Guide to the Eliphalet Smith Account Book DAR.1925.09

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Eliphalet Smith Account Book
Creator
Smith, Eliphalet
Collection Number
DAR.1925.09
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date
1807-1824
Abstract
Eliphalet Smith was a court officer from 1807 to 1824 in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, in northeastern Pennsylvania. Smith maintained an account book of his personal and professional transactions. The account book records his itemized income for executing will and civil judgments, delivering subpoenas, and issuing summons and militia warrants; it also documents his personal or small business transactions for the purchase and sale of various goods, including lumber, foodstuffs, cloth, and other supplies. Both court and personal transactions include the date and nature of the transaction, and the name of the person with whom Eliphalet had interacted. Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.
Language
English .
Author
Angela Manella.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.

Scope and Content Notes

Eliphalet Smith was a court officer in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, in northeastern Pennsylvania from 1807 to 1824. His early nineteenth century account book documents his itemized income for executing wills and civil judgments, delivering subpoenas, and issuing militia warrants and summons. The account book records the date and nature of the legal transaction, and the name of the individual to whom the legal action was directed. The account book also documents his personal or small business transactions for the purchase and sale of various goods, including lumber, foodstuffs, cloth, and other supplies. These transactions generally include the name and number of items transacted, and sum, and the name of the person with whom Eliphalet had conducted business.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Part of the original donation of William M. Darlington's family library to the University of Pittsburgh in 1918 and 1925 by his daughters, Edith Darlington Ammon and Mary Carson Darlington.

Custodial History

This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.

Preferred Citation

Eliphalet Smith Account Book, 1807-1824, DAR.1925.09, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Previous Citation

Eliphalet Smith Account Book, 1807-1824, DAR.1925.09, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Angela Manella in August 2007.

Copyright

No copyright restrictions.

Subjects

    Personal Names

    • Smith, Eliphalet

    Geographic Names

    • Pittston (Pa. : Township) -- History

    Genres

    • Account books
    • Legal correspondence

    Other Subjects

    • Government
    • Business and Industry
    • Court records -- Pennsylvania -- Pittston (Township)
    • Courts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittston (Township) -- Officials and employees

Container List

Eliphalet Smith Account Book, 1807-1824