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
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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