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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

Stone, Date

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.01.17.1

Date Range: 1797

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Datestone of carved sandstone from mill of Wendell (Vantil) and Anne Bowman. Thick slab of sandstone with tombstone shape. Face is carved in bas-relief. Within a molded edge is a double-headed eagle perched atop a floral/scrolling motif ending in two double-leafed tulips. Below is an incised text in English: "Built by vantil/ & anne boman/ 1797."; According to Our Present Past, Bowman's Mill was on Penn Grant Rd., south side, east of Pequea Creek. It was a three story, three bay by five bay stone mill, with keystone lintels. At the time of the 1985 survey, the mill was abandoned and deteriorating quickly with no roof. After Bowman, the mill was sold to the Brackbill family in 1805 and then to Henry Neff in 1874. The Ellis & Evans account differs in dates and names (p. 1066).; There was a Wendel Bowman (1670-1735) who was among the first party of about ten Swiss Mennonite families who settled in Lancaster Co. in 1710. He immigrated to Germantown in 1707 before coming to Lancaster (Ellis & Evans, p. 685). He had a son Christian, who had a son Christian II (1724-1790), who had a 3rd son WENDELL (1758-1842) who married ANNE and built the mill. Thus, he was great grandson of the immigrant ancestor. Ellis & Evans note that Wendell Bowman operated a tavern in what is now Strasburg Twp. (p. 23) as well as the mill (p. 1066).

Provenance: Since the mill was in a state of disrepair, the owner hired Benuel King, an Amish demolition contractor, to raze the building, apparently sometime within the past year (2000). The datestone subsequently turned up at the Conestoga sale with no explanation as to origin.

Date Range: 1797

Year Range From: 1797

Year Range To: 1797

Last Owner: Bowman, Wendell and Anne and successive mill owners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: East Wall

Storage Cabinet: Unit 56

Storage Shelf: Shelf 3

People: Bowman, Anne; Bowman, Wendell

Subject: Mills and mill-work

Search Terms: Bowman's Mill; Datestones; Mills; Strasburg Twp.

Object Name: Stone, Date

Material: Sandstone

Height (cm): 73.66

Height (ft): 2.4166666667

Height (in): 29

Width (cm): 66.04

Width (ft): 2.1666666667

Width (in): 26

Depth (cm): 17.78

Depth (ft): 0.5833333333

Depth (in): 7

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-11-22

Condition Notes: Overall good condition but heavily pitted. Multiple losses, esp. around outside corners. Small fissures/scars, especially from "B" of Built extending to "e" of Anne, as well as a smaller one at top of arch. Significant portions of the right claw of eagle are missing. Remnants of mortar still attached to sides.

Object ID: P.01.17.1

Notes: Copyright photos provided by Frank Heatwole Dec. 2004; Charles Bauman (descendant) of Michigan visited July 2010 and purchased photo of datestone.; Ellis & Evans History of Lancaster County; Our Present Past; The unusally ornate design depicts the mix of cultures prevalent in Lancaster County. The double-headed eagle, the emblem of the Holy Roman Emperor, is not what one would expect from a Mennonite whose family had fled these very lands to escape the sufferings and deprivations of war and religious persecution. The design unexpectedly includes tulips to accompany the eagle. Finally, the Bowmans wanted their datestone written in English instead of their native German, likely an attempt to connect with their English-speaking neighbors whom they hoped would become customers. (Wendell Zercher)

Place of Origin: Strasburg Twp.

Usage: Bowman's Mill

Credit: Gift of John J. Snyder, Jr., in honor of the Krote cousins, Heri

Accession Number: P.01.17

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