Located near the forks of three public roads and on the new turnpike from Lancaster to New Holland.
November Term.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Luther, Abraham Dehaven, Edward Smith, Hugh Wallace, Jacob Myers, Adam Bare, John Bare, Henry Roland, Jacob Ebey, Martin Meixell, Samuel Garber, Jacob Duchman, Hugh McClung, B. Owen, Michael Musselman, N. F. Lightner, Henry Reigart, Thomas Crawford, John Forney, and two others.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Shirk (tanner), Andrew Yundt, R. R. Heitler, David Bauman, George Caffrey, George Gunkel, Andrew Bushong, Solomon Brubaker, [signature in German], Isaac Staufer, Samuel Stouffer, Henry Yundt, John [Gender].
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Signers of Petition: Francis Kendig Jr., Robert Leaman, William Parker, John Martin, James Black, W. B. Ross, Henry Miller, Jacob Neff, Martin Barr Jr., Benjamin [Witmer].
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Prospect Mills Daybook from (1870-1872) by Joel Smedley contains an index of clients and what pages they appear on, an itemized list of their profits and expenses, an index of sales and where they are found, the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for, and lists of how much cider and sausage was made. The profits list ranges from selling molasses, corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards, turning trundle posts, and rejoining carriage shafts. 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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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Formerly occupied by David Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Lefever, Mathias Shirk, Anthony Ellmaker, Jacob [Auwerters], [signature in German], John Lapp, John Quigley, [signature in German], John Kirk, James McMahon, Josiah Quigley, Christian Menard.
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