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: Nichols, Phineas.
Title: Account
book
Dates: 1782-1835
Call No.: Doc. 617
Acc. No.: 69x92
Quantity: 1 volume (342 pages, plus items laid in)
Location: 31 E
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Phineas Nichols was a blacksmith
in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Records debits and credits accrued by Phineas Nichols for blacksmithing and related activities. References are made to mending pitchforks and handles, shoeing horses, and making iron for gates, tools, butchers' knives, fasteners, plane irons, staples, etc. Credits were given for bottoming a large chair, earthenware, dressing cloth, shoe buckles, and other household products as well as food items. The birth dates of Nichols' children are listed in the back of the volume.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchase from Goodspeed's Book Shop.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Blacksmithing.
Hardware.
Ironwork.
Tools - Repairing.
Horseshoeing.
Food prices.
Farm produce.
Business records -
Account books.
Blacksmiths.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 31 E
Loose items found in
Phineas Nichol’s account book, Doc. 617 (acc. 69x92)
Note: In March 2007, it
was discovered that most of the loose items were missing.
Page
6:
a Memorandum. Arithmetic.
b Photograph of a Man. Unknown subject.
Taken by Fitton in
c Time Sheet for Howard Chase. Hours worked
and Money due. July 1806;
on back: other charges
Page 18:
d List of Food Items; Arithmetic.
e Memorandum. Arithmetic.
f Memorandum.
Page 21:
g Priced list of food stuffs and costume.
February, 1836.
h A Cheese List Priced. July, 1828. On
Reverse, Remainder of an Account.
i Receipt and Credit to Anthony Rilbey
(1805-1812).
j Memorandum. Arithmetic plus a priced List
of Food Stuffs,
Page
28:
k Note re Loan of Oxen and a Promissory
Note. On Reverse, List of Men and Amounts Earned.
l Debit and Credit Note Re Interest on a
Loan 1814-1816. On Reverse, Arithmetic.
Page
41:
m Memorandum dated
Page 48:
n Note Re work done. Joseph Gay. Dr. 1806.
Page 57:
o Agreement to Shoe Horses
Page 63:
p Priced List from Benjn. Chase. May 1828.
q Memorandum. Arithmetic.
Page
64:
r Bill and Receipt. Phineas Nichols to Capt.
John Mariel,
Page
65:
s Part of a Letter
Page 66:
t Eliza W. Chase - A Note.
Page 74:
u Part of a Note, with Arithmetic on the
Reverse side.
Page 78:
v Memorandum. Sally's
Page 81:
w Priced list of Foodstuffs. Notations Re
Charcoal, 1800-1806.
Page 88:
x Memorandum Re Next Season 1795-1806.
Reverse, Arithmetic.
y Memorandum Re Measurements; on Reverse -
Priced List of Goods.
Page 93:
z Memorandum with Arithmetic plus a Priced
List of Items.
Page 97:
aa Workers and Amounts Earned
Page 108:
bb Memorandum - Part of a List of Food.
Page 111:
cc Debit and Credit Memo 1803-1805.
Page 126:
dd Note Re a Loan and Interest
Page 128:
ee Debit Memo June 1807. On Reverse a Letter
re The
ff Debit and Credit Memo.
Page 136:
gg Piece of leather
hh Receipt for Pew Tax August 1822.
ii Receipt
for Baptist Society Tax,
jj Printed
receipt for 2nd Baptist Society Tax,
kk Printed receipt for 2nd Baptist Society
Tax,
ll Receipt
for Baptist Society Tax to George D. Nichols.
mm Printed Receipt for 2nd Baptist Society Tax to Humphrey Chase,
nn Printed Receipt for 2nd Baptist Society Tax to Phineas Nichols,
oo Printed Receipt for 2nd Baptist Society Tax to Humphrey Chase,
pp Printed Receipt for 2nd Baptist Society Tax to Phineas Nichols,
qq Work Sheet and Amount of Money Earned,
1815-1816.
Page
145:
rr Part of Debit and Credit Memo.
Page
147:
ss Debit and Credit Memo - June 1816.
tt Debit Memo - February, 1815.
uu Memorandum. Arithmetic and Notes
vv Part of a Memorandum.
Page
157:
ww Arithmetic and Debit Memorandum
Page
158:
xx Part of a Credit Note,
Page
160:
yy [Attached to page] Priced List of Goods,
October, 1829.
zz Priced List of Goods, November, 1829.
aaa Priced List, P. Nichols to Edw. Sargent,
December, 1830.
Page
161:
bbb Memorandum. Arithmetic
ccc Bill and Receipt, May 1789.
ddd Note from Phineas Nichols.
Page
162:
eee Part of a Memorandum. Signed Benja. Nichols.
Page
163:
fff [Attached to page] Note Re Work Done and to
Be Done, April, 1833.