The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Gildersleeve, William Camp, 1795-1871

Title: Account book

Dates: 1826-1842, bulk 1826-1837

Call No.: Fol. 133

Acc. No.: 75x82

Quantity: 1 v. (558 p.)

Location: 5 F 4

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

William Camp Gildersleeve resided in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was a merchant and operated a general store. He was an elder and active in the financial affairs of the local Presbyterian church (now First Presbyterian Church). He was born in Georgia in 1795, the son of the Rev. Cyrus and Amerinthia Norman Gildersleeve. He died in October 1871. The record in the burial registry noted that he was "a most goodly man, the friend of the poor & oppressed." He was noted for his abolitionist work, a fact reflected in his account book.

Gildersleeve was in partnership with Henry C. Anhaeuser as Anhaeuser and Gildersleeve, but whether this was the store or another business is not known.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Records debits and credits accrued by Gildersleeve from 1826 to 1842. Although many entries note the sale of sundries, a wide range of products are mentioned, including foodstuffs, wood, coffee, textiles, wagon boxes, dictionaries and other books, ink and quills, oil, brushes, nails, tacks, coal, iron, steel, and other household items. Credits were given for such items as a hammer for W.C., files, flax seed, spices, sugar, salts, and produce, as well as such activities as making a clothing, sewing, blacksmithing, carting, and hauling. Gildersleeve identified who in the family items were for. Relationships, such as son of, or place of residence were sometimes noted with the names of account holders. A few account holders were noted as being African Americans. Rents paid by people living with Gildersleeve's family are documented in the volume. Also of interest is a list of "articles belonging to Bartholomew's coal cooking stove," including drip pans, bake irons, a copper bottom tea kettle, etc.

Also included are sections entitled "Received at monthly concert" and "Weekly contributions," both these in support of church activities. Donations included candles, wine, bread, coal, and other items needed by the church. The expenses of the building committee of the new Presbyterian church (First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre) are recorded in this manuscript.

The list of donations found on p. 228 and 269 is interesting. Not only did Gildersleeve support his church and Sunday school, but he also gave to other churches, missionary work, antislavery societies (including a Wilberforce colony in Canada), a temperance organization, and the Board of Education. He gave coal, cash, and textiles to the needy; a pair of spectacles to a poor woman; money to build a school for African-American children; and gave $4 to help support the Africans from the ship Amistad (which he spelled Armsitad).

In the index section of the volume is found a list of apple trees and where they were planted. Varieties included Newtown pippin, Spitzenberger, greening, and a swan apple from Germany. Laid into the front of the volume is a printed list of Garden Seeds raised in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and at the Horticultural Garden in Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., and put up by Crosby & Peck.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Avis and Rockwell Gardiner.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Amistad (Schooner)

Crosby & Peck (Firm : Lyons, N.Y.)

First Presbyterian Church (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)

Abolitionists - United States.

African Americans - Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre.

Agricultural implements.

Apples.

Beverages.

Blacksmithing.

Building materials.

Business records - Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre.

Charity.

Christian giving.

Church finance.

Dressmaking.

Dry-goods - Prices.

Food prices - 19th century.

General stores - Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre.

Glassware.

Hardware - Prices.

House furnishings.

Household supplies.

Kitchen utensils.

Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre.

Rent charges.

Seeds - Catalogs.

Stationery.

Stoves - Equipment and supplies.

Account books.

Proprietors.

INDEXES

The volume contains a name index in front. This has not been transcribed; rather, the names were taken directly from the pages of the volume.

There are two created indexes to the volume, one to names and the other to occupations mentioned in the account book. The occupation index is not complete, but gives an idea of the sorts of work recorded.

Many names occur within accounts; an attempt was made to capture all names, but the attempt was abandoned after page 59 because of the time consumed by the work. Because the handwriting in the volume is small and the indexer’s eyes are old, some of the names on p. 1-59 have undoubtedly been overlooked or misread. Names in square brackets are supplied and may not be correct.

Name index to Fol. 133, acc. 75x82

The volume contains an index in front.

Names in square brackets are supplied and may not be correct.

A & G. – see Anhaeuser & Gildersleeve

Advocate of Moral Reform 219

Aims, Mrs. 8

Alderson, John 66

Alkins 57

Alkins, Hart 47

Alkins, Lloyd 5

Alkins, W. 5

Allen, Miss 157

Allen, David 4

Allen, Lambert 157

Almond, Sampson 103

American Antislavery Society 219

American Education Society 197

American Sunday School Union 177

Amor, Anthony 160

Anderson, Betsey 191

Andre, Jacob 4, 30, 41

in Hanover

Anhaeuser & Gildersleeve 2, 12, 37, 58, 124, 194

Anhaeuser, Henry C. 1-4, 6-8, 13, 15, 16, 19, 23-27, 29-34, 36, 41-47, 51, 53-54, 57, 59, 125

Anhaeuser, John 59

[Anhaeuser], Mary Louisa 31, 44, 47

[daughter of Henry C.]

Anhauser, Polly 15, 23, 32

Anhaeuser, W. 5

Anti Slavery Library 267

Apple, William 41, 63

Appleton 1, 28, 43

Armstrong, John 152

son of Joseph

Arnold, A. 32

Arnold, Abram 13

Askum, Caroline 81

Atherton, Miss 14

Atherton, Eleazer 42

Atherton, Elisha 48, 201

Kingston

Atherton, John 139

Athertons, the 23, 42

Avory, Punderson 212

Babb 38

Babb, Betsy 57

Babb, John 40

in Hanover

Babb, John P. 24-25, 33, 38, 54, 121, 195, 261, 265

Babb, Mary Ann 2, 40

Babb, Susannah 161

daughter of Jno. Babb, Hanover

worked for Gildersleeves

Babcock, Eliza 59

Baber, John P. 225

Baker, Christopher H. 83

bookbinder

Baker, John O. 40, 241-242, 244, 248, 267

Ball, Mr. 33

Ball, Josiah (Rev.) 10, 66

Baltimore Coal Co. 231

Barker, R. & G. (Messrs) 184

Barker, William 126

Barkman[?] 52

Barnes 51

Barnes, Earl 150

Barnes, Gilbert 33, 88, 152

[appears to be a carpenter]

Barnes, Timothy 69

Barney 36

Barney, Milan 154

Barney, Nathan 74

In Carytown

Barnum, Zerah 13, 37, 183

first name might be Zenah;

has a withered arm

Barnum, Zenus 105, 216

Pittston

Barton, Hannah (Mrs.) 189

Beaumont, Andrew 40

Beidler, Jacob 79

Bennet, Elizabeth 106

sister of John Bennet, esq.

Bennet, John Taylor 216, 223

Bennet, Mary 106

sister of John Bennet, esq.

Bennet, Mary Ann 1, 21

Bennet, Thomas 58

Bennet, Ziba 135

Bergstresser, William 13, 61

Berrian, Daniel, & Co. 185

Biddle, Lord & Co. 174

Bidlack, Benjamin 133

Bird, Derrick 17, 58, 71

teamster

Birdsall, James 210

“Black Charley” 2

[no surname given]

“Black Levy” 53

[no surname given]

Black, Mrs. 16

Blackman, Henry 30, 182

Blanchard of Messrs. Hackley & Blanchard 61

Blanchard, John 89, 147

Son-in-law of Mr. Lazarus

Blodgett, Asahel 248

son-in-law of Lazarus

Bowden, Mrs. 19

Bowman, Mrs. 13, 32, 59

Bowman, George 40

Bowman, Isaac 32, 108

Bowman, John & Jesse (Messrs) 127, 170

Boyd, E. L. (Dr.) 49

Boynton, John 39

Brewer, William 132, 255

“colored man”

Briggs, Job 13

Abington

Broabst, Samuel D. 137

Commonwealth agent

[spelling taken from index]

Brower 37

Brower and Rusher

137

Brower, Mrs. 4

Brower, Anthony 20, 101, 164, 207, 235

tailor

Brower, John 79

son of Anthony

Brower, John G. 83

Brower, Laura 224, 225, 235, 263, 268

Brower, Mary 240

Brower, S. L. 33

Brower, Sidney 167

Brower, Sidney L. 227

Brown of Foster[?] & Brown 38

Brown, Mrs. 20, 52

Brown, A. 2

Brown, George 8

Brown, Harris 237

Brown, Henry 221

Brown, J. 41

Brown, L. (Mrs.) 51

Brown, Richard 31, 105

blacksmith

Brown, Thomas 10, 55, 155

well digger

Browning, George 250

Brummel and Myer 186

390 Pearl

Buazie[?], Jno. 9

Buck, Edward 135

Tunkhannock

Buckley, Jonathan 1, 13, 25

Bulkley 34

Bulkley, Jonathan 210

[may be same as Buckley]

Bull – see Pumeroy and Bull

Burger, Mrs. 33

Burger, S. 37

Burger, Samuel 57

Burger, Thomas 48

Son-in-law of Valentine Meyer

Burr, Levi 218

Burret 52

Burton, William D. 237

Butler, John L. 144, 247, 259

Butler, Lord 238, 258, 259

Butler, Pearc 202

Butler, Stuben 199

Butler, W. L. 47

Bywater, Richard 92

Calvin, Otis 91

Campbell, Polly 5

Capwell, George 21, 48

Carpenter, Thomas 44

Carpenter, Washington 190

son-in-law of Isaac Harris

Carr, Edward 40, 49, 51, 178, 212, 236, 250

Cary, Benjamin 4, 39, 55

son of Comfort

Cary, Benjamin, Sr. 77

in Hanover

Cary, Comfort 1, 62

[surname also spelled Carey]

Cary, Eleazer 156

Cary, George 229

“now in Huntington”

Cary, John 29, 55

son of Benjamin, deceased

Cary, Nathan 48

Carver 17

Carver, Rufus 251

Chamberlain, Elijah 95, 107

school teacher

Chambers, Lord & Co. 174

Champerlain, James 35

Champion, Chandler 15

Chapin, Solon 4

Chapman, Mrs. 108

charitable donations 228, 269

Cholett, J. 166

shoemaker

Christell, C. J. (Dr.) 2, 15, 45

Christian 57

[surname possibly Burger, Doe, or Dow]

Church, William 147

Kingston

Clark, Rufus 69

in Pitston, above Barnum’s mill

Clark, Thomas 45

Clary, Dexter (Rev.) 8, 45

Coates, Christian 200

Coats, Jno. 33

Coleman, Hannah 240

Mary Ann’s sister

Coleman, Mary Ann 149

Collins and Hannay 185

Collins, Mr. 8

Collins, Daniel 28, 156

Collins, Oristus 23, 140

Colored American 58

[title of a publication?]

Colt, Arnold, esq. 50

commissioners – see Luzerne County

Cooley 59

Coons - See also Koons

Coons[?], Van 57

Corlies – see Stevens and Corlies

Cortright 57

Cortright, Margaret 81

worked for Gildersleeves

Counterfeit Detector 219

Covell, Sarah 204

Cox 260

Cox, Isaac (Capt.) 171

Creamer, Eliza 59

Crosby 47

Culver, A. 59

Culver, Hiram 2, 89

blacksmith in Kingston

Culver, Oliver 4

Culver, William 139

Curtain, Rowland, & Co. 210

Dam, Abijah 22, 51

in Abington

Dana, Anderson, Jr. 30, 39, 120

Dana, Anderson, Sr. 2, 30, 52

Dana, Alvan 60

cabinetmaker

Dana, Francis 2, 39, 119, 168

[first name also spelled Franzis]

Dana, Sylvester 30, 245

Danforth, Elijah 211

Darken, John 158

Davage, Thomas 62, 71, 76, 92, 103

shoemaker

Davenport, Leonard 4

David, Isaac 57

Davidge – see Davage

Davis 13

Davis, George A. 217, 262, 264

Decker, Polly 104

Deeter, William 26

Son-in-law of Christian Leeder

Delaware and Hudson Railway 206

Denison, Hiram 113

Dennice, Jacob J. 136

Partner of Anson Thomas

Dennis, Hiram B. 252

Detrick, Jacob 173

Dibbs, J. A., and Co. 184

Dickerson, Israel 95

Dickover, George C. 253, 264

Dilley, Daten 100

son of Richard, in Hanover

Dilly, Jesse 62

Dilly, Jonathan 27

Diltz, John 56

Doffert, Henry 22

Doffert, Jacob, Jr. 11, 22

brother of Henry

Doffert, Jacob, Sr. 11

[Doffert], John 11

[Doffert], Peggy 11

[Doffert], Phillip 11

donations 228, 269

Doremus, Sydam & Mixon 186

Pearl St.

Dorrance, Col. 2

Dorrance, John (Rev.) 137

Dottery, Henry 4, 66

Dow, Jeremiah B. 206, 254

teacher

Dowling, James 243

miner

Downey & Mundy 32

Downing 30

Drake & Merrill 25

Drake & Tracy 2, 86

Drake 2

Drake, Mrs. 28, 31, 37

Drake, Benjamin 7, 80

a blacksmith

Drake, George 25

Drake, Nancy 31, 94

milliner

Dupie, Miss and Misses 21, 27

Durham, Alphra 226

Dyer, Thomas 127

Edwards 57

Egleston and Bartell 186

Elsworth, Ruth (Miss) 149

Ely, James 51

Emmons, Herman L. 84, 172, 175, 203

Eshelman, Daniel 77

Espy, John 88

Evans, B. 36

Fairchild, Ebz. 25

Fasnacht, Isaac 45

Morgan’s miller

Faust, Jacob 26

Fell and Slocum 180, 250

Fell, (Mrs. Judge) 19

Fell, John G. 158, 250, 264

Fell, Hugh 138

Fell, Samuel (Jr.) 38, 57

carpenter

Fenton, William 48

Finch, Darius 89, 182

Finn, Peter 18

First Presbyterian Church 180, 196

Fisher, E. 116

Fisher, Henry 166

son of Jacob

Fisher, Jacob 129

Fitch and Woolsey, Messrs 225

Fitzgerald, James 59

Fitzgerald, Peter 62

in Newport

Flake, George 16, 50

Flinn – see Flynn

Flint, Henry 151

Flynn, Matthias 41, 65, 115

[surname also spelled Flinn and Flyn]

Foster[?] & Brown 38

Foster, Mrs. 7

Foster, Thomas 212

Foust, Jacob 36, 90

Foust, John 49

Frain, John 18

Frame, William, & Co. 226

Frederick, Daniel 100

carpenter

French, Samuel 246

Plymouth, step-son-in-law of Jno. Smith

Fry, George 18

Fuller, Charles 196, 250

Gailord 52

Gambol, George 171

an Irishman

Gardner, Jesse 82, 155

Garner, H. 186

56 Bowery

Garringer, Charles 18, 98

son of John

Garringer, Daniel 18, 107

Garringer, J., estate of 117

Garringer, Jesse 114

Garringer, John 18, 34, 57, 117

Garringer, Levi 114

Garrison, Jacob 158

Garrison, Nancy 100

boarded with Gildersleeves

George, Henry 13, 55

Geyer, John 232

Gibb – see Gibbs

Gibbs, Job 10, 37, 130

Gibbs, Nancy 130

Gibson, Andrew 59

Giddins, Alfred 14

in town

Gildersleeve, Mrs. 21

Gildersleeve, Ann Elizabeth 26, 32, 44

[Gildersleeve], Caroline 36

Gildersleeve, Cyrus (Rev.) 3, 33, 46, 49, 85 198, 215

See also his estate

Gildersleve, Cyrus (Rev.) – estate of 210, 230, 233

[Gildersleeve], Edward 26, 44

Gildersleeve, Nancy 26

Gildersleeve, Norman 20, 26, 44, 59, 67

[Cyrus Norman Gildersleeve, son of William Camp Gildersleeve]

[Gildersleeve], Polly 26

Gildersleeve, William Camp 205 (receipts), 228, 269 (donations)

Gildersleeve, William Camp - see also Anhaeuser & Gildersleeve

Good, Daniel 48

in Newport

Goodwin, William 76

Gore, John (Deacon) 225

Gorman, Mrs. 38

Gorman, Hugh 51, 55, 63, 141

Gorman, Mary (Mrs.) 148

Gould, Justus 38

Graves, George 2

Graves, Peter 56

Green[?], Adam 2

Green, Isaac 161

brick maker

Grey, Alexander 231

Grey, Z. 151

a baker; surname in index is Grey, but on p. 151 it is spelled Grei

Griswold, Mrs. 230

Gruver, Adam 29, 123

Son of George

Gruver, George 4, 29

Gruver, Michael 5, 7, 29, 32, 60

Gruver, Peter 4, 7

Gruver, S. 36

Gruver, Sally 7

Gruver[?], Susan 43

Hackley & Blanchard, Messrs. 61

Haffety[?], Mrs. 16, 20

[surname could be Rafferty]

Hall, Henry 9

Beachwoods

Halland 36

Halsted, Caleb O., & Co. 186

Hammer, Marcus B. 239

Hancock estate 25

Hancock, James 78

Hancock, Jonathan 24

Hannay – see Collins and Hannay

Harrington, Chancelor L. 60, 69, 204, 218

Harris, Isaac 8, 46, 179

Harris, John M. 131

son of Isaac

Hart – see Stevenson & Hart

Hart, Abram (Mrs.) 216

Hart, Isaac 111, 128

Hartwell[?] 36

Hay, Charles 42, 192

Son-in-law of Daniel Kridler

Held, Henry 9, 31, 84

German printer

Held’s girl 36

Hellriegle, Phillip Jacobs 14, 69

German tailor

[surname also spelled Hellrigle]

Helmes, James C. 290

[see also Helms]

Helmes, P. 51

Helms 57

Helms, James 51

[surname also spelled Helmes]

Helms, Oliver 1, 41, 51

Hemple, Samuel 173

Philadelphia

Hewitt, Randle 59

Hicks, Daniel 255

Hinds, Stephen 205

Montrose

Hines, Alfred, esq. 199

Tunkhannon

Hock, John 15

Hodgden, Deacon 206

Hoffert, Peter 232

Holcomb, Harvey 29, 146

Holister, Altheus 138

Hollenback, Jno. 57

Holzhausen, Betsy 1

Horton, Miller 36

Hoskin, Hiram 144

How 2

How, S. 24

How, Samuel 16, 42, 82, 120

tinsmith; son-in-law of Widow Augten

Hoyt, Elias 37

Hoyt, Ezra 8, 57

Hoyt, Levi 11, 153, 209

Hoyt, William R. 234

Hoyt, Ziba 137

Hubard, Thomas R. 95

Huffman, Matthias 12

shoemaker

Hughes, James 37

Hughes, Parley 118

Hughes, Thomas 168

Hull, William, & Sons 48

Huntington 35

Huntington, Samuel 1, 19, 57, 73, 190

Hurlbert, Lyman 58

Hustleton, William 247

Lives on Robinson’s place

Ingham, Thomas 2, 114, 126

Inman, Edward 114

Jacobs the tailor 37

Jacobs, Miss 1

Jacobs, Silas 6

brother of William

Jacobs, William 1, 6, 7

in Newport

Jacobus, Daniel 152

Lumney[?] town p.o.

Jameson, John 104

on the mountain

Jameson, Robert 61

In Carytown

Jamison, John 232

Jewett, David 134

“comedore”

Jewett, Sally 8

milliner

Johnson, Benjamin 152

Johnson, Jacob 240

Johnson, Jehoida 26

Johnson, William 160

son of Jehoida

Jones 2, 44

Jones, Dr. 1, 23

Jones, Edward 47

shoemaker

Jones, Fanny 34, 70, 131

[Fanny and Maria seem to be teachers]

Jones, Lathan (Dr.) 91

Jones, Lewis 28

Jones, Maria 131

[Fanny and Maria seem to be teachers]

Jones, William H. 159, 176, 256

carpenter

Kaltz, Christian 179

Elizabeth Bean’s husband

[Keck], Betsy 28

Keck, Daniel 7, 23, 28, 84

Keck, David 53

Keck, Henry 7, 28, 39

Keely[?], Jacob 4

Keen[?], Daniel 26

Kelly, Jemima Ann (Mrs.) 65

Kemmerer, Henry 105

Kichline, Joseph 76

Kichline, Polly 5

Kidder, Lyman C. 118

son-in-law of Anderson Dana

Kilpatrick 39

King, John M. 48

[lived with Gildersleeve]

Kinzley, Michael 10, 102

high constable

Kirkhoff, Thomas 57

Kitchen, Sarah 220, 246, 256

Kite, old Mrs. 24

[Kite], Emily 24

Klund, Jacob 125

Kocher, George 55, 57

Kocher, George, Jr. 41

Koker – see Kocher

Koons – see also Coons

Koons, Isaac, & Co. 177

Koons, Samuel 34, 45, 147

son-in-law of Frederick Croop

Knowlton, Betsey 187

worked for Gildersleeves

Kreidler, Daniel 6

Kreiner, Mrs. 31

Kridler, Caty 187

worked for Gildersleeves

Kridler, Rachel 81

worked for Gildersleeves

Kridler, Susan 81, 123

worked for Gildersleeves

Kubler, George 4

Kuh, Daniel 53

Kunkle, Conrad 133

Northmoreland

Kutz 37, 38

Kutz, Mrs. 33

Kutz, Jacob 9, 13, 23, 59, 181, 184, 256

[appears to be a tailor]

Labor, William 170

tailor; surname might be Labar

Ladies Fair 174

Laird, Gilbert 87

Lamb 10, 21

Lamb, Henry F. 22

[Lamb], Polly 22

Lane, Mr. 33

Lard, Old M. 49

Laubach 41

Lawrence 57

Lazarus, George 12, 36

LeClerk, Joseph 211

Lee, James 109, 125

Lee, Washington (Col.) 52

Leeder, Christian 29, 107, 251

Hanover; brother of John

[Leeder], Frederick 11

Leeder, John 2, 9, 11, 13, 52, 93, 130, 161

[Leeder], Julian 29

Levan, Charles 188

Lewis, Sharp D. 35

printer

Loop, Mrs. 41

the former Mrs. Maffet;

[Loop], Clinton 32

Loop, Ireen 32, 128, 251

Lorber, John 4, 11

Loveland, Elijah 78

Lutse, Polly 81

worked for Gildersleeves

Lutsey, Henry 29

Lutz, John 36

Luzerne County Commissioners 234

Luzerne County Sunday School Union 176

Lylan, A.[?] and G.M. 149

Surname Lyman also recorded

Lyman – see Lylan

Lynd – see Lyndes

Lynde, John W. 166

Lyndes, Conrod C. 49, 220

[surname also spelled Lynd]

Lynds, Henry 77

Lynch 47

Lynn, Jonathan 243

Hanover

Maffet, Widow 41, 51

now Mrs. Loop

Marble 47

Marble, Eleazer 16, 37, 116

carpenter

Marcy – see also Marsey

Marcy, Abel 152

Marcy, Reuben 167

Marsey, Avary 209

May, Rev. Mr. 61

McAlpin, Albert 240

McCalpin, Hiram 189

Son-in-law of Parsons

[surname might be McAlpin]

McClintock 43

McKinney, Samuel 160

Mead, Ralph, & Co. 220

Merrill 23

Merrill, Isaac 15, 25, 34, 38

blacksmith

Merritt, Wm. A. 106

hatter

Meyer – see also Meyers and Myers

Meyer (Esq.) 27, 37, 38, 41, 50

[surname possibly Meyers or Myers]

[Meyer], Charles 14

Meyer, George 56

son of Valentine in Hanover

Meyer, John, esq. 14, 47, 57, 136, 213

[surname also spelled Myers]

Meyer, John 15, 23

son of Valentine, Hanover

Meyer, Valentine 1, 18, 47

in Hanover

Meyers 6

Mill, Mr. 31

[Mill], Caty 1

Mill, George 209

son of John

Mill, J. 33

Mill, John 1, 5, 23, 51, 96

in Hanover

Mill, John, Jr. 214

Son of John Mill of Hanover

Mill, Peter 18, 32, 43

Mill, Solomon 1, 4

son of John

Mill, Solomon 28

brother of Peter

Miller, Barnet 244

Miller, George 57, 59

Millroy, John 16, 74

Miner, Joshua 2, 7, 9, 13, 18, 23, 28, 53

a mason

Miner, Robert 113

Miner, Thomas (Dr.) 102, 258

Moore 36

Moore, Luke 71

Blacksmith, Englishman

More, Luke 188

Morgan, Thomas 115

Morse, Messrs 185

Of the New York Observer

Morse, Aldson 253

Mothers Magazine, Counterfeit Detector 219, 239

Mott, Elder 41

Mott, Seaver, & Smith (Messrs) 214

Carbondale

Moyer, Isaac 225

Sumney town p.o.

Moyer, Laurence 232

Murray, Nicholas (Rev.) 122, 202

Myers – see also Meyer and Meyers

Myers, Henry 118, 147

Brother of Esq. Jno.

Myers, John, esq – see Meyer, John, esq.

Myers, Thomas 197

Nagle 1

Nagle, Christian 12, 75

Nesbit, James 237

in Plymouth

Nesbott, James 4

New York Evangelist 219

New York Observer 185, 230

O’Neal, Patrick 45

Orton, Milton P. 19, 72, 119

Teacher, doctor

Overbeck, Jacob 99

Overholz, Abram 51

Overton, Mrs. 14, 40, 90

milliner

Owen, J. 51

Parker, Joseph 48

Parker, Stephen 51

Parks, Amos 115

Parrish 2

Parrish, Archibald 167

Parsons 1, 41

Parsons, Calvin 104, 206

Parsons, Hezekiah 4

patent for beer 205

Pell, Samuel 6

Pence, Jacob 56

Perkins, David 107, 188

Perkins, J. 45

Perry, Mrs. 1

Peterson, Richard 191

Petrich 57

Pettybone, Joshua 59, 112

teamster

Platt, Ebenezer, Jr. 169

N. York

Poor Masters of Wilkes-Barre 183

Preston, Hibberd 168

Preston, Silas 55

Preston, Williston 110, 211

Price, George 61

[directions to house given]

Presbyterian Church – see First Presbyterian Church

Pumeroy and Bull 185

Quick, Eliza 17, 64

Quick, Maria 17, 75

Quick, Susan 17

Quick, Thomas 17, 34

Quick, Thomas, Jr. 165

Raenow, Mrs. 159

Rafferty, Catharine 212

Railroad of Delaware and Hudson 206

Rainer, Mrs. 59

Reakirt, Joseph 178

Receipts 205

Reel, Mrs. 17

Reel, Benjamin 146

Blacksmith in Forty Fort

Rhimer, Philip - see Rhymer

Rhymer 4

Rhymer, Michael 14

Rhymer, Philip 2, 65

partner of Mortimer Parsons

Richardson, Calvin 66

Riggs, Miss 22

Riggs, Elizabeth 24-25

Rimer – see also Rhymer

Rimer, Jacob 240

Rinehimer, Conrad 11, 65

Rinehimer, George 11

Rinehimer, Joseph 4, 9

Robinson, John U. 105

Roosevelt, James, & Son 186

Maiden Lane

[surname misspelled as Rosevelt]

Rosecrance, Hiram 246

Rosenbaum, Julius 268

Ross, William (General) 88

Ross, William Sterling 65

Son of Gen. William Ross

Rossenkranz 11

Rounlds, Thomas A. 185

Rudolph 1, 12

Rudolph, Jacob 13, 16, 20, 44

[appears to be shoemaker]

Rudolph, William 133

[appears to be shoemaker]

Ruggles – see also Rugles

Ruggles, Lorenzo 21, 84

Hanover

Rugles, Almond 151

Rumage, Jacob, Jr. 56, 232

Rumage, Mary 5, 56, 187

[surname also spelled Rummage]

Rummage – see Rumage

Rusher – see Brower and Rusher

Russel, James 220

Tunkhannock

Rymer – see Rhymer

St. John, Benjamin 27, 83

Schwartz, Phiipp 49

Providence

Searl, Cornelius 99

son of Wm.; Pitston

Searl, John 206

Searles, Herman 237

constable in Plymouth

Sedrick, Adam 9

on the plains or Pitston

Setzer, Elizabeth 222

Sewoers[?] 218

teacher

Shaefer 17

Shaefer, Joseph 95

blacksmith in Hanover

Shaefer, Peter 111

teamster

Shaw, Peter 8

Shiffer, Henry 32

mason

Shivley, Peter 150

tailor

Shoemaker, Miss 30

Shoemaker, Charles D. 10, 53, 67, 171, 229

Shoemaker, George 171

Shoemaker, Robert 212

[Shoemaker], Ward 7

Shoemaker, William 4, 7, 152

Shortz, Betsey 187

worked for Gildersleeves

Shriber, Henry 24

Son-in-law of John Gruver

Shriver, Henry 24, 143

Siveley, George 175

Skeel, Capt. 170

N. York

Skeire, Albert 157

Skinner, Rebecca 188

step-daughter of Parley Hughes

Sleby, John 69

in Newport

Sleppy 52

Slocum – see Fell and Slocum

Slocum, Ebenezer 223

Slocum, Jonathan J. 159, 229

Smally 39

Smiley, Thoms 224

Smith, Mr. 35

Smith, A. B. 156

N. York

Smith, Elias 200

pot ash boiler in Falls

Smith, Rachael 222

Smith, Robert 131, 229

Smith, Sarah 4

Smith, Zurah 10, 24

[Snowden], Betsy 22

Snowden, E. H. (Rev.) 22

Som, Christian 155

Som, John 72, 82, 99

[surname also spelled Soms]

Sorber, John 27

in Hanover, son of George

Spese, William 35

Spice[?], Mary 4

Stanton, Joseph (Capt.) 21, 22

Beachswoods

Stark, H. 1

at Tunkhanock

Stark, Paul 183

Stay, Charles 36

Steel, Miss 157

Steel, George 27

Steel, Joseph, Jr. 200

Steel, Mary 65

Wife of Adam

Sterdevant, Ebenezer 213

Sterling, Charles 57

Stettler, George 5

Stevens and Corlies 185

at 79 Pearl

Stevenson & Hart 90

Steyer, Henry 154

Steyers, Leonard 22

in Newport

Stiles, Ezra (Rev. Dr.) 233

Stone, Lemuel, esq. 137

Stout, George 106

Married widow Spuce[?]

Stovyer, William 85

of Abington

Stowdocker[?], George 52

Streeter, Charles 202

Styer, Cornelius 111

Styre, Henry 177, 218, 256

Susquehannah Presbytery 197

Swarts, Washington 171

Talcott, Alvan 104

teacher

tax receipts 205

Teeter, William 1

Temperance agent 59, 181

Temperance Intelligencer 33, 51

Temperance journal 67

Thomas, Anson 135-136

cabinetmaker

Thomas, Edward 6, 57

in Newport

Thompson, John 142

Thomson, David 38, 141

Hanover

Thorne Hoff and Sharpe 116

Tillman, John 2, 10, 19, 22, 25, 33, 36, 37, 51, 53, 57, 68, 162, 208

blackman [i.e. African American]

name on p. 162 looks like Teighlman, but the index indicates that this is Tillman

Tillman, Sophia (widow) 257

widow of John Tillman

Tilly, Jonathan 18

Todd, Simon 178, 212

Tolls, Abram 132

Tompson, Samuel 116

Tracy - see Drake & Tracy

Tracy, Hannah (widow) 90

Tracy, Vernett 151

Treadwell, Ephraim 185

Tretaway, Hester 30, 59, 200

[appears to be a seamstress]

Surname spelled Tretau on p. 200, but index indicates this is same person

Trippe, J. & J.F. 134

of New York

Trustees of Presbyterian Church – see First Presbyterian Church

Tucker 47

Tucker, Mrs. 40

Ullman, Daniel 104

teacher

Ulp, Barnet 32

hatter

[Ulp], Maria 32

Underhill, T. N. 192

Cedar St., N. York

Upliner, Rheuben 71

Van Fleet, Frederick 22

Van Fleet, Jackson (Gen’l) 22

Van Wyke & Phillips 186

Vendermark, Benjamin 113

Vendermark, Jeremiah 50

on Lee’s farm

Vendermark, Simon P. 147

Vernet, Ann (Mrs.) 172

Vernett, Charles J. 145

Vernitt, Mrs. 2

Wagner 57

Wagner, Frederic 133

on the plains

Wagner, John 41, 66

on the plains

Waller, David Phineas 241

Ward 38

Ward and Aitkin 192

N. York

Ward, John J. 2, 79

tailor

Warner, James 8, 33

Warrington, Robert Y. 243

Washington 40

Way, Francis D., & Co. 192

Philadelphia

Wayne County Mutual Insurance Co. 260

Weber, Elizabeth 74

[boarded with Gildersleeves]

Webster, Conrod 137

Wehler, John 12, 26, 28, 36

brewer and shoemaker, German

Weissenstien, John 13

Weissenstein, John, Jr. 14

West, Leander 41

Wetmore & Co. 237

N. York

White, Daniel 87

wagon maker

White, Mary 187

worked for Gildersleeves

Wiggins, Hannah 39

Wilcox, Crandle 83

constable

Wilcox, Samuel 82

Brick maker

Wilcox, Samuel C. 106, 214

Son of Crandel

Wilcox, Warren 107, 170

Wilkes-Barre, Poor Masters – see Poor Masters of Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre Bank 54

Wilkes-Barre Bridge Co. 221

Wilkes-Barre Post Office 205

Wilson 59

Wilson[?] 37

Name is possibly Wilcox

Winn, Thomas 52

Winn, William 174

Montrose

Wolf, Erastus 100

Wood, Miss 36

Wood, John 36, 38

butcher

Wood, Moses, Jr. 58

Woodbridge, Ashbel 25, 34

Woodcock, Francis 139, 189

Woodhouse, Thomas 145, 175

Woodruff, Absalom (Dr.) 24-25

Woodward, G. W. 52

Woolsey – see Fitch and Woolsey

Wooly, George 47

Worral, Lewis 35

Worthington, Maria 24

Wright, Joseph 32

black man

Wright, Josiah 67

Wurt, John C. 67

a German

Wurts, Murgrave and Wurts 175

Wyin[?] 52

Yarrrington, Mrs. 52

Yarrington, Allison 179

Yarrington, Dilton 179

[surname spelled Yarrinton]

Yarrington, Sinton 179

Yeates, Francis 142

Young, Henry 15

OCCUPATIONS:

(not a complete index)

Baker 151

Blacksmith 7, 15, 31, 38, 71, 80, 89, 95, 105, 146

Bookbinder 83

Brewer 26

Brick maker 82, 161

Butcher 36

Cabinetmaker 51, 60, 135

Carpenter 33, 37, 38, 100, 116, 159, 256

Carding 4

Carting – see Hauling

Chair maker 51

Clergy 8, 10, 22, 46, 66, 85, 122, 137, 196, 198, 202, 233

Doctor 1, 2, 15, 23, 25, 91, 102, 119, 258

Fulling cloth 1

Government official 10, 57, 83, 102, 137, 183, 205, 237

Hatter 32, 106

Hauling and carting 2, 7, 17, 23, 25, 37, 41, 45, 57, 58, 79, 111-112

Mason 23, 32

Miller 45

Milliner 8, 31

Millwright 61

Miner 243

Minister - see Clergy

pot ash boiler 200

Printer 9, 35

School 176, 177, 228, 269

Schoolmaster 19, 72, 95, 104, 107, 131, 150, 170, 206, 218, 254

Scouring cloth 4

Seamstress 30

Shoemaker 12, 20, 26, 36, 44, 47, 76, 103, 133, 166

Tailor 20, 37, 59, 69, 79, 101, 150, 164, 170, 181, 184, 207, 235

Tavern keeper 27

Teacher - see Schoolmaster

Teamster – see Hauling

Tinsmith 82, 120

Wagon maker 87

Weaving 51

Well digger 10, 55, 155