Franklin Ledgers Database

Franklins' Philadelphia Ledgers Project

All Transactions

The "all_transactions" table provides a complete record of the six ledgers included in the database. Most general queries should begin here.

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2 rows where lemay_index = "M0014"

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Link	rowid ▼	transaction_id Filter by this column Hide this column Unique identifier assigned to each transaction.	date Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the date of the transaction.	lemay_index Filter by this column Hide this column Unique identifier assigned to each person.	full_name Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the name as it appears in the transaction.	place Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of any location that appears in the transaction.	occupation Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the occupational information that appears in the transaction.	transaction_type Filter by this column Hide this column A broad categorization of the transaction.	activity Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the ledger's record of the transaction.	controlled_description Filter by this column Hide this column Controlled vocabulary categorizing the type of transaction or goods exchanged.	narrow_description Filter by this column Hide this column Controlled vocabulary categorizing the specific goods and/or services exchanged.	pounds Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the pounds due.	shillings Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the shillings due.	pence Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the pence due.	line_total Filter by this column Hide this column The total number of pounds, shillings and pence due.	post_location Filter by this column Hide this column Location associated with the postal transaction.	post_weight Filter by this column Hide this column Weight of postal transaction.	gazette_no Filter by this column Hide this column Number of the Pennsylvania Gazette in which the advertisement purchased in the transaction appeared.	notes Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of any other information in the transaction.	gender Filter by this column Hide this column Gender of the person appearing in the transaction, extrapolated from the person's name.	transaction_entered_by Filter by this column Hide this column Person who entered the transaction into the ledger: B for Benjamin Franklin, D for Deborah Franklin.	source Filter by this column Hide this column Manuscript volume in which the transaction appears	page_number Filter by this column Hide this column Digital page number on which the transaction appears.	url Filter by this column Hide this column Link to a digitization of the page on which the transaction appears.	transcriber_notes Filter by this column Hide this column Notes, comments and questions from the person who transcribed the record.
567	567	TNinLAB-530	1731-08-??	The Madman M0014	My Madman			Dr	a Bot of Ink	Ink			1		0.1.0				The two following Pages are taken out of Mrs Reads Shop Book	M	B	Ledger A	30	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A252294-31
633	633	TNinLAB-594	1731-11-27	The Madman M0014	The Madman			Dr	Sundries	Miscellaneous			3	4	0.3.4					M	B	Ledger A	31	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A252294-32

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