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Kistler family tannery records
This small collection consists of four volumes that record the Kistler family's tannery business Scioto, Pennsylvania, along with one folder of loose items removed from the volumes. The records date from 1867 to 1891. All the volumes are company daybooks, with the first two containing general t...
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| Collection: | Kistler Family Tannery Records |
| Collection Number: | 3631 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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0.5 Linear feet ; 1 box, 4 volumes |
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This small collection consists of four volumes that record the Kistler family's tannery business Scioto, Pennsylvania, along with one folder of loose items removed from the volumes. The records date from 1867 to 1891. All the volumes are company daybooks, with the first two containing general transactions kept by Charles Kistler (Volume 1) and Stephen Kisler (Volume 2). Volume three contains, in addition to Sciota records, business and financial metrics from the mill located at Fennersville. Volume four contains transcriptions of the agreements and contracts between Charles Kistler and various banking, business, and shipping partners from both the Fennersville and Sciota mills. Information includes banking and stock deposits, cash received, expenses and labor paid for business and employees, and the bark bought and sold. The Kistler family had a long history in the tannery business in Lehigh and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania. They were quite knowledgable in business, the leather markets worldwide, and the tanning process itself. While all of the family who engaged in the business were successful, the most notable were Stephen Kistler and his son, Charles. The collection consists of the account records recorded primarily during Charles Kistler's reign over the family practice from the late 1860s to the early 1890s. |