Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township
Description
Account Book of Slater Brown’s gristmill book D, from Little Britain Township and Fulton Township.
Contains 219 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines, plus 1 end leaf that is not paginated, and an 20 page index of clients, the last page of which has account information only.
Front Cover: "D." written in black on outside at top; inside has "ISAAC P. COOK" sold by book stamp. Inside cover is marbleized.
Back Cover - Inside cover is marbleized
Spine - "LEDGER" is stamped on the spine and the letter D was written at 3 places.
Front leaves - 2 leaves. The first leaf is marbleized on one side and has x'ed out 2 lines at the top.; second leaf has "Slater Brown Bern?" written on one side.
Back leaf - Only one that is marbleized on one side.
The letter "D" in written in black on the front cover and three times on the spine.
Book references an itemized list of customers 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.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card.
Insert 2 - 8 loose sheets, 3 are small pieces of paper.
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.
Book cover is damaged but intact. Red rot of cover and spine is present and the leather has worn to the base at places on the edges. Spine has separated at the top rear seam. Spine had "LEDGER" printed on it and what appears to be a vertical 1/2" burn mark at the top.
The following stamp in on the inside cover.
SOLD BY
ISAAC P. COOK,
BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,
No. 37 Market street,, Baltimore,
Where a general assortment of
Books and Stationary may be
obtained at low prices.
Orders thankfully received.
The front and back page have separated from the spine. Pages are in good condition, except pages 212 through 218, that have a 6 inch section of lower edges roughly worn. This is minor damage.
Object ID
MG0963_F014
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy.
Notes
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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.
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.
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.
Hambright, Charles. Constable. Comm. v. Davis, Henry. Manslaughter.
Hollinger, [G.] Justice. Comm. v. Kelly, Edward. Assault and Battery.
Comm. v. Lewis, John. Assault and battery on Bewley, Charles. Witnesses: Bewley, Charles. Witmer, Isaac. Mull, Nicholas. Weis, George. McIntire, Dennis. Sminkey, Henry. Winters, John Dr. Witwer, Daniel Dr. Bullman, Michael. Ream, Samuel. Daum, Peter.
Stauffer, George. High Constable. Payment for apprehending the following vagrants and other disorderly persons: Hide, Jonathan. Wlater, August. An unnamed "dumb and deaf boy". Frederick, John. Weis, Samuel and wife Hester. Lewis, [Seney]. Beaman, John. McDonnal, Arthur. G[a]llegher, John. Morgan, Thomas. Steward, David. Malson, Ephraim and wife. Lynch, Hannah. Martin, John. Dawson, _____. Glassgo, Catharine. Miller, Mary. Hardy, Mary. Cowers, Jane. Debate, Mary. George, Jennet. Eberman, _____. Gill, Charles. Roop, Feronica and child. Weiss, Catharine.
Getz, George. Witness in Comm. v. Williams, Jeremiah.
Brown, John. Constable. Comm. v. Lucy, Henry. Larceny.
Spear, Robert. Justice Comm. v. Conrod, Henry. Assault.
Moore, D. Alderman. Comm. v. Wallace, Hugh. Assault and battery.
Dickeson, Jacob. Witness. Comm. v. McCall, George. Assault and battery.
Witness in Comm. v. Williams, Jeremiah, WIlliams, George, et al. Larceny. : Bennet, Amos. Husinger, Abraham. Boyd, James. Little, James. McMann, James. Reynold, Richard.
Spear, Robert. Justice. Comm. v. Lynch, William. Larceny.
Patterson, Betsy. Rice, Silvia. Witnesses. Comm. v. McCall, George. Assault and battery.
Moore, D. Alderman. COmm. v. Cannon, John. Arson. COmm. v. Wallace, Hugh. Misdemeanor. Comm. v. Johnston, John. Fornacation and bastardy.
Miller, Samuel. Bennet, Fanny. Witnesses. Comm. v. Linch, WIlliam.
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.
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.
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.
McGuigin, Agness. Mother of McGuigin, Ruthanna, age 10.
Johnson, Christmas. African American. Father of Johnson, Jane, age 5.
Clark, Tom. African American. Father of Clark, Abner, age 5; Clark, John, age 8.
Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, Harriet, age 5; Oldham, John, age 7.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 6; Gray, Willimina, age 9.
Swagars, Widow. Mother of Swagers, Jacob, age 10.
Scotton, Joel. Father of Scotton, John, age 7; Scotton, Minerva, age 6; Scotton, William, age 9.
Dailey, John. Father of Dailey, James, age 9; Dailey, Mary, age 11.
Miller, John. African American. Father of Miller, Addilene, age 7; Miller, Charlotta, age 9.
Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Johnson, David, age 10; Richardson, Stephen, age 5; Richardson, William, age 6.
Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, Andrew, age 7; Lewis, James, age 10.
Evans, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 8.
Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, James, age 5; Cooper, Pamela, age 6; Cooper, Rebecca, age 9.
Keys, John. Father of Keys, John, age 6; Keys, Margaret, age 8.
Crothers, John. Father of Crothers, Alphies, age 5; Crothers, Eliza, age 6; Crothers, John W., age 9; Crothers, Richard H., age 7; Crothers, William, age 11.
Carrell, Joseph. Father of Carrell, Elizabeth, age 6; Carrell, James, age 11; Carrell, William, age 9.
Norriss, Levi. Father of Norriss, Daniel, age 9; Norriss, Eliner, age 11; Norriss, Sarah, age 7.
Maxwell, George. African American. Father of Maxwell, Amos, age 6; Maxwell, Margaret, age 9.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Abner, age 8; Long, Kersey, age 11.
Ross, Isabele. Mother of Ross, Reason, age 11.
Drake, William. Father of Drake, John M., age 5; Drake, Mariam C., age 9; Drake, William B., age 7.
Armstrong, Edward. African American. Father of Armstrong, Francis, age 7; Armstrong, Jacob, age 10.
Peters, Abram. Father of Peters, Robert, age 8; Peters, William, age 10.
McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.
Milburn, James. Father of Millburn, Abram, age 8; Milburn, Ann, age 9.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Ephrim, age 7; Towson, Joseph, age 8.
McCullough, John. Father of McCullough, Margaret, age 9; McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.
Renolds, Job. Father of Renolds, Lydia, age 6; Renolds, Phebe, age 9.
Hess, Jonas. Father of Hess, Elias, age 6.
Pyle, John. Father of Pyle, Rebecca, age 7; Pyle, Sarah, age 9.
1 item. 1 piece.
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A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
