Call Number:

MC.975.08.003

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Josiah H. Branson account book (HC.MC.975.08.003), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1860-1862 (inclusive)

Creator:

Branson, Josiah H.

Form:

Financial records and Account books

Abstract:

This account book records Josiah H. Branson's business transactions as a cobbler. Entries include the amount received and the work done, including making shoes, slippers, and boots; repairing shoes, slippers, and boots; and soling, heeling, and capping shoes and boots.

Josiah H. Branson (ca. 1829-1861) was born about 1829, in Salem, New Jersey. In the 1860 United States Federal Census, Branson was reported to be a "Mutlatto" "master shoemaker" in Philadelphia, where he employed a young apprentice. Josiah H. Branson died in June, 1861.

This collection is comprised of the single volume account book, labeled by Branson as volume 2. The book records Josiah H. Branson's business transactions as a cobbler. Entries include the amount received and the work done, including making shoes, slippers, and boots; repairing shoes, slippers, and boots; and soling, heeling, and capping shoes and boots.