The Albertson family papers are arranged in eight series, five of which are devoted to individual family members. The remaining three series are for miscellaneous family members, the Plymouth Friends meeting house, and miscellaneous documents not identified as related to any of the Albertson family members.
Individuals of the first five series are Jacob Albertson (father of Josiah), Josiah Albertson, Alice Albertson, Benjamin Albertson, Jacob Albertson (brother of Josiah). Within each series the material is arranged basically by type (correspondence and documents) in chronological order. Exceptions to the chronological order are the composition books, ledgers, and account books which span a number of years and appear at the ends of the series.
Contents of the collection are housed in one record center carton, with one ledger removed to a separate manuscript box.
This series consists of documents which detail some of the financial transactions of Jacob Albertson. It includes promissory notes and bonds placing him in debt to a number of persons. Frequently these documents have had the signature of Jacob Albertson cut from the document. Also included are receipts of payments to and from Albertson, a document for sale of land to Albertson from Joseph Potts, an undated inventory of Jacob Albertson's goods, a tax notice, and several other miscellaneous items.
| Documents, 1781-1803 | Box 1, F1 |
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Includes bonds, land sale document, promissory notes, receipts, and articles of agreement. |
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| Documents, 1804-1819 and n.d. | Box 1, F2 |
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Includes receipts; a dissolution of partnership with his son, Josiah; an inventory of goods and chattels; a tax notice; an invitation; and the settlement of Susan Albertson's estate. |
The correspondence and documents in this series describe aspects of the life and business affairs of Josiah Albertson (1788-1846). The series includes personal correspondence from his family and friends, as well as correspondence related to business affairs. Financial documents comprise a large portion of the series. These documents consist of receipts, account books, militia fines, lists of accounts, subpoenas, bills of sale, bonds, promissory notes, checks, contracts, estimates of work, and other material. Includes a number of documents related to the Plymouth Railroad, and the limestone business.
| Correspondence, 1800-1819 | Box 1, F3 |
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Autograph letters from family, friends, and business acquaintances. Includes letters from Hannah Albertson, Mary Albertson, Jacob Albertson, Thaddeus Marg, Francis Dauglor, Phillip Markley, and William Proctor. |
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| Documents, 1800-1819 | Box 1, F4 |
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Consists of autograph financial documents which include receipts, militia fines, a list of accounts, and statements of sales. |
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| Composition Book, 1801-1802 | Box 1, F5 |
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Includes poems and writings copied by Josiah Albertson at Plymouth boarding school between 1801-1802. Topics include the death of Joseph Waln (1784), a comparison between a winter orchard and the church, "Hymns to the evening," "On the suffering of Christ" by Deborah Barkrose, "The Converted Thief," "On the Certainty of There Being a God" by Ann Rees, "Luke Cock's Sermon," "Words by John Hunt at Hopewell monthly meeting in Virginia," "On the Death of Charles Williams" by Lydia Williams his daughter, "On Dress," "On the Death of W.E.L." and "To a Daughter Who Wished..." |
| Correspondence, 1820-1829 | Box 1, F6 |
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Autograph letters from family, friends, and business acquaintances. Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson, John Clarke, H. Williams, Nathan Hunt, Jonathan Maulsby, Peter Breinig, Martha Shoemaker, Hugh Foulke, Jr., and David Mapps. |
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| Documents, 1820-1829 | Box 1, F7 |
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Autograph financial and business documents which include bills of sale, accounts of debts, subpoena, promissory notes, bonds, militia fines, a list of subscribers for repairing the Plymouth Meeting school house, receipts, articles of agreement, plot plan for Albertson land, and other documents. |
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| Checks and receipts, 1820-1829 | Box 1, F8 |
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Includes checks written from an account with the Bank of Montgomery County and receipts. |
| Correspondence, 1836 | Box 1, F9 |
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Includes letters from family, friends, and business acquaintances, letters from Benjamin Albertson. |
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| Correspondence, 1837 Jan-Aug | Box 1, F10 |
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Includes letters from his brother Benjamin and letters concerning business arrangements or financial debts. |
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| Correspondence, 1837 Sep-Dec | Box 1, F11 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson and business associates and concerning the railroad and canal. |
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| Correspondence, 1838 Jan-Mar | Box 1, F12 |
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Includes numerous letters from Benjamin Albertson concerning business matters. |
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| Correspondence, 1838 Apr-May | Box 1, F13 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson concerning business transactions, a letter from Josiah to a business associate, and letters to Josiah from other persons concerning the lime or boat business. |
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| Correspondence, 1838 Jun-Dec | Box 1, F14 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson concerning the lime business, a letter from Josiah to Wells and Coffin concerning bills due for the Plymouth Railroad, and letters concerning the finances of the railroad and lime business. |
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| Correspondence, 1939 | Box 1, F15 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson concerning lime business, letters concerning the imprisonment of Robert Miller, a funeral notice, and letters from customers. |
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| Documents, 1831-1836 | Box 1, F16 |
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Includes Plymouth Railroad accounts, cost estimates for railroad expenses, proposals for excavations and walling for the railroad, a lumber contract, a bond made by Josiah Albertson, one note of payment. |
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| Documents, 1837-1839 | Box 1, F17 |
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Includes summons and court document concerning a suit by William Moore vs. Josiah Albertson and associates, estimates for work on the Plymouth Railroad, bills related to the railroad, lime and lime boat contracts, certificates of delivery for railroad building materials, receipts, articles of agreement between Josiah Albertson and individuals for various services. |
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| Promissory Notes, 1830-1837 | Box 1, F18 |
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Includes promissory notes made by Josiah Albertson to the Bank of Montgomery, to Benjamin Albertson, and to other individuals. |
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| Promissory Notes, 1838 | Box 1, F19 |
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Includes notes made by Josiah Albertson to the Bank of Montgomery and to others. |
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| Promissory Notes, 1839 | Box 1, F20 |
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Includes notes made by Josiah Albertson to the Bank of Montgomery and to others. |
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| Receipts and Check Stubs, 1830-1835 | Box 1, F21 |
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Receipts bear lists of supplies or details of services rendered to Josiah Albertson. |
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| Receipts and Check Stubs, 1836-1839 | Box 1, F22 |
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Receipts detail goods and services received from Josiah Albertson from a number of individuals. |
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| Daybook and Ledger, 1828-1839 | Box 1, F23 |
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Details of finances and daily routines. See Box 2. |
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| Account and Receipt Book, 1836-1837 | Box 1, F24 |
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Includes accounts and receipts for the lime business and the Plymouth Railroad. Most were originally individual items which have been pasted into this book. |
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| "Josiah Albertson's Receipt Book for Plymouth Railroad,", 1836-1839 | Box 1, F25 |
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Consists of autograph receipts made by Josiah Albertson for materials and services related to the construction of the Plymouth Railroad and the canal. Also contains several receipts laid in the front of the book. |
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| Account and Receipt Book, 1837-1838 | Box 1, F26 |
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Booklet kept by Josiah Albertson. Includes accounts and receipts related to the Plymouth Railroad, the lime business, and boats built for transporting lime. |
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| Account Book, 1830-1841 | Box 1, F27 |
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Includes accounts for lime business as conducted by Josiah and Benjamin Albertson, especially as related to a lime boat called "Plymouth Rover." |
| Correspondence, 1840 Feb-Jul | Box 1, F28 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson and others concerning his lime business. Some of the letters from his brother Benjamin also detail their family lives. |
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| Correspondence, 1840 Aug-Dec | Box 1, F29 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson and others. Most of the letters concern his lime business. One letter, from a James Morris details legislation in Pennsylvania concerning the "insane poor." |
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| Correspondence, 1841 | Box 1, F30 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson and others concerning the lime business, sale of the lime boat, "Rover," Plymouth Railroad, and financial matters. |
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| Correspondence, 1842-1843 | Box 1, F31 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson and others concerning the lime business and financial affairs. Also includes letters from Josiah to Benjamin and one letter to Josiah concerning the Friends Meeting. |
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| Correspondence, 1844-1849 and n.d. | Box 1, F32 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson, Mary Albertson (Josiah's mother), and others. Most of the letters concern financial matters although some do detail family information. |
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| Documents, 1840-1849 and n.d. | Box 1, F33 |
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Includes an account of transportation on Plymouth Railroad, bonds by Josiah Albertson, court documents related to Albertson vs. Wells, subpoenas, a notice of taxes, documents concerning the Plymouth Railroad (including the rules and regulations), and documents concerning the lime business of Josiah Albertson. |
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| Promissory Notes, 1840-1846 | Box 1, F34 |
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Notes by Josiah Albertson to a number of individuals. |
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| Receipts, 1840-1844 | Box 1, F35 |
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Numerous individual receipts detailing supplies and services received by Josiah Albertson. |
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| Receipts, 1845-1850 and n.d. | Box 1, F36 |
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Includes individual receipts listing items and services received by Jacob Albertson. |
Alice Albertson was the wife of Josiah Albertson and the daughter of Samuel Maulsby. The material in this collection relates to her butter business and includes account books, bills, receipts, and correspondence.
Arranged chronologically.
| Correspondence, 1828-1847 | Box 1, F37 |
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Includes letters from several friends and two of her nieces and concerns a variety of personal and family matters. |
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| Butter Account Books, 1831, 1839 | Box 1, F38 |
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The account books detail Alice Albertson's butter business. The two books list customers, amounts of butter sold, and prices. |
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| Receipts and Bills, 1847-1850 | Box 1, F39 |
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Includes receipts and bills which bear detailed lists of merchandise and services. |
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| Receipts and Bills, 1851-1862 and undated | Box 1, F40 |
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Includes documents which detail her purchases of supplies and services. |
Benjamin Albertson was the son of Jacob Albertson and the brother of Josiah Albertson. He was involved with his brother in the lime business and the Plymouth Railroad. This collection of material includes correspondence, receipts, and other documents. See Series II for correspondence from Benjamin to Josiah.
| Correspondence, Receipts, and Documents, 1825-1839 | Box 1, F41 |
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Includes a proxy signed by Benjamin, several brief notes to Benjamin, letters concerning the lime business from customers, and letters from family. |
Jacob Albertson (1790-1859) was the twin brother of Benjamin Albertson. This small collection of material includes correspondence, receipts, and a composition book.
| Correspondence, Documents, and Receipts, 1839-1847 | Box 1, F42 |
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Includes letters from Benjamin Albertson, a court summons, and several receipts. |
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| Composition Book, 1805 | Box 1, F43 |
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The book contains samples of Jacob Albertson's penmanship for September 16 through October 22, 1805. |
Includes bills, correspondence, and receipts.
| Correspondence and Documents, 1811-1880 | Box 1, F44 |
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Includes correspondence, receipts, or bills related to a number of Albertson family members, including Rachel, Samuel, Hannah, Charles, William, and Joseph. |
Consists of various records concerning the Friends Meeting at Plymouth, including an account book and treasurer's report. The records note the participation and support of the Albertson family. Josiah appears to have kept the accounts of the treasury for the meeting between 1828-1838.
| Documents of Plymouth Meeting, 1782-1838 | Box 1, F45 |
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Includes a list of books at Plymouth Meeting in 1824, notes from the 1782 annual meeting, treasurer's records for 1828-1838, a letter of complaint concerning Samuel Maulsby by the children and legatees of David Brooke in 1832, and a "Report of Committee on Subject of Spirituous Liquors." |
This series consists of a variety of material, including receipts, bills, accounts, testimonies to a death, the account book of Hugh L. Tyler, and an incomplete morality play.
| Bills, Receipts, Accounts, and Documents, 1805-1853 | Box 1, F46 |
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Includes bills and receipts which detail supplies and services purchased, transcribed quotations of poetry, copies of trigonometry problems, lists of accounts, and other brief notes. |
| Testimony of the Death of Hannah Hill, Jr, 1774 | Box 1, F47 |
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Consists of a booklet beginning on page 5 which bears the description of the death of Hannah Hill as recorded by an unidentified person. Testimonies are made by Griffith Owen, Thomas Chalkley, and an unidentified person. |
This may have been an account book kept by Jacob Jones, who is mentioned in the book.
| Account and Receipt Book, 1811-1812 | Box 1, F48 |
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This book details various accounts and receipts for hay and corn. Most of the receipts are to Jacob Jones. |
| Account Book of Hugh L. Tyler, 1846-1867 | Box 1, F49 |
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Consists of detailed records of the purchases and other business transactions of Hugh L. Tyler. The records seem to indicate that Mr. Tyler owned a farm and that Mrs. Tyler sold butter. |
| Untitled Morality Play, undated | Box 1, F50 |
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This unidentified morality play is incomplete, beginning on page 9. The play consists of a dialogue between a blind man and Death. Consists of pages 9-28. |
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| Josiah Albertson. Daybook and Ledger, 1828-1839 | Box 2 |
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Ledger removed from Box 1, F23. |