Records, 1784-1800.

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Records, 1784-1800.

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The business records of the Philadelphia tannery of Jonathan Meredith. They record the purchase of hides and barks, the operation of the tannery, the putting out of leather for currying, and sales. The volumes are in several hands. Of greatest general value is Meredith's "Waste Book for Tan Yard Accounts," 1786-1799, which records workmen's wages as well as purchases and sales. This is supplemented by hide accounts, 1784-1787, 1789-1794, 1798-1800, which show both quantities purchased and the sources of hides; bark accounts, 1793-1795; tannery yard books, indicating the bark used and the duration for each tanning lot, 1787-1796; "leather given out" for currying, 1785-1795; sales records, 1795-1797; miscellaneous accounts, 1785-1798.

2 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Jonathan Meredith Tannery.

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Meredith, Jonathan, 1740-1811

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Jonathan Meredith was a Philadelphia tanner and currier. From the description of Sales orders account book, 1787-1798. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122585136 Jonathan Meredith ( - ), father of lawyer and banker William Meredith (1772-1844) and grandfather of U.S. Treasury Secretary William Morris Meredith (1799-1873), was a tanner and currier in Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Letterbook, 1787-1789. (American Antiquarian Soc...