The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Kelley, Micajah.
Title: Account
book
Dates: 1783-1811
Call No.: Doc. 423
Acc. No.: 79x293
Quantity: 1 volume (76 pages)
Location: 31 D
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Micajah Kelley was a
cabinetmaker and weaver in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Records debits, credits, and settlements of accounts accrued by Micajah Kelley from 1783 to 1811. Many of the entries are for chairs by the half dozen, chair frames, and mending and bottoming chairs. Kelley also performed such activities as turning bedposts; making bedrails and bedsteads; making tables, sugar boxes, and bread troughs; doing cart and sleigh work; framing; sash and window work; mending rakes; making a log fence; and weaving cloth for blankets, towels, handkerchiefs, etc. He noted extending credits for pasturing and wintering cows along with both debits and credits for bushels of corn, oats, rye, and wheat, salt, cider, hooping, and shingles. Kelley also recorded amounts owed to him for the work of his boys.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Sykes and
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Framing (Building)
Weaving -
Joinery.
Furniture industry and trade -
Cabinetwork.
Furniture making.
Chairs.
Livestock.
Farm produce.
Casual labor.
Business records -
Account books.
Cabinetmakers.
Weavers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 31 D
Name index to Doc. 423
(acc. 79x293)
Avery,
David 12
Badger,
Joseph la, 8
Badger,
Major 47
Badger,
Peasely 25, 27, 31-33, 38, 47, 56
Bean,
Stephen 4
Brown,
Doctor 45, 47, 51
Burley,
Mr. 22
Burley,
Whealer 23, 43, 63-64
Clark,
John 12-13
Clough,
Josiah 67
Connor,
Noah 36
Cotten,
John 75-76
Dodge,
Polly 71
Dow,
Benjamin 11-12, 14
Dow,
Ephraim 74
Dow,
Nathaniel 26, 28, 30
Eastman,
Polly 49
Eavens,
Abner 30
Edgely,
David 39
Fogg,
John 40, 45, 53, 65, 73
French,
Benjamin 28
Gail
(Gale?), Jacob 29
Gale,
Daniel 13, 20
Garman,
Zebulon 70
Garmin,
Joseph 24, 26, 29, 44
Garmon,
Eben. 54
Gilman,
Edward 11
Gilman,
Joseph 50, 60
Gilman,
Nathaniel 71, 77
Gilman,
William 19, 23
Glidden,
John 16, 24
Grant,
Daniel la, 23, 41-42, 48, 55, 57, 70
Greeley,
Samuel 16
Hase
(Hayes?), Thomas 57
Hewitt,
Nathan 29
Hook,
John 12, 15-17
Hook,
John, Jr. 43
Huchenson,
Dudley 69
Jacobs,
Doctor 39
Jones,
Richard 19
Kelley,
Daniel 15, 67, 74
Kelley,
John 15, 38
Kelley,
Sarah,
Kelley,
Micajah 2-4. 6-7, 9-12, 14, 16-18,
20-21, 25 , 27 , 30-33, 37 , 40-41 , 44-45 . 54-58, 61, 64-65, 69, 71-77
Kelley,
Samuel G. 15, 49, 67
Kenison,
Mr. 34, 76
Kenison,
Valentine 35, 49, 62, 67
Keons,
Mr. 35
Kimball,
Nathaniel 11
Leavitt,
Benjamin 59
Libby,
Ephraim 5, 34, 39
Malone,
John 35
March,
Joseph 47
Mash,
Joseph 26, 36
Mash,
Noah 10
Moulton,
Daniel 3
Moulton,
Robert 6
Otis,
Paul 58
Page,
Andrew 6-7, 49, 58,
61-63, 68, 76
Page,
Andrew, Jr. 68
Page,
John 76
Page,
Reuben 69
Parsons,
Joseph 30
Potter,
Thomas 18
Price,
William 12, 42, 59
Pulcifer,
Joshua 50
Ross,
Jonathan 72
Sanborn,
David 2, 9. 31. 33, 39, 49
Sanborn,
Jeremiah 2, 4
Sanborn,
Jonathan 19, 47, 48, 52
Sanborn,
Richard 61
Sanborn,
Theophilus 68
Siblee(?),
Ephraim 5
Shannon,
Nathaniel 70
Smith,
Abraham 13
Smith,
Benjamin la, 2
Smith,
Smith,
Samuel 5, 48, 71
Stevens,
Benjamin 3, 9
Sweet,
John 17
Taylor,
Jemion 3
Thompson,
William 28
Thurston,
John la
Thurston,
Samuel 6, 11, 13-14, 18, 20-21, 41
Young,
Joseph 12, 39-40, 46, 54