Account of J. Tomkins (probably Joshua Tompkins) in the Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr.

Joshua Tompkins

The Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr. contains a single entry for a J. Tomkins in 1827. The most likely identity of "J. Tomkins" is Joshua Tompkins. Joshua was a Farmer who was born in 1793 at Westchester Co., New York and died in the Town of Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York in 1882. He is buried there in the Belltown Cemetery.

Joshua appears in the federal census for the Town of Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York in 1820 with the surname "Tompkin." By 1830, Joshua is in the Town of Lansing, Tompkins Co., New York where he appears with the surname "Tompkins." Joshua was in the Town of Ledyard, Cayuga Co., New York in 1840 and Genoa in 1850 and thereafter.

Images of Joshua Tompkins' Account in Jacob Post, Sr.'s Tannery Ledger

Debit Page (3A) for Joshua Tompkins' Account at the Tannery of Jacob Post, Sr. - Fleming, Cayuga Co., New York

Transcription of Joshua Tompkins' Account

J. Tomkins (probably Joshua Tompkins)		Debit
Date	Description	₤	S	d
June 1, 1827	J. Tomkins [name only, no item description]	0	14	6
NOTE: Amount in pounds, shillings, and pence: 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling (s), 20 shillings (s) = 1 pound (₤)

Joshua Tompkins' Purchases and Credits

Jacob Post, Sr.'s entry in his Tannery Ledger for Joshua Tompkins indicates only a single debit of 14 shillings 6 pence incurred on 1 June 1827. Jacob made neither an item description nor a credit entry. The amount Joshua's purchase is about right for 1/2 side of leather. It may be that Joshua paid cash and no credit entry was deemed necessary. The account was X'd out as paid or written off.