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Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0170 I001

Date Range: 1845/11

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1845/11

Year: 1845

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Kreider, Michael

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Conestoga Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Lancaster; Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp.; Michael Kreider's Saw and Clover Mills; Mills; Sawmills; Clover mills; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Conestoga Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0170 I001

Box Number: 003

Additional Notes: Court term: November 1845.; Location: On public highway from Lancaster to Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp., near Michael Kreider's Saw and Clover Mills.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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

Daybook

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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

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

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

Claim

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Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' lien filed against John Morton

Object ID: JAN 1848 F002 ML

Date Range: 1848/01

1 document

Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' lien filed against John Morton

Date Range: 1848/01

Creation Date: January 1848

Year: 1848

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Bartholomew, Matthew; Morton, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: Gristmills--Pennsylvania; Liens; Mechanics' liens; Mills and mill-work; Sawmills

Search Terms: Contractors; Gristmills; Liens; Mechanics' liens; Mills; Sawmills; Strasburg Twp.

Place: Strasburg Twp.

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: JAN 1848 F002 ML

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 003

Additional Notes: Gristmill and sawmill.; Bartholomew, Matthew. Contractor.; 1 item, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

Credit: Courtesy of the Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 0202

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

Object ID: MG0963_F053

Date Range: 1847-1853

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

Title: Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook

Description: Smedley & Clark Prospect Mills Daybook contains an itemized list of their profits and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for as well as an account of the money borrowed for the mill. 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: 1847-1853

Creation Date: 1847-1853

Year Range From: 1847

Year Range To: 1853

Creator: Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Barison, Samuel; Barns, Robert; Black, Adam; Black, James; Brooke, Charles; Brown, Slater; Button, Henry; Clark, Edwin; Clark, William; Coffman, John; Dickinson, Henrey; Dickinson, Joseph; Evans, John; Ewing, Abraham; Ferguson, Joseph; Gibson, William; Goor, Rachel; Gryder, Christopher; Hess, Abraham; Hopkins, James M.; Howell, James; Irwin, Malone; Jefferies, Clarkson; King, Jacob; Long, William; Maxwell, Samuel; Montgomery, Robert; Moore, Cyrius; Moore, Eli; Moore, John; Moore, Joseph; Morgan, John; Morgan, Thaddius; Morrison, Samuel; Neel, Thomas; Parker, James; Prale, George; Reede, Harison; Reynolds, Geory; Ring, John; Ring, Lewis; Rinner, Alexandra; Roelgers, William; Rogers, Ezra; Rupel, John N.; Russell, John; Smedley, Joel; Snodgrass, Samuel; Stevens, Emory; Swift, Daniel; Swift, John; Walker, W.W.; Walker, Washington; Watson, John; Watson, Nathan; Wellinson, Lewis; Westcoat, William; Whels, Nichles; Woodrow, Jacob

Other Creators: Clark, Edwin, 1813-1890

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

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

Extent: 1 volume, 1-242 pages

Object Name: Daybook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0963_F053

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

Description Level: Item

Book, Account

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

Title: Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F014

Date Range: 1832-1852

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

Title: Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township

Description: Account Book of Slater Brown’s gristmill book D, from Little Britain Township and Fulton Township.; Contains 219 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines, plus 1 end leaf that is not paginated, and an 20 page index of clients, the last page of which has account information only.; Front Cover: "D." written in black on outside at top; inside has "ISAAC P. COOK" sold by book stamp. Inside cover is marbleized.; Back Cover - Inside cover is marbleized; Spine - "LEDGER" is stamped on the spine and the letter D was written at 3 places.; Front leaves - 2 leaves. The first leaf is marbleized on one side and has x'ed out 2 lines at the top.; second leaf has "Slater Brown Bern?" written on one side.; Back leaf - Only one that is marbleized on one side.; The letter "D" in written in black on the front cover and three times on the spine.; Book references an itemized list of customers 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.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 8 loose sheets, 3 are small pieces of paper.

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: 1832-1852

Creation Date: 4 January 1832 to 20 March 1852

Year Range From: 1832

Year Range To: 1852

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Black, Robert; Boyd, Samuel; Bowman, Henry; Brannon, Francis; Brown, Isaac; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, John; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Josiah; Brown, Samuel; Brown, William; Burk, Thomas; Carman, Andrew; Churchman, David; Clark, Thomas; 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; King, James; King, Joshua; Kirk, John; Lefever, John; Long, John; Martin, Smauel; Maxwell, Robert; Mclaughlin, James; Montgomery, Joseph; Moore, William; Nivin, David; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, William; Ratoo, Sarah; Reynolds, Henrey; Reynolds, Samuel; Rose, Robert; Scott, Francis; Snodgrass, Samuel; Sprout, John; 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.; Sawmills; Schoolhouses

Extent: 488 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 15-1/2" x 6-5/8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-03

Condition Notes: Book cover is damaged but intact. Red rot of cover and spine is present and the leather has worn to the base at places on the edges. Spine has separated at the top rear seam. Spine had "LEDGER" printed on it and what appears to be a vertical 1/2" burn mark at the top.; The following stamp in on the inside cover.; SOLD BY; ISAAC P. COOK,; BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,; No. 37 Market street,, Baltimore,; Where a general assortment of; Books and Stationary may be; obtained at low prices.; Orders thankfully received.; The front and back page have separated from the spine. Pages are in good condition, except pages 212 through 218, that have a 6 inch section of lower edges roughly worn. This is minor damage.

Object ID: MG0963_F014

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy.

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).

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Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

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