The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Smith, Daniel, fl. 1772-1777.

Title: Account book

Dates: 1772-1848

Call No.: Doc. 162

Acc. No.: 81x17

Quantity: 1 volume (286 pages)

Location: 31 B

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Daniel Smith, of Exeter, New Hampshire, was a shoemaker and repairman. His wife was named Susan. They had children named Sarah (b.1764), Daniel (b.1767), John (1773-1774), and Molle (born and died 1773). John Smith, a farmer, also lived in Exeter.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

From 1772 to about 1807, Daniel Smith used this volume to keep his accounts for making and repairing shoes. Some day labor is also recorded. Beginning in 1803, the accounts are settled by John Smith, and the entries change to agricultural commodities. Some of these latter accounts (on, or facing, leaves 74, 86, 102, and 107) are "setled ... from the begining of the world up to this day." Also includes school district receipts for 1787-1807 (leaf 61); an account of "sundries of articles that I got and delivered to build a scholl" in 1795 (leaf 67); and disbursements for school district 3, and from the literary fund, both in 1830 (leaf 90). On leaf 139, a list of building materials "for the house" in 1841 is given. Finally, facing leaf 142, Daniel Smith recorded the birth and death dates of members of his family.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Craig W. Ross.

ACCESS POINTS

People:

Smith family.

Topics:

Shoes - Repairing - New Hampshire - Exeter.

Agriculture - New Hampshire - Exeter - Accounting.

Education - New Hampshire - Exeter - Finance.

Building materials - New Hampshire - Exeter.

Registers of births, etc. - New Hampshire - Exeter.

Business records - New Hampshire - Exeter.

Account books.

Shoemakers.

Farmers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 31 B

Name index to Doc. 162 (acc. 81x17)

Barber, Jacob 38

Benet, William 124

Cass, John 30

Clark, Daniel 77, 120

Colcord, Eliphet 33, 98

Colcord, George 18b

Colcord, Joseph 14b

Colcord, Peter 54

Colson, Jems. 57

Connor, Jeremiah 1b

Connor, John 140

Connor, Jonathan 2b, 8, 21, 141b

Connor, Joseph 7, 14, 33

Cushing, Peter 50b, 61

Cushing, William 2

Dody, Samuel 94

Dutch, Arthur 52

Dutch, George 90

Edgerly (of Hallasey & Edgerly) 92

Fellows, Ephraim 104

Fogg, Stephen 39, 109, 121

Folsom, James 58, 72b

Folsom, Peter 11, 17, 140

Fuller, George 35, 41

Fuller, Nathan 83-86, 89, 93, 96, 107, 109, 116, 126

Fuller, Warren 119, 128, 132

Fuller, William 55, 81b

Gale, Bart. 3b, 21

Gale, Bartholomew 24

Giddings, George 4b, 23, 34

Gilman, Antipas 91, 100, 102 108, 110-115

Gilman, Eliphet 42, 60, 64, 77

Gilman, Elizabeth 59

Gilman, Justin 10

Gilman, Joseph 6, 13, 19, 26, 29, 41

Gilman, Nicholas 134

Gilman, Theos. 45, 60

Gilman, Zebulon 12, 22, 25, 32, 46, 48, 53b

Gridley, Timothy 130

Haizes (Hayes?), Samuel 129

Hale, James 130-131, 134

Hallasey & Edgerly 92

Hatch, Samuel 122

Hobart, Dudley 61

Hopkinson, John 56

Jewett, Samuel 141

Jones, Daniel 79-80

Jonson, Bradbery 68

Judkins, Jonathan 27

Judkins, Robert 1

Judkins, Samuel 58, 69, 71

Lamson, John 134

Lamson, Joseph 61

Leavitt, Stephen 28

Leighton, Joel 61-63, 68, 87

Marsh, James 43

Marsh, Isaiah 17b

Moses, John L. 135

Nelson, John 82

Nelson, Josiah 82

Nelson, Mary 82

Palmer, John 118

Pearson, Edman 105

Perkins, Joseph 1, 71-77, 81-82

Perry, William 127b

Philbrook, John 127

Ramsdell, Joseph 123

Robinson Caleb 61-63

Robinson: Ephm. 1

Robinson, Jeremiah 133

Rogers, Nathaniel 124

Rowe, John 3

Rundell, Benj. 47

Rundell, John 36

Safford, Dudly 106

Sanborn, Samuel 54

Sargent, Mr. 117

Savery, Joseph 101, 103

Smart, John 87

Smith, Benjamin 40

Smith, Daniel 1, 3-4, 6-7, 10-11, 13-15, 17, 23-24, 26-27, 30, 34-36, 39-41, 43, 50-51, 57, 61-62, 137-138, 140-143

Smith, James 2b

Smith, John 5, 18, 21, 28, 47, 54, 58, 64, 68, 79-80, 82, 86-88, 90, 102, 104-105, 107-108, 110, 116-117, 123, 128-132, 136-137

Smith, Sally 123b

Smith, Samuel G. 91

Sprat, John 123

Swain, Stephen 117, 131, 137

Swett, John 9

Taylor, David 61b

Thing, Winthrop 5, 6b, 31, 61, 129b, 139b

Thurston, Caleb 123

Thurston, Susannah 51b, 70, 138

Tilton, Daniel 15, 20, 49, 61

Tilton, Joseph 65, 133

Watson, Daniel 55, 138

Watson, Dudley 16, 43b, 44, 50, 54, 58

Watson, Jonathan 53, 142

Watson, Joseph 37, 51

Watson, Winthrop 4

Weeks, Nathaniel 103

Wegen, Rachel 28

Williams, Daniel 128

Wilson, John 44b

York, Robert 91