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:          Bentley, William                                   

Title:               Account book

Dates:             1812-1827

Call No.:         Doc. 724

Acc. No.:         63x57

Quantity:        1 volume

Location:        31 F

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

William Bentley was a furniture maker in Westford, Otsego County, New York. He worked roughly from 1812 to 1844.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Records debits and credits accrued by William Bentley from 1812 to 1827.  He made and repaired a variety of furniture forms, including clock cases, chests, trundle beds, tea tables, table leaves, dining tables, kitchen tables, pine leaf tables, bureaus, desks, bookcases, and coffins.  A sketch of a base and capitol with measurements for a desk is laid in.  Bentley also mended wagons and sleds, did some sawing, and drew bricks.  The volume features references to cherry boards, clapboard, shingles, and other types of wood; saws, files, and other tools; screws and related hardware; and bushels of farm produce.  Recipes for staining wood in red, purple, black, and several shades of mahogany are present.

           

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

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

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Purchased from Fales.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Furniture - Prices - 19th century.

            Furniture - Repairing.

            Furniture making.

            Varnish and varnishing.

            Stains and staining.

            Workshop recipes.

            Sawing.

            Lumber trade - New York (State) - Otsego County.

            Farm produce.

            Agricultural implements - Maintenance and repair.

            Carriages and carts - Maintenance and repair.

            Hardware.

            Tools.

            Furniture finishing.

            Coffins.

            Account books.

            Recipes.

            Cabinetmakers.

           

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 31 F

 

 

 


Name index to Doc. 724 (acc. 63x57)

 

Akins 23

Akins, John 67, 68

Aldridge 110

Aldridge, Abraham 81, 82

Aldridge, Willard 17, 18

Aldrige - see: Aldridge

Amy(?), V.(?) 23

Andres, Benager 25, 26

 

B., R. - Bently, Russel

B., T. – see Bently, Thomas

B., W. – see Bently, William

Baldwin, A. 146

Bartlet  129, 130

Bartlet, G.  127

Bates, R.   127

Bentley - see: Bently

Bently, Russel 83, 92, 151

Bently, Thomas 83

Bently, William  front cover, 25, 39, 45, 62, 83, 128, 130, 145(?), back cover

Birdsell – see Bradsell

Bounds, Joseph 93, 94

Bounds, Richard 147

Bounds, Robert L. 95

Bradsell (or Birdsell), Samuel 135

Braily, Rufus  123, 124

Britton  85

Brooks, Ira 37, 38, 147

Brooks, Wm. E. 150

Brown, Daniel  9, 10, 111, 112

Buck(?) 75

Butler  78

Butler, T.  39

 

Cainun(?), M. 127

Cainun(?), R. 127

Calton (or Catton)  107  

Calvin 73, 74  

Catton – see Calton

Cole 71

Cornish 126

Cory 128, 129

Crutendon, Jeremiah 7, 8

Crutendon, Lyman 117, 118

Cynthia 65

 

Danielson, Fredric 27, 28

Darlin 147

Davis 75

Davis, Benager 49, 50

Davis, J.  39, 76, 83

Davis, Jonathan  83

Davis, L. 18, 76

Davis, Leiman 16

Davis, Snow 130, 133

Denice - see: Denue

Denier - see: Denue

Denton  79, 127

Denue  79, 81

Dument, Polly 151

Dutcher 16, 21-23

Eldridge, Caleb  55, 56, 144

Eldridge, Charles 19, 20, 99, 100

Elie  5, 27, 75

Elliot (sp. Elliat) 71

Evans (sp. Evins) 103

 

F., J. 157

Fairchild  157

Fairchild, Alpheas  89, 90

Fairchild, Seth  125, 126

Farman 39, 40

Foott, Daniel  139, 140

Francha & Vankanelov  4

Franchot, Pascal  127, 128

Freeman  75

Freeman, George  17, 78

French  72, 151

 

Gilbert  12

Gilbert, Asel  39, 40

Gilbert, Rufus  130

Grant  147

 

Hall, John    94

Harris  21

Hassen, R.    79

Hedley  13, 35, 36

Higenbottom  76, 77

Hitchcock  147

Hitchcocks, E. & I.  13, 14, 65, 66

Hocolb, Allen  69, 70

Hocum, Alen  69, 70

Honson, Henry  79

Honson, J.  78

Horowood(?)  147

Huntington, George  147

Huntington, Nathaniel  121, 122

 

Jacobson, Aaron  105, 106

Jacson - see: Jackson

Jackson, Cyrus 639 64

Jackson, Paul Aber  146

James,  Moses 125, 126

Jenne   156

Jenne,  Cornelius 5, 6, 113, 114

Jenny - see: Jenne

Jewel    127

Jewel,  W. 126

Johnson - see: Jonson

Jones 129

Jonson, D. 15

 

Kelso, T. 39, 77

 

Larrance - see: Lawrence

Laurence - see: Lawrence

Lawrence 74

Lawrence, Enoch  51, 52

Lewis, T.   39

Lovejoy, A.  77

Lucy  53

Lull, Alvy  33, 34

Lull, Benjamin 11, 12, 78

Lull, Joseph 53, 54

Lull, Lucy 54

Lull, William 31, 32

 

Mabe  - see: Mabey

Mabey, Daniel  47, 48, 156

Mansfield  10, 15, 75, 81, 92

Martin 74

Mead, Elie 157

Meeting House  128, 130

Monson, Doct.  61, 62

Monson, Jared  62

Monson, Walter  15, 16

More 119, 120

More, Harriet  27

Morris, General  29, 30

 

Newton, J.  79, 81

Nobles  65

Northrup 129

 

Olden 115, 116

 

Palmer, Zimri 126, 127

Parsall  75, 146

Peirce (sp. Perce)      150

Peirce(?), F. G.  79

Peirce, Sheldon  79

Perkins  43, 44

Persens, R.  39

Phelps, J.  82

Philo 75

Plat, Peter  147

Prat - see: Pratt

Pratt  127, 129

Pratt, R.  129

Pratt, Rice  126, 128

 

Rich 129

Roberts 131

Rogers (sp. Roggers) 147

Roseboom, G.  76, 79

Roseboom, Garrit  82

Roseboom, P.  76

Rufus  128

Runners, S. 77

Russel, [Bently?]  75, 76

            (see also Bently, Russel)

 

Sales [Alsop Sailes]     23, 24

Scidmore, Luthor  97,  98

Shaffor, Wm.  75, 79, 81

Shays 76

Shays, G.(?)  77

Skinner, Robt.  145

Sloans   129

Smith   83

Smith,  A. 15

Smith, Dan (Capt.)  59, 60

Smith, John  133, 134

Smith, Shibil or Shubull  41, 42

Snow  128, 146

Stever, David  151

Swift, Wm.  75

 

Terrel 137, 138

Thomas 76, 77

Thomas, John  141, 142

Thurber, S. 39

Toby  70

Toby, D. 57, 58

Toby, Levi 109, 110

Toby, Mary  77, 78

Todd, Chauncy 2

Truman 74

Truman, Martin 73, 74

Tucker 101, 102

 

V., F. 157

Vanduser, A. 39

Vinton  21, 22, 79, 126(?)

Vours (or Vous), A. 76, 78

Vours, Andrew   18

Vours, Ed 76

Vours, Garret 16

Vours. John 16

 

Washburn  13, 130

Washburn, Garret  71, 72, 129

Washburn, Zeba  129, 130

Watterman, Daniel  151

Weaver, Joshua  9, 45, 46

Weaver, Ruth  107

Webster  147

Webster, Harry C.  147

Wedon, Arnold  83

Wedon, James  85, 86

West  91, 92

Wever – see Weaver

Williams  151

Williams, Ezra  155

Wilson, J.  19, 78, 81

Wing, Dr.  79, 80