LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Bushong Diary Collection
Title
Bushong Diary Collection
Object ID
MG0278
Date Range
1850-1862
Collection
Bushong Diary Collection
Title
Bushong Diary Collection
Description
This collection contains the diaries of Gilbert and Edith Bushong.
The first diaries in this collection (Folder #1), written by Gilbert Bushong who is 14 years old, are dated from 3m 17 1850 - 5m 29 1852 and April 20, 1853. The topics covered are the everyday events of family life and farming activities. He also writes about school life, and butchering hogs, and trips to visit family and friends.
The second part of this collection (Folder #2-5) was written by Edith Paxson Bushong and dates from December 31, 1858 - April 5, 1862, after Gilbert presents her with a new diary journal on his return from a trip to Lancaster. Edith writes mostly about the welfare of her family and friends, including news of marriages, births, illnesses, and deaths.
She also writes about life on the farm, her housework routine, and news of the Civil War, including the battle at Gettysburg.
Admin/Biographical History
Gilbert Bushong was the son of Henry Bushong and Esther Valentine. He was born on 2 December 1836 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died on 10 December 1911 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer in Eden Twp., Lancaster County. Gilbert was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and an abolitionist who helped, with family members Henry and Jacob Bushong, to run the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil War at Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.
Edith D. Kinsey Paxson was born on 14 January 1836 and died 2 December 1914 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the second daughter of Elwood H. Paxson and Elizabeth Moore White. She married Gilbert Bushong on 20 December 1855. The Bushongs owned a farm along what is now Valley Road, Route 372, on the eastern side of Eden Twp. and received their mail at May Post Office. They are buried together at Sadsbury Meeting Cemetery in Chester County.
Children of Gilbert and Edith Bushong:
1. Dr. Charles Henry Bushong (1 October 1856-20 December 1903). He was married twice, to sisters who were twins, Anna W. Keene and Nora E. Keene. One died and he married the other.
2. Frances E. Bushong (18 May 1858-16 November 1861).
3. Marion E. Bushong (20 March 1860-March 1937). She married Sanders M. Collins on 20 December 1884. Their children were Edith Bushong Collins (1886-1966) and Wallace Collins (b. 1899). Edith never married. She kept house for her father and was a school teacher. Wallace married Marion Chandler.
4. Marvin E. Bushong (7 June 1878-27 October 1936). He married Lydia Rakestraw on 10 September 1903. Their children were Henry Rakestraw Bushong (b. 28 July 1904) and Gertrude (b. 4 August 1909). At 21, Marvin was appointed a Justice of the Peace of Eden Twp. and in 1908 was elected Clerk of Quarter Sessions at Lancaster County. Later, he was associated with the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, and in 1933 was vice-president of the Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.
Date Range
1850-1862
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1862
Creator
Bushong, Gilbert, 1836-1911
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Albright, Esther
Alexander, James
Alexander, Rachel
Bacon, Martha
Bacon, Tom
Baer, Joel
Baily, Rachel
Bair, David
Barnhouse, Pusey
Barton, Mavis
Beatol, Ely
Beecher, Henry Ward
Bernard, Louisa
Bolton, Mary
Bolton, Sallie
Bolton, Susanna
Bonsall, Daniel
Bower, Hiram
Bowers, H.
Bromell, Isaac
Brown, Elas
Brown, John
Bushing, Francis Elwood
Bushong, Jesse G.
Bushong, Anna W. Keene
Bushong, Charles Henry
Bushong, Edith D. Kinsey Paxson
Bushong, Edith K.
Bushong, Edwin
Bushong, Esther Valentine
Bushong, Frances E.
Bushong, Gilbert
Bushong, Henry
Bushong, Henry Rakestraw
Bushong, Israel
Bushong, Jacob
Bushong, John
Bushong, Lydia Rakestraw
Bushong, Margaret
Bushong, Marion E.
Bushong, Marvin E.
Bushong, Mary
Bushong, Nora E. Keene
Bushong, Gertrude
Carter, Benjamin
Carter, John
Carter, Tish
Cato, Jesse
Chanley, Hannah
Clarkson, Mary Ann
Coats, Simmons
Colfax, Schuyler
Collins, Edith Bushong
Collins, Marion Chandler
Collins, Marion E. Bushong
Collins, Sanders M.
Collins, Wallace
Cooper, Elwood
Cooper, H. W.
Cooper, Mary
Cramer, Cyrus
Cramer, Sheldon
Davis, Abner
Dewberries, Nathan
Dickinson, Annie
Dingee, Hannah
Dubell, Lydia Ann
Dubree, Nathan
Eavensen, Mary
Eavensham, Alvin
Eavensham, Martha Ellen
Eavenson, Albin
Eavenson, Alvin
Eavenson, Elwood
Eavenson, Emily
Eavenson, Jones
Eavenson, Mary
Eckhart, William
Eckman, Isaac
Evenson, Pierce
Everett, Hamilton
Everett, Rebecca
Everson, Reese
Ferguson, Annie
Field, Mary
Fisher, Conrad
Garrettson, Oliver
Garrison, P.
Garrison, William Lloyd
Gauge, Elizabeth
Gilbert, Abama
Gilbert, Alben
Gilbert, Amos
Gilbert, Bell
Gilbert, Catherine
Gilbert, Emily
Gilbert, Florence
Gilbert, Hannah
Gilbert, Harding
Gilbert, Howard W.
Gilbert, Jesse
Gilbert, Joshua
Gilbert, Mary
Gilbert, Newton
Gilbert, Omar
Gilbert, Sallie
Gilbert, Sarah
Gillton, Theodore
Gockley, Annie
Gockley, Sebastian
Grant, Ulysses S.
Green, Louisa
Griest, Ellwood
Hanna, Edie
Harding, Isaac
Haslem, William
Hauches, Phebe
Hauser, Edie
Hawkes, Joseph
Hayes, Mrs. William
Hayes, Nathaniel
Heaslem, William
Heidelbaugh, Margaret
Heidlebaugh, Albert
Heidlebaugh, Milton
Heidlebaugh, Samuel
Heidlebaugh, Susan
Hensel, George
Herr, Anna
Hicks, Rachel
Hobson, Jane
Hobson, Phebe
Hobson, Thebe
Hobson, Thomas
Hodson, John
Holson, Irene
Hood, James
Hopkins, Hannah
Hopkins, Maria
Hopkins, Samuel
Hopkins, Stanton
Hoskens, John
Houston, Joseph
Hunt, John
Hunter, Joe
Hunter, John
Hunter, Mary
Jackson, James
James, Harriet
Johns, John
Johns, Scott
Johns, Susan
Johnson, Hannah
Johnson, Henry
Johnson, Jacob
Johnson, Martha
Johnson, Mattie
Johnson, Moses
Johnson, Rachel
Johnson, Sarah
Johnston, Henry
Johnston, Moses
Jones, Emerson
Jones, Emma
Jones, Jael
Jones, Mary
Kauffman, Lewis
Kennedy, Hal Patterson
Kent, Nancy
Kent, Vince
Kern, Frank
King, Anna
King, Jerry
King, Samuel
Kirk, Benjamin
Kirk, Sarah
Kuhn, Lizzie
Lamborne, Alicia
Livingston, John B.
Love, Alfred H.
Lyle, William
Marsh, Mary
Marshlands, Belle
Massey, Isaac
Massey, Mary
Massey, Samuel
Matthew, Lydia
Matthews, Thomas
McClintick, Martha
McGill, Eliza
McGill, Sarah
Mercer, Rachel
Miller, Frank
Miller, Joseph
Minnich, Isaac
Moore, Gainer
Moore, Isaac
Moore, Mary
Morrison, Caroline
Morrison, Emma
Morrison, Henry
Morrison, Joseph
Moses, Thomas
Murry, Harvey
Neal, Susan
Newswanger, Joseph E.
Oran, James
Parke, William
Paxson, Alice
Paxson, Alvin
Paxson, Elizabeth Moore White
Paxson, Elwood H.
Paxson, Frankie
Paxson, James
Paxson, Matilda
Paxson, Mavis
Paxson, Tillie
Peart, Lewis
Peart, Rebecca
Peart, Roland
Pennock, Maggie
Pickering, M. H.
Pickering, Elias
Pierce, Edith
Pierce, George
Pierce, Levi
Proctor, Caroline
Rakestraw, Abraham
Rakestraw, Carrie
Rakestraw, Connie
Rakestraw, Eliza
Rakestraw, Ester
Rakestraw, Henry
Rakestraw, Liddy
Rakestraw, Mary
Rakestraw, Sarah
Rakestraw, William
Resh, James
Reynolds, John F.
Rich, Sallie
Risk, James
Risk, Mary
Ritz, Jack
Roberts, Anna
Roberts, Henry
Roberts, Martha
Robinson, Moses
Rockey, Mrs. Jacob
Royer, Hannah
Rusel, James
Russell, Mary B.
Scott, Barbara
Scott, John
Sheldon, Hannah
Sheldon, William
Slate, Henry
Slater, John
South, Benjamin
Sprecher, Jonathan
Sproul, Anne
Stauffer, Jacob
Stauffer, John
Stauffer, Mattie
Stauffer, Mrs.
Stauffer, Peter
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stowe, Mrs.
Stuart, Mary
Sutter, Joe
Swisher, Patrick
Taylor, Jacob
Taylor, Joseph C.
Thomas, Ann
Thomas, Callie
Thomas, Caroline
Thomas, John
Thomas, Orza A.
Thompson, George
Thompson, Harriet
Valentine, Anna L.
Valentine, Emmaline
Valentine, Francis
Valentine, Joseph
Valentine, Rachel
Valentine, Rebecca
Valentine, Thomas
Walker, John
Walker, Washington
Walter, Jesse
Walters, George
Watson, Matilda
Way, Martha
Webb, John P.
Webster, Elizabeth
Webster, Ezra
Wells, Gilbert
Wells, Joseph
Wells, Mary
Westley, Ellen
Westley, Joseph
Westly, John
Whinney, Sarah Pusey
White, Addie
White, Clara
White, Lettie
White, Oliver
Whitson, Ester
Whitson, George
Whitson, Jacob
Whitson, Matilda
Whitson, Merce
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Whitson, Thomas
Whitson, Webster
Whitson, William
Wilhelm, Mrs.
William, Henry
Williams, Carrie
Williams, Edwin
Williams, Frank
Williams, Henry
Williams, Sue
Wilson, Tillie
Winston, George
Withers, Anna
Withers, Augustus
Withers, William
Zook, Morris
Other Creators
Bushong, Edith K., 1836-1914.
Subjects
African Americans--History
Agriculture
Bereavement
Canning and preserving
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Farms
Health
Housekeeping
Mental health
Quakers
Seances
Slavery
Spiritualism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Agriculture
Barr's Bookstore
Bereavement
Births
Canning and preserving
Civil War
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
David Bear's Dry Goods
Death
Diaries
Emancipation
Farming
Funerals
Gardening
Health
Housekeeping
Illnesses
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
McGlaughlin's Auction
Mental health
Octoraro Relief Association
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind
Persons of color
Quakers
Quarryville Aid Society
Sadsbury Friends Meeting
Seances
Slavery
Spiritualism
Travel
York Furnace
Extent
1 box, 5 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0278
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Family Papers, 1833-1872 at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Bushong Diary Collection (MG-278), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0278
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed, finding aid started by PK, Spring-Summer 2010; Finding aid completed by NS, RS, 2013.
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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.
Front cover has an "A" carved on it.
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. Tab "CD" on index page is missing "D".
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.
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
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1766 F001 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1766
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0108
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1766 F001 S
Box Number
108
Additional Notes
Please use photocopy. Also administrators' bond, administrators' account 1767. 3 items, 15 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1842 F002 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0115
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Maytown, East Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1842 F002 S
Box Number
115
Additional Notes
2 items, 4 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1748 F001 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1748
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0107
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1748 F001 S
Box Number
107
Additional Notes
Please use photocopy.
Also administrators' bond 1750, administrators' account 1751.
May not be all the same decedent.
3 items, 5 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1807 F002 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0111
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1807 F002 S
Box Number
111
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1853 F004 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0116
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1853 F004 S
Box Number
116
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John Scott
Object ID
Inv 1796 F002 S
Date Range
1796
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John Scott
Date Range
1796
Year
1796
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0110
People
Abraham
Caesar
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Beehives
Children
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Persons of color
Probate records
Slaveholders
Women
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 8 pages to scan
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1796 F002 S
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
110
Notes
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Enslaved persons listed, two men, two women, and one child.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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 Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1817 F003 S
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0112
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1817 F003 S
Box Number
112
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1752 F001 S
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1752
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0107
People
Scott, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1752 F001 S
Box Number
107
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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