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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account book of John Galbraith, Eden Township, Bart, Township, Smyrna Township.
Object ID
MG0963_F026
Date Range
1869-1874
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account book of John Galbraith, Eden Township, Bart, Township, Smyrna Township.
Description
Account book of John Galbraith, Eden Township, Bart, Township, Smyrna Township.
Contains 204 leaves, paginated and ruled with vertical accounting lines and incudes an 11 leaf unruled index with tabs.
Front and back covers have a rectangle inside a straight lined boarder pattern on the outside. The spine has a stamp with "LEDGER" on it.
Book references produce, eggs, butter, tobacco, pair of boots, sugar, oil, carpet chain, meat, mackerel, yarn, poultry, pair of shoes, pitcher, nails, peaches, salt, chalk, coffee, buttons, crocks, shovel, chickens, pair of gloves, calico, muslin, postage, hat, box of matches, ribbon, etc.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card.
Date Range
1869-1874
Creation Date
3 April 1869 to 3 March 1874
Year Range From
1869
Year Range To
1874
Creator
Galbraith, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Galbraith, John
Subjects
Account books
Business records
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Eden Twp.
Bart Twp.
Smyrna, Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
414 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8-3/4"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2023-10-24
Condition Notes
Front and back covers, and spine are heavily worn and have red rot. An ~1" section of the front cover and spine have completely worn through. Front cover has an ~1-1/2" tare at the left bottom. An !2" section of the back cover and spine have completely worn through. The "LEDGER" stamp has partially peeled off.
Pages have water damage. The first leaf is missing the vertical half. The index pages are missing ~6" upper corners and tabs a through M are missing.Pages 23-24 & 25-26 are missing ~4" from the bottom edge.
Object ID
MG0963_F026
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.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
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Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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