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Archive

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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
W. Meiditch, John Moore, Jeremiah Morrison, George Paxson, Elma E. Paxson, Franklin G. Paxson, Latitia Ann Pownall, Joseph Pownall, Moses Pusey, John Retzer, John Rohrer, J. S. Roland, John Russel, John N. Smith, Edward K. Sproul, Annie Sproul, Charles N. Sproul, James Steele, Margaret Steele
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
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Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2df38772-6a50-45d2-af32-226821108869
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Son Prospect Mills Day Book C
Object ID
MG0963_F055
Date Range
1860-1862
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Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Son Prospect Mills Day Book C
Description
Smedley & Son Prospect Mills Day Book C 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, turning trundle posts, and rejoining carriage shafts. 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
1860-1862
Creation Date
1860-1862
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1862
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Anderson, Robert
Black, James
Brown, Jeremiah
Brown, John
Clark, Edward
Evans, Isaac
Ewing, Margaret
Ferguson, Joseph K.
Getchel, Abraham
Haddew, Edward
Haines, Mark
King, Henry
King, John
Maxwell, Robert
Maxwell, Samuel
Moore, Cyrus
Morgan, John
Morgan, Thaddeus
Peters, Robert
Prall, George
Pusey, John
Riley, James
Rogers, John A.
Russell, John
Smedley, Charles
Smedley, Eli
Smedley, Joel
Snodgrass, Smith
Swift, John
Swift, Joseph
Walker, Washington
Zell, Isaac
Subjects
Buckwheat
Business Records
Corn
Flour
Gristmills
Mills and mill-work
Rye
Sawmills
Search Terms
Buckwheat
Business records
Corn
Daybooks
Flour
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Mills
Prospect Mills
Rye
Sawmills
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F055
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
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5ddd7c8d-8b66-4cdc-b3c1-508538846576
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Prospect Mills Daybook
Object ID
MG0963_F057
Date Range
1850-1852
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Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Prospect Mills Daybook
Description
Prospect Mills Daybook from (1850-1852) 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, the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for, and lists of how much cider was made. The profits list ranges from selling molasses, corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards, turning trundle posts, and rejoining carriage shafts. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages and transportation costs. The daybook also contained a note tucked into page 141 about an employee ruining wheat by storing something in the wheat barn. It mentions needing the damaged wheat to be paid for and the possibility of the employee working off the debt.
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
1850-1852
Creation Date
1850-1852
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1852
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Barns, Nathaniel
Barr, Michael
Black, James
Black, William
Bradley, Jacob
Brooks, Charles
Brown, Jeremiah
Brown, Kirk
Brown, Slater
Clark, William J.
Craig, John
Crawford, Henry
Dawson, Edward
Deaver, Aquilla
Evans, John J.
Ewing, Abraham F.
Fairlamb, Henry V.
Ferguson, Joseph
Getchal, Abraham
Gryder, Christian
Hood, Levi
Jenkins, Isaac
Karr, John
Kauffman, John M.
King, Anna
King, Isabella
King, Jacob
King, John
King, Lewis
Lefever, David or Daniel
Maxwell, Samuel
Montgomery, Robert
Moore, Cyrus
Moore, Eli
Moore, John Andrew
Morgan, Thaddeus
Nihlock, George M.
Parker, James
Perry, John
Phillips, John
Pusey, John
Reed, Harris
Reed, William
Russell, John, N.
Rutger, James
Smedley, Eli
Smedley, Thomas
Smith, George H.
Snodgrass, Samuel
Steel, William
Stubbs, John
Swift, David D.
Swift, Joseph
Thomas, Joseph
Watson, John
Watson, Nathan E.
Will, Elisha
Woodrow, Jacob
Wright, Thomas
Subjects
Business records
Gristmills
Sawmills
Mills and mill-work
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Prospect Mills
Sawmills
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F057
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
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Daybook

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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook D
Object ID
MG0963_F052
Date Range
1847
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook D
Description
Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook D contains an itemized list of their profits, a list of client names, and expenses 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 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
Creation Date
1847
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1847
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Clark, Edwin
Devonshire, Thomas
Ewing, Abraham
Ferguson, Joseph
Kauffman, John
King, Jacob
King, John
Maxwell, Samuel
Moore, Cyrus
Morgan, Thaddeus
Morrison, Samuel
Parker, James
Pusey, John
Scott, David
Smedley, Joel
Smith, John
Snodgrass, S.
Steele, Samuel
Stier, Christian
Swift, Daniel
Swift, Joseph
Taylor, John
Other Creators
Clark, Edwin, 1813-1890
Subjects
Buckwheat
Business records
Flour
Gristmills
Mills and mill-work
Rye
Sawmills
Search Terms
Daybooks
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Mills
Prospect Mills
Sawmills
Extent
1 volume, 1-140 pages
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F052
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
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Estate Inventory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6ffd51f3-395f-4b06-94ae-597153813465
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1864 F009 P
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0098
People
Pusey, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1864 F009 P
Box Number
098
Additional Notes
Includes widow's allotment. Occupation: farmer. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #416
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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 0004
People
Bowman, David
Charles, Andrew
Fenstermacher, Christian
Ballance, John
Davis, Richard
Landis, Henry
Dehaven, Abraham
Roth, Henry
Goehring, William
Myer, Henry Sr.
Brenner, Jacob
Long, Jacob
Lightner, William
Heffer, Henry
Neel, James
Hutton, William
Vaughn, Isaac
Mishler, John.
Doubler, George
Shirk, Philip
Mentzer, Simon
Pusey, John
Hibshman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Jurors
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #416
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse
Payment to jurors, District Court. September 1823.
Bowman, David.
Charles, Andrew.
Fenstermacher, Christian.
Ballance, John.
Davis, Richard.
Landis, Henry.
Dehaven, Abraham.
Roth, Henry.
Goehring, William.
Myer, Henry Sr.
Brenner, Jacob.
Long, Jacob.
Lightner, William.
Heffer, Henry.
Neel, James.
Hutton, William.
Vaughn, Isaac.
Mishler, John.
Doubler, George.
Shirk, Philip.
Mentzer, Simon.
Pusey, John.
Hibshman, Henry.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d4663c9d-9784-4f8d-8412-438041825350
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1864 F004
Date Range
1864
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Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1864
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1864
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Pusey, John
Pusey, Cyrus H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Place
None
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1864 F004
Box Number
008
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Pusey, Cyrus H.
Administrators: None.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a8e226e6-c7a2-4890-99ac-645747769714
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1845 F007 P
Date Range
1845
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1845
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0300
People
Pusey, Samuel L.
Pusey, John
Pusey, Mahlon
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1845 F007 P
Box Number
300
Additional Notes
Pusey, John; Pusey, Mahlon. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1864 F012 P
Date Range
1864
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1864
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0303
People
Pusey, John
Pusey, Charles W.
Housekeeper, P. W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1864 F012 P
Box Number
303
Additional Notes
Pusey, Charles W.; Housekeeper, P. W. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1855 F013 P
Date Range
1855
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1855
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0302
People
Pusey, Samuel
Pusey, John
Pusey, Mahlon
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1855 F013 P
Box Number
302
Additional Notes
Pusey, John; Pusey, Mahlon. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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