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)

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

 

Front Cover of David Sanders' Account Book

These have been sitting on my shelf for years and I have been meaning to transcriber them  They are the account books for the flour mill my 3rd Great-Grandfather David Sanders had in Whately, MA,  I will do my best o transcribe them accurately but there are some words I just can't decipher and those will be marked with [ILLEGABLE] tag.  The front cover of the book had some writing on it, but it is to faded to read.  You will also see references to my 2nd Great-grandfather Benjamin Franklin Reed in the book.

 

Inside cover of the account book

Transcription of Page 2

Cash lent to B.F. Reed     For Shingles to Melham 12.50     For E H Weed fo corn 8.83 1848 Billing + Dwight           5.00 [ILLEGIBLE] for Mr Jenny  5.00 Mr. Field         13.20 G by cash $5.71 18.20                                                         5.71                                                         12.49 Lent to Sanders + Reed 25 ⅕         41         66 ½ Seend Wells D. To 105 inch 308

Evaluation:

• B.F. Reed is my second great grandfather
• for 1848, You can multiple the dollars by 39.82 to covert it to a value in 2024 dollars.  Therefore the $66.50 lent to Sanders + Reed would be $2,648.03 today