Josephus Gill Ledger
name: label: Creator
content: Gill, Jospehus, 1789-1855
label: Former owner
content: Between the Covers Rare Books
topic: label: Topic
content: Jewelry
label: Topic
content: Clock and watch making
label: Topic
content: Clocks and watches -- Design
label: Topic
content: Watches
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Ledger purchased from from Between the Covers, through Tom Congalton, owner, 2019.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gill, Jospehus, 1789-1855
culture: label: Culture
content: African Americans -- 19th century
setName: label: See more items in
content: Josephus Gill Ledger
abstract: label: Summary
content: Detailed ledger and documents relating to the work of early watchmaker Josephus Gill in Missouri.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .15 Cubic feet (1 box, 124 pages, 6 inches x 7.25 inches)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1838-1852
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in March 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1573
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023.
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Ledger documents watchmaker, Josephus Gill and his repair work undertaken in several small western Missouri towns from 1838-1852.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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