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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
Turnpike Company Letters Lotteries Manuscript groups McDowell’s Mill Minutes (Records) Mount Hope Furnace Northern Central Railway Company Pennsylvania Council Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Probate records Protestant Episcopal Church �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), 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.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
Documents
Less detail
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
Less detail
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D
Object ID
MG0963_F051
Date Range
1841-1844
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D
Description
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D contains an itemized list of their profits 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. The daybook also contains a lock of hair with root attached (pg. 86-87). The hair is a brown with red highlights and is wryly; the source is unknown.
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
1841-1844
Creation Date
1841-1844
Year Range From
1841
Year Range To
1844
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Black, Adam
Black, James
Black, Robert
Brown, Samuel
Burns, James
Butler, Henry
Clark, Thomas
Devonshire, Thomas
Ewing, Alexander
Ford, John
Gryder, Chistian
Hill, Isaac
Johnson, Joseph
King, Jacob
Markley, John
Marshall, Abraham
Maxwell, Samuel
Moore, Cyrus
Morrison, George
Morrison, Samuel
Parker, James
Patterson, Samuel
Perry, John
Phillip, Joseph
Reynolds, David
Smedley, Joel
Stub, James
Swift, Joseph
Walker, Washington
Watson, John
Wright, Thomas
Subjects
Business records
Corn
Gristmills
Mills and mill-work
Sawmills
Wheat
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Corn
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Mills
Prospect Mills
Sawmills
Wheat
Extent
1 item, 1-137 pages
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F051
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
Less detail
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
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
Less detail
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley and Charles Prospect Mills Daybook
Object ID
MG0963_F054
Date Range
1854-1860
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley and Charles Prospect Mills Daybook
Description
Smedley and Charles Prospect Mills Daybook contains a list of the amount of grain ground at the mill, an itemized list of their profits and expenses, and miscellaneous business notes. The notebook also contains drawings, a poem, and code writing on the front and back cover.
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
1854-1860
Creation Date
1854-1860
Year Range From
1854
Year Range To
1860
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Black, James
Cooper, James B.
Ewing, Margaret
Ewing, Samuel
Gryder, R. M.
Morgan, John J.
Morgan, Thaddeus
Smedley, Charles
Smedley, Joel
Snodgrass, Robert
Snodgrass, Smith
Swift, Harry
Swift, Joseph
Walters, John A.
Other Creators
Smedley, Charles, 1836-1864
Subjects
Business records
Delivery of goods
Drawings
Flour
Grains
Gristmills
Mills and mill-work
Search Terms
Business records
Flour
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Mills
Pleasant Grove, Fulton Twp.
Prospect Mills
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F054
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
Less detail
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
Less detail
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
Less detail
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
Less detail
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
Less detail
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
Less detail

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