Manuscript Ledger, Ohio, With Insights Into The 19th Century From 1835 To 1850
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7209012 | Year Printed: 1875 |
| Origin: American |
Isaac MONROE. HandwrittenLedger or “Day Book, ” 1835. On the 4thpage from the front, there is the following statement in very fine penmanship, which mentions the state of Ohio: “A list of Donations to the Seminary on AllumCreek established by the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Baptist EconomicalEducation Society.” There are twoentries about “going to Delaware, ” which does not refer to the state ofDelaware, but rather to the town of Delaware, which is... in the state ofOhio. Also there is a reference toMarion, which is in Marion County in Ohio. Google maps shows that Marion and Delaware are only 21 miles apart inthe state of Ohio. The ledger has 64pages. The entries range from 1835 to1850. The following are some of the personal names given in the ledger:William Alexander, Elijah Baldwin, Laroy B. Benton, Ira Coomer, JonathanCoomer, Morris Coomer, Gilbert G. Dart, Israel Hill, Ira McCloud, LewisMcCloud, Ruben L. Miner, Edwin Monroe, Hannah Monroe, Aaron Morehouse, JamesMorehouse, Josiah Powers, Lewis Powers, Thomas N. Reid, Syrrel Rupell, JosephShoemaker, Cowles Smith, Simeon Smith, George Welch, Lyman Wheeler, Adam Wolfe, Ebenezer Wood, Frederic Wood and Stephen Wood. The following are some of the entries: 5 bushels of corn at 5 cts., $2.50; 5 May 1836, two horses 1 day, 50¢; 17 May 1836, 4 bushels of potatoes, $1.00; 25 April 1837, 8½ lb. of port at 12½, $1.06; February 1837, threshingwheat, $3.00; 13 March 1837, 1 sugar tub, 75¢; 10 May 1837, use of wagon, twelve days at 25¢, $3.00; 18 May 1836, 2 days plowing with team, $2.00; 15July 1836, cradleing wheat, 50¢; 25 August 1836, 1 day on the road, 62½ ¢; Dec.1836, 1 day husking corn, 50¢; April 1844, one ton of hay, $4.00; 28 May 1844, one halter, $1.00; 7 June 1836, 2 days driving cattle, 50¢; 21 June 1836, 3days sowing, $1.50; March 1845, postage on letter, 27 cents; 8 September 1844, 1 side upper leather, $2.75; November 1842, sold the hogs belonging to[William] Alexander to Gilbert G. Dart for six days labor in repairing on thefarm of said Alexander, said Dart to take said hogs on the woods where theywere running at large; 5 April 1844, threshed & cleaned the oats that grewon the farm of said [William] Alexander; 24 August 1837, Began to peddle forCowles Smith & Co.; August 1849, making one pair boots, $1.50; 25 October1849, making one pair high shoes, 75¢; 31 December 1849, mending boots, 25¢; 31December 1849, making one pair slippers, 50¢; 29 June 1843, one side colt skin, 75¢; 12 December 1843, 4½ lb. sole leather, $1.26; 30 January 1850, one dayhauling, $1.00; 31 January 1850, one day wheeling, 50¢; 14 March 1850, one daywith team, $1.00; 1843, schooling children last summer, $2.50; 1843, one lockchain & one stay chain, $1.00; 1843, one blind bridle, $1.50; 1 June 1850, five day[s] overseeing, $2.50; 30 March 1844, Finished hauling and laying up2, 775 rails at 62½ cents per hundred, $17.34; 10 April 1844, three daysgrubbing and clearing old fence rows for the plow, $1.87½; 10 May 1844, twodays burning and picking up, $1.25; May 1844, the use of his horse seven days, $1.75; May 1844, one bushel for seed, 37½ ¢; July 1836, 9¼ lb. of pork at 9, 83¢;March 1837, boarding his mother 4½ weeks, $2.25; 2 February 1837, one axe, $2.50; May 1843, harvesting 3 acres oats, $1.50; November 1836, 9 lb. of tallowat 10 ct., 90¢; 8 October 1836, ½ day hauling oats, 25¢; 3 school bills, $2.21;March 1837, 1 sow and 5 pigs, $3.75; March 1843, one day chop[p]ing wood, 50¢;September 1838, one old scythe, 50¢; August 1840, 1 day stacking hay, 37½ ¢;August 1840, 1 day with my two boys, 75¢; 1841, 3½ dozen candles, 30¢; March1838, bill for shoemaking, $5; 5 October 1840, going to Delaware with team, $1.00; 26 October 1843, one hide 40 lb., $1.60. Condition: very good. Guarantee ofAuthenticity. All of the items we sell (whetherhandwritten manuscripts or printed texts) are ORIGINALS. We guarantee everything we sell to be originaland authentic. Due to their age, someimperfections can be expected, so please read our descriptions and view ourscanned images carefully. We stand behind our inventory and want to make surethat all of our clients are completely satisfied with their purchases.
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