Item 2: List of Financial Charges to Mathias Hollenback (removed to Legal Box #2) , [ca. late nineteenth-early twentieth century]
Item — Box: 16, Folder: 2
Dates
- Created: [ca. late nineteenth-early twentieth century]
Creator
- Hollenback, Matthias, 1752-1829 (Person)
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Receipt
Condition Note:
Fair. Page is discolored and slightly torn.
Measurement:
7 ½ in x 4 ¾ in
Description:
The following item depicts a receipt by Matthias Hollenback to Timothy Pickering. The account contains mostly accounts settled by Pickering or added to his own accounts, such as William George’s board costs for meals, Peter Bosstet, Joseph Smith, and Jaspers Dannishes’ accounts. There is also a charge for his travel to Tioga, and oats for the supply of his horse. The total of his original account was 64 pounds, 2 shillings, and 9 pence. However, it looks like Hollenback and Pickering agreed to a barter payment for a portion of the account, as we see on the bottom that his account has been credited for 20 bushels of wheat. The bushels were worth 4 pounds, 6 shillings, and 8 pence per one, and reduced the account total to 39 pounds, 16 shillings, and 1 pence. There is a secondary account owed to Hollenback, added to the sum here noted on the front, which totals 973 pounds, 19 shillings, and 5 pence.
The University of Nottingham has a digitized history and explanation on the history of Business Accounting, explaining the use and shorthand available in Double-entry book-keeping, such as the Dr/Cr shorthands. “The person who RECEIVES is Dr. (Debtor) for that which he receives,” such as that following Matthias Hollenback, and “the person who PARTS WITH is Cr. (Creditor) for the article which he parts with.” The abbreviations Dr. and Cr. often appear at the left-hand and right-hand sides of double-entry accounts. Dr. is an abbreviation for Debitor [Latin for debtor], and Cr. is an abbreviation for Creditor. For each transaction there is a debtor and a creditor, and the amounts of money recorded on each side of the account must be the same for the account to be correct.
Christopher Densmore, with Wisconsin University, has an article looking at the history of nineteenth century accounts entitled, “Understanding and Using Early Nineteenth Century Account Books.”
Mathias Hollenbeck, 1752-1829, was a businessman from the Wyoming Valley who was a merchant and President of the Wilkes-Barre Bridge Company. In addition to serving this company role, Hollenback was considered a Revolutionary war hero for his role in the Battle of Wyoming, a battle on July 3rd, 1778 between the Iroquis and loyalists against Americans. Matthias Hollenback was also a merchant and owner of many distilleries throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.
Timothy Pickering was a politician and businessman, who served in both local government in the Wyoming Valley and in the Senate. He moved to the Wyoming Valley in 1783 and was heavily involved in both Pennsylvania’s relationship with Connecticut settlers and Iroquis people. He negotiated on behalf of the United States with the Iroquis on November 11, 1794. This is called the Treaty Canandaigua, but is also called the Pickering Treaty after the Colonel. This was one of the first treaties made between a Native American tribe and the United States. Later he was elected in 1791 by President George Washington as the Postmaster General. He served in this position until 1800 when he was dismissed from the Cabinet. Later in his life he became involved in the New England secession movement and was influential in the Hartford Convention. This was a series of meetings from 1814 to 1815 opposing hostility towards England. Col. Pickering’s involvement in the convention led to him being ostracized in politics. The back of this ledger is a short handwritten note summarizing the expenses listed.
The dates for this manuscript has been estimated by the life dates due to the life dates of Matthias Hollenback.
Transcription:
Col[onel] Timothy Pickering to M. Hollenback Dr [Debtor] [pound-shilling-pence]
to your bill of Expense at Tyoga (sic) [Tioga] £0-6-11
to Wm G[e]orges Supper and Brackfast (sic) [Breakfast] 0-2-0
to 10.q[uar]ts oats by your for house- 0-3-0
to Cash paid to your order ten Dollars 3-15-0
to cash paid yourself thirty Dollars 11-5-0
to cash paid peter Bosstet on your order 7-13-4
to Joseph Smiths order by your right 12-0-0
To Jaspers(?) Dannishes(?) order and by you acc[oun[ted] 20-17-6
£64-2-9
By 20. Bushhills (sic) [Bushels] wheat 4/4[*] p[e]r B[ushel]
[*shillings/pence] 4-6-8
Balance Dew (sic) [due] £39-16-1
Document 4 Back:
Timothy Pickering out to Matthias Hollenback £59-16-1 the Ballance (sic) } of the } 973-19-5 other acc[oun]t } £1633-15-6
Document 4 Back:
Timothy Pickering out to Matthias Hollenback £59-16-1 the Ballance (sic) } of the } 973-19-5 other acc[oun]t } £1633-15-6
Creator
- Hollenback, Matthias, 1752-1829 (Person)
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