Swatara Furnace - Pages, 17, 18 and 19 - June and July, 1830

Ledger Post

Page 18, 1830 Top - June 30th, July 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Note: Page 17 not scanned, three new surnames from
page 17 appear later in this post

I think, but I am not sure, that this is the first page in the Ledger that any "Mason" work was mentioned; there is no doubt that there was loads of mason work that needed to be done before the first fire in the furnace was set; stone masons were needed for dam breast work, raceways, bases for the wooden aqueduct that carried water from the first dam to the head-race, then from the end of the head-race to the waterwheel itself, there was the furnace and waterwheel pit plus foundations for the many wooden buildings associated with the Furnace Community; I didn't mention The Big House and the other smaller stone houses, who knows when they were built; E&G may have wanted to have some furnace money coming in before they started on the fancy stuff, maybe something will turn up later in the ledger to let us know.

New Surnames in this post

Page 17

Powers, Wm - 6/23/30 - Dn to Sundries

Tregan, Dave - 6/24/30 - 1 Plug Tobacco - .03

Correll, John - 6/24/30 - Pd Him $1.00

Page 18

July 2 - Building Dn To Cash Pd G Eyany?? for 12 3/4 days Mason work c 1 in full  12.75

Also on Page 18 but not on the above scan

Shultz, David - 7/2/30 - Pd Him $2.00

Barr, Enos - 7/6/30 - for 1 Plug of Tob - .03

Page 19 - not scanned

Rigler, Stephen - 7/6/30 - Pd in full - $13.04

Wright, John - 7/12/30 - To house charge - 1 Pt molasses - 1 1/2 cents - 1 loaf bread .15

Stein, John - 7/12/30 - for 1078 Spruce board - .08 - $8.62