Account of Samuel Grigrey (probably Samuel Gregory) in the Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr.

Samuel Gregory

The Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr. contains a single debit entry for a person recorded as Samuel Grigrey. The most probable identity of "Samuel Grigrey" is Samuel Gregory, who was censused in the Town of Aurelius, Cayuga Co., New York in 1820, not far from Owasco Lake, in that part of Aurelius that would be taken off as the Town of Fleming in 1823. The adjacent household was that of William Gregory. Both men were 26-44 years of age in 1820 and may have been brothers. Samuel does not appear again in Cayuga County. The census showed that he was married with a son and two daughters, all less than 10 years of age. An older woman, perhaps Samuel's mother or mother-in-law also was in his household.

Images of Samuel Gregory's Account in Jacob Post, Sr.'s Tannery Ledger

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

Transcription of Samuel Gregory's Account

Samuel Grigrey (probably Samuel Gregory)		Debit
Date	Description	₤	S	d
November 1828	To one Side of uper [upper]	1	0	0
NOTE: Amount in pounds, shillings, and pence: 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling (s), 20 shillings (s) = 1 pound (₤)

Samuel Gregory's Purchases and Credits

Jacob Post, Sr. made the single entry for Samuel Gregory in November 1828 as a debit of 1 pound for the purchase of one side of upper leather. No balancing credit entry was made in the Tannery Ledger. Jacob at some point X'd out Samuel's debit. It may be that Samuel paid cash, which Jacob chose not to record, or the debt was later repaid in some fashion or written off. Jacob may have known that Samuel Gregory would soon be removing elsewhere and would not be a long-term customer of the tannery.