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Harford County Business Record Books, 1750-1889, MS 1516
Harford County Business Record Books, 1750-1889
Maryland Historical Society
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Descriptive Summary
Harford County Business Record Books, 1750-1889
MS 1516
Maryland Historical Society
Baltimore MD 21201-4674
Container List
Box 1 I Dr. Robert H. Archer Jr. Daybook, 1837-1841; 1852-1853. Patients visited and medicines prescribed; also farm expenditures. II Bel Air Account Book, 1826-1835. General Store merchandise accounts. Students and teachers from Bel Air Academy frequently appear. III Samuel Brown Ledger, 1814-1819. Accounts of tuitions, books, paper, and ink relating to Brown's teaching of languages at a Baltimore school. Brown's son-in-law also used volume to keep farm accounts. IV John C. Breckinridge Account Book, 1851-1861. Blacksmith accounts, including wagon wheel repair, saddle work, etc. Box 2 V C.D. Boulden Ledger, 1857-1858. Unspecified merchandise. VI John Preston Jones (?), Daybook, 1839-1843. General Store merchandise accounts; store located in Conowingo. Box 3 VII John Preston Jones (?), Ledger, 1839-1843. General Store merchandise accounts; store locate in Conowingo. VIII Darlington Mutual Building Association, 1869-1880. Membership lists with fines and interest marked. Box 4 IX Deer Creek Iron Company Daybook, 1836-1840. Accounts of daily purchases at the company store. Herman Stump, R.J. Jackson, and B.W. Duncan--propriators of company. X James Ferguson Daybook, 1852-1857. Merchandise accounts of General Store. Box 5 XI Franklinville Forge and Store, Journal, 1838-1851. XII Franklinville Forge and Store, Ledger, 1839-1850. Bills and payment. XIII Franklinville Forge and Store, Daybook, 1851. Store customer accounts. Box 6 XIV John R. Gheen, Way Book, 1850-1851. Tabulations relating to cattle passing through Western Drove Yard in Harford Co. XV Joseph Gorrell Account Book, 1846-1855. Accounts of General Store. Box 7 XVI Griffin and Hopkins, Ledger, 1859-1861. Unspecified merchandise. Box 8 XVII Benjamin Guyton Work Book, 1813-1815. [Missing 9/78] XVIII Col. James Hall, Aquilla Hall, and Jacob Giles--Ledger Book, 1750. General Store merchandise including rum, tobacco, clothing, etc. XIX Col. James Hall, Aquilla Hall, and Jacob Giles--Ledger Book, 1767-1769. Similar to XVIII. XX Aquilla Hall and Son, Ledger Book, 1773-1778. Similar to XVIII. XXI Aquilla Hall and Son, Daybook, 1774-1775. Similar to XVIII. Box 9 XXII Aquilla Hall and Son, Daybook, 1775-1779. Similar to XVIII. [UNK] Sept. 11, 1998 XXIII William R. Hall, Day book, 1788-1793. Similar to XVIII. XXIV Edward Hall, Letter Book, 1809-1816; also Sanderson and Hall, Letter Book, 1891. Letters concern shiiping and commerce of Hall's Baltimore firm. Box 10 XXV Edward Hall, Ledger, 1814-1827. Farm accounts. XXVI Harford County Daybook, 1855-1859. Accounts relating to boarders and scallop iron. Original owner of ledger unknown. Box 11 XXVII Jeremiah Harlan, Account Book, 1769-1830. Accounts of Stafford Store, Harford Co. general store. XXVIII Henry S. Harlan, Farm Accounts, 1838-1861. Relates to Strawberry Hill farm near Fallston, Md. XXIX Ruben S. Harlan, Ledger Book, 1846-1858. Ruben Harlan estate accounts; Woodville farm expences; some records of patient visits. Box 12 XXXI James Harris and William McClure, Ledger Book, 1761-1765. Accounts of general store merchandise. Box 13 XXXII James Harris and William McClure, Ledger Book, 1766-1768. Similar to XXXI. Box 14 XXXIII William M. Hopkins, Account Book, 1844-1845. Accounts of general store located in Havre de Grace. XXXIV William M. Hopkins, Account Book, 1845. Similar to XXXIII. XXXV William M. Hopkins, Account Book, 1846. Similar to XXXIII. Box 15 XXXVI Thomas [UNK], Ledger Book, 1824-1860. Accounts of Bel Air general store. Includes numerous detailed accounts of Junius B. Booth. XXXVII Thomas [UNK], Ledger Book, 1824-1860. Similar to XXXVI. XXXVIII John Higinbotham, Journal, 1839-1843. Accounts of general store. Box 16 XXXIX John Higinbotham, Accounts Current and Interest Account Book, 1839-1842. Relates to operation of general store. XL John Higinbotham, Ledger Book, 1839-1843. Assorted merchandise accounts. Firm located in Baltimore. Box 17 XLI John Higinbotham, Ledger Book, 1842-1845. Similar to XL. Box 18 XLII John Higinbotham, Ledger Book, 1842-1848. Similar to XL. XLIII John Higinbotham, Cash Book, 1842-1847. Merchnadise accounts. Box 19 XLIV John Higinbotham, Sales Record Book, 1845-1851. Also copies of letters concerning business. XLV John Higinbotham, Journal, 1847-1848. XLVI John Higinbotham, Ledger Book, 1847-1850. Similar to XL. Box 20 XLVII Joshua Husband, Ledger Book, 1846-1859. Accounts concerning store and mill. Box 21 XLVIII Barnett Johnson, Ledger Book, 1803-1805. Farm produce accounts. XLIX Barnett Johnson, Ledger Book, 1805-1807. Similar to XLVIII. L Barnett Johnson, Balances, 1805-1811. Store list. LI Barnett Johnson, Ledger Book, 1807-1810. Similar to XLVIII. Box 22 LII Barnett Johnson, Ledger Book, 1810-1812. Similar to XLVIII. Box 23 LIII Kell Family, Account Book, 1794-1800. Unspecified merchandise. LIV W.B. Ling, Daybook, 1843-1846. General merchandise. Box 24 LV Ramsey McHenry, Ledger Book, 1841-1848. Farm produce and expenditures. Box 25 LVI William McClaskey, Account Book, 1835-1837. Tavern accounts, including: lodgings, board, and other expences. LVII William McClaskey, Account Book, 1835-1843. Similar to LVI. LVIII William McClaskey, Account Book, 1842. Similar to LVI. LVIII A William McClaskey, Account Book, 1815; 1838. Similar to LVI. LIX A William McClaskey, Account Book, 1843. Similar to LVI. LX William McClaskey, Account Book, 1844. Similar to LVI. LXI William McClaskey, Account Book, 1846. Similar to LVI. LXII William Mady, Account Book, 1865-1872. General merchandise. Box 26 LXIII Samuel and Benjamin Richardson, Account Book, 1798-1800. Unspecified merchandise. LXIV Samuel B. Richardson, Account Book, 1836-1837. General merchandise. Box 27 LXV Samuel B. Richardson, Account Book, 1837-1838. Similar to LXIV. LXVI Samuel B. Richardson, Account Book, 1838-1839. Similar to LXIV. Box 28 LXVII Samuel B. Richardson, Account Book, 1836-1839. Similar to LXIV. Box 29 LXVIII W. and D.G. Clements Daybook, 1888-1889. Accounts of general store located in Dublin, Md. LXIX Rock Run Ledger, 1775. Fragment of ledger book relating to general merchandise accounts, 1775. LXX John Sappington, Daybook, 1812-1814. Accounts of general store. Box 30 LXXI Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1839-1843. General merchandise. LXXII Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1833-1834. Similar to LXXI. Box 31 LXXIII Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1834. Similar to LXXI. LXXIV Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1834-1835. Similar to LXXI. LXXV Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1836. Similar to LXXI. Box 32 LXXVI Benjamin Silver, Daybook, 1837. Daily accounts of general merchandise. LXXVII Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1838; 1846-1863. Similar to LXXI. Box 33 LXXVIIA Benjamin Silver, Account Book, 1847-1872. Box 34 LXXVIII John W. Stump, Dairy and Letterbook, 1815-1842. Sale of lands to Tidewater Canal Co.; estate of Mark Pringle; farm work. LXXIX Swansbury Mills, Account Book, 1842-1843. Gillespie and Nelson general store merchandise. Box 35 LXXX F. D. Anderson, Transcribed poetry, 1840; also stock accounts Swanbury Mills store, 1842-1850. LXXXI Swansbury Mills, Letterbook, 1847-1851. Letters written by Gilespie and Nelson relating to general store merchandise accounts. LXXXII Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1844-1846. Store and mill accounts. Box 36 LXXXIII Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1842-1844. Similar to LXXXII. LXXXIV Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1842-1843. Similar to LXXXII. LXXXV Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1843-1844. Similar to LXXXII. Box 37 Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1846-1847. Similar to LXXXII. LXXXVII Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1849-1852. Similar to LXXXII. Box 38 LXXXVIII Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1849-1852. Similar to LXXXII. LXXXIX Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1844-1845. Similar to LXXXII. Box 39 XC Swansbury Mills, Journal, 1851-1852. Store and Mill accounts. XCI Swansbury Mills, Cash Book, 1842-1844. Cash transfers relating to store and mill. Box 40 XCII Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1846-1847. Stroe and Mill accounts. XCIII Swansbury Mills, Stock Inventory, 1847. XCIV Swansbury Mills, Account Book, 1838-1839. Similar to LXXIX. Box 41 XCV Swansbury Mills, Cash Book, 1847-1848. Similar to XCI. XCVI Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1846-1849. Similar to LXXXII. XCVII Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1843-1844. Similar to XCII. XCVIII Swansbury Mills, Cash Book, 1851-1852. Similar to XCI. XCIX Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1848-1850. Similar to XCII. Box 42 C Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1851-1852. Similar to XCII. CI Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1842-1848. Similar to XCII. Box 43 CII Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1847-1849. Similar to XCII. CIII Swansbury Mills, Daybook, 1843-1844. Similar to LXXXII. Box 44 CIV Swansbury Mills, Ledger Book, 1848-1850. Similar to XCII. CVI Tide Water Canal (Sec. 23) Account Book, 1838-1839. CV [Not accounted for.] [UNK] Box 45 CVII John Ward, Daybook, 1836-1838. Blacksmith work accounts. CVIII John Ward, Daybook, 1839-1840. Similar to CVII. CIX John Ward, Daybook, 1842-1845. Similar to CVII. Box 46 CX John Ward, Ledger Book, 1850-1872. Blacksmith work accounts. CXI John Ward, Ledger Book, 1874-1879. Similar to CX. CXII William Woolsey, Ledger Book, 1846-1852.
