Call number:  MG-308

1 box     3 folders     .25 cubic ft.

Repository:  LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)

Shelving Location:  Archives South, Side 8

Description:  Collection contains receipts and invoices from the Pinkerton & Slaymaker business. The receipts date primarily from May 1851, with one receipt from May 1853, and are for a wide variety of items. The collection also contains letters from the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company and an undated check from the National Bank of Pottstown.

Creator:  Pinkerton & Slaymaker.

Conditions for Access:  No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions:  Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Language:  English

Source of Acquisition:  Unknown.

 

Folder 1     Check for the National Bank of Pottstown. No date.

 

Folder 2     Correspondence

Insert 1 Letter from William [Govett] in the Office of the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company to Adam Reigart, regarding unpaid services. 19 January 1815.

Letter from Joseph Hasson to the president and managers of the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company. Requests employment as a gatekeeper and includes a character reference. 16 April 1817.

Insert 2  Letter from William Morris in East Nantmeal, Chester County, to Pinkerton & Slaymaker.  Response to request to purchase knives. 26 May 1851.

 

 

Folder 3     Receipts and Invoices

Insert 1  Invoice from Eagles & Lockwood to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for lamps, curtain frames and ornaments. Billhead of Eagles & Lockwood, Newark, New Jersey. 1 May 1851.

Invoice from William Brady of Mount Joy to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for hatchets. 1 May 1851.

Jacob Hayes of Lancaster received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for wire and whetstones. 1 May 1851.

Invoice from Wm. H. Horstmann & Sons to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for coach fringe and coach lace. Billhead of Wm. H. Horstmann & Sons, Philadelphia. 2 May 1851.

Invoice from George Martin, Jr. of Lancaster to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for rope. 2 May 1851.

Invoice from Wm. P. Wilstach to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for axles and buckles. Billhead of William P. Wilstach, Philadelphia. 3 May 1851.

Invoice from A. J. and L. [B.] Slaymaker of Salisbury to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for handles, rolling pins, and potato mashers. 3 May 1851.

George Strenge of Petersburg received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for heavy meddlers. 3 May 1851.

Invoice from [E. Van Antwerp] & Co. of Newark to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for hooks, buckles, rollers, and harness rings. 5 May 1851.

Invoice from Bowlby & Brenner to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for one brand.  “The maker would not allow anything for the larger Brand, and we send it to you.” Billhead of Bowlby & Brenner, Philadelphia. (extremely faded) 5 May 1851.

Insert 2  Invoice from Isaac Wyman of Lancaster to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for lamps. 6 May 1851.

Invoice from Samuel Miller to Pinkerton & Slaymaker. 7 May 1851.

Invoice from Peter Wilt to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for cards and clothesline. 7 May 1851.

Invoice from Philip T. Boon of Christiana to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for porch rests. 9 May 1851.

Invoice from Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for porch rests, stair rods, and teaspoons. 9 May 1851.

Invoice from Meade & Long of Lancaster to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for coal. 12 May 1851.

Insert 3  Invoice from Heaton & Denckla to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for tacks, braces, and gimblets. Billhead of Heaton & Denckla, Philadelphia. 13 May 1851.

William T. McNeely received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for buckskins. Billhead of William T. McNeely, Philadelphia. 13 May 1851.

John Harrison received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker. Billhead of Harrison, Brothers & Co., Philadelphia. 13 May 1851.

M. & J. M. Rowe received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for buckets.  Billhead of M. & J. M. Rowe, Philadelphia. 13 May 1851.

Hanline and Ostheimer received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for plates. Billhead of Hanline and Ostheimer, Philadelphia. 13 May 1851.

J. C. Jones received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for rifles. 13 May 1851.

Invoice from Edward Mullins to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for trowels and saws. 13 May 1851.

Insert 4  Invoice from Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for sand paper, knockers and house bells. 14 May 1851.

Invoice from Bowlby & Brenner to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for fry pans, shovels, and saws. Billhead of Bowlby & Brenner, Philadelphia. (faded) 14 May 1851.

J. Jones of Philadelphia received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for corks. 14 May 1851.

Potter & Carmichael received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker. 14 May 1851.

T. S. Thompson of Philadelphia received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for veneers. 14 May 1851.

Invoice from Wm. P. Wilstach to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for coach handles, a harness, and buckles. Billhead of Wm. P. Wilstach, Philadelphia. 15 May 1851.

Brower received payment from Mr. Pinkerton for board at Merchant’s Hotel, Philadelphia. 15 May 1851.

Invoice from Justice, Steinmetz, & Justice in Philadelphia to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for scrapers, lamps, graters, and forks. 15 May 1851.

Invoice from Potter & Carmichael to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for floor cloth. Billhead from Potter and Carmichael, Philadelphia. 16 May 1851.

Invoice from William Brady of Mount Joy to Pinkerton & Smeltz for hatchets, hooks, axes and cleavers. 17 May 1851.

Insert 5  Invoice from Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for pulleys, castors, and bell pulls. 8 May 1851.

Invoice from R. & G. D. Coleman to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for nails. Billhead of Colemanville Works, near Lancaster. 19 May 1851.

Invoice from Bacon Bickford of Simsbury to Pinkerton & Slaymaker. 20 May 1851.

Invoice from Wm. P. Wilstach to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for handles, bows, and curtain frames. Billhead for Wm. P. Wilstach, Philadelphia. 21 May 1851.

Invoice from Justice, Steinmetz & Justice to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for gun waddings. 21 May 1851.

Jacob Eberley of Lancaster received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for ladles. 22 May 1851.

John Keller of Lancaster received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker fro rakes. 22 May 1851.

W. P. Dale of Lancaster received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for forks. 22 May 1851.

Invoice from N. Trollezlov of Philadelphia to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for tin and rivets. 23 May 1851.

Insert 6  Invoice from George M. Steinman to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for a rolling pin. Billhead from George M. Steinman, Lancaster. 24 May 1851.

Invoice from Samuel Tucker of Lancaster to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for painting. 24 May 1851.

Invoice from Edward Lewis of Philadelphia to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for screws. 26 May 1851.

Invoice from W. W. Wolf of Wrightsville to Pinkerton & Slaymaker. 27 May 1851.

Invoice from Roswell Hovey of New York to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for paint. 27 May 1851.

Insert 7  Invoice from George Martin, Jr. of Lancaster to Pinkerton & Slaymaker. 28 May 1851.

Cuscaden & Co., Lancaster, received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for chemical compound c4. 28 May 1851.

Invoice from F. Curtis & Co. to Pinkerton & Slaymaker. Billhead from F. Curtis & Co., New York. 29 May 1851.

Invoice from Justice, Steinmetz, & Justice of Philadelphia to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for spoons, tongs, and knives. 30 May 1851.

Invoice from Heaton & Denckla to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for an ax and cast steel. Billhead from Heaton & Denckla, Philadelphia. 30 May 1851. 

Invoice from W. P. Cresson & Co. to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for stove spider and summer furnaces. Billhead from Springgarden Iron Foundry. 30 May 1851.

Insert 8  Invoice from William P. Wilstach to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for curtain muslin and shoe thread. Billhead from William P. Wilstach, Philadelphia. 19 August 1853.