Joel and Thomas Smedley’s Prospect Mills account book B
Description
Joel and Thomas Smedley’s Prospect Mills account book B 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, 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 include purchases from a brickyard (pg. 102), Susquehanna Canal Company (122), and Deer Creek Iron Works Company (125). Other mill expenses include employee wages, lumber, and potatoes.
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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Credit
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Goodman, John. Ressler, George. Larceny. Witnesses: Kline, William. Kline, John. Buchter, David [signed his name Buether]. Roat, John[signed his name Roth, John]. Kline, George. Sellers, Absalon. Kline, Daniel [signed his name Kline, Daniel Jr.]. Hershey, Christian. Curling, Daniel.
Wilson, John.Witnesses: Hambright, William J. Jenkin, William. Ailer, David.
Kelly, Edward. Assault & battery. Witness: Lyle, Ann.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Signers of Petition: Nathaniel Watson, John Smoker, John Bair Jr., Thomas Woods, William Lightner, John Bender, Jacob Eakert, Jacob Stauffer, and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located at crossing of the state road and Wilmington road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph McClure, Benjamin Baxter, [unknown signature], William Steady, George H. Pickel, Stephen [Harbin], Joshua Gilbert, Benjamin B. Eshleman, Leonard Hines, William Murphy, Thomas Armstrong, Eli Kerns.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Hoopes, Jacob Job, M. H. Carman, Robert Maxwell, John McVey, Isaac Hutton, Alexander Ewing, Jabez Hutton, Levi Wooward, Slater Brown, John Stubbs, Henry McVey, Henry Carter.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
