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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of William Brown
Object ID
MG0963_F011
Date Range
1808-1818
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of William Brown
Description
William Brown’s blacksmith account from Fulton Township
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.
Contains 119 paginated leaves plus 5 end unpaginated pages, and a 2 page index. William Brown is written on the front cover.
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.
Date Range
1808-1818
Creation Date
1808-1818 (no specific dates provided)
Year Range From
1808
Year Range To
1818
Creator
Brown, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Allen, Isaac
Andrew, Daniel
Barns, Robert
Black, Robert
Boyd, Nicholas
Brown, Jeremiah
Brown, Joshua
Campbell, Robert
Carman, Andrew
Churchman, David
Churchman, Dinah
Field, John
George Milner
Gryder, Christ
Gryder, Martin
Hambleton, James
Hanes, Timothy
Hess, Abraham
Hess, John
Heston, Charles
Heston, Mordicai
Howell, John
Jackson, Leven
James, Samuel
Kenehen, Thomas
King, Joseph
King, Joshua
King, Vincent
Kurtz, John
Kurtz, Vincent
Livley, Johnathan
Luinly, Aron
Mason, Benjamin
Maxwell, Robert
Mcullough, Hugh
Milner, Daniel
Milner, Isa
Miullough, James
Montgomry, David
Moore, Samuel
Murry, George
Patton, Robert
Patton, William
Pennel, Robert
Perry, Roland
Peters, Abraham
Reed, William
Robert Warden
Robinson, James
Robinson, John
Robinson, Joseph
Rubin, Reynolds
Shafer, Frederich
Shafer, Henry
Sprat, John
Steel, Joseph
Suiter, John
Swift, Joseph
Warden, George
Warden, Joseph
Warden, William
Subjects
Blacksmithing
Business Records
Carriage and wagon making
Forge shops
Search Terms
Account books
Fulton Twp.
Extent
266 pages to scan
Size (L x W): 12-1/2" x 7-3/4"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2024-01-30
Condition Notes
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
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
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
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1877 F074 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1877 F074 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
65.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1877 F076 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1877 F076 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
67.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #629
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 0010
People
Comby, Eleanor
Comby, Maryann
Crookshank, John
Crookshank, Rebecca
Deaver, Eleanor
Douglass, Josiah
Douglass, Thomas
Ferguson, Alexander
Ferguson, Maryann
Hollohanz, Elisa
Hollohanz, Harriet
Johnson, Julian
Johnson, Matilda
Kilpatrick, James M.
McEntire, Daniel
McEntire, Martha
Midhelf, David
Midhelf, James
Milborn, John
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Reath, Archibald
Reath, William
Robinson, Joseph
Robinson, Michael
Scotten, Joseph
Towson, Ephraim
Towson, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #629
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Comby, Eleanor.
Comby, Maryann.
Crookshank, John.
Crookshank, Rebecca.
Deaver, Eleanor.
Douglass, Josiah.
Douglass, Thomas.
Ferguson, Alexander.
Ferguson, Maryann.
Hollohanz, Elisa.
Hollohanz, Harriet.
Johnson, Julian.
Johnson, Matilda.
Kilpatrick, James M. Teacher.
McEntire, Daniel.
McEntire, Martha.
Midhelf, David.
Midhelf, James.
Milborn, John.
Oldham, Harriet.
Oldham, James.
Reath, Archibald.
Reath, William.
Robinson, Joseph.
Robinson, Michael.
Scotten, Joseph.
Towson, Ephraim.
Towson, James.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #269
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 0009
People
Brown, Isaac
Harris, Benjamin
Harris, Conrad
Harris, Elizabeth
Robinson, John
Robinson, Joseph
Robinson, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #269
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/23.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brown, Isaac. Teacher.
Harris, Benjamin. Father of Harris, Conrad; Harris, Elizabeth.
Robinson, John. Father of Robinson, Joseph; Robinson, Michael.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1876 F124 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1876 F124 QS
Additional Notes
Wilful malicious desertion.
African-American.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
113.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1881 F010 R
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0104
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1881 F010 R
Box Number
104
Additional Notes
1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1876 F031
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1876 F031
Additional Notes
Abandoning an infant.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
31.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1877 F012
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1877 F012
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #113
Date Range
1821
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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Arkrim, Samuel
Ash, Phinias
Bert, Thomas
Black, Robert
Boyd, Nicholas
Boyd, Samuel
Boyd, Stephan
Boyer, Abraham
Brown, Jeremiah
Bunting, William
Chambers, Alexander
Chambers, John
Chambers, Samuel
Deihez, Daniel
Deihez, Samuel
Esbman, Benjamin
Fulton, Hugh
Fulton, Thomas
Gibson, John
Gibson, William
Hannah, John
Hill, John
Hutting, William
Jackson, Lewis
Jinkins, Nathaniel
King, Robert Jr.
King, Samuel
Kinsey, Abel
Lynch, Christopher
McClraith, Alexander
Miller, Simon
Montgomery, David
Patterson, James
Patterson, Thomas
Pearson, Francis
Peatston, Paul
Pennell, Robert
Ramsey, Robert
Ramsey, Samuel
Reynolds, Eli
Reynolds, Henry
Reynolds, Israel
Reynolds, Richard
Reynolds, Samuel
Robinson, Joseph
Roney, Hercules
Sappington, John K.
Scott, William
Simpson, Adam
Stewart, Alexander
Webb, Jonathan
White, Job
Wilson, Benjamin
Wilson, John
Wilson, Neidham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #113
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Payment to constable.
Bunting, William. Constable.
Montgomery, David.
Boyd, Nicholas.
Brown, Jeremiah.
Wilson, Neidham.
Pennell, Robert.
Black, Robert.
Stewart, Alexander.
Wilson, Benjamin.
Fulton, Hugh.
Fulton, Thomas.
Wilson, John.
Boyer, Abraham.
Sappington, John K.
Boyd, Stephan.
Boyd, Samuel.
Hill, John.
Gibson, John.
Chambers, Alexander.
King, Robert Jr.
Arkrim, Samuel.
Peatston, Paul.
Esbman, Benjamin.
Pearson, Francis.
Gibson, William.
Patterson, Thomas.
Jackson, Lewis.
Bunting, William.
Hutting, William.
Ramsey, Robert.
Ramsey, Samuel.
Deihez, Samuel.
Deihez, Daniel.
Bert, Thomas.
Hannah, John.
Reynolds, Eli.
Scott, William.
Kinsey, Abel.
White, Job.
Lynch, Christopher.
McClraith, Alexander.
Jinkins, Nathaniel.
Chambers, Samuel.
Miller, Simon.
Reynolds, Israel.
Reynolds, Samuel.
Robinson, Joseph.
Reynolds, Richard.
Reynolds, Henry.
Simpson, Adam.
King, Samuel.
Roney, Hercules.
Ash, Phinias.
Chambers, John.
Webb, Jonathan.
Patterson, James.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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