Details

Subjects:

Kimberly family.
Chapman family.
Cooking, American.
Accounting -- United States -- 18th century.
Accounting.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Rural conditions -- 18th century.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Rural conditions -- 19th century.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Economic conditions -- 18th century.
Glastonbury (Conn. : Town) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
United States.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Accounts.
Credit records.
Ledgers (account books)
Genealogies (histories)
Recipes.
Manuscripts, American.

Biography/History:

Carpenter and farmer. Son of Joseph Tryon and Sarah Treat Tryon. Married Elizabeth Kimberly on 25 Dec. 1771, had 8 children (Ruth, Elizabeth, Elijah, Isaac, Kimberly, William, Anna, and Marshel). Enlisted in 1777 in Colonel Baldwin's Corps of Artificers, and served at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Valley Forge.

Summary:

Ledger of miscellaneous accounts of Isaac Tryon of Glastonbury, Conn., covering the years 1763-1805. Often includes the nature of a given debt, credit, or other transaction, as well as listing the name of the individual who holds the debt or credit. Some of the names that appear throughout the ledger are those of William Doomer; David Hubbard; Joseph, Abigail, and Mary Kimberly; Captain Joseph Ingham; and William Hale. Most of the transactions concern the sale or purchase of wood; wooden or leather goods; textile products and wool; or cattle and farm animals. Personal expenses for Isaac Tryon, including food, shoes, and books are also present. A small number of payments to various workers and farm laborers for occasional services are recorded throughout the ledger. Includes some biographical details, such as date of birth and death, of various members of the Chapman family (f.112r and 113v). Contains the genealogy of Isaac Tryon and his children, including their date of birth and weight at birth (f.122r). A recipe for gingerbread is also present (f.123v). Three later newspaper clippings are inserted in the manuscript. The first, from the Glastonbury Gazette, dated 13 Dec. 1895, contains the biography of one of the oldest residents of the district, Obed Chapman, likely a member of the aforementioned Chapman family (pinned on f.95v). The second and the third, from the Daily National Gazette, dated 29 Sept. 1871, are the obituary of Evelina Dunn (both are pasted on f.113r). Contains alphabetical index with some of the names of the individuals that appear in the ledger (f.1r-2r).

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from upper cover.
Foliation: Paper, 113; [1-10], 15-45, 45, 46-48, 48, 50-53, 56-60, 67, [68-124], contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto (f.1-10), upper left verso (f.15-124). F.68-112 blank but ruled. Irregular contemporary foliation and pagination in ink (f.1-10). Several leaves torn or missing throughout the volume.
Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with the debtor or creditor and a brief description of the credit or debt, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the debt and credit. Long lines are also used.
Script: Written in cursive script, by multiple hands, including that of Isaac Tryon.
Binding: Contemporary vellum over cardboard; the heading Isaac Tryon, his Book of Accounts 1772 on upper cover; remnants of three pairs of leather ties.
Origin: Written in Glastonbury, Connecticut, between 1763 (f.3v) and 1805 (f.44v).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1585.

OCLC:

694174168

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