Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA

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Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA

 

Circa 1849 – to approx. 1910 Some War Dated Content with Mentions of “Defraying the Expense of bringing home the remains of John Wesley McKinney (Co. K 1st P.R.V.C.) for internment at home.” and several mentions of a “Colored Man”. From the John Geislman Collection. A wonderful piece of local history.

Comes housed in 14 x 20 riker display case with black velvet and descriptive card.

 

Inventory Number: HIS 210

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A weathered, marbled cover ledger with a black spine is shown above a museum card identifying it as the "Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA," used circa 1849–1916.
Aged book page from the Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA, featuring handwritten notes and stamped texts, including “J. Carna Smith,” with sawmill work prices dated 1842.
The Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA features an aged inside cover with handwritten notes, names, and inscriptions such as “J. Ciarana Smith Gettysburg,” plus other faded, overlapping pencil markings.
Aged paper from the Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA, featuring handwritten text "J. Carna Smith, Gettysburg," along with faint pencil marks and scribbles.
The Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA from 1868 features handwritten entries, calculations, and crossed-out sections on yellowed pages, with a small orange tab at the top edge.
Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA from 1868 features aged, yellowed pages with handwritten financial entries and columns for dates, descriptions, amounts, and calculations.
A handwritten entry in the Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA from 1863 notes Tom, a "Colored man," began a year’s work for $84, performing tasks such as fallows, washing, and mending.
The Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA features an 1864 handwritten ledger page with dated entries for cash paid, expenses, and yearly account summaries in cursive script.
The Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA displays handwritten financial records with dates, transactions, amounts, and calculations on lined pages.
The Historic Ledger – Gettysburg PA is displayed next to printed documents and a small handwritten note, all arranged neatly on a dark tray.

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