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:          Tomlinson, Jacob.                                

Title:               Daybook

Dates:             1808-1818

Call No.:         Doc. 1082

Acc. No.:         68x8

Quantity:        1 volume (41 pages)

Location:        31 H

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Jacob Tomlinson was a sawyer from Howard Grove, in Maiden Creek township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, during the first quarter of the 18th century.  He was probably a Quaker.  He possibly partnered with James Dickinson, whose name also appears on the covers of the account book.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

This unusual daybook records the daily amounts of lumber sold in board feet by sawyer Jacob Tomlinson between 1808-1818.  Each page is laid out in grid fashion with the headings of "posts, scantling, plank, board, and lath."  The same customer names appear throughout the document.  Some notations in German appear on a page without entries, and poetry written by a critically ill (possibly dying) man is also included.  The item bears at least two, possibly three or more hands.

           

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Chronological order.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

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

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Purchased from L. W. Bumbaugh.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Lumber trade – PennsylvaniaBerks County - 19th century.

            Business records - PennsylvaniaBerks County - 19th century.

            Poetry.

            Sawing.

            Sawmills.

            Critically ill.

            Daybooks.

            Sawyers.

           

Additional author:

            Dickinson, James.

           

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location:  31 H

 

 

Name index to Doc. 1082 (acc. 68x8) – account book of Jacob Tomlinson, sawyer

 


Adams, Peter  66, 74, 75

Albright, G[e]orge  72

Albright, Jacob  32, 35, 36, 74, 75

Alison, George - see Allison

Allison, George  2, 15, 24, 40, 43, 60-62, 66, 68

(also spelled Alison, Alyson)

Althouse, Daniel  65-68

Althouse, John   14, 22, 27, 43, 54-58, 60, 65, 67, 68, 73

(also spelled Aulthouse)

Althouse, Samuel  73

Alyson, George - see Allison

Aulthouse, John  - see Althouse

 

Barger, John  37

Barndt, Daniel  64

Barndt, Stephen  61

Barnet, Daniel  22, 33, 35, 38

Barnet, Stephen  25, 73

Body, Henry  62

Boone, Samuel  34

 

Crocker, Russel  31, 34

 

Davis, Edward  77

Deisher, Abraham   3, 5, 8, 18, 19, 21, 23, 48, 58, 61, 65, 68, 72

(also spelled Disher)

Dettweiler, Jacob  1

Dickinson, James  85, 86

Disher, Abraham  - see Deisher

Disher, David  13, 14

Dunkle, George  21, 27, 32, 33, 35, 39, 43, 72, 73

Dunkle, Jacob  14, 27, 33, 35, 49, 53, 54, 64, 76

Dunkle, John  2, 36, 37

Dunkle, Peter  42, 43

 

Eck, Samuel  86

Eckert, George  64

Ely, Daniel  63, 68

Ely, Jacob  1, 2, 4-9, 11, 14, 16, 22, 24-26

Eveling, Jacob   70

(see also Evling)

Evling, Jacob    69

(see also Eveling)

 

Ferry, Jacob  1

Fisher, Abraham    1

Forney, Jacob   6, 17, 18, 24-26, [32,] 37, 43, 44, 46-48, 50, 52-55, 57, 72

(also spelled Fornney, Forny, Forrney)

Forney, John   28

(also spelled Forny)

Fornney, Jacob - see Forney

Forny, Jacob - see Forney

Forny, John - see Forney

Forrney, Jacob - see Forney

 

Ganger, David   2-4

Garnad, John - see Gernant

Garnandt, John - see Gernant

Garnant, John - see Gernant

Garnat, John - see Gernant

Garrad, Nathaniel  60

Garret, Nathal   1 

(also spelled Girret)

Gehrig, John    52-54, 60, 66, 82, 83

(also spelled Gerrig, Gerrigeh, Gherig)

Gernandt, John - see Gernant

Gernant, John  5-7, 15, 17, 22, 39, 40, 46, 57, 59-61, 63, 64, 66, 72

(also spelled Garnad, Garnandt, Garnant, Garnat, Gernandt)

Gerrig, John - see Gehrig

Gerrich, John    36, 40-43, 81, 82

(see also Gehrig)

Gerrigeh, John - see Gehrig

Gherig, John  - see Gehrig 

Girret, Nathael - see Garret

Graff, Jacob  52

Graff, Jacob (Jr.)   49

Grave, Abraham  32, 36

Grave, Jacob  38

Groet, Andrew   22

 

Hany(?), Jacob  24

Harpine, Abraham  31, 81

Heck, John  73

Heins, J.  71

Herbein, Abraham  68

Hoff, D.  43

Hoff, Daniel  3, 4, 27

Holloboch, John   12

Hottenstein, Henry   3, 15, 16, 33, 35,  37-43, 46, 47, 49, 60, 63, 67, 68, 70, 71-74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83

(also spelled Huttenstine)

Hueye(?), Abraham   51

Hughes, Evan  58

Hughes, Owen  3-5, 15, 27, 35, 36

Hughes, Thomas  15

Huttenstine, Henry - see Hottensteii

Huttenstine, William   76, 77, 80

Huy, Abraham   26, 35, 39, 40, 56, 64, 78, 79, 81, 82

Huy, Isaac   1-3, 5, 24, 35

Huy, Jacob  39, 66-68

Huy, John  75

 

Keal, Henry  15

Keiffer, Jacob    24, 44, 64

(also spelled Kieffer)

Keim, John - see Keime

Keime, John    50, 78-83

(also spelled Keim)

Kendle, Jacob  17, 25

Kieffer, Jacob - see Keiffer

Kiesinger, Daniel    78

Kline, Jacob   35, 46

Kofman, John   22, 24, 25

Krait, Nicolas   65

Kreamer, Peter   56

 

Lancuskus, Abraham - see Lansiscus

Lansiscus, Abraham   29, 53, 57

(also spelled Lancuskus)

Lee, Charl(e]s   37, 78-80

Lee, Mary R.  60

Lee, Mordecai  14, 23

Lee, Thomas  14-16, 21, 24, 33, 35, 45-48, 59, 63, 64, 66, 75, 76, 78

Lightfoot, Benjamin  50, 51

Lightfoot, Thomas   7-9, 20, 24, 35-37, 39, 41-44, 48, 51, 59-64, 66

 

Ma --, Daniel   68

Martin  18, 19, 21-24

Martin, Christian  14, 17, 26

Mayer, George   59

Medler, David   71

Mee?, Jonathan   3, 4

Miller, George   45-48, 50, 51, 55, 56, 58, 70

Mills, Jacob  1, 29, 34

Moier, Daniel -  see Moyer

Moirer, Daniel - see Mourer

Moore, Jacob   25, 33, 35, 37, 38, 82, 83

(also spelled More, Morr)

More, J.   70

More, Jacob - see Moore

Morr, Jacob - see Moore

Moser, John   20-23, 26, 27, 38, 39, 57, 58, 66, 75, 76

Mouer, Daniel - see Mourer

Mourer, Daniel    22, 33, 35, 41, 42, 44, 53, 75, 77, 82

            (also spelled Moirer, Mouer, Mower, Mowrer) [Maurer?]

Mower, Daniel - see Mourer

Mowrer, Daniel - see Mourer

Moyer, Daniel   1, 7, 9, 21, 25

(also spelled Moier)

Moyer, George   11, 13, 16, 20, 21

 

Newberry, Hannah  86

 

Old, Joseph  50, 54

 

Parvin, Francis  31, 41, 69

Parvin, Jacob  19-22, 25, 35, 39

Pearson, John   17, 18, 20, 21, 27, 37, 44, 46, 47, 58, 74

Pearson, John S.   48, 64, 65, 67

Penrose, Isaac  27, 47, 58, 67, 75

Penrose, Samuel  21, 33, 35, 38, 45, 53, 64

Philips, Sobosten (i.e. Sebastian)   3, 5, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 59, 69, 73, 74

Pilkington, Levi or Levy   17-19, 26, 40, 43, 44, 50-52, 54-56, 73

(also spelled Pilkinton)

Pilkington, Tho.   80

Pilkinton, Levi or Levy - see Pilkington

Putnam, Jacob  29

 

Rahn, Adam   66, 67, 69, 82

Rahn, Jacob   1, 31, 57-59, 65, 70, 81

Rahn, Jacob (Jr.)   58, 62, 69, 75

Raver, John   14, 24, 27

Reasor, Philip - see Rieser

Reber, John   66

Reish, Peter   2, 6, 9, 13, 15, 16, 25, 37, 43, 45, 52

(also spelled Rich, Riech, Rish)

Rich, Peter - see Reish

Richenboch,.Jacob   62, 63, 75, 76

(also spelled Rickabach)

Richenboch, John    67, 68, 70, 79

(also spelled Richinboch, Rickabach)

 

Richinboch, John - see Richenboch

Rickabach, Jacob - see Richenboch

Rickabach, John - see Richenboch

Riech, Peter - see Reish

Rieser, Jacob   64

Rieser, Philip    62, 63, 65, 67, 68

(also spelled Reasor)

Rish, Peter - see Reish

Ross, Peter  1

 

Seidel, Jacob    26, 33, 39, 40, 61

(also spelled Sidle)     

Sell, Jacob  20, 21

Shaffer, John   31

Shoemaker, Charl[els  69, 74

Sidle, Jacob - see Seidel

Smith, George  34                           

Snider, Philip - see Snyder             

Snyder, Andrew   48                             

Snyder, John 48                               

Snyder, Philip   32, 58, 59, 60, 63                     

            (also spelled  Snider)   

Starr, Eunice   5, 70,  71, 80             

Starr, James   8, 27, 39, 45, 47, 48, 61, 70-72, 75

Starr, Jeremiah   7, 8, 10, 18, 19, 20-23, 33, 40, 46-49, 53, 54, 56, 79, 80                         

Starr, John    3, 65, 80

Starr, Joshua   58

Stichter, John   66, 67, 72, 74

Stout, Daniel   43, 44, 47, 48, 58, 66

Stout, George   63, 65, 66, 81

Stout., Jacob   26, 27

Stout, John   33, 35, 38, [65]-68, 70-74, 76, 82

 

Thommelles?, Jacob   29

Thompson, Jesse 48-61, 63, 69, 76, 77

(also spelled Thomson, Tompson)

Thomson, Elijah   25

Thomson, Jesse - see Thompson

Tomlinson, J.   [79,] 80

Tomlinson, Jacob   27, 28, 31, 34, 35, [39,] [43,] 47, 85

Tomlinson, John   27, 74

Tompson, Jesse - see Thompson

 

Ulrich, Peter   7, 13, 19, 20, 27, 35, 39, 61, 65, 78, 79

Unhoble?, Jacob   74, 76

 

Weidenham[m]er, John   58

Widdenhammer, Adam  - see Widenhammer [Weidenhammer?]

Widenhammer, Adam    2, 3, 13, 14, 27, 39, 43, 44, 76, 78, 79, 80

 (also spelled Widdenhammer [Weidenhammer?]

 

Wiley, John - see Wily

Willets, Jesse    8, 9, 21, 36-38, 47, 49-55, 57, 61, 63, 64, 67, 74, 77

(also spelled Willits)

Willets, William   77, 78

Willits, Jesse - see Willets

Wily, Isaac 47, 60, 64, 77, 79, 83

Wily, John   1, 4-16, 18-24, 29-33, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 52-57, 61, 64, 65, 70-77, 83

(also spelled  Wiley) 

Wily, P.  79, 80

Wily, Penrose  1-3, 5, 16-20, 22-24, 26, 29, 33, 45, 57, 58, 64, 82

Winter, Ludwich   27

Worrel, George - see Worrell

Worrell, G[elorge    9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 26, 38, 44

(also spelled Worrel) 

Wright, Joseph   1-3, 46, 58

Wright, Mary   45, 48, 49

Wright, Thomas   59