Ledger Entries of Joseph R. Moore

Submitted by Phyllis Hill


This was sent me by Mrs. Alice Wilson in 1964--PH.


Entries in a ledger of Capt. Joseph R. Moore 1839-1926

Co. E 24th Indiana Vol. Inf. 1861 - 1865

Appointed Post Master at Chambersburg 2nd April 1866.
Married Ann Boyd October 3, 1866
A resident of Youngs Creek, Indiana - 1880 Census

Re:- Army provisions and supplies. May 20, 1865 Capt. J.M. Taylor, W.W. Lukenbill, B.B. Montgomery, Wm. L. Boyd, John Williams, A. Goodpasture, C.O. Pritchard, and Henry F. Barker

Entries Pertaining to the Operation of a store. From the list of names one might assume the store was at Youngs Creek.

First purchase shown: Sat. Feb. 12/1876 - Joe Danner - - soda .10 Last entry about Sept. 1878.

APPLE, Anna, Elisa, Enoch, Mrs. Hettie, John and Lewis
ALLEN, Ab and Syrus
BOLLING, Mrs.
BUNDY, Gid, John, Robert
COOK, John, Lula A.
COLLINS, William
COX, Joseph W.
EASTER, George, Henry, John Philip
HOLIDAY, Thomas
GILLIATT, James, John H., William
GRAY, William 3/22/1878
GOBLE, Harrison, Julia, Valentine
HANCOCK, Matt
HARNED, Mary
HICKMAN, Joseph, Josiah
HILL, Frank, John, Nancy, Thomas, Wm.
HOLMES, Mrs. Charles
HUTSLER, Miss
KENDALL, Jesse
LIVINGSTON, William
LANE, Jessie
LOMAX, Sira, William
LOWE, Daniel
LOVE, Mrs.
MARLETT, George
McBRIDE, John W., Jot.
McDONNEL, Thomas
PALMER, Hensel
ROBERSON, Thomas
ROBBINS, William T.
RILLEY, Wesley
SEYBOLD, Wright, Mrs.
STOUT, Charles
STRANGE, Mordica
SMITH, Ben, Elizabeth, John, Mary, William
SPARKS, Mrs., Stevin, William
TEAFORD, Jake, Geo., Mrs. Geo.
WHITE, Absolem
WELLS, Billie
WILLIAMS, John
WINTER, W. T.
WRIGHT, Mrs. R. & Reed
YOUNG, Alfred

Last names only - McIntosh, Pinnick, Richardson.

Item for barter - butter, eggs, bacon, lard, cherries, furs, etc. Exchange for - coffee, tea, rice, salt soda, flour, molasses, hats, shoes, calico, boots, turpentine, castor oil, coal oil, carpet chain, nails, hay knife, ague, horse shoes, shirt front, wash board, fish hooks, stone jars, suspenders, lye, Iron Tonic Pills, lamp burner, neck tie, nails, razor strop, traps, matches, horse brush, sheeting, tin cups, linsy, shoe blacken, vest trimming, salt peter, gloves, cottonaid, door latch, window glass, pins, needles, lamp chimney, ax, bedticking, file, flannel, rope, spoons, seeds, stamps, ribbon, cigars, buttons, thread, comb, ammunition, pepper, file, indigo, spice, candles, powder, book, bolts, lamp burner, sulphur, ink, factory, pencil, slate pencil, crock, cheese.