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Joseph Phillips collection
by Phillips, Joseph (1839 – 1907)
12 folders (0.12 linear feet)
This genealogical collection includes the Phillips family papers along with a small portion of material dealing with area life such as a Pennsylvania Railroad Timetable. Also includes a photocopy of the farming and business account ledger of the family from Hebron, Maryland, 1920-1929.
Journal of Noah Shuler
by Shuler, Noah (1834 – 1847)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Noah W. Shuler began this journal with mathematics lessons when he was 13 years old in 1834. Shuler lived in Page County, Virginia and continued the journal until 1847, using it for keeping business accounts and writing brief stories usually about women.
Julia Hawkes Gardel's Female Seminary School Ledgers
by Gardel, Julia Hawkes (1838 – 1850)
3 folders (0.1 linear feet)
Julia Hawkes Gardel's Female Seminary School Ledgers document Gardel's time as principal of a female seminary in Philadelphia from 1838 to 1850. Within the three ledgers are student lists, house rules, detailed notes on the improper conduct of her students, as well as notes on punctuality, attentiveness, appearance, and other behaviors.
Ledger of a Massachusetts Itinerant Grocer
by Unknown (1846 – 1847)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This ledger was maintained by an unidentified itinerant grocer who sold goods throughout Essex County, Massachusetts. Goods sold included milk, eggs, cheese, butter, bread, beef, steak, salmon, mackerel, lamb, apples, potatoes, peaches, squash, cabbage, and tomatoes.
Ledger of Catherine Hudson
by Hudson, Catherine (circa 1942)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a ledger owned by Catherine D. W. Hudson of Bishopville, Maryland. The ledger includes travel expenses from Allen, Maryland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as well as automobile expenses, and expense monies.
Ledger of Dr. Clark Hancock
by Hancock, Clark (1937 – 1947)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger was kept by Clark Hancock, a doctor from Smith Center, Kansas between 1937 and 1942, and also includes enclosed letters that date to 1947. Hancock recorded the names of townspeople from the farming community who paid for treatment, usually with goods such as melons, apples, potatoes, onions, turkey, milk, eggs, lettuce, chickens, or by chopping wood and ironing. The letters included are between Clark and an itinerant evangelist preacher, Henry Clarence Hall.
Ledger of Larner T. McLain
by McLain, Larner (1912 – 1926)
3 folders (0.03 linear feet)
The ledger of Larner T. McLain's shipping business in Whitehaven, Maryland, documents work performed with sailboats in addition to the seasonal oyster business on the Chesapeake Bay from September 1912 - October 1926. Beginning in September 1919, accounts are listed from Standard Oil Company, documenting the transition from wind/sail power to gasoline power.
Ledger of Levin James Wilson
by Wilson, Levin (1880 – 1882)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a store ledger documenting the merchant activities of Princess Anne, Maryland store owner, Levin James Wilson from 1880-1882.
Ledger of Packers Ice & Cold Storage Company
by Packers Ice & Cold Storage Company (1950 – 1951)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Packers Ice & Cold Storage Comapny Ledger, 1950-1951 documenting the sale of seafod including oysters, shrimp, crabs and fish. Noted on each page is the person or company whom purchased the seafood, date and thier geographic location.
Ledger of Shipping Merchant Robert Peacock
by Peacock, Robert (1766 – 1778)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The ledger of shipping merchant, Robert Peacock documents the merchant voyages he invested in as well as the goods he traded and sold at his store in Oxford, Maryland, 1766-1778. Peacock had a pension for luxury wares including silver pieces, silk stockings, fabrics, wine, and rum; as noted in the ledger on multiple occasions, Peacock dealt in the trade of human cargo. On page 19, Peacock signs his own name, beneath the credit balance. At the back of the ledger are 29 pages of handwritten notations on the life of George Washington, from John Marshall's, "The Life of George Washington".
Ledger of the County Commissioner of Wicomico County
by Wicomico County Office of County Commissioner (1921 – 1927)
1 oversize box (0.25 linear feet)
This ledger was maintained by the County Commissioner of Wicomico County, Maryland from 1921 to 1927. It documents the county's daily distribution of funds to individuals, corporations, and other government agencies. Also listed are purposes for disbursement. The ledger was maintained by the Clerk and Treasurer who, at the time, was Harry Dennis.
Ledger of the Crisfield Customs House
by United States Customs House (1889 – 1904)
1 oversize box (2 linear feet)
The Ledger of the Crisfield Customs House documents the licenses to enrolled vessels in the Eastern Maryland District for carrying on "coasting trade," 1889-1904. Specifically, the ledger notes the date of enrollment, where the license was granted, the type of, and the name of the sailing vessel.