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Book, Account

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

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Date Range: 1785-1798

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

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Description: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book "A", Little Britain Township, Fulton Township.; Contains 225 leaves that are paginated, and a 10 page index of clients made by the book owner by cutting the page margins, and writing index tabs on the remaing margins.; Front cover has an "A" carved on it.; Front 2 leaves were incorporated into the index and end 2 leaves were used to continue accounting.; Book references itemized lists of profits and expenses, the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include items such as employee wages, transportation costs, and a pair of new shoes.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - One book marker and six loose sheets.; o Item 1 Yellow Join the Great American Smoke book marker rom the Lancaster County Unit American Cancer Society.; o Item 2 Six pieces of paper with names and calculations.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card; Jeremiah Brown was born 1750, descended from Joshua Brown. He received his father’s mill in 1775. Jeremiah’s business became quite prosperous and with the help of other prominent figures in Lancaster County, he helped establish the Farmers Bank of Lancaster. Jeremiah’s fathered several children including the honorable Judge Jeremiah Brown and Slater Brown, later leaving the mill to Slater. At the time of his death in 1831, he was thought to be one of the largest stockholders, if not the largest, of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster at 1,000 shares.

Date Range: 1785-1798

Creation Date: 5 March 1785 to 16 February 1798

Year Range From: 1785

Year Range To: 1798

Creator: Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Atchison, John; Barns, Robert; Boyd, John; Boyd, Samuel; Boyd, William Porter; Brooks, John; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Isaiah; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Patrick; Buchanan, Walter; Buchannan, James; Burns, Thomas; Campbell, James; Campbell, John; Churchman, George; Clark, Thomas; Colbert, Mary; Cooper, Josiah Brown; Cooper, Nicholas; England, Elisha; England, John; England, Joseph; Ewing, Alexander; Ferguson, Robert; Fits, William; Fitz, William; Gibson, William; Giles, Thomas; Grant, Abraham; Harlan, Joseph; Hawkins, John; Henry, George; Jones, John; Jones, William; King, James; King, Robert; King, Vincent; King, William; Knox, James; Long, John; Long, Robert; Long, Stephen; Maule, Ebenezer; Maule, Lewis; Maule, Thomas; Maxwell, Robert; Mconnell, Thomas; Miles, John; Miles, Jonas; Miles, Nancy; Montgomery, David; Nelson, William; Nicholson, Andrew; Paden, Benjamin; Patterson, John; Pennel, Hugh; Pennel, John; Pennel, Robert; Pennel, William; Porter, Thomas; Porter, William; Reed, John; Reed, Samuel; Reynolds, Joshua; Reynolds, Reuben; Scott, Alexander; Scott, John; Sharpe, Thomas; Smith, Alexander; Snodgrass, Alexander; Stewart, Henry; Stubbs, Joseph; Stubbs, Vincent; Townsend, Caleb; Warden, George; Webster, John; Williamson, John; Woodrow, Henry

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.; Sawmills

Extent: 284 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8-1/2"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2023-08-15

Condition Notes: Book is intact, cover shows signs of red rot, front and back cover, as well as the spine, have pieces that have worn off, front and back covers have water damage as well as several front and back pages.; Tab "CD" on index page is missing "D".

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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).

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

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

Book, Account

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

Title: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store

Object ID: MG0963_F013

Date Range: 1815-1835

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

Title: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store

Description: Account book of Slater Brown’s gristmill store (from 1815-1835).; Contains 86 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines. Additionally there are 123 blank unpaginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines following page 86. In addition, there is a 22 page tabbed index and 4 front leaves (blank) and 3 end leaves (blank).; Spine - "Ledger A" and "LG&Co" written, and, "LEDGER" stamped on spine.; Book references an index of clients and what pages they appear on, an itemized list of their profits and expenses, and an agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole. The profits range from unspecified ‘merchandise’ and ‘sundry accounts.’ The recorded expenses include employee wages and sundry accounts.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 2 page handwritten agreement between Neal Hambleton and John J. Poole with a 3/4" embossed stamp in the upper left corner containing picture of a government building with "CONGRESS" above it and "CAREW CO" below it.; Insert 3 - 11 loose sheets.

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: 1815-1835

Creation Date: 1 November 1815 to February 1835

Year Range From: 1815

Year Range To: 1835

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Boyle, John; Brown, David; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Levi; Brown, Slater; Cook, William; Ewing, Nathaniel; Ewing, Patrick; Fields, Jeremiah; Fulton, Robert; Gibson, William; Haines, Timothy; Harlan, James; Harlan, Milton; Harris, Charles; Hill, Richard; House, Daniel; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, Elijah; Jenkins, Nathaniel; Jenkins, Samuel; Kennedy, Patrick; Lynch, Christopher; Maxwell, Robert; Miller, Israel; Morris, Isaac; Morris, John; Peeples, James; Peterson, George; Porter, James B.; Reynolds, Richard; Reynolds, Samuel; Smith, Francis; Steel, Elizabeth; Steel, Joseph; Stewart, Richard; Walker, John; Woodrow, Josiah

Other Creators: Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Levi; Brown, Slater

Subjects: Business Records; Gristmills

Search Terms: Business records; Contracts; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Stores

Extent: 486 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-3/4" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-08

Condition Notes: Binding intact with front page no attached. Red rot on cover.; Back Cover - Outside as burn mark ~ 6" long at the top.; First page is unattached.

Object ID: MG0963_F013

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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

Additional Notes: See Allied Materials.

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

Daybook

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

Title: Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook

Object ID: MG0963_F053

Date Range: 1847-1853

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

Title: Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook

Description: Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook contains an itemized list of their profits and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for as well as an account of the money borrowed for the mill. The profits list ranges from selling corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards and planks. 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.

Date Range: 1847-1853

Creation Date: 1847-1853

Year Range From: 1847

Year Range To: 1853

Creator: Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Barison, Samuel; Barns, Robert; Black, Adam; Black, James; Brooke, Charles; Brown, Slater; Button, Henry; Clark, Edwin; Clark, William; Coffman, John; Dickinson, Henrey; Dickinson, Joseph; Evans, John; Ewing, Abraham; Ferguson, Joseph; Gibson, William; Goor, Rachel; Gryder, Christopher; Hess, Abraham; Hopkins, James M.; Howell, James; Irwin, Malone; Jefferies, Clarkson; King, Jacob; Long, William; Maxwell, Samuel; Montgomery, Robert; Moore, Cyrius; Moore, Eli; Moore, John; Moore, Joseph; Morgan, John; Morgan, Thaddius; Morrison, Samuel; Neel, Thomas; Parker, James; Prale, George; Reede, Harison; Reynolds, Geory; Ring, John; Ring, Lewis; Rinner, Alexandra; Roelgers, William; Rogers, Ezra; Rupel, John N.; Russell, John; Smedley, Joel; Snodgrass, Samuel; Stevens, Emory; Swift, Daniel; Swift, John; Walker, W.W.; Walker, Washington; Watson, John; Watson, Nathan; Wellinson, Lewis; Westcoat, William; Whels, Nichles; Woodrow, Jacob

Other Creators: Clark, Edwin, 1813-1890

Subjects: Buckwheat; Business records; Corn; Flour; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Sawmills

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Corn; Flour; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Prospect Mills; Sawmills

Extent: 1 volume, 1-242 pages

Object Name: Daybook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0963_F053

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennslyvania

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).

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 may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-963

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #132

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: 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.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Clark, Ira; Gibson, Alexander; Gibson, William; Keller, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #132

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/07/01.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Clark, Ira. Teacher.; Gibson, Alexander.; Gibson, William.; Keller, Christian.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1862 F28 I01

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1862

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0029

People: Brogan, A.; Brogan, B.; Kirk, John; Patton, Robert; Taylor, J. C.; Furniss, T.; Morris, Benjamin; Furniss, Benjamin; Wright, James; Hess, Christopher; Gibson, William; Patterson, Edward B.; King, Marcerus; Townsend, H. P.; Hays, William; Wells, Nicholas H.; Hays, John; Harris, William P.; Evans, John J.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Liquor License; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1862 F28 I01

Box Number: 029

Additional Notes: Also: B. Brogan.; Known as the Oak Hill Hotel.; Bond: John Kirk, Robert Patton.; Signers of petition: J. C. Taylor, T. Furniss, Benjamin Morris, Benjamin Furniss, James Wright, Christopher Hess, William Gibson, Edward B. Patterson, Marcerus King, H. P. Townsend, William Hays, Nicholas H. Wells, John Hays, William P. Harris, John J. Evans.; Receipt to keep a tavern.; 3 items, 3 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1862 F28 I02

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1862

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0029

People: Miller, Lydia J.; Paxson, J. F.; Jamison, J. C.; Gibson, William M.; Tollinger, George; Moore, Isaac; Jenkins, Jesse; Taylor, B. Franklin; Jamison, Samuel Jr.; Robinson, William; Sapp, Henry C.; Hilton, Joseph Jr.; Wright, James; Lynch, James C.; Zell, John W.; Johnson, John; Griffith, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Liquor License; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1862 F28 I02

Box Number: 029

Additional Notes: Known as the Poplar Grove Hotel.; Bond: J. C. Jameson, J. F. Paxson.; Signers of petition: William M. Gibson, George Tollinger, Isaac Moore, Jesse Jenkins, J. C. Jamison, B. Franklin Taylor, Samuel Jamison Jr., William Robinson, Henry C. Sapp, Joseph Hilton Jr., James Wright, James C. Lynch, John W. Zell, John Johnson, William Griffith.; Receipt to keep a tavern.; Signers of remonstrance: Joseph Hilton Jr., Rebecca D. King, Marg N. Brabson, Eliza J. Brabson, J. W. Thompson, M. Eugenia Thompson, Catharine Thompson, Susan H. Griffith, Mary Pugh, Joseph Furniss, Morris Reynolds, William Wood, M. J. Jamison, William King, Jonathan Pickering, Guli Elma Pickering, Elizabeth M. Bradley, Addie Scott, Margaret J. Scott, John T. Hill, J. B. Millington, J. L. Wright, Rachel P. Wright, Anthony Pickering, Narcisa D. Wright, Rebecca J. Brown, Matilda J. White, Ann Kidd, Rachel Gibson, Hattie G. Scott, Eliza White, James A. Pyle, C. Brown, Eliza Gibson, Priscilla Bradley, H. C. Bradley, Lavinia Pennel, Annie Reynolds, Lewis Brown, Elias H. Pickering, S. E. Thompson, John Cummings, Abraham Scott, Isabel T. Hewes, Hettie E. Swift, Mary E. Millington, Philena C. Millington, Maggie White, Lizzie D. Haines, Mary R. Carter, Mary A. Thompson, Elizabeth Harlan, Siddie W. Harlan, William Peeples, Maria Peeples, Annie E. Brabson, Sarah J. Brabson, Hannah Brabson, James M. Ballance, Sarah Sollinger, Margret J. Sollinger, Mary J. Blackburn, William Wivel, Elizabeth H. Gibson, Matilda A. Patterson, Letita Carter, Anna Hensel, James A. Steel, Maggie A. Swift, Jane Wilson, John E. Miller, J. J. Pennel, Amanda R. Pennel, S. E. McClurg, Ann E. Roberts, Letitia P. Carter, Amos Carter, Maggie Jamison, H. Jamison, Lucy Jamison, Robert Scott, Tillie E. Scott, Annie Wright, Sallie Miller, Amelia Thompson, Emily M. Harlan, Mary R. Wason, Mary J. Wason, Eliza E. Wason.; 4 items, 4 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #365

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: 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.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Atkinson, Mary; Atkinson, Susan; Atkinson, Thomas; Clark, Ira; Gibson, Alexander; Gibson, William; Keller, Christian; Keller, Frederick

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #365

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/07/28.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Atkinson, Mary.; Atkinson, Susan.; Atkinson, Thomas.; Clark, Ira. Teacher.; Gibson, Alexander.; Gibson, William.; Keller, Christian.; Keller, Frederick.; 1 item. 1 pieces.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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