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: Jones, Asa.
Title: Account
book
Dates: 1790-1840
Call No.: Doc. 596
Acc. No.: 70x65
Quantity: 1 volume (420 pages, plus items laid in)
Location: 31 E
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Asa Jones was a furniture maker
and housewright in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Records debits and credits accrued by Jones for woodworking and agricultural activities. He performed such tasks as making windows frames, making blinds for windows, turning bed posts, fixing benches, shingling, building coffins, and making candlesticks. Many entries relate to the exchange of boards and planks for finished products. Jones also noted making barrels of cider "at my mill." Others were indebted to him for "carrying you to town meeting."
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from N. David Scotti.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Furniture.
Dwellings - Maintenance and repair -
Casual labor.
Agricultural implements.
Livestock.
Cider.
Mills and mill-work -
Agriculture - Accounting.
Agricultural wages.
Farm produce.
Lumber trade -
Rent charges.
Business records -
Account books.
Carpenters.
Cabinetmakers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 31 E
Index to Doc. 596 (acc.
70x65)
NOTE:
Some page numbers have been duplicated. In such cases, the duplication is
numbered "a". Numbers skip from 121 to 222.
Alden,
Daniel 29, 40
Bachelder,
Thomas 97, 111
Baker,
Moses 258
Bartlet, Edward 299
Battles,
Ara 282, 283
Battles,
Asa 43
Battles,
David 32
Battles,
John 290, 291
Battles,
John (Capt.) 323, 325
Battles,
John (Lieut.) 322
Battles, Samuel 31
(spelled Battels)
Beal,
Isaac 116
Beal,
Japhet 41
Beal,
Jeremiah 51, 52
Beal,
Jonathan 35, 246
Belchers
108a, 109a
Belsher
[Belcher?], Elisha 224
Blanchard,
Joseph 82
Boden
117
Boles,
William 335, 416-419
Boodry,
George 414, 415
(also spelled Boodery, Budrey)
Booles,
William - see Boles
Bradley,
George 101
Bradley,
James 105a
Brett,
Brett,
Calvin 90a
[spelled Britt]
Brett,
Isaac 63
Brett,
Joseph 232
Brett,
Parmenas 312
Brett,
Rufus 79
Brett,
William 108
Brett,
Zenas 93
Bryant,
Calven 84
Bryant,
Nathan 14
Capen,
Adam 296
Carey,
Barzilla 92
Cary,
Daniel 44
Cary,
Daniel (Major) 83, 84
Cary,
Howard (Lieut.) 104a
Cary,
Jonathan 274
Cary,
Moses 13, 14, 35
Clark,
Lemuel 39
Coffen,
Joshua 227
Cobb,
John (Jr.) 266, 267
Cole,
Ephraim (Lieut.) 34, 334
Conner,
Timothy 223, 225
Crafts,
John 53
Crafts,
Thomas 49, 50
Crocker,
Perez 241, 243, 244, 245
Curtis,
Isaac 108a
Curtis,
Theop[hillus 102
[spelled Curtice]
Curtis,
Thomas 376
Dorren 109a
Dunbar,
Edwin 119
Dunbar,
Simeon 6., 26
Dunbar,
Simeon (Lieut.) 28, 70, 71
Dunnum,
Thomas J. 39
Edson,
Jonathan 105
Emese(?),
Ephraim 229
Emmes,
John 242
Eston,
James 65
Faxon,
Orrin 89
Field,
Barzillai 2, 113a
Field,
Daniel 42, 113
Field,
Daniel (Lieut.) 324
Field,
Ephraim 59
Field,
Waldow 335
Field,
William 112, 113
Ford,
Daniel 351
Ford,
David 255, 257, 300, 350, 380
Ford,
David (Jr.) 301, 336, 337, 360
Ford,
Mark 112a
Ford,
Noah 358
French,
Dependence 81
French,
Tolmon 105a
French,
William 4, 37, 38, 259, 327,
French,
William (Capt.) 94
French,
William (Jr.) 258
Fuller,
Jacob 64
Gluver
(Glover?), Austin 410, 411, 412
Gurney,
Micah 39
Gurney,
Thomas 347
Handy
297
Hanson
24
Harlow,
Nathaniel 313
Holbrook,
Hiram 409
Holbrook,
Robert 59
Horton,
Isaac 310
Howard,
Asa 234, 235, 286, 287
Howard,
Aseph 85
Howard,
Caleb 77-80
Howard,
Daniel 72, 74
Howard,
Darius 238
Howard,
Ephraim 91
Howard,
Gideon 110
Howard,
John 1
Howard,
Jos[h]ua 98
Howard,
Oliver 242
Howard,
Robert 15
Howard,
Silas 33
Hunt,
Albert 60
Huntington,
Daniel (Rev.) 280, 281, 292, 293, 330,
331, 364, 365, 396
Jackson,
Barnard 247
Jackson,
Caleb 264
Jackson,
William 41
Johnson.,
Mason 35, 36
Jonah,
Thomas 120, 121
Jonathan,
Jones,
Nathan, & Co. 317, 332
Jones,
Asa 387
Jones,
Asa B. 386
Jones,
Augustus 370, 371, 382-385
Jones,
Francis 56
Jones,
Nathan 316, 338, 339, 372, 373
Jones,
Rosseter 344, 345
Jones,
William F. 60
Jotham,
Calvin 27, 28
Jotham,
Luther 66
Keith,
Isaac 33
Keith,
Levi 226
Kingman,
Abel (Lieut.) 96
Kingman,
Benjamin 253
Leach,
Dexter 25
Leach,
John 378, 379
Leach,
Lemma,
William 251
Lewis,
William 24
Lincoln,
Nehemiah 246
Loring,
George 407
Lothrop,
Barnabas 41
Macomber,
Thomas 9, 10
Neal,
Michael 362
(also spelled Neill)
Neill,
Michael - see Neal
Nois
(Noyce?), Spencer 89
Noyce,
John 89
Packard,
Abiah 94a
Packard,
Adin 21, 22, 30, 298, 299
Packard,
Adin (Jr.) (Capt.) 261-263, 265
Packard,
Ambrose 98, 99, 103
Packard,
Packard,
Apol[l]as 39, 288, 289, 311
Packard,
Benjamin 11, 12
Packard,
Cyrus 58
Packard,
Daniel 100
Packard,
David 272
Packard,
Edward 104, 251
Packard,
Edward S. 406
Packard,
Elbridge 354
Packard,
Elbredge H. 366, 367, 377
Packard,
Hosea 296
Packard,
Howard 250
Packard,
John 270, 271, 284
Packard,
John (Capt.) 342
Packard,
Jonas 240
Packard,
Levi 94a, 95a
Packard,
Luke (Lieut.) 308
Packard,
Micha 35
Packard,
Parmenas 3, 95
Packard,
Peres 5
Packard,
Samuel 114
Packard,
Silas 7, 8
Packard,
Sihon (Jr.) 346
Packard,
Sion 104
Packard,
Thomas 57, 60
Packard,
Zenus 5
Packard,
Zenas (Jr.) 320
Page,
Joseph 229
Parrish,
Joseph 108a
Perkins,
James 47, 48
Perkins,
Jesse (Capt.) 61, 62, 65a, 67
Perkins,
Jonathan 17-20
Perkins,
Mark 276
Perkins,
Perry,
Nathan 278
Polard
[Pollard?], Stephen 229
Pomroy,
George 27
Porter,
Isaac 224
Porter,
John (Rev.) 68
Porter,
Jonathan 48
Pratt,
Amey (WD?) 43
Pratt,
Asa 121
Rea,
Jeremiah 260
Reed,
Ezekiel 36
Reed,
T. Jefferson 378
Remington,
Thomas 118
[spelled Raymongton]
Reynolds,
Azel 302
Reynolds,
John 318, 319, 328, 329, 340, 341, 348, 349, 352, 353, 368, 369, 374, 375, 388,
389-395, 398- 405, 408, 409
Robinson,
Josiah 36
Sawyer,
George 267
Shadoe,
James 252
Shankland,
John 313
Shaw,
William 53
Silvester,
Joseph 55
Smith,
Albert 226
Smith,
Benjamin 249
Smith,
Elijah 222, 223
Smith,
John 115
Smith,
Nahum 69
Snell,
Nathanael 23
Snell,
Oliver 25
Snow,
Seth 87, 88
Snow,
Sprague 88
Soul,
Oaks 43
Southworth,
Edward 294
Southworth,
Edward (
Stors,
The Rev. Mr. 50
Sturtevant,
Ephraim 106, 107, 111
[spelled Sturdifant]
Sweet,
Waterman 227
Theyre,
Zenas 4
Tillson
44-46
Tillson,
Elisha 44, 45
Tillson,
Holmes 110a, 111a
Tribow,
Amasa 92
Turrel
[Tirrill?], Lemuel 56
Warren,
Ebenezer 66, 74
Washburn,
Isaac 252
Washburn,
Southworth 108a
White,
Gilford 371
White,
Thomas 75, 76
White,
Thomas (Jr.) 25, 86
Wilson,
Albert 239, 249