topic:"Business records." found 16 records - Research Collections

Book, Account

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

Title: Joel and Thomas Smedley’s Prospect Mills account book B

Object ID: MG0963_F050

Date Range: 1833-1841

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

Title: Joel and Thomas Smedley’s Prospect Mills account book B

Description: Joel and Thomas Smedley’s Prospect Mills account book B 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 and planks. The recorded expenses include purchases from a brickyard (pg. 102), Susquehanna Canal Company (122), and Deer Creek Iron Works Company (125). Other mill expenses include employee wages, lumber, and potatoes.

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: 1833-1841

Creation Date: 1833-1841

Year Range From: 1833

Year Range To: 1841

Creator: Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Anderson, Allen; Baker, James; Bender, Nathaniel; Black, Adam; Black, Robert; Blackburn, Manassah; Brookings, Charles; Broomwell, Isaac; Brown, Jeremiah; Buckous, Samuel; Buckous, William; Caldwell, John; Chandler, Courtland; Clark, William; Clarke, Robert; Clarke, Samuel; Coates, Warrick; Connery, James; Cooper, Jeremiah; Cooper, John; Cooper, Lewis; Coulson, George; Crookshank, John; Dawson, Jacob; Ewing, Abraham; Furness, Gardner; Garrett, Evan; Gillespie, Ingram; Handshaw, Amos; Hawke, Jacob; Hilaman, Jacob; Hopkins, James; Irwin, James; Johnson, John; Johnson, Leynard; Johnson, Rankin; Kelly, Thomas; Kennedy, Edward; Kerr, Richard; King, John; King, Robert; Kirk, Jacob; Lancaster, John; Lawrence, Joseph; Logan, Jacob; Long, John; Maglaughlan, Parker; Marshall, Charles; Martin, James; Maxwell, Samuel; McDowel, Nelson; McDowel, Thomas; Miller, George; Moore, Jacob; Moore, Walker; Moore, William; Morrison, Samuel; Neal, Thomas; Null, Levi; Orr, George; Parker, James; Pennock, Simon; Penrose, Benjamin; Russel, John; Scott, David; Slaymaker, Samuel; Smedley, Eli; Smedley, Thomas; Steel, William; Stubbs, John; Stump, Herman; Swift, George; Swift, Joseph; Tennis, Israel; Trump, Michael; Tyson, Isaac; Way, Joseph; Wentz, Joseph; White, Alvin; White, Elisha; Whitson, Micah; Wilson, Samuel

Subjects: Buckwheat; Business Records; Corn; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills

Search Terms: Account books; Brickyards; Deer Creek Iron Works Company; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Mills; Prospect Mills; Sawmills; Susquehanna Canal Company

Extent: 1 item, 1-148 pages

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Object ID: MG0963_F050

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

Book, Account

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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

Collection: 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

Book, Account

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

Title: Prospect Mills Daybook

Object ID: MG0963_F056

Date Range: 1866-1868

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

Title: Prospect Mills Daybook

Description: Prospect Mills Daybook from (1866-1868) 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 and sausage meat was made. 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: 1866-1868

Creation Date: 1866-1868

Year Range From: 1866

Year Range To: 1868

Creator: Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Aspril, David; Barnes, James; Black, Robert; Boyer, John; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Mary A.; Brown, Slater; Chambers, Emory; Charles, Cyrus; Clark, James H.; Clark, Robert; Crookshank, James; Daugherty, John; Dawson, Robert “Bob”; Deaver, Daniel; Ewing, Emory; Ewing, Margaret; Ewing, Samuel; Fairlamb, Samuel E.; Ferguson, Joseph K.; Grey, Samuel; Gryder, M.R.; Haines, Henry; Jackson, Robert; Jones, Thomas; King, John; Lewis, Jacob; Malone, Dennis; Moore, Benjamin; Moore, Cyrus; Morgan, John S.; Morgan, Thaddeus S.; Morrison, Susanna; Peters, Robert; Phillip, John; Phillips, Benjamin; Phillips, Edward; Pratt, Agnes; Pusey, Charles; Rhodes, Israel; Russell, John; Snodgrass, Robert; Steward, John; Swift, Daniel D.; Swift, Edward; Swift, Harry; Swift, Joseph; Walker, Washington; Waters, Margaret

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

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

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Object ID: MG0963_F056

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

Book, Account

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

Title: Prospect Mills Daybook

Object ID: MG0963_F057

Date Range: 1850-1852

Collection: 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

Book, Account

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

Title: Prospect Mills Daybook

Object ID: MG0963_F058

Date Range: 1870-1872

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

Title: Prospect Mills Daybook

Description: Prospect Mills Daybook from (1870-1872) by Joel Smedley 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 and sausage 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.

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: 1870-1872

Creation Date: 1870-1872

Year Range From: 1870

Year Range To: 1872

Creator: Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Ambler, J. P.; Barns, Robert; Black, Adam; Boyer, William B.; Brown, David; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Levi Kirk; Brown, Slater; Brown, Thomas; Chambers, Robert; Charles, Andrew; Clark, Robert; Crawford, Edward; Daugherty, John C.; Dawson, Robert; Ewing, Margaret; Ewing, William; Fairlamb, Robert V.; Fits, Samuel; Gallager, George; Grey, Smith; Henry, Michael; Hess, Daniel; Hess, John M.; Hilton, David R.; Hopkins, James M.; Humes, Chandler; Imill, Isaac; Jackson, Robert; Jones, Thomas; King, Adam; King, John; Lefever, Daniel; Maxwell, James J.; Miller, David; Miller, George W.; Miller, Levi; Moore, Benjamin; Moore, Cyrus; Moore, Joseph D.; Morgan, John; Morgan, Thadduis; Morrison, Clinton; Pennington, Benedict; Pennington, William H.; Phillips, Edward; Phillips, Elijah; Pusey, Charles; Reath, Isaac; Ridley, Robert; Rogers, Samuel; Rogers, William; Runner, Henry; Russel, John N.; Rutger, James D.; Smedley, Ellwood; Stubbs, Edwin; Stubbs, Vincent; Swift, Harry; Swift, John W.; Swift, Lindley R.; Warden, John; Watson, Margaret

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_F058

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

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: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F010

Date Range: 1796-1831

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

Title: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township

Description: Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township; Contains 200 pages, plus a 12 page index of clients and what pages they appear on.; Front cover has a "B" written on it.; "LEDGER" is printed on spine.; BAck cover inside has an "X" written on it.; Book references itemized list of 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, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, transportation costs, and dry goods such as salt.; This account book also contains several sections of estate planning for multiple individuals.; o Jeremiah Brown records his will and what his children are to inherit from his estate on pg. 1.; o Jeremiah Brown later records a detailed list of what he gave to his daughter Sarah as she married Timothy Hanes on pg. 10.; o Vincent King estate on pg. 102; o Richard Stedman real estate on pg. 104.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card and "The Book Haven" description.; Insert 2 - Nine account loose pieces of paper and a note dated 1814 outlining the transition of the mill from Jeremiah to his son Slater that was found on pg. 171.; Insert 3 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 4 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 5 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 6 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 7 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.; Insert 8 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card and "The Book Haven" description 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: 1796-1831

Creation Date: March 1796 to August 1831

Year Range From: 1796

Year Range To: 1831

Creator: Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Anderson, John; Barclay, William; Barns, James; Barns, Joseph; Betts, Samuel; Boyd, Cooper; Boyd, Samuel; Boyd, Stephen; Brown, Joshua, Jr.; Brown, David; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Isaiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Lydia; Carman, Andrew; Cooper, Stephen; Drake, Mary; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Gorsuch, William; Haines, Sarah; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Harlan, Ezekael; Herd, James; Hollingsworth, Levi; James, Phillip; Jones, John; Keilah, Thomas; King, James; King, Joshua; King, Vincent; Kirk, John; Kirk, Roger; Leek, John; Long, John; Long, Robert; Mason, Benjamin; Maule, Edith; Maule, Jacob; Maxwell, Robert; Mglaughlin, James; Midcalf, Moses; Mitchell, John; Montgomery, David; Moore, Edward; Moore, Thomas; Neal, Andrew; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, Robert; Pedan, Benjamin; Pennel, Hugh; Pennel, Thomas; Pyle, Abraham; Reynolds, Elijah; Rodney, Margaret; Runner, William; Scott, Francis; Shafer, Frederick; Smedley, Joseph; Snodgrass, Alexander; Steele, Elisabeth; Stewart, Adam; Stewart, Henry; Stubbs, Joseph; Stubbs, Vincent; Swift, Joseph; Tumbleson, Joseph; Edmond; Hannah; Patrick; Wallace, David; Wallace, Robert; Warden, Joseph; Warden, Robert; Webb, Johnathan; Webster, John; Webster, Joshua; Webster, Rachel; Whiteside, John; Williamson, John; Young, James

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Estate planning; Gristmills; Inheritance and succession; 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: 1 570 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13" x 8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-01-24

Condition Notes: Book is in poor condition. Front and back covers are unattached with most of the leather worn off. Spine is completely worn through at places. Paper has foxing and some pages have water damage. Nine pages are unattached. Index tabs A-B, C-D, N-O, W-X and W-Z are missing.; There is no page 2. Pages 201 to 206 are not paginated.

Object ID: MG0963_F010

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).; Edmond is recorded as "Black Edmond"; Hannah is recorded as "Black Hannah"; Patrick is recorded as "Black Patrick"

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

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ba38b50a-0dff-441f-9432-212261925662

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2df38772-6a50-45d2-af32-226821108869

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2d5fa800-90a7-49f4-8cac-101255010421

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5ddd7c8d-8b66-4cdc-b3c1-508538846576

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9b7c8e42-b43d-4040-a588-043453860970

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c52777c-3fc8-40ab-bcef-762660841298

Book, Account

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a5eef10f-fda7-4a1a-b5da-582769607216