerain Twp., Leacock Twp.
Description
Daybook of Benjamin B. Eshleman Bart Twp., Colerain Twp., Leacock Twp.
Contains 87 leaves, unpaginated, unruled but most with vertical accounting lines. There are 2 front leaves; the 1st page has "Wheat Book; August the 20th 1824" written at the top and references to memorandum on the rest of the page. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th front leaves are blank. There are 2 end leaves with accounting notes on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th last pages.
Front cover has "Day Book" faintly written on the outside.
Book references rum, molasses, Liverpool plates, powder, blue broad cloth, silk twist & thread, whiskey, tobacco, fine ivory comb, salico, snuff, pair of shoes, lace, pepper, mackerel, etc.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card
NOTE: Death year "1851" on donor card is incorrect. It should be "1854".
Source: Benjamin B. Eshleman, vital record; digital image by subscription, "Ancestry.com", Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 (https://www.ancestrylibrary.com : accessed 3 April 2024).
Front cover is heavily worn. The inside glued page is only attached at the upper right 6".
Back cover outside finish is completely worn off and inside glued page has been removed.
All leaves are loose and have signs of water damage. Front two leaves are missing ~1" x 1" pieces from bottom right sides.
Object ID
MG0963_F020
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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Contains 88 leaves, including 2 front leaves, 1 end leaf, a 6 leaf index and added at the end are 7 shorter unruled leaves (12-3/8" x 6"). The main body pages are unruled, unpaginated and have vertical accounting lines. One front leaf is blank.
Spine had a "2" stamped at the bottom.
Inside front and back covers have account information written on them.
The front page has "Christopher Frey his; Alphabet & Day Book; Christopher Frey's Book" written at the top.
Book references saddle, bridle, hip strap, collar, lash & eye, days in hay making, day in harvest, bushels of rye, shoring rams, belly band, baking oats, husking corn, bushel of dry peaches, buckles, rings, cash paid, buckles, etc.
Insert 1 - 2 loose sheets.
Item 1 Blue donor card
Item 2 Card with "Day Book - Lancaster Co PA - Lexington; Christopher Frey - Saddler; 1831-1842" written on the front and "50.oo" written on the back.
Insert 2 - 4 loose sheets.
Item 1 One contains scrap paper with "Christopher Fray; Saddler of Lexington; Warwick Township; Lancaster County; Pennsylvania; Isaac Teney (sp?); 1852", written on it.
Front and back outside covers are marbleized and worn and the corners are worn bare. The Front outside cover has an ~2" diameter dark spot and the end outside cover has a 1/2" diameter bare spot.
Spine has red rot and an ~1/4" long section on the front edger worn bare.
Many pages have indication of water damage at the top center.
Object ID
MG0963_F024
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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NOTE: Index is by first name. Also, indexed name may appear on multiple pages.
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Daybook of Henry Bates Grubb, Mount Hope, Rapho, Township.
Description
Daybook of Henry Bates Grubb, Mount Hope, Rapho, Township.
Contains 132 leaves, unruled, with vertical accounting lines, unpaginated, including 1 front leaf, 2 end leaves and an added leaf in front of the end leaves. 101 pages are blank.
The following written on page 2: "Mount Hope 1st January 1809; Sincerity and truth are ornaments to youth [repeated]".
The following written on page 3: "Received from Mr Henry B Grubb Ten Dollars; being the amount of his subscription money; for the map of Lancaster County; 2nd September 1804; Joshua Seath".
The following written on leaf 106: "President Andrew Jackson removed Wm. Duane the Secretary from office for not complying with a Jackson request to remove Public Deposits....".
Separate end leaf regarding "Expenses digging ditch to convey the run for the furnace Seat and digging out the Furnace Seat", in 1848-1849.
Book references beef, sausages, pigs, wood cut, Cash, Contra, whiskey, sundries, mackarel, etc.
Insert 1 - 2 loose sheets.
Item 1 Blue donor card
Item 2 Book tag.
Insert 2 - 1 loose sheet.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card.
Date Range
1803-1811, 1848-1849
Creation Date
24 January 1803 to 31 January 1811; 19 September 1848 to 19 May 1849
Front cover not attached, back cover not attached 3" at top and bottom. Covers and spine have red rot.
5 leaves are unattached, pages have foxing.
Object ID
MG0963_F029
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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NOTE: Index is by first name. Also, indexed name may appear on multiple pages.
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Copyright
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Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook D contains an itemized list of their profits, a list of client names, and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards and planks. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages and transportation costs.
Admin/Biographical History
Joel Smedley was born in 1799 to parents Joseph Smedley and Rebecca Lewis Smedley. Joel married Martha Wildman and fathered six children including Charles, Mary, John, Lewis, Anne, and Ellwood. Joel inherited the mill from his father in 1833 and expanded it by building a sorghum factory. Joel died in 1872.
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
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