This Day Book begins with Mr. Harter's records of Administration on the Estate of J. M. Harter, and continues with his personal business entries. A page cut from a much later ledger book is inserted; its 1916-1917 entries give just two names.

Many entries give just name, date, and dollar amount. Most others name an item or service with few details. Since the earliest and latest dates for named persons would be of the most genealogical interest, they are given below as month/year. When three or fewer entries appeared for individuals they are all listed. For larger numbers of entries, the total number is given in parentheses () before the date range.

Mr. Harter spelled names and items his own way. Occasionally it is not clear whether an entry's name was surname or first name. The searcher should scan the entire list before concluding that her target was not named.

Harter descendants should consult the Probate records of Herkimer County for material on the estate of J. M. Harter. Excepting A. W. Harter and J. M. Harter, the compiler is willing to abstract lookups for one individual at a time. Put "Harter Lookup" and the name of the entry as it appears below in the Subject line of E-mail queries. For the persons with 6 or more entries, only the first, last, and the three other most detailed entries will be returned. This ledger is fragile and often quite faint. No photocopies will be made.

AUGUST, ---, (7) 11/1872-2/1874

BADGER, ---, 4/1862
BADGER & CO., 4/1861
BADGER, E. W. and Co., 12/1859
BAIL(E)Y, Isaac/Ike, 8/1860, 9/1860
BAILY, Mike, 4/1861
BARNEY, ---, 12/1872
BARSE, ---, 3/1861
BARSE & LYONS, 5/1872, 10/1878
BARSE, Charls, 4/1868
BATCHELOR, ---, 2/1862
BATCHELOR, Marcus B., (10) 11/1859-2/1862
BAUM, Chest, 5/1861
BEAUMAN, Miss An(n)a, (5) 8/1861- 4/1862
BEAUMAN/BOWMAN, Jon(n)ey, (5) 8/1851-9/1861
BELLINGER, --- (Ft.Herkimer) 11/1859
BELLINGER, C. C., 11/1859- 5/1860
BERCELZ, Mrs., 11/1859
BRIDGEFORD, James, 5/1872, 6/1872
BROWN & LELAND, 10/1861
BROWN, J. M., 8/1861
BROWN, John, 8/1860, 9/1860
BROWN, John M., (3) 11/1859-8/1861
BUCKINGHAM, E. D., (8) 4/1878-1/1880
BUCKLIN, Daniel, 4/1863
BURN, Jasper Aust, 8/1882
BURRIL, G. G., 11/1859

CANADY, Albert, 7/1873 10/1873
CAR, Mat(e) 12/1859, 3/1860, 4/1860
CAR, Tom, 3/1860
CASWELL & FISK, 4/1875
CASWELL, Warren, (4) 5/1860-11/1861
CASWELL, Warren, & FISK, 2/1870
CHURCHIL, ---, 7/1878
CHURCHIL, Ella, 6/1875
CHURCHIL/CHURCHIN, Henry, (4) 6/1877-1/1879
CHURCHIL & ROBERTS; MILLER &, 10/1875
CLARK, --- (Frank Fort) 4/1861
CLARK, Ed, 2/1881
CLARK, James, 12/1859
CLOCK, A. B., (4) 6/1881-9/1882
CLOCK, Austin/Oston B., (6) 4/1875-11/1881
COE, ---, (Mohawk) 12/1871
COE, Sam, 6/1872, 9/1872
COLE, Monroe, 8/1878, 12/1881
CONCLE, G. W., 12/1861, 2/1862
CONSALL, D. G., 12/1874
CONSAUL, G. D., 1/1874
CRIST John, (7) 11/1859-8/1860
CRISTMAN, Delia (C.) 4/1880
CRISTMAN, John 12/1859 12/1859
CRISTMAN, Leaman 1/1861
CRISTMAN, Nick 12/1871
CRUMMEL, Dave/David 7/1861, 8/1861

DAGER, John 1/1860, 11/1860
DAVIS, Charles V. 6/1863
DEIGER, John 12/1859
DEN/DAN, Bill, (5) 10/1872-1/1890
DEVENDORF, David 4/1876
DICSON/DIXON, Elie, (4) 8/1861-9/1861
DILLEN, Moses/Moss 10/1860, 11/1860, 12/1860
DIMEL/DIMEN & SHERMER, 10/1878, 2/1879, 4/1886
DIMEL & SNELL 10/1882
DO(E)LITTLE, Andrew, (4) 12/1860-4/1871
DOLEN, John, 5/1860
DOXTATER, ---, 4/1862
DOXTATER, Peter, 4/1878
DURRESL, L. B., 10/1861

EARL, S. & R. 4/1862
EARL, Samuel 8/1859
EARLS, Robert 5/1861
EATON, --- 4/1875
EDIC, --- (Ft. Herkimer) 11/1859
EHALE, A. W. & Co. 12/1887
ELERSON, Kert, 6/1861
EVENTS
   A. W. Harter moves, Dec. 6, 1875, Feb. 9, 1882
   A. W. Harter rens out house, (8) 11/1875-1917
   Ice broke on the Crick, Mar. 15, 1865
   Fire in Herkimer, Feb. 26, 1871 (Munsons Sawmill, Ingersols & Puts Plaster Mill, Johnsons Shop)
   Coart House torn down, June 1872
   Insurance taken out, May 1875
   Monument set at Oak Hill, Dec. 1887

FIKES, Mary G., 6/1894
FIKES, Mate, (5) 1/1879-3/1881
FISK, CASWELL &, 2/1870, 4/1875
FOLTS, ---, Aron SNELL &, (4) 4/1872-5/1873
FOLTS, ---, SNELL &, (7) 7/1872-11/1879
FOLTS, Adam, (4) 12/1860-9/1861
FOLTS, Al(l)en, (4) 9/1873-7/1876
FOLTS, Arron, 11/1863
FOLTS, Chets bridge, 5/1873
FOLTS, Dan(iel) 9/1861
FOLTS, David, 6/1875
FOLTS, Mrs. David, (4) 10/1877-7/1878
FOLTS, G. P., 3/1874, 6/1877
FOLTS, J. P. 5/1872, 3/1874
FOLTS, Joseph/Joe, (10) 2/1873-3/1883
FOLTS, M. C., (7) 1/1861-6/1877
FOLTS, W. N. 5/1872
FOX, Charles, (4) 2/1860-1/1863
FOX, Charles J., 1/1865, 6/1876
FOX Fred, (4) 12/1859-10/1860
FULDER, --- 12/1870
FULLMER, Thedore/Thee, (8) 10/1863-4/1878

GAY, Billey 4/1878
GLOE, Casper 8/1872, 6/1873
GLOVE, Casper, 1/1872
GOFFMAN, Neal, 12/1870
GOLDEN, Ann, 10/1875, 3/1879
GOLDEN, George, 3/1876, 12/1878, 3/1879
GOLDEN, Jack, 4/1880
GOLDEN, Joseph, 11/1881
GRANIS, Jack, 6/1863
GRAVES, Surrogate Judge, 4/1862
GRAY & STEMSON, 3/1878
GRAY, George H., 4/1876
GRAY, George Henry, 12/1871
GRAY, W. A., 11/1863
GRIFFIN, Jacob, 5/1860, 5/1861, 4/1862
GRISWOLD, Harvey, Co., 12/1871

HALL, Arthur, 10/1879
HALL, Broom 11/1859
HARRIS, --- (the tailor) 4/1873
HARTER, A. W., 8/1859-12/1917
HARTER, Mrs. A. W., 4/1870
HARTER, Adam, (6) 11/1859-12/1863
HARTER, Ann, 1/1879, 5/1880, 10/1884
HARTER?, August, (6) 12/1872-2/1874
HARTER?, Barney, 12/1872
HARTER, Doctor Billey, 12/1860
HARTER, Bloomfield, 2/1881, 12/1881
HARTER, Charles 6/1872, 3/1880
HARTER, Elizabeth A., (7) 8/1869-11/1878
HARTER, Emroy 6/1875
HARTER, Miss Emroy, 6/1876
HARTER, F. J., (32) 1/1873-7/1882
HARTER, Fred, (5) 4/1860-5/1872
HARTER, Fred O., 1/1874
HARTER, Fredrick, 10/1872
HARTER, G. M., (29) 7/1861-3/1890
HARTER, Gorum, 5/1863, 5/1882, 8/1882
HARTER, Gaylord, 1/1861
HARTER, George M., (14) 6/1860-6/1872
HARTER?, George Michael, 5/1861
HARTER, Har(ri)et E., 3/1876, 4/1877, 4/1878
HARTER, Harvey, 11/1859, 7/1860, 8/1860
HARTER, Harvey E., 12/1864
HARTER, Henry G., 8/1870
HARTER, J. M. Estate, 11/1859-4/1862, 6/1872
HARTER, J. P. and Co., 4/1862
HARTER, Jacob H., 12/1860, 12/1860
HARTER, Jacob M., 1/1860, 9/1861
HARTER, John, 6/1865, 3/1874
HARTER, Jud, (14) 3/1880-5/1883
HARTER, Lawrence, (5) 9/1859-6/1860
HARTER, Lib, (5) 4/1861-11/1861
HARTER, Lor, 7/1861
HARTER, Marg(a)ret, (17) 12/1859-8/1886
HARTER, Mary Ann, (5) 12/1874-1/1883
HARTER, Mercy Ann, (13) 7/1873-6/1894
HARTER, Miss Micheal, 4/1862
HARTER, Mrs. Micheal, 5/1860, 6/1860, 10/1861
HARTER, Michael/Mike, (6) 10/1860-2/1867
HARTER, Mother, (7) 10/1861-4/1878
HARTER, N. W., 12/1875
HARTER, Philip, (10) 12/1859-4/1862
HARTER, Philip P., 2/1873, 7/1873
HARTER, William, (6) 1/1861-12/1861
HARTMAN, Dean, 9/1873
HARVEY, William F., 9/1872, 5/1872
HELMER, --- 4/1862
HELMER, Conrad, 4/1861
HELMER, F. A., (5) 8/1872-6/1881
HELMER, Monroe, 4/1875, 4/1876
HELMIC, Philip, 12/1877
Herkimer Bank, (21) 4/1875-4/1883
Herkimer National Bank, 10/1884
Herkimer Democrat, 12/1861
Herkimer Paper Co., (9) 3/1876-6/1888
HEVENER, Fred, 5/1872
HEVENER, Jim, 8/1872
HILTS, Andrew, (5) 6/1860-11/1872
HILTS, Andrew (S. Perl St.), 8/1860, 9/1860
HILTS, Christopher, 2/1860
HILTS, Delia, (6) 8/1873-6/1876
HILTS, Frank, 12/1862
HILTS, G. W., 3/1871
HILTS, George I., 4/1861
HILTS, George J., 9/1860, 4/1862
HILTS, George J. Estate, 7/1864
HILTS, George W., 3/1871
HILTS, George William, 3/1862
HILTS, Philip, (4) 11/1875-7/1880
HILTS, Miss William, 1/1877
HIRES, Will, 4/1880
HOIL, Nicolas, 5/1860
HOKERT, J. B., 7/1861
HOLLENSWORTH, Miss Elizabeth, 7/1876
HOLLENSWORTS, Miss ---'s heirs, 5/1876
HOLLENSWORTH/HOLLINGSWORTH, Henry, 4/1877, 1/1879
HOLLINGSWORTH, Mrs., 1/1880
HOPKINS, Charles/Charreles, (14) 9/1860-7/1861
HOWELL, Billey, 6/1871
HOWELL, William B., 9/1875, 1/1876, 3/1879
HUNGERFORD, --- 5/1875
HUYCK, S. H., (9) 4/1881-6/1883
HUYCK, Ratio, 8/1886
HUYK, H. (Preacher) 12/1860
Hydraulic Co., 1864, 1865, 5/1872 2/1873

ILES, Bob 10/1860 11/1860
INGERSOL, C. S. & PUTS PLASTER MILL, 2/1871

JOHNSON, Cephus 4/1862
JOHNSON'S DOOR SASH & BLIND SHOP in Munsons Sawmill 2/1871
JONES, Louis 8/1859
JONSON, --- 11/1872, 12/1872

KALEY, Mrs. 11/1859
KAST, Daniel,, 11/1862
KAST, William, 11/1873, 11/1879
KAVANS, William J. 1/1874
KENADY, Thomas, 6/1872
KENT, Aulden, (15) 4/1880-3/1883
KILEY, George, 1916
KLOCK, Austin B., 3/1881, 5/1882
KLOCK, Elizabeth A., 10/1876, 4/1878
KNIGHT, A. M., 3/1868

Little Falls, NY, 9/1860
LYNCH, Owen, 3/1874, 3/1876
LYONS, --- 5/1872
LYONS, BARSE &, 5/1872, 11/1878
LYONS, B. D., (4) 8/1872-5/1882

MACK(S)FIELD, ---, (4) 3/1860-10/1861
MACKSFIELD, Henry, 8/1870
MACKSFIELD, Wesley, (4) 4/1872-7/1872
MAKENZIE, MASON &, 4/1876
MAKENZIE, Wallace, 2/1882
MANGUS/MARGUS, Jacob, 11/1859-6/1861
MANING, ---, 4/1872
MARCUS, H. A., (5) 2/1870-12/1877
MARSHALL, Andrew, 12/1877
MARVIN, Bartley, 12/1859, 7/1860
MASON & MAKENZIE, 4/1876
Masonic Lodge, 4/1878, 3/1879, 6/1880
McCHESNEY, Est(h)er, (6) 11/1859-4/1862
MEDGER, John 4/1861
Melrose Watch Co., Boston, 5/1868
METZ(G)ER, John, 12/1870, 1/1873, 8/1878
METZGER, John M., 11/1859, 103 7/1878
MICKS, James, (5) 7/1861-8/1861
MILLER & CHURCHIL, 4/1872
MILLER, CHURCHIL & ROBERTS, 10/1875
MILLER, John, (18) 3/1861-10/1861
Mohawk Valley Bank, (21) 12/1859-1/1883
MORGAN, H. H., (7) 11/1859-12/1874
MOSS, ---, 5/1860
MUNGER(S) ---, 4/1878, 2/1884
MUNGER, H. G, 4/1882, 7/1882
MUNSON, E. C., 7/1876, 4/1878, 8/1878
MUNSON, Erwin E.'s Sawmill, 2/1871
MURFEY, Ned, 11/1863
MYRES, E., 7/1882
MYRES, P., 4/1878, 7/1891
MYRES, P. B., 1/1880
MYRES, Peter, 2/1879, 7/1886

NELLIS, Cathrine, 4/1883
NELLIS, Herman E., 4/1888
NELLIS, P. H., 5/1872
NEL(L)IS, Peter A., 12/1862, 11/1864
NELLIS, Peter H., 4/1871
NERO, George, 1/1882
NEWMAN, ---'s Man, 5/1875
North Crick Bridge, 12/1864

PADGEN, --- 7/1884
PALMER, Bel(l)a, (17) 11/1859-12/1863
PALMER, C. W., (11) 5/1872-12/1884
PALMER, Chet, 9/1873
PALMER, Chester W., 3/1871, 8/1872
PALMER, William, 1/1859, 8/1860
PERRY & SWEZEY, 4/1861, 5/1861
PERRY, Mrs. F(r)ank, 6/1875
PERRY, Mrs. Hariet, 2/1876
PIERCE, Allen, 3/1876
PIERCE, Walter, 3/1876
PIPER, Isaac, (7) 7/1860-12/1861
PIPER, J., 6/1860
PIPER, John, 2/1860 2/1862
PIPER, Robert, 1/1861, 2/1861
POPPER, Francis, 4/1862
PRINE, Peter, 12/1859
PRYNE, P., 2/1860
PUTMAN, Miss, 11/1859
PUTS, INGERSOL &, 2/1871

QUACKENBUSH, Lesle R., 6/1880

RAGIN/REGAN(S) Mich(a)el/Mike, (4) 1/1876-11/1879
RASBACH/RASBEACH/RESBACH, M. W., (10) 11/1859-7/1879

RECEIPTS
  Green Corn Pudding
  To Pickle Ham or Beef
  Cure for diphtheria
  Hair Dye
  Condition Powders for Horses
  Linament
  To Kill Current Worms
  To Catch Fish
  For Scratches on Horses
  Horn Ole on Cattle
  Linament
  Tooth Ache Indian Cure
  Fever Sore Indian Cure
  Fever & Ague

RICE, John, 12/1861
ROAD, Isaac, 2/1860
ROADMAN, Reil, 11/1859
ROB(B)INS, Jacob, (4) 3/1860-7/1860
ROBERTS; MILLER, CHURCHIL &, 10/1875
RUSSELL, A. N., 9/1894

SATORY/SETARY, Joe, (26) 11/1876-3/1883
SHA(F)FNER, T. A., 12/1871, 3/1874
SHAFNER, ---, 5/1872
SHAFNER, Mike, 5/1860, 3/1874
SHERMER, Daniel, 1/1877
SHERMER, Daniel F., 7/1876
SHERMER, DIMEL/DIMEN &, 10/1878, 2/1879, 4/1886
SHOEMAKER, --- 5/1860
SHOEMAKER, Andrew, 2/1860
SHOEMAKER, Charity, (4) 3/1860-11/1860
SHOEMAKER, Isaac, 4/1872
SLYTER, WHITEHEAD &, 4/1883
SMITH, A. J., (4) 7/1876-5/1895
SMITH, James, 12/1859
SMITH, Levi, (6) 5/1875-1/1887
SMITH, N. A., 4/1877
SMITH, Norman A. 10/1876
SMITH, William, (4) 8/1860-4/1862
SNELL, Aron, & FOLTS, (5) 4/1872-5/1873
SNELL, Arron, 6/1863
SNELL, DIMEL &, 10/1882
SNELL & FOLTS, (7) 7/1872-11/1879
SNYDER, David, 11/1875
SNYDER, David W., 7/1876, 12/1876
SPINNER, C. C., 11/1859, 4/1861
SPINNER, Daniel, 11/1859-
SPINNER, Peter, 11/1859-
STONEHEL/STANCHEL, Peter, 2/1873, 6/1873, 9/1873
STEEL, ---, 9/1872
STEEL, A. (Ft. Herkimer), 11/1859
STEEL, A. B., 6/1873, 4/1876, 1/1880
STEEL BROTHERS, 11/1879
STEMSON, GRAY &, 3/1878
STEWART, ---, (4) 5/1860-10/1861
STEWART, John, (6) 5/1860-4/1862
STEWART, John H., 1/1874
Stone Cutter, 12/1872
STOTTARD/STOTTERD, Heirs (Harris?), (4) 11/1859-1/1861
STUTARD, ---, 4/1861
SUITER, James A., 12/1859, 11/1861
SWEZEY, PERRY &, 4/1861, 5/1861
SWIFT, Anson, 8/1860, 12/1860
SYLABACH/SYLABOCK, Jacob, (6) 5/1860-2/1861
SYLABACH, William, 12/1860

TILAR/TILOR, Charl(e)s, 1/1860, 2/1861
TILER/TYLER, Orson, (7) 11/1878-3/1880
TUTTLE, ---, 11/1860 11/1860
TUTTLE/TUTTAL, Aulden, (6) 6/1880-1/1882
TUTTLE, S., 9/1860
TUTTLE, Whiten, 12/1859

VAN HORN, Philip, 1/1861
VAN HORN, Sewell, 9/1861
VECTER/VEDER, Nick, 11/1859
VOHRUS/VORUS/VORHUS, Henry, (11) 2/1878-12/1879
VORUS, Lon, 5/1872, 6/1872

WALCH, John, (5) 11/1861-3/1862
WARNER, Mike, 9/1860
WARTMAN, Mrs., 1/1917
WASHBURN, E., (4) 5/1872-4/1875
WASHBURN, Z., 1/1877
WEHANT, Adam, 3/1874
WELCH, John, 11/1861
WHITEHEAD, J. S., 12/1859
WHITEHEAD John S., (13) 1/1860-4/1862
WHITEHEAD & SLYTER, 4/1883
WILDEY, Harvey, 9/1860, 1/1861
WILSON, Wm. W., 3/1868, 4/1870
WIRES, Perry G., 6/1864
WITHERSTINE, C. C., 7/1868, 4/1875
WITHERSTINE, Peter, 10/1877
WOL(E)SHLAKER/WORSHLAKER, Johan/John, (8) 1/1861-10/1861
WOLIAVER, Delia, 10/1860
WOLIAVER, Mary, 10/1860