Section 2 : [Page 1 - Page 92]
Scope and Contents
Page 1: The Single Rule of Three Questions (10 questions about cost of items such as sugar, bushel of rye, wheat, cloverseed, turnips, pounds of cheese, eggs, butter, yards of cloth
Page 2: The Single Rule of Three (questions 11 to 20 calculations about cost of commodities: hogs, hay, corn, salt, mackerel, wages for work
Page 3: The Single Rule of Three (questions 21 to 28 calculations for division of barrels of wine, performance of work
Page 4: The Single Rule of Three (questions 29 to 34 calculations ….)
Page 5 - 9: The Single Rule of Three (questions 35 to 60 calculations….)
Page 10 - 11: Continued (questions 61 to 72)
Page 12: Continued By me (questions 73 to 78)
Page 13: Continued By Master Andrew Odemw (questions 79 to 84)
Page 14 - 15: Continued (85 to 87)
Page 16: Continued By Mes. A. J. Odenwelder. (88 to 90)
Page 17 - 18: Continued (91 to 100, Compound Proportion or Double Rule of
three)
Page 19: Compound Proportion Explanation
Page 20: Continued By me
Page 21 - 22: Continued
Page 23: Vulgar Fraction Continued Rule
Page 24: Vulgar Fraction Problem 11. Rule. Examples
Page 25: Explannation[i.e.] 7 explanations
Page 26: Continued .. Introducing Questions
Page 27: Vulgar Fraction
Page 28: Continued By Mr. A. Odenwelder
Page 29: Continued Continued Rule
Page 30-31: Continued “To reduce a fraction of one denominator to an equivelent
[sic] fraction of a lower denomination retanning[sic] the same value
Page 32: Continued By Me A. Odenwelder Rule 9
Page 33: Portland, Portsmouth, Portal, Poet, Boston (repeated many times on
same page but in the middle of page] Received from Capt. J. Watson
balance of freight and disbursements of Ship Neptune say $73.10 [this ship
was possibly part of the New York Packet Service registered in Lloyd’s
Register at 60 tons]
Page 34: The Single Rule of Three By A.J. Oden
Page 35-36: The Same By Mr. Andrew Jackson Oden
Page 37-38: The Single Rule of Three Number 60 to 68
Page 39: Continued
Page 40: The Single Rule of Three The Double Rule of Three Example
Page 41: The Double Rule
Page 42: Double Rule of Three By A. J. Odenw
Page 43: Continued Nom 9 - 10
Page 44: Intrests [i.e.] Continued By A.J. Odenwelder Rule
Page 45: Interests By A. J. Odenw
Page 46-47: Interest
Page 48: Intrest[i.e.] By Mrs.? Andrew Jackson Odenwel
Page 49: Interest By Mr. A Jackson Odenwel
Page 50-51: Continued Continued Intrct [i.e.] Continued
Page 52: Intrest [i.e.] By Mr. A. J. Odenwelder
Page 53: Interest Escamples [i.e.]
Page 54: Simple Intrest [i.e.] By Me Odenwelder
Page 55: Simple Interest Rule. Examples
Page 56-57: Simple Interest
Page 58: Discount By A.J. Odenwalder
Page 59: By Me Discount By Mrs. Odenwelder
Page 60-62: Compound Interest By Decimals
Page 63: Cubical Mesure
Page 64-65: Cubical Measure.
Page 66-67: Square Measure Broad and Scantling Measure Rule
Page 68: Square Measure
Page 69: Oblong Square Paving And Plastering
Page 70: Paving and Plastring
Page 71: Shingal [i.e.] On Roof Measure Examples
Page 72-73: Circle Measure
Page 74: Round Timber
Page 75: Circle Measure Round Timber
Page 76: To Measure Sone (Stone) in a Wall
Page 77: To Measure Stone in a Wall Jan 9th 1847. Fellowshp Fellowshp [i.e.]
Page 78: Fellowship
Page 79: Fellowship By Me Jackson Odenwe [i.e.]
Page 80: Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship
Page 81: Fellowship By Me Jackson Ode Case 2.
Page 82: Fellowsip [i.e.] By Me Jackson Odenw
Page 83-84: Fellowship
Page 85: Loss And Gain Rule
Page 86: Loss And Gain 1837
Page 87: Loss And Gain By A.J. Oden
Page 88: Loss And Gain Peter Hartz half a day, one day Peter Hartz Received
Rye 2 Bushel and A pek [i.e.] on his Work
Page 89: Feb 24th 1847 A man can gain nothing in the company (repeated many
times) Education forms the common Mind (repeated 6 times different
handwriting Aanoch [i.e.] King, one ½ day 20, one day 40
Page 90: George Deahl For 1847 April 10, 12, 13 one day plough 50, April 30
spread lime 50 Paid Jacob Gorges one Bushel of corn, five Bushel of corn
at 60 a Bushel
Page 91: Charles Fisher For 1847 April 13 Begun to work for ons, April 28 3
Bushel of rye, May 1 hold for 1.50, May 6 planks 1.25; Mr. Fleayer Dec 13
Got one hog of 200 and 22 pound at 6 cts a pound a mounting to 1332 cts.
Page 92: Aaron Lambert For 1847 April 28 3 Bushel of rye at $95 cents, No. 29
3 Bushels of corn for 60, No. 30. had 99 pounds of wageon [i.e.] tire $3.46, Dec 2 1 Bushel of corn 60
Dates
- Creation: 1837 - 1848
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1843 - 1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Odenwelder, Andrew Jackson, 1829-1908 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet ([1] ledger ; 31 x 19 cm.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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