Jacob Setley Papers and Daybook
name: label: Author
content: Setley, Jacob (storekeeper)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection purchased from Augusta Warshaw, widow of Isadore Warshaw, in 1971.
creator: label: Author
content: Setley, Jacob (storekeeper)
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content: Jacob Setley Papers and Daybook
abstract: label: Summary
content: Assorted papers and a daybook from the Reading, Pennsylvania area.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jacob Setley, author of these papers and daybook, was perhaps a German immigrant who settled in Reading, Pennsylvania. He apparently made his livelihood by operating a brick kiln and later branched into construction work and storekeeping. He also owned and leased property in Reading around 1846. John, Adam, and Samuel Setley, perhaps family members or relatives, are mentioned in the daybook.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jacob Setley, author and recipient of these papers and daybook, was perhaps a German immigrant who settled in Reading, Pennsylvania.  He apparently made his livelihood by operating a brick kiln and later branched into construction work and storekeeping.  He also owned and leased property in Reading around 1846.  John, Adam, and Samuel Setley, perhaps family members or relatives, are mentioned in the daybook.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1832-1848
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred from the Isadore Warshaw Collection, December 1985.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0190
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Jane Odom, 1986
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Included are papers, 1832-1848, found in the daybook concerning the operation of a brick kiln, receipts, a property lease, notes about construction work, and accounts of merchandise bought and sold.  The daybook, 1832-1840, records the buying and selling of general merchandise such as butter, sugar, molasses, thread, potatoes, and coffee.  It also records payments made for "woork."