Whiskey Ledger belonging to Nathaniel Haskill who owned property and lived at Lot 16, Broken Front and Lot 165, Concession 1, Hope Township (now the Municipality of Port Hope). The earliest date of entry is 1801 with most dates primarily from 1807- 1813. - the inside pages are hand written with the purchaser's name, a description and amount of whiskey purchased and the means of payment. Often based on a barter system with payment made in the form of bushels of wheat, cows, barrels of flour etc. Some customers paid in cash. - comprised of 145 pages which are written upon with the remaining pages blank. The first 33 pages include more than one customer, where later pages, 34 - 145 are devoted to a single customer. Each customer has two pages together, side by side. In handwriting at the top is the name of the customer. First name on the left page and surname on the right side page. Left page also lists the date, amount of whiskey obtained and the cost in pounds and shillings. The left page indicates the means of payment.
UntitledThis ledger belonged to Josiah Haskill (written on the inside cover) and contains the year and name of the client across the top of the left hand page in cursive writing and on the right side page at the top is written the year/ "Contra"/ Pound, Shilling and Pence". - amounts of whiskey the client received are listed on the left side and payments with bushels of wheat, oats, apples, bundles of straw, hay, beans, hogs etc. and cash are listed on the right side. - only the top corner of the left hand pages are numbered, the book has a total of 80 numbered double pages or 160 single pages. Some pages have been removed. -
UntitledThis ledger belonged to Josiah Haskill (written on the inside cover) and contains the year and name of the client across the top of the left hand page in cursive writing and on the right side page at the top is written the year/ "Contra"/ Pound, Shilling and Pence". - amounts of whiskey the client received are listed on the left side and payments with bushels of wheat, oats, apples, bundles of straw, hay, beans, hogs etc. and cash are listed on the right side. - only the top corner of the left hand pages are numbered, the book has a total of 80 numbered double pages or 160 single pages. Some pages have been removed. -
Fonds consists of papers and photographs from the Long Family Collection. It includes materials created and accumulated by: Alfred H. Long (military publications, letter books), N. Tom Long (local history research files, St. Lawrence Hotel plan, directories, photographs), Geo. Wilson (memoirs, correspondence re: Port Hope Evening Guide, Wilson family photographs), and Brig. Gen. George H. Ralston. For more detailed information refer to series-level descriptions.
Fonds consists of various papers created and collected by the family and descendants of Nathan Choate, 1817-1975. It documents the history of members of the family, as well as local buildings, churches, businesses, and the history of the Municipality of Port Hope.
UntitledItem is an Indenture of Bargain and Sale between Jonathan Walton and Zacheus Burnham and Jacob Choate, for Lots 4 and 5 in the Second Concession, Hope Township. Signed by all parties.
UntitledItem is a store ledger for an unknown Port Hope store, 1825-1830. Ledger lists customer's names, purchases and costs.
Fonds consists of advertisement printing proofs, invoices, handwritten notes, and correspondence originally belonging to William Furby, printer and owner of the Port Hope Gazette, c1830-1850. For more detailed information, please refer to item-level descriptions.
UntitledItem is a printed promissory note from Bartholomew B. Mitchell, c. 1830s.
UntitledItem is an application for the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the Newcastle District, c. 1830s.
UntitledItem is a notice printed by the Gazette & Examiner Office regarding counterfeit bank notes of the Agricultural Bank, 1836.
UntitledItem is a set of Clearance Papers for the Port Hope Custom's House, 1837.
UntitledItem is a notice to patients by Dr. Samuel Gilchrist, 1837.
UntitledItem is a letter to William Furby "Mr. Editor" signed J. Knowlson, Cavan 18 Dec 1837. Letter mentions the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.
UntitledItem is an Auction Poster, 1837. James Smith, agent for Thomas Gibbs Ridout. Auction held May 20, 1837 for fifty town lots in the Ridout Street Area. Thomas Gibbs Ridout was the son of Thomas Ridout, PLS and the manager of the Bank of Upper Canada.
UntitledItem is a Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Port Hope Board of Police, 1839.
UntitledItem is a series of Currency Notes for C. Hughes and J. & H. Hughes. Fifteen-pence and seven pence half penny notes for Messers J & H Hughes, Emily and C. Hughes. C. Hughes may have been in Port Hope on Walton Street. Five hundred (500) were printed for 26 Jan 1839.
UntitledItem is a Collector Report Form, c. 1840s. No additional information provided.
UntitledItem is an invitation to a Social Assembly at the home of David Gillespie, King Street, 17 Apr 1843. One hundred (100) invitations were printed. The men involved with the assembly were: John Linn, Samuel Hutton, George Henderson, James Nelson and David Gillespie.
UntitledItem is a Rural Assessment Form, District of Newcastle, 1843. The District of Newcastle proceeded the County of Durham. The assessment for was used in the townships in the Newcastle District.
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