The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Gray, Charles, 1796-1871.
Title: Bills and receipts
Dates: 1826-1859.
Call No.: Col. 825
Acc. No.: 08x25.1-.14, 08x26.9,
08x52; 08x53.8
Quantity: 5 folders (about 143 items)
Location: 34 J 5
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Charles Gray was a lawyer and judge in New
York. Born on September 20, 1796 in
Palantine, Montgomery County, New York, he studied at the Fairfield Academy in
Fairfield and read law with Henry Markell.
He was admitted to the bar in 1822, and practiced law in Herkimer. He became Herkimer County Jail Building
Commissioner in 1832 and was elected to the New York assembly in 1835. Between 1838-1841, he was a judge of the
Court of Common Pleas. In 1847, he was
elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court. He was appointed a brigadier general in the
state militia. He died on February 21,
1871, in Herkimer.
Martin Easterbrooks was the father of Nathan
Easterbrooks. Martin was born in 1782,
the son of Ruth Miller and Abiel Easterbrooks.
He married Sabrina Swift. At
some point, Martin moved to Herkimer County, New York. His death date was not found, but in 1850, he
was living with his son Nathan, who was a mason. Nathan was born in 1808. He married Caroline Bagg, who was from
Canada. By 1871, Nathan and Caroline had
moved to Canada, where Nathan was a farmer, according to the census, but
continued working as a mason according to a family record. That same record stated that Nathan
Easterbrooks also worked on the Sing Sing prison, a prison in Clinton County,
New York, and that during the Civil War, he worked on the Treasury Building in
Washington, D.C.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
A collection of bills and receipts addressed to
Charles Gray, for work done on his house and for construction of a new jail for
Herkimer County, New York. The personal
bills included a detailed bill from his painter which lists the workmen and
their daily wages, in addition to the amount of paint used in 1840. In 1852, Gray used a different painter to
paint shelves, floors, stairs, an oilcloth, and window sash. More painting was done in 1853, and that bill
specifies the colors that were used (including French green and verdigris
green) and that graining was done. Other
work on the house included the setting of curbstones, laying front steps,
putting up a railing, the installation of gutters, and repairs to the
chimney. As well, the collection
includes a bill for lumber, specifying hemlock flooring, as well as planks and
scantling. There is one bill for
household goods, including a tea set, knives and forks, a pitcher, bowls,
pepper, allspice, a pen knife, a hair comb, etc.
Most of the collection consists of receipted bills
for construction of the new Herkimer County Jail in 1833-1834. Gray was on the commission in charge of
overseeing the construction. About half
the receipts are for work done by Martin and Nathan Easterbrooks, primarily for
mason work. Other receipts for are stone
work, painting, and iron work, including iron grates for the windows and locks. Although a late 19th century history of
Herkimer County stated that the old courthouse and jail burned on January 25,
1834, it is clear from these receipts that they must have burned in 1833, as
construction began in that year. The
same history reported that the new jail cost $10,300. An infamous resident of the Herkimer Jail was
Chester Gillette, murderer of Grace Brown in 1906. The case was the basis of Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy, which was adapted
into the movie A Place in the Sun.
ORGANIZATION
In chronological order. Gray's personal bills are separated from
those relating to construction of the jail; the personal bills are in folder 1. The jail construction documents are in two
groups; bills and receipts pertaining to the Easterbrooks are in folders 4 and
5, while all other bills and receipts are in folders 2 and 3.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
All accessions were purchased from Stephen Resnick.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Easterbrooks, Martin, 1782-
Easterbrooks,
Nathan, 1808-
Topics:
Building - New York (State) -
Herkimer County.
Dwellings -
Maintenance and repair - New York (State) - Herkimer.
Jails - New York
(State) - Herkimer County.
House
furnishings - 19th century.
House painting - New York (State) - Herkimer.
Lumber - Prices - 19th century.
Wages - House painters.
Herkimer County (N.Y.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Invoices.
Receipts (Acknowledgments).
Lawyers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 J 5
All items are addressed to and all receipts
acknowledgment payments received from Charles Gray, unless otherwise indicated.
All accession numbers begin with 08x52, unless
otherwise noted.
All items are dated from Herkimer, unless otherwise
noted.
Folder 1: personal
bills and receipts (various accession numbers)
08x26.9 bill from George L. Davis, January 4,
1826; with receipt for payment dated April 26, 1827; for household goods, such
as tea and coffee sets, tea and coffee pots, pitcher, bowls, knives, forks,
spoons, carvers, pepper and allspice, pen knife, an ounce of wafers, hair comb,
shears, etc.
08x52.1 receipt: John Gardner was paid for
making mortar, May 5, 1832; Gardner signed with his mark; added note: “Gardner
says he worked 9 days”; witnessed by E. Graves
08x52.2 receipt: James Gould was paid for
stone cutting, and something else, November 16, 1832.
08x25.1-.4 receipts: Charles J. Fox was paid for
painting house, July 3, 6, and 30, and September 2, 1840
08x25.5 bill from Charles J. Fox, for work
done June-July, and receipt for payment dated December 31, 1840: chiefly for
painting, with names of workers given; also for paint, oil, and varnish
[continues on back]
08x25.6 receipt: Gideon J. Scully[?], was paid for setting cub stones, October 29, 1842;
On back:
endorsed as bill of Gid. J. Dodge, but the signature on the front does not look
like Dodge
08x25.7 receipt: Peter Dugan was paid for
boards and timber, January 23, 1844; includes account of measurements of the
goods; [continues on back]
08x25.8 bill from Nathan Easterbrooks,
December 10, 1847, for laying front steps, plastering[?] in home and office;
putting up railing
08x25.9 receipt: Samuel Draper was paid for mortar work on chimney top, July 15, 1849
08x25.10-11 bills from John Grannis, May 17, 1851: for
paint and a day of work; and May 25, 1852, for white and yellow paint, painting
shelves, floor, stairs, oilcloth, and window sash; and for varnishing doors;
.11: on blue
paper; endorsed on back as bill of Jack Grannis
08x25.12 bill: from Charles J. Fox, for gallon
of
oil, Venetian red [spelled read],
white mixt, and something else, October 18, 1853
08x53.8 bill from Charles J. Fox, April 22,
1853, for oil, paints [mentions colors], lamp black, turpentine, graining
material for door and something else, varnish; and gives names of the painters;
[continues on back]
08x25.13 receipt: Charles J. Fox was paid for
house painting, June 11, 1853
08x25.14 bill from Fetterly [name on back], [no
date on bill but it was paid on January 11, 1854], for gutters; mending a
dipper and lead pipe, and for eggs
Folder 2:
County Jail Building Commission, 1833 (acc. 08x52.3-.30)
Note: many of
the bills and receipts had a number on the back, on these have been noted. Sometimes, No. was written, but no number was added.
.3 bill
from B. & A. Seymour, Utica, June 24, 1833: for tubes
[see
also .11, delivery charges for tubes; and .14, another bill from these people
for tubes]
.11 bill: from F. Patterson, German Flatts, June 25, 1833, for toll on eight tubes, shipped on boat
Hudson of Ithaca;
With receipt: E.
A. Scott was paid for carrying the tubes from the canal to Herkimer, June 25,
1833;
On back: no. 4
.4 bill
from Christopher Smith and L. M. Loomis, June 1833, for window grates;
On
back: no. 5
.5 bill from Warren Mack, Jr., June 1833,
for use of team and for hauling stone, and for work of a boy and for work of
Josiah;
On back: no. 6
.6 receipt: W. Small was paid for
carpenter and joiner’s work, and for materials, July 9, 1833;
On back: no. 7
.7 bill from Jacob Crouts, June 6, 1833,
for days of work loading and unloading stone, plus work of a boy;
On back: no. 8
.8 receipt: Warner Folts was paid for
shingles, July 10, 1833;
On back: no. 9
.9 bill from Kelsey & Dye, July 17,
1833, for painting grates, and for oil and lamp black;
On back: no. 10
.10 receipt: L. M. Loomis, Little Falls, July
23, 1833, paid for making window grates [gives weight of the grates];
On back: no. 12
.12 note from John S. Joslin, requesting that
Gray pay W. Mack on his account, August 3, 1833;
On back: no. 19; and
receipt, dated September 10, 1833, signed Warren Mack, Jr.
.13 note from C. P. Bellinger, Littlefalls [sic], August 3, 1833: authorizing payment to Mr.
Easterbrook; mentions jail walls
.14 bill
from B. & A. Seymour, June 24-25, 1833, for tubes and something else;
On
back: no. 15; and receipt for payment, dated August 17, 1833;
[see also .3 for another
bill from these people; and .11, a bill for delivery charges for tubes]
.15 bill from George Smith, July 1833, for
days or work with team drawing stone and gravel, and labor of a man; receipt
signed by N. Smith, August 7, 1833;
On back: no. 28
.16 bill from James A. Suiter, June 10, 1833,
for picking stone and shoveling gravel; with receipt signed by Rosbach &
Smith, Aug. 7, 1833;
On back: no. 17: Rosbach
& Smith, for work of James A. Suiter
.17 receipt: Jacob Osborn was paid for bards
furnished to the hands of John S. Joslin, August 24, 1833;
And John S. Joslin
acknowledged the payment to Osborn, no date;
On back: no. 22
.18 note from John S. Joslin to Gray: please
pay Mr. Putman on my account, August 23, 1833;
On back: no. 23; and David
Putman acknowledged receipt of payment, Aug. 24, 1833
.19 receipt: John S. Joslin was paid for
cutting stone, September 10, 1833;
On back: no. 26
.20 bill from Rosbach & Smith, September
11, 1833: for sheet lead and bar lead
.21 bill from Anson Hall, 1833, “to drawing
plan a making[?] bill of timber for the new jail”;
With receipt dated
September 18, 1833;
On back: no. 29
.22 receipt: J. McKnight [or J. M. Knight],
was paid for painting, September 21, 1833;
On back: no. 31
.23 bill from J. Bellinger, June-September
1833: for tubes, an iron door, door eyes, cartage, storage, etc.;
On back: no. 38
.24 note from John S. Joslin, Utica, October
6, 1833: request to pay b. S. Joslin on his account;
On back: no. 39; receipt
signed John S. Joslin by B. S. Joslin
.25 top sheet [on yellow paper]: bill from
Francis E. Spinner, March-October 1833: for paying for a man to go to
Salisbury; for postage on letters to and from Auburn; for removing something
from the county lot; for a box for lock, &c at Auburn; and for a day’s
expenses at Auburn; payment received October 30, 1833;
This yellow sheet is
attached to a long account headed “Disbursements as member of the Jail
Committee,” which gives some details of Spinner’s expenses, but covers the time
period December 12, 1832-November 14, 1833; on back of this is a note from Gray
about the presentation of the bill to him on November 15, 1833;
Also on back: no. 1[?
The paper is worn along that edge so the number is not clear, could also be no.
7]
.26 receipt: C. Ellis was paid for ten inch
step stone already cut for steps for the prison, November 20, 1833;
On back: no. 42
.27 note: Gray asks Mr. Small to pay
Shinkle[?] & Ellis, December 6, 1833;
On back: no. 47; with
various notes about the payment
.28 receipt (duplicate): Gray was paid by William
Small from money he received from New York Life Insurance Trust Company on
account of the Commissioners for the Building the New Jail of Herkimer County;
reimbursement for amounts paid to M. & N. Easterbrook, Shinkle &
Ellice, and others; December 10, 1833
.29 receipt: C[?] Colie [or Tobie?] was paid
for stone cutting, and hanging and fastening one prison door and lock, December
10, 1833; witnessed by Ezra Graves;
On back: no. 49; also
various measurements, written in pencil;
the name on the
back is Peter Lalie[?]; but the name on the front looks like Colie, not Lalie
[however, elsewhere the name shows up as Tobie, and Peter Tobie is listed in
census records for Herkimer County]
.30 receipt: Colie [or Tobie?] & Liberam
were paid for cutting stone, December 11, 1833; payment received by F. E.
Spinner;
On back: no. 59
Folder 3:
County Jail Building Commission, 1834-1835 (acc. 08x52.31-.62)
Note: many of
the bills and receipts had a number on the back, on these have been noted. Sometimes, No. was written, but no number was added.
.31 receipt: Nathaniel Etheridge, trustee for
Catherine & John Myers, was paid for the jail lot, January 1, 1834;
On back: no. 55
.32 note, from the committee to G. J.
Stranahan, January 9, 1834: please let Mr. Easterbrooks have bricks for a
hearth, and the committee will pay for them;
On back: no. 88;
receipt: G. J. Stranahan was paid for the bricks, August[?] 2, 1834;
On back: no. 88
.33 three receipts on one sheet: W. Small was
paid for labor and materials, Aug. 17, 1833; and received payments for his
contract to build the jail, December 10 and January 16, 1834; [the December receipt
probably should have been dated 1833, but the year is clearly written 1834];
On back: no. 95[? The
number is not altogether clear]
.34 letter, Gray, January 18, 1834, to A.
Walcott, Auburn, N.Y.: Mr. Bellinger informed the committee that some irons for
the jail were at his store [apparently these had been sent by Walcott]; had to
get some rail posts from Little Falls; have hired a blacksmith to install
posts; tools also received; encloses certificate of deposit to pay for posts;
On back: no. 52; letter
is written on blue paper
.35 bill from Peter Labie[?], January 1834,
for enlarging jamb to receive an iron door; for work on other doors, fitting
stones into jambs, etc.; receipt signed Feb. 3, 1834, where surname looks like
Cobie, although in other places it shows up as Tobie;
On back: no. 63
.36 receipt: Warner Folts was paid for an
account which also involved John S. Joslin, February 7, 1834;
On back: no. 64; also a
list of days and meals, with a note from Rufus Harlan that this was an account
of the board he provided for Mr. Joslin’s hands
.37 bill from F. E. [Spinner – most of
surname is torn off], for work done by Mr. Labornum: work on steps, a cap on
prison door, and hanging cranes;
On back: no. 65; receipt
signed by Joseph Liberam, for stone cutting, February 13, 1834; bottom right
corner is torn off
.38 bill from David Putman, Sept.
1833-Febrauary 1834: a long list of blacksmithing work, including making
chains, fixing damper on stove, making wedges (many of these) and spikes,
sharpening chisels, fixing jail door and other doors, making hooks and
bannister iron, making hinges, etc.;
On back: no. 66
.39 account of J. Bellinger, November
1933-February 22, 1834: for box locks, iron grates, cartage, iron bolts, iron
rods, storage; mentions several names, perhaps the supplier of these goods:
George House, S. G. Armstrong, and J. Kent;
On back: no. 67
.40 written
on one side: “I suppose this account to be correct. F. E. Spinner”;
Written in pencil on other side:
references to portes, written in French, and a note from Gray to Spinner asking
the latter to certify this as correct, dated Feb. 3, 1834
.41 short
note from John S. Joslin, to Gray: please pay F. P. Bellinger, for cutting
stone;
On back: no. 68; with
note from Gray about Joslin’s payment, March 6, 1834; and receipt signed F. P.
Bellinger, acknowledging receipt of payment, March 6, 1834
.42 two receipts on one sheet: Turner
Peterson and Asa C. Shafe were paid for mason work, March 10, 1834;
On back: no. 69
.43 bill from John D. Spinner, July 7, 1833,
for days of work with a team; payment received March 28, 1834;
On back: no. 74
.44 request from John S. Joslin to pay
William Small, and charge to Joslin, December 6, 1833; with a note from the committee that the
charge is accepted;
On back: no. 80; and receipt: William Small received payment for
part of the amount and a certificate for the rest, May 7, 1834
.45 a note from the committee that it owes
money to William Small for stone cutting, May 7, 1834; with some calculations
written in pencil;
On back: no.[blank];
William Small assigned the payment due him to John Smith, Nicholas Smith, and
George Smith, December 15, 1834; with receipt of Nicholas Smith that the money
was received, February 7, 1835;
One of the corners has
been torn off
.46 request from John S. Joslin that Warren
Mack be paid for [unclear], February 4, 1834;
On back: no. 79; note
from Warren Mack, jr. that W. Small should be paid, Feb. 21, 1834; with Small’s
receipt that he was paid, May 8, 1834;
Note: paper is torn
.47 receipt: Nathaniel Etheridge, was paid
for principal and interest and costs of alteration of deed for the jail, May 8,
1834 [see also .31];
On back: no. 81
.48 bill from J. & B. Harter, Nov.
1833-May 1834, for iron bills, cutting stove pipe, making railing, “shufel
hantle” [i.e. shovel handle]; receipt signed John Harter & Co.;
On back: no. 96
.49 note from Herkimer County Bank, Little
Falls, June 3, 1834, to Richard Yates, cashier, Albany; testifying that this is a true copy of a
check made payable to Charles Gray;
On back: No. 3, N.Y.
Life & Trust Co.; and a note from F.E. Spinner that he was present at the
writing[?] of the check
.50 short letter from E. A. Nicoll, New York
Life and Trust Co., New York, June 5, 1834, to Gray: draft has been credited to
the Herkimer County Bank;
Letter sheet addressed
to Charles Gray, Esq., Herkimer, New York; with note about Trust Company
receipts
.51 note from Gray and F. P. Bellinger, July
22, 1834, stating that money is due to A. Walcott & Co. for grate doors and
smith work;
On back: receipt: A.
Walcott & Co. received payment, Feb. 11, 1835
.52 bill from Jacob Burrill, Oct. 2, 1834,
for bar lead; payment received Dec. 14, 1835;
On back: no. [blank]
.53 receipt: John S. Joslin was paid for
stone cutting, Oct. 29, 1834;
On back: no. 91[? First
digit is unclear]
.54 bill from David Heald [also spelled
Held], for surveying to measure stone; Oct. 1834;
On back: no. 92; bottom
right corner has been torn off
.55 coy of check drawn on Herkimer County
Bank, Little Falls, Dec. 5, 1834, payable to William Bard; with Ezra Graves
certifying that it was a true copy of the draft;
Endorsed on back: copy
of check mailed to Wm. Bard, Prest., L.I. & Trust Co.
.56 receipt: Charles C. Palmer received
payment from Gray on bond of F. P. Bellinger, for New York Life Insurance &
Trust Co., Dec. 8, 1834;
On back: no. [blank];
Printed form
.57 bill from A. McKnight, 1834, for cutting
and setting oval windows in jail;
On back: no. [blank]
.58 short note: Chas. Gray and Warner Folts
[or Foltz] cerify that payment is due to Alexander McKnight for painting and
for materials, to be paid when legislature provides funds, January 1, 1835;
On back: no. [blank];
receipt: A. McKnight received payment; on blue paper
.59 short note: Chas Gray and F. P. Bellniger
certify that payment is due John S. Joslin for stone cutting, to be paid when
legislature provides funds, January 1, 1835;
On back: no. [blank];
note: John S. Joslin said to pay the within to F.P. Bellinger; receipt: F. P.
Bellinger received payment, Feb. 2, 1835
.60 bill from Rosbach & Smith, September
11, 1833-Dec. 12, 1834; for sheet lead, bar lead, panes of glass, and putty;
On back: no. [blank];
receipt: Rosback & Smith received payment, Feb. 7, 1835
.61 note: Gray and F. P. Bellinger state that
money is due William Small for carpenters work, November 11, 1834;
On back: Green C. Bronson,
Atty. Genl. Received payment, Feb. 11, 1835, in case of The People [of New
York] vs William Small, George H. Heeton[?], and Henry Strong;
[paper has small tears]
.62 short note: from F. E. Spinner, Nov. 21,
1835: Mr. Tobit flagged the entrance to the basement of the jail – please pay
him; with receipt: Peter Tobie [?] received payment for this work, Nov. 23,
1835;
On back: no. [blank]
Folder 4: County Jail Building Commission: bills and
receipts of Martin and Nathan Easterbrooks, 1833 (acc. 08x52.63-.93)
Note: many of
the bills and receipts had a number on the back, on these have been noted. Sometimes, No. was written, but no number was added.
.63 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, July 3, 1833;
On back: no. 1
.64 short note from C. P. Bellinger, Little
Falls, July 5, 1833, to Gray: directing Gray to pay the Easterbrooks per
contract
On back: no. 2
.65 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid interest, July 6, 1833;
On back: no. 3
.66 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, July 6, 1833;
On back: no. 2
.67a receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid for
work, July 15, 1833;
[note: .67a and .67b are
attached]
.67b receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, July 28, 1833;
On back: no. 11
.68 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract, July 27, 1833;
On back: no. 13
.69 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid for mason work, August 3, 1833;
On back: no. 14
.70 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, August 7, 1833;
On back: no. 16
.71 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, August 15, 1833;
On back: no. 20
.72 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, August 24, 1833;
On back: no. 21
.73 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, August 31, 1833;
On back: no. 24
.74 short note from C. P. Bellinger, Sept. 9,
1833: “let Mr. Easterbrookses have the amount of money due them …”
.75 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, September 9, 1833;
On back: no. 25
.76 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, September 12, 1833;
On back: no. 27
.77 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, September 14, 1833;
On back: no. 28
.78 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, September 20, 1833;
On back: no. 30
.79 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, September 28, 1833;
On back: no. 32
.80 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, October 5, 1833;
On
back: no. 33
.81 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, October 7, 1833;
On back: no. 34
.82 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, October 16, 1833;
On back: no. 35
.83 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract for mason work, October 21, 1833;
On back: no. 36
.84 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, October 28, 1833;
On back: no. 37
.85 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract, November 2, 1833;
On back: no. 40
.86 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, November 12, 1833;
On back: no. 41
.87 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, November 22, 1833;
On back: no. 43
.88 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, November 25, 1833;
On back: no. 44
.89 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract; payment received through William Small; December 4,
1833;
On back: no. 45; also
signature of W. Small, acknowledging that he, too had received the money
.90 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, December 6, 1833;
On back: no. 46
.91 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, December 7, 1833;
On
back: no. 48
.92 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid for orders to G. J. Stranahan, December 20, 1833;
On back: no. 53
.93 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract, December 24, 1833;
On back: no. 54
Folder 5: County Jail Building Commission: bills and
receipts of Martin and Nathan Easterbrooks, 1834 (acc. 08x52.94-.128)
Note: many of
the bills and receipts had a number on the back, on these have been noted. Sometimes, No. was written, but no number was added.
.94 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract; on an order drawn payable to Christopher P, Bellinger, January 3,
1834;
On back: no. 56
.95 two short notes: first one: Martin
Easterbrooks, Janauary 3, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay Christopher P.
Bellinger;
Second note: Messrs
Easterbrooks & Co., no date, to C. P. Bellinger: will be able to pay him
after the legislature provides more money for the expenses of building the
Herkimer County jail;
On back: short note from
Chas. Gray, Jan. 3, 1834: have been unable to borrow money to pay what is owed
to Easterbrooks;
Statement by Gray, Jan.
3, 1834: the committee accepts the within order and will pay on or before May
1;
Receipt: C. P. Bellinger
was paid what was owed him, February 3, 1834
.96 receipt: Nathan and Martin Easterbrooks were
paid in favor of Lemuel Swift, January 8, 1834;
On back: no. 57
.97 short note from Nathan and Martin
Easterbrooks, Jan. 8, 1834, to the Jail Committee: please pay Lemuel Swift;
On back: statement of
acceptance of the order, signed by Gray;
and a receipt
for payment, signed by Jas. B. Harsh[?];
[paper has
tears]
.98 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks
were paid per contract; on an order in favor of Sylvester Green, January 3,
1834;
On back: no. 60
.99 short note: Martin & Nathan
Easterbrooks to the Jail Commissioners, January 16, 1834: please pay Sylvester
Green;
On back: the jail
committee’s acceptance of the order; and
Receipt: Sylvester Green
receipted payment, Feb. 10, 1834
.100 two orders, both saying basically the same
thing: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks to the Jail Committee, January 17,
1834: please pay Jacob Cristman;
On back: comment of Jail
Committee about the orders, signed by Gray
.101 two receipts: Martin Easterbrooks was paid
on contract, January 17, 1834; and Martin Easterbrooks received the payment due
Jacob Christman, Jan. 17, 1834;
On back: no. 61;
Also: receipt: Jacob
Cristman received payment, no date
.102 order: Martin Easterbrooks, no date:
requests Jail Committee to pay George Wilson;
On back: the committee’s
acceptance of order, March 29, 1834; and
Receipt: Ezra Graves,
trustee of George Wilson’s estate, received payment, January 20, 1837
.103 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid per contract, in favor of Jacob Burril, Jr.[?], January 25, 1834;
On back: no. 67
.104 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks,
December 20, 1833, to Jail Committee: please pay G. J. Stranahan; with receipt
dated February 4, 1834;
On back: No. [blank];
Also: committee’s
acceptance of order, Dec. 20, 1833; and
Receipt: G. J. Stranahan
was paid, February 4, 1834
.105 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks,
December 20, 1833, to Jail Committee: please pay Gibson J. Stranahan;
On back: no. 70; and
committee’s acceptance
of order, Dec. 20, 1833; and
Receipt: G. J. Stranahan
was paid, March 11, 1834
.106 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid per contract, March 22, 1834;
On back: no. 70
[yes, same number as that on back of .105]
.107 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid in acceptance of an order drawn on George Wilson, March 29, 1834;
On back: no. 71
.108 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid in acceptance of two orders drawn in favor of Wm. Small, April 1, 1834;
On back: no. 72
.109 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks,
April 1, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay Isaac Small;
On back: jail committee
accepts the order, April 1, 1834; and
Receipt: Isaac Small was
paid, May 8, 1834
.110 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid in acceptance of an order drawn in favor of Isaac Small, April 1, 1834;
On back: no. 73
.111 two sheets attached; top sheet: order:
Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks, April 1, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay
William Small;
On back of top sheet:
committee’s acceptance of order, April 1, 1834; and W. Smalls’ receipt for payment, May 7, 1838;
Bottom sheet: another order: Martin & Nathan
Easterbrooks, April 1, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay William Small;
On back of bottom sheet:
committee’s acceptance of order, April 1, 1834; and W. Smalls’ receipt for
payment, May 7, 1834
.112 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks,
April 2, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay Joseph Grimes;
On back: no. 75; and
jail committee accepts the
order, April 2, 1834; and
Receipt: J. Grimes was
paid, no date
.113 receipt: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks were
paid in acceptance of an order drawn in favor of Joseph Grimes, April 1, 1834;
On back: no. 75
.114 two sheets attached; the top one was torn
and evidently that is why it was attached to the bottom sheet:
top sheet:
Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks, April 10, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay
William Fox[? On back of bottom sheet,
the name is Fax];
on back of top sheet: committee’s
acceptance of the order; and a receipt for payment signed William Fox[?], Sept.
4, 1834;
On back of bottom sheet:
no. 76; here, the surname is clearly written Fax;
.115 order:
Martin & Nathan Easterbrook ask committee to pay John Jack[?] a certain
sum, April 18, 1834, with note that this was for a brush[?];
On
back: no. 77;
And
committee’s acceptance of order, April 19, 1834; and
Receipted:
Kelsey & Dye received payment, June 11, 1834
.116 order:
Martin &
Nathan Easterbrooks, no date, to Jail Committee: please pay Jacob Burrill;
On back: committee’s
acceptance of order; will pay after legislature acts, Jan. 25, 1834; and
Receipt: J. Burrill, Jr.
received payment, May 2, 1834
.117 order:
Martin &
Nathan Easterbrooks, May 8, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay Cyrus Osborn,
part of contract for mason work;
On back: no. 82; and
committee’s
acceptance of order; will pay after funds are provided, May 10, 1834;
and receipt: C.
Osborn. received payment, July 28, 1834;
[paper has
tears]
.118 promise to pay: Martin and Nathan
Easterbrooks will pay a sum to Herkimer County to cover cost of grate iron, May
8, 1834;
On
back: no. 83
.119 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, May 21, 1834;
On back: no. 84
.120 receipt: Martin Easterbrooks was paid per
contract for mason work, June 3, 1834;
On back: no. 86
.121 order:
Martin
Easterbrooks, June 3, 1834, to Jail Committee: please pay Frederick P.
Bellinger, part of contract for mason work;
On back: no. 85; and
committee’s
acceptance of order; will pay after funds are provided, June 3, 1834;
and receipt: F.
P. Bellinger. received payment, February 2, 1835
.122 acceptance of a note of the Easterbrooks to
Mr. P. M. Folts, dated June 14, 1834;
On back: no. 94
.123 two sheets attached: top sheet:
request: from Martin & Nathan
Easterbrooks, June 21, 1834: request the committee to take a note that Daniel
Brown holds against them; (calculations also found on the sheet) [back of top
sheet is blank]
Bottom sheet: the note
for payment issued by the Easterbrooks to Daniel Brown;
On back: no. 87; and
Receipt: Daniel Brown
was paid, February 6, 1835
.124 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks ask
the Jail Committee to pay James Gould[?]. for putting up the front steps, June
20, 1834; and
Committee’s acceptance
of the order, to be paid when have the funds; and
Receipt: James Gould[?]
was paid, October 29, 1834;
On back: no. 90; on
yellow paper
.125 order: Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks ask
the Jail Committee to pay Charles Gray as part of contract, not dated; and
Committee’s acceptance
of the order, to be paid when have the funds, August 9, 1834;
On back: no. 89
.126 two attached sheets: top sheet: request
from Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks that the attached note be taken by the
jail committee, August 12, 1834;
Back of top sheet:
apparently the note, giving a sum due to Peter M. Folts, signed Martin
Easterbrooks, June 14, 1834; and written over this is Peter M. Folt’s receipt
for payment, February 7, 1835
on back of bottom sheet: P.M. Folts, receipt, $14.63;
[nothing is on front of bottom sheet]
.127 order:
Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks, no date, to Jail Committee: please pay Peter
Tobie, for mason work; with receipt of Peter Tobie: payment received, November
8, 1834;
On
back: no. 93
.128 Gray
certifies that money is owed to M. & N. Easterbrook, to be paid whenever
there are funds to do so, November 12, 1834;
On
back: no. [blank]; and
Assignment:
Martin & Nathan Easterbrooks assigned the order to C. P. Bellinger; and
receipt: C. P. Bellinger was paid, February 6, 1835