James W. Wallace collection of Joseph Wallace papers

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1 James W. Wallace collection of Joseph Wallace papers boxes, 9 lin. feet Contact: 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) FAX: (215) Reprocessed by: Meena Rajan Processing Completed: December 2000 Sponsor: Restrictions: EAD encoding funded by the Delmas Foundation. None All rights reserved.

2 James W. Wallace collection of Joseph Wallace papers Creator: Wallace, James W boxes, 9 lin. feet Abstract This collection contains the papers of Joseph Wallace, a Harrisburg merchant and lawyer of the mid-nineteenth century. Material in the collection relates primarily to his mercantile and legal practices. Wallace s business partnerships with Elder and Graydon are also represented in the collection. Mercantile material documents prices of items in the years following the War of 1812 into the 1850s. Background note Joseph Wallace, was a merchant, lawyer and deputy secretary/treasurer of Pennsylvania. Wallace worked in Harrisburg and his legal and mercantile careers reflect local issues of the mid-nineteenth century. Wallace also served as the treasurer of the Borough of Harrisburg, , and of other organizations including the Harrisburg Hope Fire Company and the Peters Mountain Turnpike Company. Scope & content These papers cover Joseph Wallace s partnership with Joshua Elder and give information on trade prices and commodities between Philadelphia and Harrisburg in the early nineteenth century. Legal clients of Joseph Wallace include his son-in-law Dr. William C. McPherson, James Emerson, several Elders, John Rhoads, James Wilson (an absconding debtor), Mary Kelso, and others. A small amount of Joseph Wallace s papers relate to his business as secretary/treasurer of Pennsylvania. The collection is arranged in four series. The first contains the papers of Joseph Wallace and is subdivided by document type. Series two and three contain the papers of Wallace and his business partners. The second series, Wallace and Elder, contains the material of the two merchants and is also divided into sections according to type of material. The papers of Wallace and Graydon are the third series and contain various real estate documents. The final series contains miscellaneous items that do not relate to any of the previously mentioned series. These items are primarily miscellaneous bills and a small portion of the series relates to Wallace s ancestors. 1

3 Overview of arrangement Series I Joseph Wallace, boxes a. Correspondence, b. Legal, c. Treasurer, d. Receipts and bills, e. Accounts, f. Real estate, Series II Wallace and Elder, boxes a. Correspondence and general papers, b. Receipts and bills, Series III Wallace and Graydon, box Series IV Miscellaneous, , n.d. 1 box Series description Series 1: Joseph Wallace, (Boxes 1-14) Correspondence, the first section of this series, covers a period from Most of the correspondences are incoming letters to Wallace regarding business. Among the topics of the letters are the prices of muskrat skins, sugar, coffee, pig iron and other items. Wallace s legal papers, the second section, are arranged alphabetically by client. The amount of material for each case varies, some contain notes and others correspondence between Wallace and his client. Materials relating to James Emerson, the Elders and McPherson are prominent in this section. The third section of the series contains correspondence and receipts from Wallace s various positions as treasurer. His bills and receipts comprise the fourth subseries of Wallace s papers. Assorted accounts, such as a memorandum of expenses, his account with Harrisburg Bank, and checks, make up the fourth section of this series. Real estate information, including a lease and a receipt book, wrap up this series. Series 2: Wallace and Elder, (Boxes 15-20) Wallace and Elder were Harrisburg merchants. Correspondence in this series begins in 1814 and continues until Matters discussed include the rise of prices during the War of 1812 and later years. Receipts and bills illustrate the prices of items over the course of twenty years, beginning in Series 3: Wallace and Graydon, (Box 20) This series contains a variety of real estate information for locations in Harrisburg for the years 1827 to Included are leases, articles of agreement, assessments, and building expenses. 2

4 Series 4: Miscellaneous, , n.d. (Box 21) Items in this series include correspondence, bills, and receipts of miscellaneous third parties. Levi Hollingsworth and Son are well represented here by incoming correspondence. A small amount of material relates to Joseph Wallace s ancestors. 3

5 Subjects Lawyers Pennsylvania Harrisburg Merchants Pennsylvania Harrisburg Merchants Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania Politics and government Elder, Joshua Emerson, James McPherson, William C. Rhoads, John Wallace, Joseph, Wilson, James 4

6 Administrative Information Restrictions The collection is open for research. Acquisition information Gift of James W. Wallace. Alternative format None. Preferred citation Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], James W. Wallace Papers (),. Processing note This collection was revisited prior to December 2000, when it was revisited for the EAD finding aid project. Though the original processor established series, they were rearranged slightly to make coherent subseries. The previous subgroupings have been maintained, with the exception of Joseph Wallace s real estate papers, which were formerly part of the Wallace and Graydon series. 5

7 Box and folder listing Series 1: Joseph Wallace Box Folder Correspondence 1826 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( , n.d. ( Legal William Allison (3 2 1 A-L (except Elder and Emerson) Henry M. Bayard (1 item) 2 2 J. Bennage (1 item) 2 3 Isaac Boyer (2 2 4 Thomas Carothers (2 2 5 Sally Commings (5 2 6 Cruse (8 2 7 Eleanor Wilson Downey ( John Enders (3 2 9 William Espy Estate Legal 2 10 Accounts & Papers (17 William Espy Estate Receipts 2 11 (22 William Espy Estate Checks ( William Espy Estate Dauphin 2 13 Deposits, 1850 (1 Vol., 8 pages) William Espy Estate 2 14 Memorandum of Payments, (1 Vol., 16 pages) Col. Green ( Frances M. Green ( Frances M. Green & Henrietta 2 17 Green Account (1 Vol., 16 pages) Henrietta L. Green General Papers (

8 Legal M-Z (except McPherson) Henrietta L. Green Receipts, (14 Henrietta L. Green Receipts, (24 Henrietta L. Green Receipts, , n.d. (28 Thomas Harper (1 item) 2 22 Charles Kelso ( Elizabeth Kelso (1 item) 2 24 Dr. Joseph Kelso ( Mary E. Kelso ( John V. Kelly ( William Kirkpatrick ( Samuel Laird ( Henry Light (1 item) 2 30 Mary Mahon ( Marcus Miller (2 3 2 William H. Miller (2 3 3 George Mish (7 3 4 John Rhoads General Papers (4 3 5 John Rhoads Receipts/Bills ( John Rhoads Checks ( Dr. James Roberts (1 item) 3 8 J. P. Rutherford ( John Singer (1 item) 3 10 Daniel Single (1 item) 3 11 Ira Smith (1 item) 3 12 John Snyder (1 item) 3 13 John A. Stehley Estate 3 14 Settlement/Correspondence (9 John A. Stehley Estate 3 15 Receipts/Bills, (23 John A. Stehley Estate 3 16 Receipts/Bills, (36 John A. Stehley Estate Checks 3 17 (2 Peter Schultz (1 item) 3 18 Mrs. Thompson (1 item) 3 19 George Troutman (1 item)

9 Legal Elder Walborn & Finney (1 item) 3 21 James Wilson Estate Articles of 3 22 Agreement/Correspondence (7 James Wilson Estate Court 3 23 Papers (24 James Wilson Estate Accounts 3 24 (9 James Wilson Estate 3 25 Receipts/Bills, (28 James Wilson Estate 3 26 Receipts/Bills, (30 Miscellaneous (1 item) 3 27 Elizabeth Elder (8 4 1 John Elder (4 4 2 Joshua Elder of Tennessee 4 3 Articles of Agreement/Accounts (12 Joshua Elder of Tennessee 4 4 Correspondence (13 Joshua Elder of Tennessee 4 5 Receipts (51 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 6 Releases/Bonds (10 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 7 Receipts/Bills, (33 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 8 Receipts/Bills, (19 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 9 Receipts/Bills, 1824 (21 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 10 Receipts/Bills, 1825 (28 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 11 Receipts/Bills, 1826 (25 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 12 Receipts/Bills, (36 Joshua Elder of Harrisburg Receipts/Bills, (

10 Legal James Emerson Estate Legal William C. McPherson Joshua Elder of Harrisburg 4 14 Accounts/Estate Settlement (1 Vol., 6 pages, 2 Mary Elder ( Robert Elder ( Inventory, Settlement, Release (3 5 1 Receipts/Bills, (7 5 2 Receipts/Bills, (8 5 3 Receipts/Bills, 1827 ( Receipts/Bills, Jan.-May 1828 ( Receipts/Bills, June-Dec (13 Receipts/Bills, 1829 ( Receipts/Bills, (3 5 8 Receipts/Bills, ( Receipts/Bills, 1836 ( Receipts/Bills, ( Receipts/Bills, ( Receipts/Bills, n.d. ( Miscellaneous ( Power of Attorney, Contracts (5 6 1 Correspondence, 1840 ( Correspondence, 1841 (2 6 3 Correspondence, 1842 ( Correspondence, 1843 (9 6 5 Correspondence, 1844 ( Correspondence, 1845 (8 6 7 Correspondence, 1847 (1 item) 6 8 Correspondence, Jan.-March (11 Correspondence, April-June (10 Correspondence, July-Dec (16 Correspondence, (

11 Legal William C. McPherson Estate Correspondence, Jan.-Feb (10 Correspondence, March-May (20 Correspondence, June 1850 ( Correspondence, July 1850 ( Correspondence, Aug.-Dec (5 Correspondence, 1851 (4 Including summary of account 6 18 Receipts/Bills, (6 7 1 Receipts/Bills, 1845 (7 7 2 Receipts/Bills, 1846 (3 7 3 Receipts/Bills, Jan ( Receipts/Bills, Feb ( Receipts/Bills, March 1847 ( Receipts/Bills, April 1847 ( Receipts/Bills, May 1847 ( Receipts/Bills, June 1847 ( Receipts/Bills, July 1847 ( Receipts/Bills, Aug ( Receipts/Bills, Sept.-Nov (24 Receipts/Bills, Dec ( Receipts/Bills, 1848 ( Receipts/Bills, 1849 ( Receipts/Bills, Jan.-March (33 Receipts/Bills, April 1850 ( Receipts/Bills, May-Dec ( Receipts/Bills, 1851 (

12 Treasurer Receipts/Bills, ( Receipts/Bills, 1857 ( Receipts/Bills, 1858 ( Receipts/Bills, 1859 ( Receipts/Bills, 1860 ( Receipts/Bills, ( Checks ( Lists of Medicines/Inventories ( Scrap/Notes ( Harrisburg Hope Fire Company 8 1 (9 Peters Mountain Turnpike (1 8 2 item) Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania: 8 3 Receipts, (19 Bourough of Harrisburg: 8 4 Receipts, (8 Bourough of Harrisburg: Account 8 5 with Pennsylvania, 1858 (1 item) Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks, (3 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 7 (Turnpike), 1857 (26 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 8 (Turnpike), Jan.-June 1858 (28 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 9 (Turnpike), July-Sept (24 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 10 (Turnpike), Oct.-Dec (10 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 11 (Turnpike), 1859 (39 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 12 (Turnpike), 1860 (9 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 13 (Turnpike), 1861 (36 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 14 (Turnpike), 1862 (11 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 15 (Peters Acct.), 1857 (13 11

13 Receipts/Bills Receipts/Bills Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 16 (Peters Acct.), 1858 (6 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks 8 17 (Peters Acct.), 1859 (16 Bourough of Harrisburg: Checks (Peters Acct.), 1860 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Jan.-March 15, 1826 ( March 16-April 1826 ( May 1-18, 1826 ( May 19-July 1826 ( Aug.-Oct. 17, 1826 ( Oct. 18-Dec ( Jan.-Feb ( March 1-23, 1827 ( March ( April-Mary 1827 ( June-Sept ( Oct.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1828 ( April-June 5, 1828 ( June 6-Sept ( Oct ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1829 ( April-May 25, 1829 ( May 26-Oct ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1830 ( April-May 1830 ( June-Aug (

14 Receipts/Bills Receipts/Bills Sept ( Oct.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1831 ( April-May 1831 ( June-July 1831 ( Aug.-Sept ( Oct ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-March 21, 1832 ( March 22-April 1832 ( May-Aug ( Sept.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1833 ( April-July 1833 ( Sept. 1-18, 1833 ( Sept , 1833 ( Oct.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1834 ( April-July 1834 ( Aug.-Sept ( Oct.-Dec ( Jan.-April 15, 1835 ( April 17-Dec ( ( ( ( Jan.-July 1839 ( Aug.-Dec ( ( ( Jan.-April 1842 ( May-Oct ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-June 1843 ( July-Dec ( Jan.-June 1844 ( July-Dec ( ( ( ( Jan.-May 1848 (

15 Receipts/Bills , n.d. James W. Wallace Papers June-Dec ( ( Jan.-June 1850 ( July-Dec ( Jan.-March 1851 ( April-June 1851 ( July-Dec ( Jan.-April 1852 ( May-Aug ( Sept.-Dec ( ( Jan.-June 1854 ( July-Dec ( ( Jan.-June 1856 ( July-Dec ( Jan.-April 1857 ( May-Sept ( Oct.-Dec ( Jan.-July 1858 ( Aug.-Dec ( ( ( ( ( ( n.d. ( Mrs. Wallace Receipts/Bills, ( pages) Memorandum, 1827 (44 pages) 14 2 Memorandum, March 1828 ( pages) Memorandum, 1829 (48 pages) 14 4 Memorandum, 1830 (44 pages) 14 5 Memorandum, 1831 (58 pages) 14 6 Memorandum, 1832 (16 pages) 14 7 Memorandum, 1833 (28 pages) 14 8 Memorandum, 1834 (34 pages) 14 9 Memorandum, 1835 (25 pages) Memorandum, n.d. (65 pages) Accounts Memorandum, March 1826 (37 14

16 Account with Harrisburg Bank, (27 pages) Account with Harrisburg Bank, (47 pages) Deposits, lists of checks ( Checks, promissory notes, (28 Checks, promissory notes, (28 Checks, promissory notes, (13 Checks, promissory notes, (5 Checks, promissory notes, 1856 ( Checks, promissory notes, 1856 ( Checks, promissory notes, (14 Checks, promissory notes, (13 Checks, promissory notes, (16 Checks, promissory notes, (22 Checks, promissory notes, (10 Real Estate Leases ( Front St., Harrisburg property ( Receipt book (1 Vol., 35 pages) Series 2: Wallace and Elder Correspondence and General Papers Box Folder Retail Licenses ( Correspondence, ( Correspondence, ( Correspondence, 1823 ( Correspondence, 1824 ( Correspondence, 1825, n.d. (

17 Receipts and Bills Receipts and Bills Receipts and Bills Memorandum, May 1821 (1 Vol., pages) Memorandum, November 1822 ( Vol., 16 pages) Cashbook, (1 Vol., pages) Accounts with Harrisburg Bank, (1 Vol., 15 pages) Accounts with Harrisburg Bank, (1 Vol., 17 pages) Checks/Promissory Notes, ( ( Jan.-May 23, 1814 ( May 24-Aug ( Dec ( Jan.-Feb ( March 1815 ( April 1815 ( May 1-24, 1815 ( May 15-30, 1815 ( Aug ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-May 1816 ( June 1816 ( July-Dec ( Jan.-April 1817 ( May-June 1817 ( July-Oct ( Nov ( Jan.-March 25, 1818 ( March 26-30, 1818 ( April-June 2, 1818 ( June 3-Dec ( Jan.-April 1819 ( May 1819 ( June-Dec ( Jan.-April 1820 ( May 1820 ( June 1820 ( July-Dec ( March-April 1821 (

18 Receipts and Bills Receipts and Bills , n.d. May 1821 ( June-Aug ( Oct.-Dec ( Feb.-March 1822 ( April-May 1822 ( June-Aug ( Sept.-Dec ( Jan.-April 1823 ( May 1823 ( June-Sept ( Oct ( Nov.-Dec ( Jan.-March 1824 ( April-June 1824 ( July-Sept. 10, 1824 ( Sept. 11-Nov ( Dec ( Jan.-Feb ( March 1825 ( May 1825 ( June-Dec ( ( n.d. ( Series 3: Wallace and Graydon Box Folder Real Estate Articles of Agreement ( Assessment ( Building Expenses for House ( Building Expenses for Barn ( Mifflin County (1 item) Swartara Township: Receipts/Bills, (19 Swartara Township: Receipts/Bills, (

19 Series 4: Miscellaneous Box Folder Levi Hollingsworth & Son, (6 Third Person Receipts, (21 Third Person Receipts, n.d. ( Third Person Checks, promissory 21 4 notes, (4 Miscellaneous (