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:          Shields, Thomas

Title:               Daybook

Dates:             1775-1791

Call No.:         Fol. 27

Acc. No.:         81x474

Quantity:        1 vol. (101 p.)

Location:        5 A

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Thomas Shields is in List of Philadelphia Silversmiths and Allied Artificers, by Maurice Brix, as a goldsmith who advertised in newspapers from 1769 to 1776, and appeared in city directories 1785-1794.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Contains daily entries of credits and debits for making and repairing a wide variety of silver and goldwork items.  A majority of entries are for work done on buckles, scabbards, knives ("cuttoes") and buttons, though entries such as "To 1 Quart Silver Tankard," "To Mounting Miniture Picture in Gold," and "To 6 Silver table Spoons with Shoulders on the Handles" also appear.  One steady customer was Dr. Benjamin Rush.  The first page and a half of accounts are repeated (by mistake?) at the back of the volume.

 

Two letters (dated 1781 and 1845; and both addressed to "Mr. Thomas Shields" in Philadelphia, Penn.) are laid in at front.  The former is a religious exhortation against universalism from four absent members of his church.  The latter (from his nephew in Louisville, Ky.) refers to the graduation exercises at Georgetown College and describes the efforts of one graduate, Mr. Clarke King, to answer the call into the ministry.             

 

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Entries are in chronological order.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

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

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Gift of Eric N. Shrubsole.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

People:

            Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.

            King, Clarke.

 

Topics:

            Silverwork - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Silverwork, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Goldwork - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Goldwork, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Buckles - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Scabbards - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Business records - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

            Daybooks.

            Letters.

            Silversmiths.

            Goldsmiths.

           

           

 

NAME INDEX TO THE VOLUME

 

Location: 5 A

 

 


Fol. 27 – Thomas Shields daybook

 

Name index with page numbers

 

Alexander & Rudderford  63

Alibone (or Allibone), Capt. William  20, 24-25, 41, 44, 47, 77, 97

Allen, Capt.  84, 99

Armit, Richard  97

 

Baily, Samuel  96

Baird, Joseph  101

Baptist Church  60, 65, 67, 70, 74, 77, 80, 94, 96

Barkly (or Barclay), Thomas  5, 9, 14, 49, 91, 102

Barnaby, John (at head of Elk)  27

Barnill, Robert  30

Barrow, Samuel  4, 22-23, 28, 30, 38, 43, 48-49, 55, 58, 65

Bayly, John Jr.  13, 15-16, 23, 25, 31, 70, 72, 74, 81

Bayly, John Sr.  66, 82, 94, 96

Bedford, William  17, 71, 74, 77

Bennett, Thomas  2, 5, 7, 26, 28, 32, 35, 40, 62

Beveridge, David  48

Biddle, James  6, 41

Bittle, George (brewer)  6-7, 17, 30, 38, 55, 101

Blackistone, Preisly  1

Blewer, Capt. Joseph  26, 48, 64, 67, 72, 78, 99-100

Bond, Dr. Thomas Sr.  69, 100

Boyl (or Boyle), John  1, 34

Bradford, Maj. William  59, 61-62, 72, 99

Bright, Jacob  36, 44

Bringhurst, James  42

Bringhurst, John  97

Britton, John  23, 53

Britton, Thomas  58, 95

Brown, Capt. Wm.  11

Brown, Gilbert  100

Brown, John (wheat merchant)  1, 29, 32, 47, 52, 97

Brown, William  9

Bulloch, George  1

Byard, Jonathan  18

 

Calbrinah, Christian  27

Caldwell, Samuel  19, 61, 66, 75, 83-86

Carey, John  43

Carnan, John  13, 34, 41, 48, 53, 57, 63, 70. 75, 77-79, 83-84, 101-103

Carson, John  102

Chambers, David  80

Charter, John  2

Clarkson, Dr. Geradus  18, 38, 91, 99

Clay, Curtis (brother Robert)  42, 48

Cliffton (or Clifton), Thomas  33, 35, 38-43, 49, 53, 55-56, 58, 61, 73, 82-83

Clymer, George  28, 33

Coleman, Joseph  10, 63

Collins, Ralph  68

Conner (or Connor), Michael  6, 9, 36

Coombs, Thomas  13, 18, 20, 44, 102

Cooper, Robert  66

Courson, Cornelius  103

Cox, Capt. Isaac  4, 28, 30, 38, 56, 62, 65-66, 68, 78, 80, 87, 93, 95, 98

Cox, Rev. Nicholas  12, 98

Craig, Thomas  98

Cropper, Molton  3

 

Daft, Thomas  10, 19-20, 24, 27-28, 32, 40, 43, 45, 47-48, 64, 67

David, Enoch  45

David, John  2, 4, 18, 33, 41, 45, 51, 55-56, 60, 74, 80, 83

David, Widow Hugh  5, 18, 20

Davidson (or Davison), John (saddler)  21-25, 38, 46, 97

Davis, Benjamin (upholsterer)  69, 71, 98

Davis, Thomas  66, 75, 100

Davis, William  101

Dawson, William (blacksmith)  18, 92, 94, 99, 101, 103

Debois (or Deboys or Dubois), Abraham  2-4, 10, 13, 15, 20-22, 25, 27, 29, 32, 34, 38,

            41, 46, 49-50, 54-57, 60, 75, 94

Dewees, William (iron master) 61, 100

Dibly (or Dibley), William  27, 29, 35, 37, 59, 64, 72, 81-82

Dix, Joseph  1, 15, 20, 26-27, 38, 41, 43, 47-48, 64, 81

Donnaldson, John  90

Donohue  7

Dougan, John  20, 40

Douglas, George  33

Doweg (or Dowheg or Dowig), George  2, 33, 40, 42, 47

Doz, Andrew  35, 48

 

Eakin, Samuel  15, 98

Edwards, Morgan  64, 68, 71, 81, 96

Emblen (or Emlen), George  15, 64, 67, 71

Emlen, George & Caleb  33-34

Evans, Benjamin  34

Evans, Edward  7

Evans, Jonathan (son Ben)  68, 101

Evans, Thomas  9

 

Ferguson, Capt.  11

Feriss (or Fariss), Capt. Francis  37, 44, 63

Fishburn, William  61-62, 64, 98

Fisher, Joshua (daughter Sally)  41, 54, 68, 72, 89, 91, 94-95, 97, 100

Fisher, Miers (or Myers)  43, 51, 53, 56, 62, 64, 71, 80, 83, 101

Fisher, Samuel  42, 100

Fisher, Thomas  29, 42, 100

Fitch, John  3-4, 14, 34, 69

Fitzgerald, Robert  49, 56

Fitzsimmons, Thomas  25, 31

Fleeson, Plunkett (son Thomas)  46, 68

Fleeson, Thomas  1

Flemming, Thomas  96

Flower, Benjamin  2, 10

Flower, John  98

Foster, Alexander  98

Friggin, Samuel  33

Fritch, Capt. 101

Fuller, Benjamin  14, 20, 32, 38, 84, 98, 100

Fullerton, Alex  63

 

Galloway, John  1, 8, 10-11, 32, 69, 76

Gee, Joseph  43, 47, 49-50, 83-84, 100

Gilpin, Thomas  12, 42, 62, 64, 76, 97

Gordin, Isaac (Baltimore) 4-5

Gorton, Daniel  39

Graff, George  14, 25, 29, 32, 47, 100

Griffin, Samuel  16-17, 19, 30, 39, 45, 47, 54-56

Griffith, Rev. Abel  90-91, 99

 

Hale, Thomas  58, 79

Hamilton, Capt. Thomas  78

Hamilton, William  23, 25, 52, 62

Hanson, Thomas  24, 32-33, 78

Hardy, William  18, 28, 44

Harland, Abigail  97

Harland, Joel  10, 42, 101

Harland, Sarah (daughter Abigail)  97

Harminson, John  37

Hart, John  43

Hart, Joseph (son Josiah)  45-46, 48

Harvey, William  16

Hawkins, William  101

Hayes (or Hays), Michael  2, 35, 38

Heal, Thomas  69

Hibbard, Joseph  101

Hollingworth & Mulland  32, 34

Hollingsworth, Levy  35, 61, 97

Hollingsworth, Thomas  6, 8, 31, 34, 37-38, 51-52, 59, 61, 98, 102

Hoogland (or Hogeland or Hoogling), Benjamin  6, 12

Hoops, David  5, 95, 98

Hoops, Robert  95

Howard, Peter  11

Howell, mary  99

Hubley, Adam  1, 24-25, 73

Hughes, Christopher  94

Humphreys (or Humphrys), Joshua (daughter Hannah)  8, 11, 90, 97, 99

Humphrys, Ashton  35, 97

Hutton, John (goldsmith)  96

 

Irwin, James  33

Irwin, Mathew  40-42, 57, 60, 96-97

 

Jackson, William  7, 14, 16, 86, 97, 99, 101

James, John  2, 11

January, Benjamin  (bookbinder)  45, 56, 58, 61, 100, 102

January, Peter  7

Jenkins, William  93, 100, 102

Johnson (or Johnston), Francis (Chester)  21-22, 31, 42

Johnson (or Johnston), Robert (Rapanach, VA)  21, 53-54, 66, 77

Jones, Isaac (carpenter)  23, 26, 66, 86-87, 89-93, 96-102

Jones, Owen Jr.  32, 57-58, 67

Jones, Robert Strettle  41

 

Keasby, Edward  2, 12, 14

Keating, John  39, 96

Kenady, Robert  3, 81

Kennedy, Andrew  98

Kennedy, George  39, 51, 61, 81

King, Daniel  9, 18, 45, 52, 61, 65, 92, 95

 

Lawrence, Ann  38

Lawrence, Caleb  19, 32, 58

Lawrence, John  1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12-14

Leadly & Nelson  44, 46-47, 53, 55, 60, 74

Leggit (Leggate, Liggit, Ligget, Liggate), John  54, 68, 99, 102

Lemmon (or Lemon), Richard  (Graham & Lemmon)  10, 18

Letcher, John  60

Letelier (Le Te Lier, Littlyea, Littleyear), John  19, 33, 99

Letts, Ezekial  12, 26, 41-42

Lewis, Capt. Abraham  78

Lewis, Ellis  3, 63

Lewis, Nathaniel (father Robert)  6, 16, 29, 39, 54, 93, 101-102

Lewis, Robert (son Nathaniel)  39

Lisle, John  98

Logan, Charles  12, 16, 18, 43-45

Long, Capt. Peter  8, 98

Lownes, William  97

Lyon, Barry  9

 

Magill  59, 85

Mall, James  56

Marsh, Joseph  38, 61

Martin, Capt.  101

Maxfield, Widow  6

McCarty, Capt.  101

McCormuch, Samuel  34

McCoy, Daniel  3, 5, 7, 16, 37, 40, 63

McDaniel, Daniel  81

McGlone, Andrew  34

McLaughlin, Alexander  101

McLean, John (merchant, New Castle)  7, 63

Mead (or Meade), George & Co.  10, 15, 22, 24, 26-29, 31, 51, 55-56, 63, 73

Mead (or Meade), George  14, 22, 28, 73, 79, 96

Mease, James  13, 45, 47, 66, 69, 72, 76-77, 82, 85-86, 97

Mease, John  12, 19, 25, 38, 45, 50, 75, 80, 92, 94, 96, 98

Meredith & Clymer  16, 19, 27, 82, 101

Meredith, Reese  63-64, 67, 79, 83

Meryam, Ezl  49

Mezir, Jesse  10

Mifflin, Widow Sarah (son John)  4, 15-16

Miffline & Irwin  26

Miller, John  38, 55, 71

Miller, John Hart (Chester)  23

Millnor, Edward  50, 73

Millnor (or Milnor or Milner), John  62, 65, 68, 97

Milnar, William  7

Milnor, Howard  17

Ming, Woolry  40-43, 49, 56, 58-59, 64, 71

Mitchell, John  9, 14, 23, 39, 42-43, 46, 48, 63, 70, 86, 101

Montgomery, Capt.  2

Montgomery, Rev. John  59

Moore, Capt. William  5

Moores, Joseph  9-10

Moore, Joshua  32, 46, 48, 62, 76

Moore, William  28, 100

Morris, Anthony Cad  11-12

Morris, Israel  85

Morris, John (lawyer)  12

Morris, Luke  15, 20, 31, 48, 50, 55, 64, 67-68, 74, 78, 83-85, 87-88, 96, 101

Morris, Robert  33, 47, 53, 101

Morris, Thomas  33, 102-103

Morton, Widow Phebe   18-19, 22, 34

Moulder, John  39, 46

Moulder, Joseph  48, 54, 69, 77, 80, 82, 89, 91, 93, 97-98, 102

Mulland, Robert  22, 65

Murdoch, John  5, 18, 56, 74

Musgrave, Joseph  68, 74, 96

Musgrove, Israel  15, 31, 33, 39, 43, 98

Musgrove, Thomas  100

 

Nail, Henry  7

Neal, Henry  32, 39, 55

Neamon, Zachariah  30-31

Nesbitt, Alexander  5-8, 12, 56, 58, 65, 75-76

Nuttle, Capt. Samuel  8, 97

 

Oliver, Joseph Jr.  11

Ord, Cap.  6, 32, 68

 

Paden, William  30

Paterson, Dietrick  11

Paterson, John  12

Patton, Major John  50, 53, 68, 73, 98

Paydon, William  51, 81, 99, 101-102

Pemberton, James  1-2, 34, 44, 47, 49, 92, 97

Penrose, Isaac  18, 54-55, 62, 78

Penrose, Jonathan  2, 5-6, 18, 20, 22, 29-30, 55

Peterson, Derrick  101

Popham, James  18, 25, 62, 73, 75

Porter, David  72

Porter, Robert  15-16, 21-22, 25, 38

Poupard, James  3-4, 16

Proctor, Col. Thomas  84-85, 101

Purviance, Andrew  8, 40, 55, 74

Purviance (or Purveyance), John  1, 13, 15, 17, 20, 33, 41, 67, 70, 74

 

Read, James  41, 48

Reed, Thomas  97

Rees, Daniel  1

Rhea, Thomas  101

Rigby, Joseph  3, 5, 15, 19-20, 26, 42

Rigden, William  39, 58, 72, 76, 90

Roach, Isaac (pilot)  51, 55

Roberdeau, Daniel  70, 91

Roberts, Robert  8, 14

Robertson, Abraham  100

Robinson, Daniel  33

Ross, Capt. I.  97

Rowen, Thomas  7

Run, John  40

Rush, Benjamin  3, 5-6, 26, 31, 37, 41, 48, 51, 60, 66, 83, 87-91, 95, 98-101

Rutherford, Alex  66, 95

 

Scott, James  1-4, 6, 9, 11-12, 14, 18, 21, 24-25, 27, 32, 34, 38, 41, 45, 47-49, 51, 53, 58,

66, 69, 73

Shaw, John  58, 98

Shewell, Capt. Robert  30

Shewell, Clement  12-13, 102

Shewell, Stephen  39

Shields & Mattison  55, 63-65, 70, 82, 100

Shields (Arch.) & Sturgis  32, 37, 52, 61, 70-81

Shields, Archibald  40, 71, 73-74, 77, 96, 98

Shields, Caleb  24, 73, 76, 79, 88, 103

Shields, Edmond  9, 24, 37, 47, 66

Shields, James  77, 86, 89-90, 103

Shields, Robert  11, 23-24, 27-29, 35-37, 39, 50, 53, 55-59, 62, 65, 67, 83-84, 86-89,

            100, 103

Shields, Thomas (Cecil Co., MD)  65, 75

Shields, Thomas (carpenter)  77, 88-89, 95

Shoemaker, Isaac (blacksmith)  69

Shreer, Israel  18

Shreve, Col. Israel  34, 84

Shrieve, Samuel  35

Shuter, Peter  43, 48

Sims, Joseph  85, 98

Sims, William  97

Sipple, John  101

Smith, Jonathan Baird  35, 46

Sparks, Henry  1, 9

Spring, Capt.  13, 81

Stamper, Joseph  53

Steel, Capt.  41

Steel, Peter  56, 87, 96

Stenmatz (or Stenmeitz or Stonemitz), John  34, 62, 71

Stevenson, Capt. Robert  13

Stewart, Capt. Walter  32, 41, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52-54, 70, 75, 86, 94

Stewart, John  54, 82

Stiles  101

Stillman, Rev. Samuel  4, 60

Stocker, Anthony  32-33, 49, 63, 67, 77

Stockton, Richard (Princeton)  62-63, 65, 93, 101

Stout, Samuel Jr.  11

Stow, John  15, 18-20, 39, 62, 70, 76, 78, 80, 100

Stuart, James  4

Sturgis & Shields  18, 28, 30, 69

Sturgis, John  70

Sturgis, Joseph  87, 99

Sutton, Rev. James  101

Syms, Joseph   24, 44, 69, 71, 75

 

Talbert, James  17, 62, 97

Tatnell, Robert  4

Taylor, William  1, 30, 34, 38, 51, 59-60, 80, 98

Tew, David  22, 28-30, 53, 62, 66-67, 2, 81, 84, 88, 96

Thompson, Alexander  9, 52-53, 68

Thompson, William  46

Todd, William  55, 57, 59-60, 79-80, 82, 88, 91-92, 101, 103

Trumble, Lewis  53

 

Van Read, Jacob  18, 96

Van Vooris, Daniel  2, 11, 13, 15, 25-28

Vandike, Widow Letitia  16, 33-34, 37-38

Vannost (or Vanost), Isaac  19, 49, 65, 99, 102

Vicara, John  44

 

Waiscoat, George  10

Walker, Thomas (son-in-law to Daniel Hoops)  8, 15

Warden, Capt.  58, 60

Wardner, John  11

Warner, John  4, 6-8, 13, 64, 70, 72, 76

Watt, Robert  65, 78

Wayne, Anthony  13, 20, 102

Wear (or Wair), David  28, 31, 50, 67, 79

Webster, John  81

Webster, Palatiah  49, 95, 97

Weed, Elijah  10, 12, 30, 58, 65

Wert, George  30, 43

West, Joseph  5, 37, 57

West, William Jr.  35, 39, 45, 52, 54-55

West, William Sr.  16-17, 44, 49, 54, 62, 68, 71, 75, 78-79

Westmore, George  95

Wharton, Carpenter  27, 44, 99

Wharton, Isaac  24, 33

Wharton, Joseph Jr. (lawyer)  77, 92-93, 98

Wharton, Samuel  73

Wharton, Thomas  5

Whiley, Thomas  10

White, James  11

White, John  83-84

White, Robert  60

Whittle, Benjamin 13

Whittle (or Whitall or Whitehill), Joseph  7-8, 11, 29-30, 40, 55, 81

Wiliamson, John  30

Wilkin, Robert  28, 41, 45, 54

Williams, James (Annapolis)  22, 27, 63

Williams, Thomas (Annapolis)  17, 81

Williamson, John  28, 44

Willing & Morris & Co.  1-3, 33

Wilson, Capt. John  73, 80, 82, 97

Winters, Elisha  46, 49, 59, 62

Wood, Jno (Gloucester Co.)  15, 100

Woodland, John  40, 60, 70

Wynkoop, Benjamin  1, 17, 25, 98, 103

 

Yeldall, Dr. Anthony  1, 14, 33, 39, 55, 92

Young, John  16

Young, Robert  61-62, 67-68, 94