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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 Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F012

Date Range: 1814-1834

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

Title: Account book of Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Description: Account book of Slater Brown, Little Britain Township, Fulton Township.; Contains 197 paginated pages with verticle column lines, plus a 22 page front index and a 22 page up-side-down back index (blank), the tabs of both indexes were cut from the book pages. Also, 3 unpaginated leaves in front of the back index have account information from 1818, 1819 and 1821, plus 9 blank unpaginated in front of the back index.; Front Cover - Inside: "EARLY 19TH CENTURY; GRIST MILL LEDGER OF; SLAYTER BROWN, SON OF;THE QUAKER LEADER; JEREMIAH BROWN OF; PEACH BOTTOM" is written on bottom half.; Front Leaves: Are a 21 tabbed page index. The back sides of each tab are blank.; End Leaves: Are a 20 page tabbed index, The tabs are upside down and the pages are blank.; Back Cover - "Ledger A" is written on the outside of the back cover, back contains an index of clients and what pages they appear on.; Book references an itemized list of client 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. The last page of the account book lists the work done at the schoolhouse in 1818 by helpers Peter and James. Three pressed ferns were also found within the account book (Pages. 1, 19, & 130).; Insert 1 - Blue donor card and 2 page Biographical sheets.; Insert 2 - 10 loose sheets of pieces of paper.; Insert 3 - 7 loose sheets of pieces of paper.; Insert 4 - 2 transparent pages containing 3 fern stems.

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: 1814-1834

Creation Date: 1 January 1814 to 8 August 1834

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1834

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Ailes, Ester; Beaty, David; Black, Robert; Boyd, Samuel; Brannon, Francis; Brown, Isaac; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Josiah; Brown, Samuel; Brown, William; Burk, Thomas; Carman, Andrew; Churchman, David; Clark, Thomas; Cloverfield, John; Davis, William; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Gray, Jacob; Haines, Jacob; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Hambleton, Joseph; Harlan, Thomas; Harrison, James; Hawkins, Nathaniel; Hess, Abraham; Heston, Charles; Hill, William; Jackson, Peter; Jones, Benjamin; Kenneda, Letitia; King, James; King, Joshua; Kirk, John; Lefever, John; Long, John; Maxwell, Robert; Mclaughlin, James; Montgomery, Joseph; Moore, William; Nivin, David; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, William; Pennel, William; Ratoo, Sarah; Reynolds, Henrey; Reynolds, Samuel; Rose, Robert; Scott, Francis; Snodgrass, Samuel; Sprout, John; Steel, Elizabeth; Stewart, Adam; Swift, Joseph; Warden, James; Warden, Robert; Webb, Johnathan; Wilson, John

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.; Pressed flowers; Sawmills

Extent: 508 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-06

Condition Notes: Binding is damaged, top of back cover is not attached and top of spine has worn to the pages, cover has red rot; the last 33 pages are not attached at the top half of the pages.; Page in front of the back index is missing the bottom ~1".

Object ID: MG0963_F012

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Habeas Corpus paper of Letitia Kenady (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).; Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy.

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

Book, Account

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

Title: Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F014

Date Range: 1832-1852

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

Title: 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.

Date Range: 1832-1852

Creation Date: 4 January 1832 to 20 March 1852

Year Range From: 1832

Year Range To: 1852

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Black, Robert; Boyd, Samuel; Bowman, Henry; Brannon, Francis; Brown, Isaac; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, John; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Josiah; Brown, Samuel; Brown, William; Burk, Thomas; Carman, Andrew; Churchman, David; Clark, Thomas; Davis, William; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Gray, Jacob; Haines, Jacob; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Hambleton, Joseph; Harlan, Thomas; Harrison, James; Hawkins, Nathaniel; Hess, Abraham; Heston, Charles; Hill, William; Jackson, Peter; Jones, Benjamin; King, James; King, Joshua; Kirk, John; Lefever, John; Long, John; Martin, Smauel; Maxwell, Robert; Mclaughlin, James; Montgomery, Joseph; Moore, William; Nivin, David; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, William; Ratoo, Sarah; Reynolds, Henrey; Reynolds, Samuel; Rose, Robert; Scott, Francis; Snodgrass, Samuel; Sprout, John; Stewart, Adam; Swift, Joseph; Warden, James; Warden, Robert; Webb, Johnathan; Wilson, John

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; Schoolhouses

Extent: 488 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 15-1/2" x 6-5/8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-03

Condition Notes: 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: 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.