Joseph H. Hanson farm account book
Creation: 1844-1858Abstract
Joseph H. Hanson (1820-1858) was a farmer in St. Georges Hundred near Delaware City, Delaware. The volume is a combined ledger and memorandum book covering the operation of Hanson's farm and the employment of tenants and/or farm laborers. There are pages for the accounts of individuals employed, mostly boys and young white men but also some women and some African Americans, with lists of chores performed.
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1858
Creator
Extent
1 volume(s)
Biographical Note
Joseph H. Hanson (1820-1858) was a farmer in St. Georges Hundred near Delaware City, Delaware. He married Mary Borden Derrickson (1816-1882) in 1844. They had one son, Joseph Hendrickson Hanson (1845-1932). Hanson owned two tracts of land, the first tract being one hundred and ninety-one acres in St. Georges Hundred and the other being two hundred and forty-seven acres in Appoquinimink Hundred. According to census records, their household included both free and enslaved servants.
Scope and Contents
The volume is a combined ledger and memorandum book covering the operation of Hanson's farm and the employment of tenants and/or farm laborers. There are pages for the accounts of individuals employed, mostly boys and young white men but also some women and some African Americans, with lists of chores performed. There are also numerous notations on the number of hogs and cattle butchered, time spent drilling wheat and cutting wood, and similar activities, as well as a few biographical notes on the persons employed.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Joseph H. Hanson farm account book
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Angela Schad
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
