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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account book of Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F012

Date Range: 1814-1834

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account book of Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Description: Account book of Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township.; Contains 197 paginated pages with vertical column lines, plus a 22 page front index and a 22 page up-side-down back index (blank), the tabs of both indexes were cut from the book pages. Also, 3 unpaginated leaves in front of the back index have account information from 1818, 1819 and 1821, plus 9 blank unpaginated in front of the back index.; Front Cover - Inside: "EARLY 19TH CENTURY; GRIST MILL LEDGER OF; SLAYTER BROWN, SON OF;THE QUAKER LEADER; JEREMIAH BROWN OF; PEACH BOTTOM" is written on bottom half.; Front Leaves: Are a 21 tabbed page index. The back sides of each tab are blank.; End Leaves: Are a 20 page tabbed index, The tabs are upside down and the pages are blank.; Back Cover - "Ledger A" is written on the outside of the back cover, back contains an index of clients and what pages they appear on.; Book references an itemized list of client profits and expenses, and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, clover seed, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, transportation costs, and rent. The last page of the account book lists the work done at the schoolhouse in 1818 by helpers Peter and James. Three pressed ferns were also found within the account book (Pages. 1, 19, & 130).; Insert 1 - 4 loose items:; Item 1 - Blue donor card; Item 2 to 4 - 3 Brown family biographical pages, James Brown, William Brown, Jeremiah Brown, Patience Brown, Jeremiah Brown, Joshua Brown, Isaac Brown, Elisha Brown, Hannah Gatchell, Marry Brown, Mary King, Vincent King, Jeremiah Brown, Isaiah Brown, Joshus Brown, Joshua Brown, Sarah Brown, Levi Brown, Hannah Brown, Deborah Brown, Slater Brown, Timothy Haines, Isaac Stubbs, Dr. J. B. Stubbs, Ann Kirk, Roger Kirk, Rachel Kirk, George B. Porter, Francis James, John Edwards, Levi Kirk Brown, Rev, John M. Dickey, Lewis Brown, Henry Carter, Lewis Haines, Hannah C. Moore, William H. Moore, Jacob K. Moore, Charles E. Moore, Theodore F. Moore, Mary L. Havaland, Annie S. Havaland, Jacob Brown, Sarah Lamborn, Mary Edna Brown, Chester L. Brown, Edith Brown.; Insert 2 - 10 loose items:; Item 1 Account note, 1813-1814, John Hase, Slater Brown, John Burns, John Brown, John Suton, John Sprout, Timothy Haines.; Item 2 Account note, 1814, John Sprout, Slater Brown.; Item 3 Account note, 10 April 1823, Slater Brown, Joseph Brown, John Sprout.; Item 4 Account note, undated, Joshua Brown.; Item 5 Account note, 16 April 1823, John Sprout, Samuel Johnson, Slater Brown.; Item 6 Account note, 1820-1825, Jeremiah Brown, T. Haines, John Kirk, John Ballanee, Andy Monky, John Ivey, Samuel Hess, Qrindsey Hawling, Joseph Penny, Robert Pennell, John Watson.; Item 7 Account note, 1819 and 1828, Andrew Marten, John Muoat, Francis Pearsan, Slater Brown, David Montgomery, John Sproat.; Item 8 Account note, 1823, John Sprout, John Ballance, Sybles Estate, J. Haines.; Item 9 Peach Bottom account note, 8 November 1822, Peter Jackson, Brown, J. Haines.; Item 10 Account of work don at School House, undated, Peter and James, J. MIller, Hugh Buck, Georg Velest; Insert 3 - 7 loose items:; Item 1 Account note undated.; Item 2 Account note, 2 April 1823, from D. Montgomery to Slater Brown.; Item 3 Account note, undated, Jas King Book.; Item 4 Account note, undated, John Watson.; Item 5 Account note, 1820, John Watson, Jeremiah Brown.; Item 6 Account note, 8 February 1820, Jeremiah Brown, Haines and Kirk.; Item 7 Account note, Lewis Reynolds, James King, Isaac Wetesten.; Insert 4 - 2 items:; Items 1 and 2 Transparent pages containing 3 fern stems.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card; Son of Jeremiah Brown and brother of Judge Jeremiah Brown, Slater Brown was born in 1787 and inherited his father's mill in 1820. After continuing to grow the family mill and business, Slater died in 1855, leaving the mill to his son, Jeremiah Brown Jr.

Date Range: 1814-1834

Creation Date: 1 January 1814 to 8 August 1834

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1834

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Ailes, Ester; Ballance, John; Ballanee, John; Beaty, David; Black, Robert; Boyd, Samuel; Brannon, Francis; Brown, Chester L.; Brown, Deborah; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Hannah; Brown, Isaac; Brown, Jacob; Brown, James,; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Levi; Brown, Levi Kirk; Brown, Lewis; Brown, Mary Edna; Brown, Mrry; Brown, Patience; Brown, Samuel; Brown, Sarah; Brown, Slater; Brown, William; Buck, Hugh; Burk, Thomas; Burns, John; Carman, Andrew; Carter, Henry; Churchman, David; Clark, Thomas; Cloverfield, John; Davis, William; Dickey, John M., Rev,; Edwards, John; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Francis, James; Gatchell, Hannah; Gray, Jacob; Haines, Jacob; Haines, Lewis; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Hambleton, Joseph; Harlan, Thomas; Harrison, James; Hase, John; Havaland, Annie S.; Havaland, Mary L.; Hawkins, Nathaniel; Hawling, Qrindesy; Hess, Abraham; Hess, Samuel; Heston, Charles; Hill, William; Ivey, John; Jackson, Peter; Johnson, Samuel; Jones, Benjamin; Kenneda, Letitia; King, James; King, Joshua; King, Mary; King, Vincent; Kirk, Ann; Kirk, John; Kirk, Rachel; Kirk, Roger; Lamborn, Sarah; Lefever, John; Long, John; Martin, Andrew; Maxwell, Robert; Mclaughlin, James; Miller, J.; Monkey, Andy; Montgomery, Joseph; Moore, Charles E.; Moore, Hannah C.; Moore, Jacob K.; Moore, Theodore F.; Moore, William; Moore, William H.; Montgomery, David; Muoat, John; Nivin, David; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, William; Pearsan, Francis; Pennel, William; Pennell, Robert; Penny, Joseph; Porter, George B.; Ratoo, Sarah; Reynolds, Henrey; Reynolds, Lewis; Reynolds, Samuel; Rose, Robert; Scott, Francis; Snodgrass, Samuel; Sprout, John; Steel, Elizabeth; Stewart, Adam; Stubbs, Dr. J. B.; Stubbs, Isaac; Suton, John; Swift, Joseph; Velest, Georg; Warden, James; Warden, Robert; Watson, John; Webb, Johnathan; Wetisten, Isaac; Wilson, John

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills; Wheat

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Forges; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Mills; Octorara Forge; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pressed flowers; Sawmills

Extent: 508 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-06

Condition Notes: Binding is damaged, top of back cover is not attached and top of spine has worn to the pages, cover has red rot; the last 33 pages are not attached at the top half of the pages.; Page in front of the back index is missing the bottom ~1".

Object ID: MG0963_F012

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Habeas Corpus paper of Letitia Kenady (Habeas 1814 F025)

Notes: 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).; Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy.

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 items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Swisher and McElree Family Papers

Title: Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919

Object ID: MG0918

Date Range: 1788-1919

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 Object ID: MG0918 2 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 19 Scope and Content Note: This

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Collection: Swisher and McElree Family Papers

Title: Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919

Description: This collection contains documents and ephemera related to the Swisher and McElree families of Lancaster County.

Date Range: 1788-1919

Year Range From: 1788

Year Range To: 1919

Date of Accumulation: 1788-1919

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Geyer, George S.; Groff, Frederick Fenninger; Huber, Christian S.; Huber, Hettie Ann Swisher; Kohr, John; Kohr, John Jr.; McElree, Catharine; McElree, Esther Ann; McElree, Joseph; McElree, Letitia; McElree, Martha Ann; McElree, Mary; McElree, Rachel; McElree, Rachel Rockafield; Moore, J. P.; Reese, Letitia; Strine, John Jacob; Swisher, Albert; Swisher, Catharine Jane; Swisher, Christen; Swisher, Eliza; Swisher, Elizabeth; Swisher, Elizabeth R. McElree; Swisher, Francinah; Swisher, James Henry; Swisher, John; Swisher, Patrick B.; Swisher, Rachel; Swisher, Robert

Subjects: Family records

Search Terms: Bills of sale; Family records; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Marriage certificates; Memorial cards; Probate records

Extent: 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0918

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Photographs 1-05-01-39 to 1-05-01-44

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 (MG0918), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 1967.63

Other Numbers: MG-918

Classification: MG0918

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 8, Items 1-12, 15 April 2022.

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