Checks written by David Joy Wright in 1899

 Today would have been my Great Grandfather David Joy Wright's 174th Birthday.  If you want to see what I've found out about him up to now you can red his biography here.

My cousin Jim found a set of check that David Joy Wright had written in 1899 in his father's documents and he set them on to me.  They arrived yesterday so I thought it would be appreciate to scan them and post them today.   

Date	To Whom	Amount	in 2025 Dollars	Images
March 1st, 1899	R.F. Killinte(sp?)	$36.00	$1,368.89	March 1st, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to R.F. Killnte(sp)-Front March 1st, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to R.F. Killnte(sp)-Back
April 14th, 1899	Craig Gray	$43.07	$1,637.72	April 14th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Criag Gray-Front April 14th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Criag Gray-Back
June 3rd, 1899	B.M. Marsh	$17.21	$654.41	June 3rd, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to B.M. Marsh-Front June 3rd, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to B.M. Marsh-Back
June 17th, 1899	Rich Reed + Atwood	$150.00 (151.81)	$5,703.70 ($5,772.53)	June 17th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Rich Reed + Atwood-Front June 17th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Rich Reed + Atwood-Back
July 8th, 1899	H.W. Howe	$50.00	$1,901.23	July 8th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to H.W. Howe-Front July 8th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to H.W. Howe-Back
July 8th, 1899	Ross Brothers	$7.00	$166.17	July 8th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Ross Brothers-Front July 8th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to Ross Brothers-Back
August 1st, 1899	R.F. Kelton	$36.00	$1,368.89	August 1st, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to R.F. Kelton-Front August 1st, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to R.F. Kelton-Back
September 13th 1899	F.L. Stone	$35.72	$1,358.24	September 13th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to F.L. Stone-Front September 13th, 1899 Check from David Joy Wright to F.L. Stone-Back

Might be fun to see if I can find these people in the 1899 City Directories and see what type of work was being paid for but not all the checks where cashed in Northampton so I might have to look in a few directories.

Location of David Sanders Mills

 I found the location of David Sanders Gris and Lumber mills, shop, his home and the home of Benjamin Franklin read on a 1858 map of Whitely, MA on the Whatley Historical Society page.

Here is the full map:

1858 Map of Whately, MA

The properties are in the south central area of the map and here is a close up showing them.  David Sanders is labeled David Saunders on the map and Benjamin Franklin Reed ids R.F. Reed.  

Close up of Mill location, Whately, MA

 Here is a currently map of western Massachusetts for reference:

David Sanders' Mill Account books from the 1840s Book 1 page 8

David Sanders' Mill Records Page 8

Transcription

B F Reed                 D.

To half bushel corn                        37

15th To 2 bushels corn             1.50

Elisha Tilestone         D.

To 4 bushels corn                     3.00

17th To 12 bushels corn             9.00

Austin + Greeves Craft D.

To 4 bushels corn             3.00

18th To 2 bushels corn             1.60

B F Reed         D.

19th To 2 bushels procender             1.00

Paid Samuel Wait         D.

To 1 bushel corn                75

Elisha Tolestone D.

22nd To 24 bushels yest corn 80      19.20

Justin Morton C

By 24 bushels corn                   18.24

David Sanders         D.

To 2 Bushels corn + rye             1.55

B F Reed         D.

To 1 ½ bushels corn     1.12

Evaluation

• Total 60.33, which is $2,464.48 in today's dollars

David Sanders' Mill Account books from the 1840s Book 1 page 7

 

David Sanders' Mill Records Page 7

Transcription

July 22 Elisha Tilestone D.

To 8 bushels wet corn         6.40

27th To 8 bushels wet corn         6.40

Frank Bartlett D.

To 8 bushels rye + corn Paid                 6.40

Rodolphus Sanderson G                 6.40

By 8 bushels Cash to [ILLEGIBLE] 6.40

Austin + Greeves Craft D.

30th To 4 bushels corn                 3.20

August 3rd To 4 bushels corn         3.00

C By drawing corn from Easthampton                 7.21

C By meal to Haydenville                 1.19

Dort Bardwell D.

5th To 1 bushel corn                    80

8 To 2 bushels corn                 1.50

Austin + G Craft D.

To 4 bushels corn                         3.00

Elisha Tilestone D.

10 To 12 bushels corn                 9.00

David Sanders D.

To 2 bush Provender Dean Smith                 1.04

Evaluation:

• Total for page is $61.94 with is $2,530.25 in today's dollars/

David Sanders' Mill Account books from the 1840s Book 1 page 4 to 6

 

Page 4 Mill Records - D Sanders

Page 5 Blank

Page 6: 1846 June and July

Transcription:

Page 4

Mill Records - D. Sanders

Page 6

1846 Grain Account

June         Austin + Greeves Craft D.

20th         To 4 bushels corn 3.60

24th         C by Drawing Board

                Easthampton         8.08

                To 4 bushels corn last April 3.60

25th         To 4 bushels corn 3.60

27th         John Wood D.

        To 3 bushels corn 2.70

        Joseph Marsh D.

        To 3 bushels corn 2.55

        C by charge to D Sanders 2.55

July         Austin Craft C

7th         by carry Meed Haydenville 1.07

        Joseph B Alileot D.

        To 2 bushels Procenter 1.12

        Austin Craft D.

13th         To 4 bushels corn 3.40

Paid         Rufel Wait D.

        To 1 Bushes corn    85

Paid         Richardson D.

20         To 2 Bushels corn 1.60

Evaluation:

•  Total is $34.72 which is equal to $1,418.31 in todays dollars

David Sanders' Mill Account books from the 1840s Book 1 page 3

Page 3, 1849 Grain for hens

 Transcription of Page 3

1849 Grain for hems

Jan 1st         ½ bushel broomseed ground 0.31

      5th         1 bushel buckwheat ground    62

      15th 1 bushel broomseed    25

      23rd 1 bushel broom proved            50

Feb 1st         2 bushel                 1.20

        17         1 bushel proved [ILLEGIBLE]    62

March 1st 1 bushel ground broomseed    58

17         1 bushel                    58

31         1 bushel broom ground            58

                        5.24

April    29th 1 bushel b ground            58

May 11th         1                    58

22th                 1                    58

26th                 1                    58

Evaluation:

• $7.56 total income, $308.82 in today's dollars

David Sanders' Mill Account books from the 1840s Book 1 page 2

Page 2, 1847 July Grain Sold out of the mill

 

Transcription of Page 3

1847 July Grain sold out of the Mill

|| M. Abbot 1 bushel rye                                       1.12
+M. Ruaph Provende                                        X1.50
X James Beefrer % corn1.50 Buckwheat.50    X2.00
X Col Harwood 2 bushels corn                        X2.00
Col Harwood 2 bushels corn                               1.80
| M. Abbot 2 bushels [ILLEGIBLE]                   1.30
XStranger 1 ½ bushels corn                             X1.35
XM. Oeutt 2 bushels corn                                X1.80

Evaluation:

• Total value $12.87 (today's value: $493.69 in value today)