Account of An Unidentified Ingram or Ingraham (possibly) in the Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr.

Unidentified Ingram or Ingraham (possibly)

A single entry in the Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr. occurs under an illegible name that might be interpreted as Ingram or Ingraham. Other interpretations are possible thanks to Jacob's less than perfect penmanship! If Ingram is indeed the name on the ledger entry, the 1820 federal census for Aurelius, Cayuga Co., New York (out of a portion of which the Town of Fleming was erected in March 1823) reveals four persons named "Ingram":  Jonathan, David, Dwight, and Curtis. David Ingram was the eldest at 45 or greater years of age. Dwight and Curtis were 16-25 years old and Jonathan was 26-44 years old. These well could have been father and sons on separate farms. The 1830 federal census for Fleming shows Curtis with the spelling "Ingraham" and also lists a Seymour Ingraham. Additional Ingrahams were present in the adjacent Town of Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York in 1820:  Jabez and Jesse. A Joshua Ingham also was censused in Scipio in 1820. The identity of the possible Ingram in the Tannery Ledger likely will remain unknown, but the above names raise some possibilities.

Image of Unidentified Ingram's or Ingraham's (possibly) Account in Jacob Post, Sr.'s Tannery Ledger

Debit Page (2A) for Unidentified Ingram's or Ingraham's (possibly) Account at the Tannery of Jacob Post, Sr. - Fleming, Cayuga Co., New York

Transcription of Unidentified Ingram's or Ingraham's (possibly) Account

Ingram or Ingraham [possibly]		Debit
Date	Description	₤	S	d
November 30, 1827	To Leather	2	14	0

Unidentified Ingram or Ingraham (possibly) Purchases and Credits

The entry in the Tannery Ledger of Jacob Post, Sr. consists of a single debit of 2 pounds 14 shillings 0 pence for unspecified leather on November 30, 1827. This would have been a fairly large purchase with the sum being representative of at least two whole sides of leather based on prices elsewhere in the ledger. There is no balancing credit entry, but the account at some point was X'd out and so presumably had been paid or written off.