Form: Account books / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1840">1840</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1844">1844</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Newcastle Memorandum-book or, a methodical pocket-journal, for the year MDCCLXXV Calculated to answer the immediate purposes of Gentlemen and Tradesmen in all Parts of Great Britain and Ireland, respecting their Daily Transactions and other Occasional Business, 1775-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: A leather bound datebook used as a diary, account book, and note book, belonging to Ralph Hodgson from Darlington, England. Contains brief records for 1775, 1776, and 1777 and a few entries, in a later hand, dated 1845, 1846, 1847.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Daniel Raynes Goodwin Papers, 1837-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Daniel Raynes Goodwin was the ninth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1860-1868, and an Episcopal priest. The Daniel Raynes Goodwin Papers consist of three account books which document his expenses and financial history from 1837-1890.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons records, 1787-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons (later the Pennsylvania Prison Society) was formed in 1787 to correct the issues of the city jail where prisoners were held together with little to no regard for age, gender, or nature of crime. This collection includes the Society's administrative records, case reports, and visiting reports.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Charles C. Cresson account book, 1837-1867 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Charles C. Cresson's account book includes cash accounts for each year and tracks his income per year, "securities" (stocks, bonds, etc.), and expenses per year.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Ann Haines financial records, 1837-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the three volumes of account books for the trust fund of Ann Haines. The executor of the trust was Samuel B. Morris.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Provident Society for Employing the Poor account book, 1824-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The Treasurer's account book for the Provident Society for Employing the Poor records deposits, withdrawals for payments, and account balances for the accounts of the Provident Society for Employing the Poor. The inside cover includes a description of the duties of the Treasurer for the Society, and lists of the board of managers of the Society for different years.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

George Washington Taylor account books, 1831-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.43 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: The account books of George W. Taylor record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

John Reynolds mathematics copy book and account book, 1802-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: John Reynolds appears to have been a farmer in Bassingham in Lincolnshire, England in the first half of the 19th century. This volume contains mathematical exercises and examples applied to the building trade from around 1802; the Bassingham Sunday School Library rules (penned by Reynolds in 1816), and Reynolds's farm accounts from 1816 to 1820. The volume provides a glimpse into the life of an educated farmer who was active in his community and church.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Edward Livingston Papers, 1683-1877 (inclusive) 1764-1836 (bulk)

Extent:: 178 boxes and 120 linear feet
Abstract:: The Edward Livingston Papers document the career of American lawyer, diplomat, statesman, and legal theorist Edward Livingston. The collection also contains domestic, financial, and property records of some three dozen others, mostly members of the Livingston/Beekman branch of the Hudson River Valley Livingstons and the Montgomery, Davezac, Barton, and Hunt families; the family surveyor/agent John Cox, Jr.; and an Albany-area merchant Benjamin French, whose forfeited estate ended up in Edward Livingston's hands for debt collection.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

John Alston Papers, 1797-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware. This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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