The Muddy Creek Ledger of Greene County

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The Muddy Creek Ledger was an account book maintained by William Seaton at his general merchandise store on the south bank of Muddy Creek in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, from 1793 to 1796. It recorded his accounting of business that he conducted with the settlers primarily in Cumberland Township, but also in neighboring Greene Township to the south and Jefferson Township to the north. It was rescued from destruction by Howard Leckey, the historian of the Ten Mile Country including Greene County, in  1936 and archived for today’s historians.

The 168 ledger pages have been computer-enhanced for easier readability in this book. It contains a detailed index for the genealogically-minded reader.

Letters, Journals, & Diaries of ye Colonial America

Letters, Journals, & Diaries of ye Colonial America

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Read the first description of the New World in the exploring ship captain’s logbook, a letter from the first indentured servant, and the trial of Bridget Bishop, the first person hung for witchcraft in Salem. Compare the diary of the richest man in Virginia to Mary Cooper’s diary wherein she longed for rest from her labors. 
Read 16-year-old George Washington’s Rules of Civility, the pathetic letter from near-destitute indentured Elizabeth Sprig, Benjamin Franklin’s account of Grime’s confession and hanging, John Adams’ defense of British soldiers in the Boston Massacre, and the first prayer given in the First Continental Congress. 
Read 16-year-old Sally Wister’s diary of the battle of Germantown, a journal of the participants in the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s account of his Midnight Ride, and newspaper accounts of President Washington’s death and funeral. 
This is not just another volume of the history of colonial America. It is a book full of interesting, little known stories about mostly ordinary people who lived during the colonial era of America's past.

Small sample of contents:
Yale College was founded,  secret diaries, Colonial Child marriages, a hapless indentured servant, diary of everyday Colonial life, George Washington's death and funeral, and much more.