LancasterHistory Research Collections

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
Less detail
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
Less detail
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Memorandum of Uncle James’ business to be attended to on 1st April 1848
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.1.003
Date Range
No date
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Memorandum of Uncle James’ business to be attended to on 1st April 1848
Description
“Memorandum of Uncle James’ business to be attended to on 1st April 1848.” Outstanding loans of Samuel Charles, Bernard Flynn’s estate, John Reynolds, James M. Hopkins, James B. Henry’s estate, Mary F. Hopkins, Ellis Lewis, Henry Mellinger, Dr. Nathaniel W. Sample, William F. Baker, Henry Eshleman, Michael Withers, Moore Connell, Abraham Peters and others, and John Robinson.
Date Range
No date
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 4
People
Buchanan, James
Charles, Samuel
Flynn, Bernard
Reynolds, John
Hopkins, James M.
Henry, James Buchanan
Hopkins, Mary F.
Lewis, Ellis
Mellinger, Henry
Sample, Nathaniel Welsher
Baker, William F.
Eshleman, Henry
Withers, Michael
Connell, Moore
Peters, Abraham
Robinson, John
Subjects
Memorandums
Search Terms
Memorandums
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
Object Name
Memorandum
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.1.003
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.296
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 3
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1858 F034
Date Range
1858
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1858
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1858
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
McKeever, Hugh
McKeever, Patrick
Hopkins, James M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Place
none
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1858 F034
Box Number
007
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: McKeever, Patrick.
Administrator: Hopkins, James M.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1859 F015 M
Date Range
1859
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1859
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0263
People
McKeever, Hugh
Hopkins, James M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Eden Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1859 F015 M
Box Number
263
Additional Notes
Hopkins, James M. Administrator.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail