William Brown’s blacksmith account from Fulton Township
Contains 119 paginated leaves plus 5 end unpaginated pages, and a 2 page index.
Front Cover - Outside: "William Brown" written upside down; Inside: ""LEDGER OF WILLIAM BROWN; BLACKSMITH, QUAKER; FULTON TWNSHP; $175--/Sum" written at top and miscellaneous account information on rest of cover.
Spine has a faint "13" written on it.
Back Cover - Inside: Has miscellaneous account information.
Front 2 leafs - First leaf is an index; second leaf has account information.
The book references an itemized list of profits and expenses. The profits list ranges from selling steel shoes, hinges, smithing tongs, nails, chains, steel point shears as well as listing out repairs made to equipment and carriages. The recorded expenses for the mill include cloth, steel from Baltimore, and goat milk.
Insert 1 - A donor card and "The Book Haven" description.
Insert 2 - Right cover front corner of book cover.
Insert 3 - Three sheets pieces.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card
William Brown was a Quaker and a blacksmith, probably from Fulton Township.
Book is intact. Front cover missing upper right corner (4" diagonal measurement). Front and back covers heavily worn on edges.
Spine has red rot.
Front inside cover is peeling.
Page 36: Bottom 2" are torn off.
Page 120 has been torn out.
Object ID
MG0963_F011
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster and Washington Boro.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Shissler, John Lintner, John Shrader, J. Augusta Ehler, Henry Funk, Benjamin Waller, Christian Fenstermacher, James McCann, Daniel Lintner, John Denlinger, Isaac Pickel, [A. Lautenschlager].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Christian Miller, B. Hershey, John Wittmer, Henry Hershey, Benjamin Landis, Jacob H. Landis, Henry Funk, Isaac Dickel, Edward Howard, John [Shrater], Samuel Axer, Christian Schitz, Christian Fenstermaker.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Abraham Peters, John Denlinger, John Eschbach Sr., Joseph Neff, Abraham Bausman, Andrew Bausman, Benjamin Landis, Jacob Lintner, Henry Funk, Jacob Frantz, George Miller, Jacob K. Shenk, John Lintner.
Bond: Abraham Peters, Jacob K. Shenk.
Receipt.
Notice.
Depositions: Jacob K. Shenk, Benjamin Landis, Abraham Bausman, Adam Doerstler, George Miller, John Denlinger, Henry B. Kauffman.
5 items, 7 pieces
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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.
Signers of petition: Henry Kauffman, Abraham Seitz, John Denlinger, Henry Funk, Daniel Smith, Michael Bender, Jacob K. Shenk, John Landis, John Lintner, Jacob M. Frank, Christian Brubacher, John Lintner.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry Lintner, John Denlinger, John [Shrater], Abraham Peters, Jacob K. Shenk, Jacob Breneman, Henry Funk, John Immel, John Lintner, Henry Kauffman, Adam Breneman, J. K. Martin.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Abraham H. Metzger, J. G. Peters, Jacob Stock, A. H. Kauffman, John Stauffer, Adam Lefever, Samuel L. Fehl, Adam Focht, Jacob B. Stehman, Daniel Hess, john Nailer, George Kembel.
Bond: Emanuel Herr, Abraham Peters.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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